DHHS-HRSA-2005-003

THIS POSITION IS IN THE BARGAINING UNIT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Position Title, Pay plan, Series and Grade:
Nurse Consultant, GS-610-13
Announcement Number: DHHS-HRSA-2005-003
Opens: 10/13/04 Closes: 10/26/04
Salary Range: $72,108 - $93,742
(Per annum includes locality pay)

NOTE: In addition to using Merit Promotion procedures for status applicants, this vacancy will also be filled
through OPM's Direct Hire Authority for non-status applicants. All non-status applicants who meet the basic
qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The Rule of Three,
Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy.

Area of Consideration: ALL SOURCES

CTAP and ICTAP employees in the local commuting area will be considered.

Non-status applicants will be considered for this vacancy.

Organizational Location and Duty Station: DHHS, HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing,
Rockville, Maryland.

Promotion Potential: [X ] No [ ] Yes to Grade:____

Relocation Expenses: [ ] will [X] will not be paid.

Supervisory Position: [X] No

Travel: Position may require the incumbent to travel locally and internationally 6-10 days/nights during certain times of the
year.

Note: This vacancy announcement may be used in filling similar positions.

Description of Assignment:

Serves as nurse consultant and provides professional expertise in nursing informatics education and practice and the
improved use of health information technology. Serves as an expert resource to assist in the development of initiatives
based on recommendations from the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice Report to the Secretary on A National Informatics Agenda for Nursing Education and Practice. Coordinates other relevant reports on the use of health information technology to enhance health care, collaborates with other Federal agency offices committed to enhancing health informatics knowledge and application and strengthens networks to improve information access by nurses and other health professionals. Represents the Division and Bureau at national conferences and meetings and participates with other Federal agencies, national organizations and professional groups. Maintains liaison with professional groups such as the American Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics Workgroup, and the League for Nursing in regards to nursing informatics education and practice issues and health information technology. For example, may work with these
organizations to pln and implement conferences and workshops whose outcomes will be published proceedings and reports
with recommendations for Division programs nationally and thee development of state-of-the-art papers that will provide
ongoing national guidance in regard to the needs in nursing informatics and utilization of health information technology.
Drafts and develops standards, policies and guidance in nursing informatics education and practice for use by the States,
public and voluntary organizations, the American Nurses Association, informatics consortium and networks and schools of
nursing.

DHHS Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Vacancy Announcement DHHS-HRSA-2005-003

Qualifications Required: U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.
Education: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting
agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
Registration: Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. An applicant who has graduated from an approved nursing educational program within the past 12 months may be appointed pending State registration as a professional nurse within 6 months of appointment. No person appointed pending registration may be retained beyond 6 months, or promoted, if registration has not been attained.

You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you 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 be
filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal
Government.

Specialized experience is experience that provided a mastery of nursing to apply experimental therapies and new
developments to the solution of complex health care problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.

We must receive proof of your Nursing Degree/Diploma and Registration within 72 hours of the closing date of this vacancy. Please fax your documentation to the attention of the HRSA Team at 301-480-3864. Include the vacancy announcement number on all documentation submitted.

Complete qualifications standards are available in most Federal Personnel Offices.
Candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements. All required qualifications must be met no later than 30 days after the
closing date of this announcement.

Evaluation Method:

Applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements described above will be further evaluated by determining the extent
to which their work or related experience, education, training, awards, outside activities and supervisory appraisal, etc.
indicate they possess the knowledge (k), skills (s), and abilities (a) described below. All applicants should provide clear,
concise examples that show level of accomplishment or degree to which they possess the KSAs either on their
applications/resumes or as a separate attachment. The information provided will be used to determine the "best qualified"
candidates.

1. Knowledge of Nursing Practices and Nursing Education.
Serves as an expert resource on matters related to nursing informatics education and practice based on
educational preparation and/or clinical or administrative experience.

2. Ability to provide leadership and interaction with personnel from nursing services and/or educational
institutions.
Provides consultation, guidance, and technical advice to nursing education programs and clinical settings on
education, practice and retention issues.

