[acb-hsp] [Jobs] Blind Rehab Program Director--Minneapolis, MN
peter altschul
paltschul at centurytel.net
Wed Jun 9 17:11:20 GMT 2010
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>Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs
>Agency: Veterans Health Administration
>Job Announcement Number: 618-10208
>SALARY RANGE: 86,697.00 - 112,704.00 USD /year
>OPEN PERIOD: Friday, May 28, 2010 to Friday, June 18, 2010
>SERIES & GRADE: GS-0601-13
>POSITION INFORMATION: Full TimeCareer/Career Conditional
>DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Minneapolis, MN
>WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens
>JOB SUMMARY:
>The Extended Care & Rehabilitation Service Line
>is recruiting for a full time Supervisory Blind
>Rehabilitation Specialist. This position is for
>the blindness rehabilitation services at VAMC
>Minneapolis and Veterans Integrated Service
>Network (VISN) part of the Advanced Blind
>Rehabilitation Outpatient Program (ABROP).
>The mission of the Advanced Blind Rehabilitation
>Outpatient Program (ABROP) and Visual Impairment
>Services Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR)
>Program is the provision of comprehensive,
>highly individualized patient instructional
>programs designed to increase independence and
>improve the quality of life for veterans who
>have visual impairment. The incumbent is
>responsible for overall planning, developing,
>implementing, directing, evaluating, and
>continuously updating vision and blindness
>rehabilitation services at the Medical Center
>and for the Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN).
>KEY REQUIREMENTS:
> * U.S. Citizenship Required
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>Duties
>Additional Duty Location Info: 1 vacancy - Minneapolis, MN
>The primary purpose of this position is the
>overall management of the Visual Impairment
>Services Outpatient Rehabilitation Program
>(VISOR). Program Management is a fundamental
>duty of this position and includes development
>of program goals, policy and program development
>and development and implementation of
>organizational structure, program staff
>supervision and oversight of direct patient care.
> * managing all day to day routine operations
> * maintaining a screening process to manage, approve,
disapprove
> applications as appropriate
> * ensuring that program waiting list complies with VA
requirements
> * managing and coordinating patient admissions in
cooperation with
> other VAMC elements
> * developing and implementing the vision rehabilitation
experience
> for each veteran
> * coordinating team meetings for planning and developing
program
> goals and objectives for the program
> * planning for and scheduling veterans within the program
>Incumbent collaborates and consults with Medical
>Center personnel regarding full assessment and
>care of the veteran's needs with specialists
>such as: physicians, psychologists,
>optometrists, educators, rehabilitation
>therapists, social workers, dietitians, diabetic
>educators, and other healthcare professionals
>vital to maintaining an coordinated treatment
>program for veterans with multiple disabilities in addition to
vision loss.
>The incumbent provides leadership necessary to
>maintain an effective and productive workforce,
>and ensure a continuous flow and exchange of
>information between employees. Specific responsibilities
include:
> * planning work to be accomplished by subordinates,
> * setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion
of work,
> * assigning work to subordinates based upon priorities,
with
> selective consideration of the difficulty and
requirements of
> assignments, and capabilities of employees,
> * insuring timely performance of a satisfactory amount and
quality of
> work,
> * giving advice, counsel, or instructions to individual
employees on
> both clinical and administrative matters,
> * identifying developmental and training needs of
employees;
> providing or making provisions for identified development
and
> training.
>Incumbent has overall responsibility for
>personnel actions for employees in the ABROP program:
> * Development of staff position descriptions,
> * Development of performance plans,
> * Management of the performance appraisals process,
> * Management of the time and attendance process,
> * Discipline and adverse actions procedures ,
> * Management of issues related to complaints and
grievances,
> * Recruitment and selection of new staff,
> * Compliance with all related policies regarding equal
employment,
> labor management agreements, and affirmative action plans
for the
> employment of minorities, women, and individuals with
disabilities,
> including making reasonable accommodation to medical and
religious
> needs of employees and to the prevention of sexual
harassment.
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>Qualifications and Evaluations
>QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
>This position requires one year specialized
>experience equivalent to the GS-12 level, in the
>Federal Service. Specialized Experience is
>directly related to the position to be filled
>and has equipped the candidate with the
>particular knowledge, skills and abilities to
>perform successfully the duties of the position
>and that is typically in or related to the work
>of the position to filled. Specialized
>experience can be defined as the experience
>working in a clinical setting making decisions
>with great autonomy, exercising supervision,
>administrative management, and direction of
>professional areas., providing supervision of
>clinical and/or training programs, providing
>overall technical and administrative oversight
>for operations, developing, organizing,
>directing, managing, supervising, controlling
>and implementing policies and procedures,
>overseeing research programs and making decisions.
