This position serves as Without Compensation Research Health Scientist within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden. Please note, there is not pay associated with this position. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/27/2024. Education: You must possess a graduate degree from an accredited college or university in a medical, health sciences or allied science field (Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application). Experience: You must possess general experience (1) any type of work that includes planning and carrying out the research project and related analyses and overseeing the work of the research project staff; or (2) Distributing, collecting, and analyzing participant Qualtrics survey data You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: #232 Project Management Critical Thinking Planning and Evaluating 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is predominantly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there will be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items of moderate weight such as large binders, banker style file boxes, meeting materials, papers, books or small parts. Hand and eye coordination for delicate testing procedures may be the only special physical demand required to perform the work. ["Duties: Recruit and enroll Veterans who meet inclusion criteria into the pilot program Support Veteran participants with the set up and operation of the pilot program Distribute, collect, and analyze Veteran participant Qualtrics survey data Code, analyze, and interpret VINCI medical records data Conduct and analyze interview data with Veteran participants to better understand their experience with the program Draft written deliverables to the VA, academic, and policy audiences Work Schedule: Intermittent (Without Compensation) Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: WOC Research Health Scientist/PD00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized"]

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