3. Ability to communicate effectively.
Communicates effectively with professionals in education and practice settings to solicit and disseminate
programmatic information on nursing education and practice.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age,
religion, labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, or non-disqualifying physical handicap, political affiliation, or sexual
orientation.

Vacancy Announcement DHHS-HRSA-2005-003

HOW TO APPLY
The Federal Government does not require a standard application form for most jobs, but we need certain information to evaluate your qualifications. You may apply using a resume, "Optional Application for Federal Employment," or any other application form you choose including the SF-171, Application for Federal Employment, which was previously required. Your application or resume speaks for you so be sure it fully addresses all the qualifications required for the announced position. You may lose consideration if your application or resume does not provide ALL the information requested.

If the area of consideration indicated on page 1 of this vacancy announcement is not restricted to HRSA employees, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans and certain Vietnam era and post-Vietnam era veterans and "Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service," may apply and be eligible for employment consideration under special appointment authorities. Such applicants should clearly indicate on their application/resumes the type of appointment sought. Persons with reinstatement eligibility will also be considered.

PHS Commissioned Officers may indicate interest in performing the duties of the position within the Commissioned Corps by submitting a resume. The vacant position must be deemed appropriate by the PHS Commissioned Corps for assignment of Commissioned Officers to it.

If applications for this vacancy are being accepted from the general public (inside and reinstatement eligibles [status] and applicants outside of the Federal Government [non-status]), all status candidates who wish to be considered under both internal merit promotion procedures and Office of Personnel Management's competitive procedures must submit two completed applications. When only one application is received, it will be considered under the internal merit promotion procedures only.

Applications must be either postmarked or received in the HHS, Rockville HR Center by the closing date of the announcement. Applications become the property of the HHS, Rockville HR Center.

You must submit a complete application package via one of the options below:

Mail: HHS
Rockville HR Center
P. O. Box 5346
Rockville, MD 20848-5346

E-Mail: PSC_Staffing@psc.gov

Fax: 301-480-3864

Hand Carry or Overnight Mail: HHS
Rockville HR Center
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17-38
Rockville, MD 20857

Please call 301-443-3201 for information/questions.

APPLICANT BACKGROUND SURVEY - We are requesting that applicants complete the attached APPLICANT BACKGROUND SURVEY and submit it with their application. The survey is used to collect and analyze data involving race, sex, age, disability, and national origin from applicants for employment. However, completion is VOLUNTARY and will in no way impact on consideration.

CERTAIN JOBS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FORMS. IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS IS CHECKED, YOU MUST INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR APPLICATION FOR THIS VACANCY:

[X] Performance Appraisal (if currently employed by the
Federal Government);

[X] Possession of the specific KSA's/Desirable Qualifications
cited for this vacancy should be addressed in your
application/resume or as an attachment;

[ ] Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Notice of Results;

[ ] Photocopy of college transcript or a list of college courses
specified as required qualifications for this vacancy. The list of
college courses must indicate the completion date, grade and
credit hours received.

[X] SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action Requested of
reinstatement eligibles to demonstrate proof of career or
career-conditional status;

[ ] OPM Form 1170/SSW-32 "Supplemental Qualifications
Statement of Typing and Shorthand Skills";

[ ] Other _____________________________________
______________________________________________.

YOUR APPLICATION OR RESUME MUST CONTAIN

JOB INFORMATION

Announcement number, and title and grade(s) of the job for which you are applying.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day and evening phone numbers (with area code)
Social Security Number
Country of citizenship (Most Federal jobs require United States citizenship.)
Veteran's preference
Reinstatement eligibility (Attach SF-50 for proof of your career or career-conditional status.)
Highest Federal civilian grade held (Also give job series and dates held.)

EDUCATION

High School (Name, city, and State (Zip Code if known);
date of diploma or GED)
Colleges and universities (Name, city, and State [Zip Code if known]; majors; type and year of any degrees received [If no
degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours.)
Send a copy of your college transcript only if the job vacancy announcement requests it.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Give the following information for your paid and nonpaid work experience related to the job for which you are applying.
(Do not send job descriptions.)

-Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
-Duties and accomplishments
-Employer's name and address
-Supervisor's name and phone number
-Starting and ending dates (month and year)
-Hours per week
-Salary
Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL/DENTAL OFFICERS

Type of degree (e.g., M.D.) and date received (Month, Day, Year).
If your degree was received in a school outside of the U.S., have you passed the examination given by the Education
Council for Foreign Medical Graduates? Date of ECFMG Certificate, if applicable (Month, Day, Year).
Residency Training and Fellowship? Name of Specialty? Dates attended? Date certificate received? Give Month/Year.
Are you eligible for certification by an American Speciality Board? Are you Board certified? If you answer yes, furnish
the following: 1) Name of Speciality Board; 2) Speciality; and 3) Date of Certification or Eligibility (Month/Year).
Are you currently licensed to practice medicine and surgery or dentistry in a State or Territory of the
United States? If yes, specify the State or Territory.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Job-related training courses (title and year)

Job-related skills, for example, other languages, computer software/hardware, typing speed

Job-related certificates and licenses (expiration date[s])

Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments, for example, publications, memberships in professional or
honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, and performance awards (Give dates but do not send documents
unless requested.)

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE

If you served on active duty in the United States Military and were separated under honorable conditions, you may be eligible for veteran's preference. To receive preference:
-during any war (this means a war declared by Congress, the last of which was World War II);
-during the period April 28, 1952, through July 1, 1955;
-for more than 180 consecutive days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before October 15, 1976;
-during the Gulf War period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 2, 1992; or
-in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign medal has been authorized, such as El Salvador, Lebanon, Granada,
Panama, Southwest Asia, Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia.

Veteran's preference is not a factor when competition is limited to status candidates (current or former Federal career or
career-conditional employees).

To claim 5-point veteran's preference, attach a copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
or other proof of eligibility.

To claim 10-point veteran's preference, attach an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, plus the proof
required by that form.

Information on veteran's preference is available in the VetGuide that is found on the OPM web site at www.opm.gov.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If currently not employed by the Federal Government and tentatively selected for a position, you will be asked, before a
final job offer is made, to complete a "Declaration for Federal Employment" to determine your suitability for Federal
employment and to authorize a background investigation. We will also ask you to sign and certify the accuracy of all the
information in your application. If currently employed by the Federal Government and submitting a resume as an
application, you will also be asked to complete a "Declaration for Federal Employment" to certify the accuracy of all the
information in your resume before a final job offer is made. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be fined or jailed.

If you are a male over age 18 who was born after December 31, 1959, you must have registered with the Selective Service
System (or have an exemption) to be eligible for a Federal job.
The law prohibits public officials from appointing, promoting, or recommending their relatives.

Federal annuitants (military and civilian) may have their salaries or annuities reduced. All employees must pay any
valid delinquent debts or the agency may garnish their salary.

HRSA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at (301) 443-5636.
The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) SURPLUS OR DISPLACED
EMPLOYEES REQUESTING SPECIAL SELECTION PRIORITY CONSIDERATION

If you are currently a DHHS employee who has received a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Certificate of
Expected Separation you may be entitled to special priority selection under DHHS Career Transition Assistance
Program (CTAP). To receive this priority consideration you must:

1. Be a current DHHS career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive or excepted service
employee who has received a RIF separation notice or a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES) and,
the date of the RIF separation has not passed and you are still on the rolls of DHHS. You must submit a
copy of the RIF separation notice or CES along with your application.

2. Be applying for a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you are being
separated. The position must not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which you are
being separated. You must submit documentation from your human resources office reflecting the
promotion potential of your most recent federal position (e.g., position description cover sheet).

3. Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent.
This must be submitted with your application package.

4. Be currently employed by DHHS in the same commuting area of the position for which you are requesting
priority consideration.

5. File your application by the vacancy announcement closing date and meet all the application criteria (e.g.,
submit all required documentation, etc.).

6. Be rated well-qualified for the position.
"Well qualified" means: a displaced employee who meets the minimum qualification and eligibility
requirements of the position (including any selective factors), and who will be further evaluated to
determine the extent to which he/she possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to succeed in
the position being filled. Under merit promotion procedures for non-bargaining positions, the displaced
employee will be rated and ranked and a cut-off score will be used to determine the best qualified
applicants. Under Merit Promotion procedures for bargaining positions, the displaced employee will be
rated and ranked and must fall normally within the top four scoring applicants to be referred as the best-
qualified applicants.

(Rev.09-99)

DISPLACED EMPLOYEES REQUESTING SPECIAL SELECTION PRIORITY CONSIDERATION UNDER THE INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP)

If you are a displaced Federal employee you may be entitled to receive special priority selection under the ICTAP. To
receive this priority consideration you must:

1. Be a displaced Federal employee. You must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation such
as a RIF separation notice, a letter from OPM or your agency documenting your priority
consideration status with your application package. The following categories of candidates are
considered displaced employees.

A. Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II) competitive service employees
who:

1. Received a specific RIF separation notice; or

2. Separated because of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated,
and whose former agency certifies that it is unable to place; or

3. Retired with a disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or

4. Upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date of the RIF and
submits a Standard Form 50 that indicates "Retirement in lieu of RIF"; or

5. Retired under the discontinued service retirement option; or

6. Was separated because he/she declined a transfer of function or directed reassignment
to another commuting area.

B. Former Military Reserve or National Guard Technicians who are receiving a special Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) disability retirement annuity under section 8337(h) or 8456 of title
5 United States Code.

2. Be applying for a position at or below the grade level of the position from which you have been separated.
The position must not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which you were
separated. You must submit documentation from your human resources office reflecting the
promotion potential of your most recent federal position (e.g., position description cover sheet).

3. Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent.
This must be submitted with your application package. (This requirement does not apply to
candidates who are eligible due to compensable injury or disability retirement.)

4. Occupy or be displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the position for which you are
requesting priority consideration.

5. File your application by the vacancy announcement closing date and meet all the application criteria (e.g.,
submit all required documentation, etc.).

1. 1 year after separation;

2. 1 year after an agency certifies that an individual under 330,703(b)(3) cannot be placed - (a former career
or career-conditional employee who was separated because of a compensable injury or illness as
provided under the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, whose
compensation has been terminated and whose former agency is unable to place the individual as required
by CFR 353);

3. 1 year after an individual under 330.703(b)(4) receives notification that his or her disability annuity has
been or will be terminated;

4. When the employee receives a career, career-conditional, or excepted appointment without a time limit in
any agency at any grade level;

5. When the employee no longer meets the eligibility requirements (e.g., the employee is no longer being
separated by RIF, or under adverse action procedures for declining a transfer of function or directed
reassignment outside the local commuting area, or separates by resignation or non-discontinued service
retirement prior to the effective date of the RIF; or

6. With the HRSA, upon declination of an offer to the employee by the HRSA or upon the failure of the
applicant to respond within a reasonable period of time to an offer or official inquiry of availability.

(Rev. 09-99)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES OMB Number 0990-0208
Expires 8-31-2001
Applicant Background Survey

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This survey is used to collect and analyze data involving race, sex, age, disability, and national origin from applicants for employment. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only and will not in any way affect you individually. While completion of this form is voluntary, your cooperation is important to help ensure accurate information regarding employment practices. We ask you to answer each of the questions to the best of your ability. Print or circle your entries clearly. Read each item thoroughly before selecting the appropriate response.

A. Announcement number(s) and or position(s) for which you are applying:

B. Year of Birth: _ _ _ _ C. For Agency Use

D. How did you learn about the position or exam for which you are applying? For Example: radio, job fair, friend, newspaper, school counselor, etc.

E. Ethnicity

_ HISPANIC or LATINO - a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

_ NOT HISPANIC or LATINO

F. Race (select one or more)

_ AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America or South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
_ ASIAN - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent, including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand or Vietnam.
_ BLACK or AFRICAN-AMERICAN - a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
_ NATIVE HAWAIIAN or PACIFIC ISLANDER - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.
_ WHITE - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa or the Middle East.

G. SEX

_ Male
_ Female

H. DISABILITY

A person is disabled if he or she has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.
I do not have a disability
_Convulsive Disorder
_Deaf
_Mental Retardation
_Blind
_Mental or Emotional Illness
_Missing Extremities
_Severe Distortion of Limbs and/or Spine
_Partial Paralysis
_Complete Paralysis
I have a disability, but it is not listed.(Specify _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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