Job Title: Certified Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care Coordinator – Location: Sacramento/Mather, CA

Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Job Announcement Number: 3032011CNPPALLIATIVEMAT

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Additional Duty Location Info:

1 vacancy – Mather AFB, CA

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) functions as the Palliative Care Coordinator for the inpatient VA Medical Center-Sacramento and outpatient settings for VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS). The Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) is designed to provide palliative care consultation to patients and their families who are facing a life threatening illness as well as to healthcare staff and community agencies.

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Job Title: GIS Data Services Specialist

Department: Department Of Agriculture

Agency: Forest Service

Job Announcement Number: 11-0517-7698DP-ms

JOB SUMMARY:

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1 vacancy – Nevada City, CA

DUTIES:(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position)

Work involves planning, implementation, operation, and/or maintenance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Prepares technical reports, and supporting media such as diagrams, and graphs, and scientific tables and charts in support of forestry programs activities. Coordinates the development of resource database, including design, data collection, and resource database implementation. Coordinates, organizes, and manages all data associated with the Geographic Information System (GIS) and corporate applications.

Plans and/or accomplishes special projects. Provides geospatial and attribute data product and analytical support to customers and also assists and trains employees in their use and creation of geospatial products. Assists in project planning, developing timelines and milestones, data analysis assessments, estimate of resources required to be able to accomplish geospatial projects.

Performs cartographic design and production tasks using computers, advanced specialty software, techniques associated with the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS), and advances in remote sensing. Responsible for the organization, maintenance, and consistency of data for geospatial layers and attributes. Uses the full range of digital data collection techniques and performs scanning, digitizing and other support functions as needed to identify changes to ensure a correct and complete geospatial and tabular database. Resolves errors and ensures accuracy of data. Uses advanced information technology to access and organize computer files; and to structure, compile, and convert digital data to produce cartographic products. Uses various GIS techniques in areas such as data acquisition, data manipulation, data storage, data retrieval, and display. Resolves problems using GIS and digital mapping systems. Maintains functional knowledge of the data itself. Manipulates and maintains the data as necessary to meet user and system requirements. Creates and loads data for development, testing, and production. Extracts, transfers, and loads data as necessary to maintain the system and interface to other systems. Improves data quality through the implementation of data codification, data cleansing, and data filtering.

Provides computer program and/or system design assistance. Provides assistance and technical support in data capture, conversion and manipulation, and extraction of information from the database, and assists in monitoring, optimizing, and managing database operations. Oversees database updating and coordinates between various resource staffs. Manages, administers, and ensures security, maintenance and operations of database systems. Develops, selects, and/or maintains databases to obtain greater efficiency in computer performance and processes. Determines organization of data in the database and assign names and definitions to the various records and fields. Oversees the security system to ensure controlled access to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the data in the database.

MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 09: Qualifying experience for the GS-9 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-7 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples are researching and analyzing established administrative issues; acting as liaison with individuals and groups both inside and outside an organization regarding administrative and/or organizational matters; and preparing a variety of written documents, such as staff papers, status reports, or policy recommendations.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE

The experience requirement for the GS-9 level may be met by two (2) full academic years of graduate level education or completion of all requirements for a master’s or equivalent graduate degree, or completion of all requirements for an LL.B or J.D. degree.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements.

Grade 11: Qualifying experience for the GS-11 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to GS-9 which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples are researching or analyzing established administrative issues; or interpreting regulations and organizational policy regarding administrative or program issues to provide advice and guidance on well-precedented issues.

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Title: Program Specialist

Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Job Announcement Number: 11-279177CM

JOB SUMMARY:

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Duties

Additional Duty Location Info:

Mare Island, CA; Martinez, CA; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; Fresno, CA; Reno, NV; Sacramento, CA

LOCATION: Duty Station may be at any of the VISN 21 sites listed below:

Mare Island, Martinez, Palo Alto, San Francisco, CA  $96,867 – $125,926

Fresno, CA $81,823 – $106,396

Reno, NV $81,823 – $106,396

Sacramento, CA  $87,586 – $113,860

Please indicate Duty Station preference(s) on application.

