This position is located with the Office of Information Technology. The purpose of this position is to serve as the Laboratory Informaticist principal advisor to and team member of the Chief Medical Information Officer. The incumbent reports to the Supervisory Physician Informaticist or designee.
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS NOTE: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. BASIC REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION A) Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND successful completion of a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. OR B) A full 4-year course of study that included 12 months in a college or hospital-based medical technology program or medical technology school approved by a recognized accrediting organization. The professional medical technology curriculum may have consisted of a 1-year post- bachelor's certificate program or the last 1 or 2 years of a 4-year program of study culminating in a bachelor's in medical technology. OR C) A Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of biological science (with one semester in microbiology), 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of chemistry (with one semester in organic or biochemistry), one semester (one quarter) of mathematics, AND five years of full time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Immunology and Urinalysis/Body Fluids. This combination of education and experience must have provided knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of medical technology equivalent to that provided by the full 4-year course of study described in A or B above. All science and mathematics courses must have been acceptable for credit toward meeting the requirements for a science major at an accredited college or university. Acceptable experience is responsible professional or technician experience in a hospital laboratory, health agency, industrial medical laboratory, or pharmaceutical house; or teaching, test development, or medical research program experience that provided an understanding of the methods and techniques applied in performing professional clinical laboratory work. Certification/licensure as a medical technologist (generalist) obtained through written examination by a nationally recognized credentialing agency or State licensing body is a good indication that the quality of experience is acceptable. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-13: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Using medical technology and clinical informatics expertise, lead the configuration of technology to maximize value for competing stakeholders including medical technology providers, other providers, and patients. Identify and describe the clinical, technological, organizational, and regulatory requirements necessary to ensure successful development and implementation of technology as pertaining to medical technology service delivery. Convene, lead, and navigate complicated discussions between competing stakeholders with professionalism and aplomb, leveraging medical technology expertise to build rapport and trust. NOTE: You must meet all examples of specialized experience listed above. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Clinical Laboratory Scientist Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Leadership in Laboratory and General Clinical Informatics Convene and lead groups of subject matter experts (SME) in laboratory and other healthcare disciplines to identify best practices and achieve consensus for standardization of workflow design and configuration in existing and new health information systems. Serve as a liaison between the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and select Indian Health Service (IHS) Headquarters offices and divisions responsible for programmatic guidance of various disciplines including laboratory and pathology, to ensure that the data needs of these programs are considered in health information technology (HIT) system selection and configuration. Serve as a recognized expert and liaison in the subject area of clinical informatics and serves in a professional manner in performance of duties between IHS, Tribal, and Urban (I/T/U) users, state, local healthcare organizations, external and internal stakeholders and software development staff. Represent OIT on specific professional specialty groups (PSG) or technical advisory groups (TAG), as assigned. Maintain currency with literature, standards development organizations, and other expert groups concerning the interface between clinical practice and information systems. Prepare briefing papers, presentations, or other documents concerning activities, progress, goals, accomplishments, or risks in areas of 50% responsibility that may be used to inform senior staff, IHS area leadership, tribes and urban Indian organizations, or other agencies. Health Information Technology Innovation Conduct market research, independently and in collaboration with appropriate OIT and Program colleagues, on products and systems that may be useful in improving care and outcomes for IHS facilities and patients. Document findings and recommendations in formats accessible to business sponsors and leaders who do not have deep technical knowledge. Conduct fact-finding and systems analysis relative to the implementation of HIT clinical software applications. Evaluate and make recommendations to support implementation and modification of planned or proposed software changes or administrative policies for clinical software. Utilize expertise and independent judgment to select and develop methods to meet long-term objectives for new healthcare software applications. Evaluate, interpret, and implement regulations, mandates, and industry standards for Health IT system functionality, performance, interoperability, security, and usability. Interface with HIT product vendors and/or support contractors regarding IHS system configuration requirements or product enhancement requests. Ensure that human factor considerations are part of the deliberations and decisions regarding clinical workflows and system configurations. Policy and Other Duties Author, update, and/or review guidance and policies, such as those embodied in the Indian Health Manual (IHM), that reflect the best practice recommendations of SME groups. Represent the IHS and the OIT, as assigned, on inter-agency or public/private collaborative workgroups whose duties may range from policy development to the creation of functional and interoperability standards for health information software and electronic health record (EHR) systems. Collaborate, as time permits and as approved by leadership, in inter-agency initiatives relating to optimal utilization of health information systems and data to improve healthcare and outcomes. Ensure the protection of sensitive patient data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Healthcare and Affordability Act, Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and other applicable laws, federal regulations and IHS statutes and policies. Responsible for protecting data from unauthorized release, loss, alteration, or deletion; and follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc.