Total 186 job vacancies in Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

The purpose of the position is to review, analyze, develop, publish, promote, and implement awareness of enterprise-wide HHS information technology (IT) security and/or system development life cycle (SDLC) policies and standards. The incumbent will draft and issue policies, procedures, and supporting templates to implement IT standards into Agency operations.

The Supervisory Human Resources Specialist performs the following major duties:

• Supervisory and/or Managerial Responsibilities
• Employee Relations Program Planning and Management
• Labor Relations Program Planning and Management
• Performance Management
• Agency Awards Program

The purpose of the position is to review, analyze, develop, publish, promote, and implement awareness of enterprise-wide HHS information technology (IT) security and/or system development life cycle (SDLC) policies and standards. The incumbent will draft and issue policies, procedures, and supporting templates to implement IT standards into Agency operations.

• Develops program and product line budgets and uses the business cases to justify/request project budget and provides input to planning budget, security, configuration management, and problem management processes.
• Directs, leads, and coordinates activities of complex IT programs and product lines to ensure established milestones are accomplished on time, within prescribed funding parameters, and in accordance with client business objectives.
• Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost benefit analysis, and other research, and reports on milestones and budgets.
• Determines and secures all resources required to plan, analyze, develop, and implement the assigned programs and product lines.  Assembles a team of technical experts and acquires resources including corporate and vendor IT services, equipment, and other necessary items.  Coordinates resources across organizational elements if necessary.
• Analyze clients information system requirements and consult with clients to determine appropriate product or services necessary to satisfy requirements.
• Develops Contractual documentation (Statement of work (SOWs) and Statement of Objectives (SOOs) for task orders leading to acquisition of IT systems, equipment and services required for programs and product lines assigned.  Reviews and evaluates contract proposals.
• Conducts oral discussions with FDIC personnel at all levels and with representatives from other banking agencies, the banking industry, contractors, and the general public.

• Develops program and product line budgets and uses the business cases to justify/request project budget and provides input to planning budget, security, configuration management, and problem management processes.
• Directs, leads, and coordinates activities of complex IT programs and product lines to ensure established milestones are accomplished on time, within prescribed funding parameters, and in accordance with client business objectives.
• Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost benefit analysis, and other research, and reports on milestones and budgets.
• Determines and secures all resources required to plan, analyze, develop, and implement the assigned programs and product lines.  Assembles a team of technical experts and acquires resources including corporate and vendor IT services, equipment, and other necessary items.  Coordinates resources across organizational elements if necessary.
• Analyze clients information system requirements and consult with clients to determine appropriate product or services necessary to satisfy requirements.
• Develops Contractual documentation (Statement of work (SOWs) and Statement of Objectives (SOOs) for task orders leading to acquisition of IT systems, equipment and services required for programs and product lines assigned.  Reviews and evaluates contract proposals.
• Conducts oral discussions with FDIC personnel at all levels and with representatives from other banking agencies, the banking industry, contractors, and the general public.

The Management Support Assistant performs the following major duties:

• Performs complex and/or sensitive management support functions for the Office of Medical Services, e.g. coordination in case of death of a Volunteer (DOV); coordinating document collection, organization and preparation to respond to IG, Congressional and EEO inquiries; preparing comprehensive data reports including Regional Medical Hub dashboards.
• Serves as a POC for new staff and current OMS staff on administrative functions; assists OMS management with hiring processes including organizing resumes and interview panels. Supports the OMS Director on a daily basis in managing administrative functions as well as coordinating special projects and assignments with other OMS and OHS administrative support staff.
• Prepares materials used in staff meetings, determining the agenda and items to be discussed including capturing key points. Develops materials for the supervisor's use in public speaking engagements.
• Provides a variety of logistical coordination to team activities, facilitates meetings by arranging conference rooms, teleconference, etc. Records minutes of the meeting and shares/follow-up on discussed actions.
• Functions as a technical resource to gather information and conduct analysis for the resolution of an extensive range of management and program support issues and problems. Corresponds with internal and external stakeholders in oral (phone) and written (email) format. Creates technical and promotional material for OMS services.
• Maintains file and records system for OMS. Collects, organizes, stores, and retrieves documents/information containing a broad spectrum of information to support volunteer OMS services.
• Participates closely with the Director of Medical Services in scheduling his/her travel, including itineraries, supporting documents, and reimbursements. Ensures policy guidance is applied to process travel requirements.
• Interprets data to identify problems, and determines the specific nature of problems or issues to resolve them.
• Attends meetings, notes commitments made, informs staff of the commitments, and arranges for staff to implement them. As requested may be asked to attend meetings on behalf of the Director of Medical Services and take summary notes of inter-agency, intraagency, and/or conference meetings.
• Other duties as assigned within this PD.