> Requirements
> * Open to all U.S. Citizens
> * Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
> * Subject to a background/sutiability investigation
>HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
> Once the application process is complete, a review of your
application
> will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To
determine if
> you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and
supporting
> documentation will be made and compared against your
responses to the
> occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive
is based on
> your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure
of the
> degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills
and
> abilities required of this position. If, after reviewing
your resume
> and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that
you have
> inflated your qualifications and or experience your score can
and will
> be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.
Please follow
> all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect
your rating.
> VETERANS PREFERENCE:
> Five points may be added to the eligible ratings of veterans
who:
> Entered the military service prior to October 14, 1976;
served on
> active duty during the Gulf War between August 2, 1990 and
January 2,
> 1992, regardless of where the person served; or, served in a
military
> action for which they received a campaign badge or
expeditionary medal.
> Medal holders and Gulf War veterans must have served
continuously for
> at least 24 months or the full period for which called or
ordered to
> active duty. Ten points may be granted to the eligible
ratings of
> disabled veterans; Purple Heart recipients; spouses or
mothers of a 100
> percent disabled veteran; or the widows, widowers, or mothers
of a
> deceased veteran.
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>Benefits and Other Info
>BENEFITS:
> Working for Veterans Affairs Medical Center Minneapolis
offers a
> comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid
vacation,
> sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and
> participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
The
> following Web address is provided for your reference to
explore the
> major benefits offered to most Federal employees. To find
out more
> click here http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp.
>OTHER INFORMATION:
> 1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition
Assistance
> Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection
over
> other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and
exercise
> selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal
employees must
> be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this
position. ICTAP
> eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of
eligibility for
> the special selection priority: a separation notice; a
"Notice of
> Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency
> certification that you cannot be placed after injury
compensation has
> been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability
annuity has
> been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard
Bureau
> notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or
8456.
> 2. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal
employee
> or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility,
you must
> submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel
Action"
> and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or
career-conditional
> tenure, or you will not be considered under the merit
promotion
> process. Also, you should submit your most recent
performance
> appraisal.
> 3. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you
are
> claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy
of your
> DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming
10-point
> veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15, "Application
for
> 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by
that form.
> 4. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59
and are
> required to register under the Military Selective Service
Act, the
> Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be
registered or
> you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
> 5. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you
meet the
> basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for
special
> appointment such as those authorized for the severely
disabled; certain
> Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from
the Peace
> Corps or Vista, etc. Please indicate the type of special
appointment
> you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all
other
> instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
> 6. All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days
after the
> closing date of this announcement. Additional information on
the
> qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM
Qualifications
> Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is
available for
> your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel
offices,
> and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
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>How To Apply
>HOW TO APPLY:
> To apply for this position, you must provide a complete
Application
> Package which includes:
> 1. Your Résumé
> 2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire
> 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents
section below)
> The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59
PM (EST) on
> Friday, June 18, 2010.
> To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create
an
> account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow
the prompts
> to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure
you click the
> Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
> Note: To check the status of your application or return to a
previous
> or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account,
> select Application Status, and click on the more information
link under
> the application status for this position.
> To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload,
complete this
> cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using
the
> following Vacancy ID VU349180. Fax your documents to
1-478-757-3144.
> If you cannot apply online:
> 1. Click the following link to view and print the
occupational
> questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire ,
> 2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the
occupational
> questionnaire
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf, and
> 3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting
documents to
> 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for
your fax
> transmission.
>REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
> Step 2
> * Resume
> * Transcripts
> * SF-50, notification of personnel action for Federal
Employees
> Submitting Documents
> If you upload your documents using Application Manager, DO
NOT FAX the
> same documents. To verify uploaded documents have been
processed,
> please wait one hour to ensure they have cleared the virus
scan. You
> can verify that your uploaded documents are attached to your
> application by checking the Details tab of your Application
Manager
> account https://applicationmanager.gov/ for this vacancy
announcement.
> Your documents will display under the Details tab in the
Document area.
> Faxed documents will take 2-3 business days to process. To
fax
> documents, you MUST use the special cover page. Print the
pre-populated
> cover page on the upload documents screen of Application
Manager. Or,
> you may click this link
http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf to
> print a copy of the cover page. When faxing documents,
follow the
> procedures outlined below.
> * Include the 8-character Vacancy Identification Number
VU349180
> * Provide your Social Security Number and full name in the
spaces
> provided or we will not be able to associate your
document(s) with
> the rest of your application.
> * You may submit multiple documents for the same vacancy
announcement
> using one cover page.
> * Fax your cover page and documents to 1-478-757-3144.
> Faxed documents submitted with missing information will not
be
> processed. The following will prevent your documents from
being
> processed:
> * Not using the special cover page mentioned above.
> * Missing, incomplete, or invalid Vacancy Identification
Number
> * Missing or incomplete Social Security Number or name
> Note: If you have documents in your Application Manager
account from a
> previous vacancy announcement they can be opened, copied and
saved then
> reused as an upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your
documents
> will speed the processing of your application for this
announcement.
