- Position Title
- Health System Specialist (Integrity and Compliance Officer)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTB-12723369-25-BW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
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.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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 be submitted in English and 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.
2.
Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement?
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).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Health System Specialist (Integrity and Compliance Officer) within the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS).The following assessment questionnaire is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the Federal Government, and your eligibility for referral consideration. Please select the most appropriate response to each of the following questions. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy, and to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Failure to claim at least one eligibility will result in an ineligible rating. Applicants are responsible for claiming their appropriate eligibility/eligibilities. We will not make assumptions and are not responsible for erroneous eligibilities that you list or those you fail to list. Please make sure to review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes how you meet the basic qualification requirements for the position of this vacancy announcement. This is a screen-out question. If you do not meet this element, your application will receive no further consideration.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): The 0671 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet one of the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirements listed below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM).Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study of hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, Specialized Experience Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
- Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
- Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
- Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.
2.
Specialized Experience: I have at least one year at the GS-11 level of thorough knowledge of VA operations and specialized knowledge of the basic principles of health care delivery systems in order to analyze operational issues and provide viable recommendations to top management. The incumbent must have experience utilizing audit and monitoring systems, analyzing results, interpreting data and coordinating the preparation of report, plans and proposals; conducting investigations of incidents or allegations of non-compliance; performing audits and monitoring compliance areas; and analyzing, developing and managing auditing plans.
Do you meet this requirement?
Do you meet this requirement?
This section evaluates your knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. For each task below, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Responsible for developing, recommending, and implementing Integrity and Compliance program goals for the operational units within the local healthcare system.
4.
Exercises oversight of the implementation of the Integrity and Compliance program within the local healthcare system to ensure that it is effective.
5.
Assists the front-line operational units in developing their Integrity and Compliance activities using the compliance framework established by national program guidance and policy.
6.
Develops detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects.
7.
Responsible for understanding the local strategy, local needs, and risks of the local healthcare system, developing close working relationships with other members of senior management and analyzing and prioritizing local risks by working closely with senior management to develop a proactive strategy to mitigate compliance risks.
8.
Establishes program objectives and units of measure for determining when objectives have been met; alerts the local healthcare system's leadership of any material noncompliant or unethical activity detected.
9.
Provides local healthcare system and executive committees regular reporting on the implementation and effectiveness of the local healthcare system's Integrity and Compliance program and must communicate timely on an ad hoc basis any urgent and significant compliance or business integrity issues.
10.
Establishes effective communication mechanisms and relationships between the IE program and other facility programs, offices, and leaders throughout the facility and builds visibility and support for Health Care Ethics in the facility and networks external.
11.
Provides staff education about Health Care Ethics to leaders and staff at all levels in the organization.
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Implements national Integrity and Compliance controls, solutions, and programs at the local health care system.
13.
Develops and implements internal controls and solutions in partnership with risk owners to manage and mitigate key risks that may adversely impact local healthcare system objectives.
14.
Responsible for understanding the local strategy, local needs, and risks of the local healthcare system, developing close working relationships with other members of senior management and analyzing and prioritizing local risks by working closely with senior management to develop a proactive strategy to mitigate compliance risks.
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Plans and initiates a comprehensive evaluation system for the review and analysis of proposed costs, program development, and performance.
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Reports on Health Care Ethics Programming to the Director, and Executive Leadership Team.
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Takes actions necessary to correct any identified problem areas.
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) 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. 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.