Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections

This position is location in the Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The mission of the OHI is to enhance and strengthen the quality of VA's health care programs and fulfill the statutory responsibilities of Public Law 100-322 to oversee, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and services. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : As the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, the incumbent will provide skilled medical leadership, direction, and significant advisory services in the management of the substantial health care inspection work of the OIG. Duties and responsibilities include: Providing the Inspector General, Congress, the VA Secretary, and the VA Under Secretary for Health with clear and objective assessments of the quality of health care provided by VA throughout the nation. Ensuring that the health care inspection program is implemented in accordance with statutory requirements. Leading and managing professional medical aspects of the Office of Healthcare Inspections. This includes, to a great extent, the authority to determine the methods and medical expertise needed to conduct medical inspections. Directing all aspects of the reporting of OIG inspection results through the cyclical review products, Hotlines reports, National Reports, and mental health reviews to ensure these reporting instruments meet the goals of the OHI work plan. Providing leadership and manages a staff of health care professionals and administrative personnel located in Headquarters and field offices who directly manage the report products and the quality of those products produced by OHI, (Cyclical review products, Hotline, National Reviews, mental health reviews, and Biostatics). QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Qualification Requirements: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Occupational Requirements, Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and Technical Qualifications (TQs) in their resumes. Candidate must also submit proper documentation as verification of the Basic Occupational Requirements. A. Basic Occupational Requirements (see more details under Education): You must possess an unrestricted current license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. You must possess degree of Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathy, or equivalent, and board certification in a recognized medical specialty. You must have at least 5 years of supervised experience or equivalent experience and training providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training) subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate For purposes of this standard, training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below. An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA), or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an

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OIG is organized into six operational units: the Immediate Office of the Inspector General, Office of the Counselor, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Management and Administration. In addition to the Washington, DC, headquarters, OIG has offices in more than 60 locations throughout the country. Its mission is to serve Veterans, their families, and the public by conducting meaningful independent oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). OIG goals and objectives promote efficient, effective, and integrity of VA's operations; and our efforts deter and hold those accountable who commit fraud and other crimes, waste, and abuse of authority.