Serves as a Project and Program Manager, reporting to the VISN 21 Office.  The incumbent will manage complex projects requiring excellent Project Management skills that include the management of various communication (content management) and information sharing technologies (e.g. SharePoint, intranet sites, Internet sites, Microsoft file sharing, etc.).  The incumbent will work closely with the VISN 21 Network Director, Deputy Network Director, Chief Operating Officer, Information Technology (IT) staff, VISN staff, vendors, contractors and others.  The incumbent must have exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with senior management, clinicians (physicians and nurses), vendors, IT staff, and other stakeholders.
Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications and Evaluations

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Qualification Standards Used: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions.  The OPM Operating Manual is available for review in the local HR Office or on the internet at: www.opm.gov/qualifications

Specialized Experience or Substitution of Education, if applicable: One year of experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of this position.
To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level.

Time in Grade Requirements: Time-in-grade (TIG) restrictions remain in effect.   The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has determined that it will not eliminate TIG restrictions from its regulations at this time.   “Time after competitive appointment” restrictions remain applicable.

Applicants must meet all eligibility/qualification/time-in-grade requirements within 2 weeks of the closing date of this announcement.

You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.

You must meet time-in-grade restrictions by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants for this position must pass a pre-employment medical examination.

Job Title: Procurement Analyst

Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

Job Announcement Number: KB-11-VLS-445488

JOB SUMMARY:

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Additional Duty Location Info:

1 vacancy – Sacramento, CA

This position is located within the Procurement and Logistics Office of the Service Area Office (SAO) associated with the Veterans Health Administration, McClellan Park, CA.   You will serve as the Quality Assurance/Compliance Manager for the SAO and provide contract quality assurance support to a team of contracting specialists.  Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as a technical contracting expert in matters pertaining to healthcare delivery system procurement and contracting;
• Insures contract actions meet applicable procurement regulations, directives, and policies;
• Represent the medical center in contract management issues during exploratory and informational stages of planning, policy formation and decision making;
• Coordinates responses to external and internal audits, surveys, and review;
• Provides procurement of supplies and services using sealed bid, competitive, and non-competitive proposal procedures;
• Conducts routine reviews of contract files in the Electronic Contract management System;
• Monitors the status and quality of work of the contracting staff;
• Facilitates meetings to communicate findings as they pertain to contracts, agreements and acquisitions;
• Identifies and recommends improvements to the contracting process/program.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Full-Time, 8:00am-4:30pm

***RELOCATION EXPENSES AND/OR INCENTIVES ARE AUTHORIZED***

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Qualifications and Evaluations

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

(In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements you must also meet the Specialized Experience below.)

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

A.    A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

Job Title: Maintenance Worker (DEU)

Department: Department Of The Interior

Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Job Announcement Number: R8-11-449751-SG

JOB SUMMARY:

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1 vacancy – Fremont, CA

At the WG-6 level, work requires some knowledge, skill and abilities common to a variety of trades.  The following duties may be performed at this level:

• Mechanical tasks in installing and maintaining indoor and outdoor water systems, cleaning plugged water pipes and sewer lines, and in renovation of building interiors and the replacement of worn plumbing fixtures;
• Installing, repairing and altering cabinets, doors, hardware, interior trim such as sheetrock, baseboards, tile and linoleum;
• Constructing, installing, and maintaining trails boardwalks, signs, etc.;
• Cleaning and painting machinery, equipment, and exterior of buildings;
• Operating gasoline or diesel vehicles such as cars, pickups, trucks or heavier trucks such as platform trucks, dump trucks, or powered industrial trucks weighing up to 32,000 pounds and typically equipped with air brakes;
• Washing, fueling, and performing preventative maintenance on same vehicles;
• Operating farm-type tractors and loaders using towed or attached equipment on steep or rough uneven terrain;
• Maintaining grounds and habitats by pruning, mowing, trimming, and spraying weeds with chemicals;
• Mixing and pouring cement to construct slabs, walks, curbs and other forms;
• Keeping work areas clean by sweeping, mopping, replacing tools used in work, etc.

At the WG-7 and WG-8 grade levels, duties will be performed under closer supervision and training will be provided for progression towards the full performance level..