> Your resume, curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for
Federal
> Employment (OF 612), or any other written format you choose
to describe
> your job-related qualifications can be submitted
electronically using
> the document upload process, fax, mail or by hand-deliver.
Please be
> sure to include all of the following information in your
resume:
> Job Information:
> -Vacancy Identification Number, title, grade and location for
which you
> are applying.
> Personal Information:
> - Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening
telephone
> numbers (with area code).
> - Country of Citizenship.
> - If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the
highest
> Federal civilian grade held, job series, and dates of
employment in
> grade.
> Education:
> - High School name, city, state and zip code, date of diploma
or GED.
> - Colleges and/or Universities attended, city, state and zip
code.
> - Major field(s) of study.
> - Type and year of degree(s) received. If no degree
received, show
> total credit hours received in semester or quarter hours.
> Work Experience for each paid or non-paid position held
related to the
> job for which you are applying (do not provide copies of job
> descriptions):
> - Job title.
> - Duties and accomplishments.
> - Number of hours per week.
> - Employer's name and address.
> - Supervisor's name and phone number.
> - Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year).
> - Salary.
> - Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted.
> Other Qualifications:
> - Job-related training courses (title and year).
> - Job-related skills (e.g., other languages, computer
> software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.)
> - Job-related certificates and licenses.
> - Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments.
(e.g.,
> publications, memberships in professional or honor societies,
> leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards,
etc.) Do
> not send copies of documents unless specifically requested.
>AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
> John Ellis
> Phone: (612)725-2060
> Email: john.ellis at va.gov Agency Information:
> VAMC Minneapolis Office
> One Veterans Drive
> Minneapolis, MN 55417
>WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
> Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an
> acknowledgement email that your submission was successful.
After a
> review of your complete application is made you will be
notified of
> your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If
further
> evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.
> Instructions for answering the questions in the Occupational
> Questionnaire: If you are applying to this announcement by
completing
> the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the Online Application
method,
> please use the following step-by-step instructions as a guide
to
> filling out the required questionnaire. You will need to
print the
> vacancy announcement and refer to it as you answer the
questions. You
> may omit any optional information; however, you must provide
responses
> to all required questions. Be sure to double check your
application
> before submission.
> Social Security Number
> Vacancy Identification Number
> The Vacancy Identification Number is: VU349180
> 1. Title of Job
> Supervisory Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
> 2. Biographic Data
> 3. E-Mail Address
> 4. Work Information
> 5. Employment Availability
> 6. Citizenship
> Are you a citizen of the United States?
> 7. Background Information
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 8. Other Information
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 9. Languages
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 10. Lowest Grade
> 13
> 11. Miscellaneous Information
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 12. Special Knowledge
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 13. Test Location
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 14. Veteran Preference Claim
> 15. Dates of Active Duty - Military Service
> 16. Availability Date
> 17. Service Computation Date
> 18. Other Date Information
> 19. Job Preference
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 20. Occupational Specialties
> 001 Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
> 21. Geographic Availability
> Select/enter at least one geographic location in which you
are
> interested and will accept employment. The location code for
this
> position is:
> 0207 Minneapolis, MN
> 22. Transition Assistance Plan
> 23. Job Related Experience
> 24. Personal Background Information
> If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this
section blank.
> 25. Occupational/Assessment Questions:
> 1. This position requires one year specialized experience
equivalent to
> the GS-12 level, in the Federal Service. Specialized
Experience is
> directly related to the position to be filled and has
equipped the
> candidate with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities
to
> perform successfully the duties of the position and that is
typically
> in or related to the work of the position to filled.
Specialized
> experience can be defined as the experience working in a
clinical
> setting making decisions with great autonomy, exercising
supervision,
> administrative management, and direction of professional
areas.,
> providing supervision of clinical and/or training programs,
providing
> overall technical and administrative oversight for
operations,
> developing, organizing, directing, managing, supervising,
controlling
> and implementing policies and procedures, overseeing research
programs
> and making decisions. Do you have this level of specialized
experience?
> A. Yes
> B. No
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
supervise,
> motivate and manage effectively diverse clinical staff
applicable to a
> large blind rehabilitation center or equivalent program.
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
assess
> qualifications and manage budgets.
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
monitor
> productivity and production and human resource policies.
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
accomplish
> program goals and missions.
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
adapt to
> changing work environment.
> Please provide a brief narrative describing your ability to
apply new
> methods of research and convey that message to individuals
with
> different levels of expertise.
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> Agency Information:
> VAMC Minneapolis Office
> One Veterans Drive
> Minneapolis, MN 55417
> Questions about this job:
> John Ellis
> Phone: (612)725-2060
> Email: john.ellis at va.gov
> Job Announcement Number:
> 618-10208
> Control Number: 1923889
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