- Position Title
- Government Information Specialist - Detail NTE 1 year
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTD-12580848-25-EF Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, October 17, 2024 to Thursday, November 7, 2024
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Eligibilities
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Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Government Specialist position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We will evaluate your resume and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be fully supported by your resume and supporting documents as we may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
Minimum Qualifications Requirements: Please select the appropriate answer to the following questions based on your current level of experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of a Government Information Specialist, GS-12 position.
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GS-12 Grade Level: Do you have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service that includes experience as a Privacy/FOIA officer developing a local level strategy for data governance, which includes leading from the executive office and creating a unique program that includes diverse processes and specific policies which are independent of other facilities? Developing the local privacy strategy that integrates the Medical Center or Healthcare System with data governance program goals, national strategic priorities and VA core values. Independently performing in-depth legal research that pertains to both federal and state statutes to render expertise, providing solutions and facilitate corrective action? Reviewing federal court determinations and pertinent case law to make determinations in Privacy, FOIA and other health care related matters that involve the agency and coordinating with the Office of Chief Counsel in the District to help protect Government interests regarding privacy and FOIA when legal ramifications exist?
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
For each knowledge area, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of knowledge using the scale below.
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Assess privacy risks associated with programs, operations, and technology.
3.
Monitors compliance with program requirements. Initiate and conduct internal compliance reviews, assessments and audits within the facility.
4.
Implements and evaluates the Freedom of Information Act programs in the facility by distributing information, preparing facility-specific guidance and reviewing facility processes and products for compliance with program requirements.
5.
Provide expert advice to management and staff on Title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sections 5701, 5702, 5705 and 7332, Privacy Act, FOIA and, where appropriate, HIPAA requirements, policies, and procedures and ensure that facility managers and staff understand and fulfill their responsibilities.
6.
Conducts internal compliance investigations and audits throughout the Medical Center and compiles reports with recommendations to the Supervisor or senior management.
7.
Reviews and analyzes appeals from denials of access to records requested under FOIA and recommending final agency decision on release/non-release of records.
8.
Testifies on behalf of the agency with regard to FOIA cases and assisting Government attorneys in the litigation process and serves as liaison to external customers and recipients to clarify and resolve issues.
9.
Process complaints and investigate allegations of illegal or improper activities related to the handling or release of privacy protected information.
10.
Implements and evaluates the Freedom of Information Act programs in the facility by distributing information, preparing facility-specific guidance and reviewing facility processes and products for compliance with program requirements.
11.
Provides authoritative guidance to management, medical staff and individual departments so that clinical, research and administrative managers are aware of their continual responsibility for ensuring privacy compliance in their respective area.
12.
Prepare all files and correspondence related to amendment requests in accordance with procedures.
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Investigate data breaches and recommend appropriate remediation. Enter all privacy complaints, incidents and data breaches into Privacy Security Event Tracking System (PSETS).
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Instructions: SF-50 - A current/most recent SF-50 is required, and the applicant must also meet time in grade requirements; please do not submit an award SF-50. Please utilize the applicant checklist for submitting the appropriate SF-50(s). More than one SF-50 may be required depending upon your circumstances. (SF-50(s) are required for current Federal employees). An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.