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 150th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  

This is a Pathways Recent Graduates Program – Excepted Service Appointment. The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. To be eligible, applicants must apply within two years of degree or certificate completion (except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligation, who have up to six years after degree completion to apply). For additional information on the Pathways Program, please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/#url=graduates

This position may be non-competitively converted to a permanent position; however, conversions are not mandatory or guaranteed.

As a Public Affairs Specialist, Pathways Recent Graduate, GS-1035-07, you will be responsible for:
•    Assist in review of pertinent agency policies, regulations, and procedures. Assist in the creation of specialized and proactive public outreach and information programs of high visibility.
•    Use technology to track and maintain communications data and information. Apply basic program regulations and guides to work assignments.
•    Assist higher-level specialists with planning, preparing materials, promoting and organizing collaborative partners and stakeholders as needed for meetings, programs and special events.

As a Public Affairs Specialist, Pathways Recent Graduate, GS-1035-09, you will be responsible for:
•    Assist in the monitoring and sharing of national and regional issues to inform communication and outreach planning. Assist with the development of plans for informing and involving the public on issues of national significance.
•    Use communications technology to prepare, track, and report communications activities. Identify areas to be addressed in campaigns, characteristics and needs of the target audience, and communication techniques most appropriate.
•    Research trends in both communication strategy and education to maintain agency currency and relevance with communications efforts and strategies.

• You will advise building officials on corrective action needed for code violations.
• You will participate in investigations into causes of fires by inspecting damaged areas or interviewing witnesses.
• You will determine correct water pressures for the heights to be pumped for both structural and wild land firefighting.
• You will implement a risk management plan in accordance with fire and emergency regulations.
• You will draft corrective plans of action for fire code violations observed during an inspection.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as an Actuary for the Resilience-FIMA, Risk Management, Actuarial & Catastrophic Modeling Branch. Typical assignments include:

• Performing quantitative analyses, statistical, and actuarial support including rate-making for existing and for new coverages based on consideration of loss experience, actuarial models, and catastrophic models.
• Studying the catastrophic loss funding requirements unique to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• Performing quantitative analyses and actuarial support to provide management with a quantitative basis for making program decisions on the size, scope and mechanism for providing insurance coverage and changes to insurance coverages.
• Acting as a federal representative with contractor staff, insurance companies and their industry advisory groups, and others in policy matters concerning actuarial aspects of the NFIP.
• Preparing and presenting briefings explaining and defending studies and results to various internal and external groups.
• Serving as the expert technical advisor for the development of actuarial policy used as guidelines for insurance underwriters for participating flood insurance companies nationwide.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

The incumbent of this position reports directly to the Chief Enterprise Architect and is responsible for leading and mentoring teams of federal business architects and contractor resources in creating, establishing, and managing a business outcome-driven EA Business Architecture program that ensures alignment and integration across all architecture domains. The incumbent is responsible for creating and managing programs to develop and govern business architectures, strategies, capabilities, and roadmaps, fosters open communication and collaboration across the judiciary, and leveraging and enhancing the EA toolset to facilitate knowledge sharing, data-driven decision-making, and governance. The incumbent also works closely with stakeholders across the judiciary to identify opportunities for innovation and optimization and supports the evolution of the Enterprise Architecture Division's services and operations.

