About the Position: This position is located with the Directorate for Surgery, Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, In Bethesda, MS.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience working with a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program(s) within a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) performing duties such as: coordinating all training and clinical training rotations for residents; tracking and managing residents schedules; confirming residents are in compliance with credentialing requirements; and utilizing a variety of databases to prepare reports for leadership on the GME program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree such as: Healthcare Administration and Medical Education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Budget Administration Interpersonal Skills Manages and Organizes Information Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Provide comprehensive program management, expert assistance, advice, direction, implementation of quality improvement processes and oversight of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs.
Coordinate of all training; plans, manages, and coordinates clinical training rotations for interns, residents, and fellows, while adherence to all Department of Defense guidelines, and regulations.
Manage and maintain the accreditation processes; utilizes comprehensive knowledge of program-specific requirements, institutional requirements, and the inspection cycle.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of all GME informatics systems to ensure program and trainee information is professional and accrediting applications is kept current.
Monitor changes in trainee performance and status to track areas where additional training is needed.
Develop and manage the operational training budget.
Coordinate travel arrangements, using the Defense Travel System and inputs time and attendance for interns, residents, and fellows, using the Defense Medical Human Resources System - internet.
Maintain intern, resident, and fellow’s records.
Utilize automated healthcare systems for rotation block scheduling, duty hour tracking, residency related evaluations to include building of evaluation templates (staff surveys, 360 evaluations, Chief Resident surveys), resident training contracts.
Utilize Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Web Accreditation Data System (ADS) to review changes or updates in the GME program(s) policies and/or procedures.