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

1. Collaborate with the Chief Enterprise Architect and Chief Technology Officer to design, implement, lead, and manage a comprehensive Business Architecture program for the judiciary in coordination with the Technology Architecture Branch.
2. Lead, mentor, manage, and supervise subordinate employees and contractors, ensuring effective program execution.
3. Perform tasking, monitoring, and performance management for all business architecture efforts.
4. Design, implement, and manage an EA Business Architecture program to facilitate business strategy formulation across the judiciary and identify business capabilities and innovation opportunities.
5. Work closely with business and IT executives and leaders to understand the business and operating models and manage organizational and culture change.
6. Lead and manage the construction of deliverables, including business outcome statements, strategy on a page, scenario plans, business capability models, value-stream maps, business process models, customer and user profiles, journey maps, and investment roadmaps.
7. Continuously assess the effectiveness of the Business Architecture program by developing and monitoring performance metrics and delivering and implementing improvement plans to optimize program performance.
8. Ensure the EA toolset delivers necessary information and artifacts to business leaders, executives, and other stakeholders, effectively communicating business architectures, artifacts, and metrics to drive organizational alignment and understanding.
9. Advise solution architects and stakeholders on business-focused risks, needs, costs/benefits, and impacts.
10. Support developing and applying guiding principles, standards, and minimal viable architectures informed by the business strategy.
11. Develop and manage a program to support business leaders and executives with business modeling, innovation management, IT investment analysis, process modeling, business capabilities mapping, and journey maps.
12. Research and share information on emerging EA trends and disruptions, informing the organization of potential opportunities and challenges and providing recommendations for proactive adaptation.
13. Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the judiciary, including business leaders and IT executives, to ensure the Business Architecture program effectively supports the organization's goals and objectives.
14. Develop and implement a communication and change management strategy to ensure the successful adoption and integration of business architecture practices and deliverables.

As a Human Resources Specialist (Staffing), you will:

• Prepare draft vacancy announcements for internal, status, and public announcements via merit promotion, Delegated Examining Authority (DEU) and Excepted Service.
• Evaluate and determine candidates' qualifications for positions through merit promotion Excepted Service, and DEU, receiving assistance on announcements and situations that are highly complex or unique.
• Provide recruitment and staffing services for assigned organizations. 
• Assist in providing guidance to human resource specialists, employees, and applicants regarding various human resources matters, particularly as they relate to the staffing process, data analysis, information management related to staffing and recruitment, qualifications analysis, and the selection processes. 
• Possess skill in written and oral communications to prepare various memorandum, draft position papers and policy statements, and to interact with employees, supervisors, managers and other HR professionals at various levels. 
• Participate as a business partner and advisor to management and staff regarding their roles and responsibilities in implementing HR programs, activities, and individual personnel actions.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate for this position is a Human Resources professional with broad knowledge of several areas in human resources and has experience in using the Monster Federal HR Automated system. In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience in consulting with and advising persons at all levels within and outside an organization.

As a Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC), you will perform the following duties:

• Leads implementation activities required by Federal Government standards such as all revisions of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications (e.g. SP 800-37, 800-39, 800-53, 800-63, 800-128,
  800- 145) as well as Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) publications (e.g., FIPS 199, FIPS 200, FIPS 140-2); OMB
  Circular A-130; FISMA; E-Government Act of 2002; Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018; and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Analyzes feasibility studies, proposals, and performs analyses of current requirements and forecast trends and future needs. Keeps abreast of changing and emerging technology. Makes recommendations on adopting changes. Provides analysis and advice on complex and unusual program related certification and accreditation, and FISMA issues or problems. Applies analytical techniques to identify and evaluate findings and satisfy mission requirements.
• Creates, implements, and provides oversight of information security policy for the Department and all Bureaus.
  Consults with leadership on the development of information security policies, strategies and plans to implement requirements outlined in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), associated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies and other legislative or policy requirements as applicable to the Department.
• Ensures managers of subordinate offices accomplish their missions on schedule and within budget. Provides developmental opportunities to staff in area managed to maintain positive morale and ensure quality service is provided.

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The Nursing Assistant (NA) on the inpatient acute care units develops their practice and adherence to a high level of respect and knowledge of veteran patient rights and responsibilities. The NAs practice includes all activities of daily living, and general nursing duties and tasks to help the team restore the veteran patient to the highest level of independence or remain comfortable toward the end of life. The NA supports the unit operations and can be assigned clinical and non-clinical duties. NAs at this grade level function as members of the nursing care team and assist licensed staff in the care of patients who are in acute, sub-acute or chronic states of illness.

The tasks below are for the full performance level:

1. Participates in activity and actions to improve the quality of care for veteran patients to include fall and pressure sore prevention; that includes learning to implement the organization's prevention guidelines on falls and pressure sores, and the veteran's specific plan of care.
2. Ensures the Veteran is wearing the correct identification bracelet.
3. Adheres to responsibility of timely maintenance of all education required, including: TMS, BLS, HIPAA and Privacy training.
4. Supervises patients and can mentor other NAs in personal hygiene, rest and eating. Feeds and bathes patients who require assistance. Helps patients in and out of bed, and with mobile devices. Instructs and assists patients in the skills necessary to gain independence in activities of daily living.
5. Contributes to a safe, clean, clutter-free, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff. Follows Medical Center and Nursing Service policies and procedures. Provides care to patients in isolation and patients on chemotherapy precautions. Maintains privacy of patient and staff.
6. Performs and can mentor other NAs in a variety of general nursing duties including measurement and recording of vital signs, EKGs, weight, height, intake and output, post-mortem care, simple treatments such as hot and cold packs, changes clean or sterile dressings, applies external catheters, and gives catheter care.
7. Maintains oxygen therapy as directed by the RN, assignment, or written care plan, to include management and operation of oxygen tanks. Performs assistive cough and deep breathing exercises.
8. Performs and/or instructs patients in learning range of motion exercise, turning and positioning, ambulation, and other routine care procedures.
9. Prepares patients for tests, examinations, treatments and for surgery. Collect's specimens such as urine, sputum and stool. Labels specimens for laboratory examinations. Performs blood glucose tests as appropriate. Cleans and maintains equipment with appropriate RME disinfectant.
10. Initiates Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation in accordance with established Medical Center policy and initiates other emergency procedures as necessary, including fire and disaster. Demonstrates safe body mechanics.
11. Observes and reports patient's physical and mental status, reporting unusual changes to the RN. Reports information obtained from patients and or family and participates in developing a plan of care. Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

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The Nursing Assistant (NA) on the inpatient acute care units develops their practice and adherence to a high level of respect and knowledge of veteran patient rights and responsibilities. The NAs practice includes all activities of daily living, and general nursing duties and tasks to help the team restore the veteran patient to the highest level of independence or remain comfortable toward the end of life. The NA supports the unit operations and can be assigned clinical and non-clinical duties. NAs at this grade level function as members of the nursing care team and assist licensed staff in the care of patients who are in acute, sub-acute or chronic states of illness.

The tasks below are for the full performance level:

1. Participates in activity and actions to improve the quality of care for veteran patients to include fall and pressure sore prevention; that includes learning to implement the organization's prevention guidelines on falls and pressure sores, and the veteran's specific plan of care.
2. Ensures the Veteran is wearing the correct identification bracelet.
3. Adheres to responsibility of timely maintenance of all education required, including: TMS, BLS, HIPAA and Privacy training.
4. Supervises patients and can mentor other NAs in personal hygiene, rest and eating. Feeds and bathes patients who require assistance. Helps patients in and out of bed, and with mobile devices. Instructs and assists patients in the skills necessary to gain independence in activities of daily living.
5. Contributes to a safe, clean, clutter-free, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff. Follows Medical Center and Nursing Service policies and procedures. Provides care to patients in isolation and patients on chemotherapy precautions. Maintains privacy of patient and staff.
6. Performs and can mentor other NAs in a variety of general nursing duties including measurement and recording of vital signs, EKGs, weight, height, intake and output, post-mortem care, simple treatments such as hot and cold packs, changes clean or sterile dressings, applies external catheters, and gives catheter care.
7. Maintains oxygen therapy as directed by the RN, assignment, or written care plan, to include management and operation of oxygen tanks. Performs assistive cough and deep breathing exercises.
8. Performs and/or instructs patients in learning range of motion exercise, turning and positioning, ambulation, and other routine care procedures.
9. Prepares patients for tests, examinations, treatments and for surgery. Collect's specimens such as urine, sputum and stool. Labels specimens for laboratory examinations. Performs blood glucose tests as appropriate. Cleans and maintains equipment with appropriate RME disinfectant.
10. Initiates Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation in accordance with established Medical Center policy and initiates other emergency procedures as necessary, including fire and disaster. Demonstrates safe body mechanics.
11. Observes and reports patient's physical and mental status, reporting unusual changes to the RN. Reports information obtained from patients and or family and participates in developing a plan of care. Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.

• You will provide technical and operational support to the Fleet for ship salvage, diving, undersea operations, oil and hazardous substance (IHS) incident response, and ocean engineering programs.
• You will advise on overall planning and program requirements.
• You will determine the systems, equipment and personnel to be deployed.
• You will coordinate efforts with other response organizations including the Coast Guard, EPA, and NOAA.
• You will consult with other Commands, Services and Federal Agencies in the development of response plans, and in training or response teams.