This position is in the Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the programs and operations of the Office of the Medical Inspector and other key quality assurance and patient safety offices of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Providing objective assessments of the effectiveness of VA's medical quality assurance programs and activities.
Current VA OIG employees will remain in current duty location. Other locations may be considered based on space availability at the time of close. The Medical Officer serves as the senior technical medical advisor to the IG, AIG for Healthcare Inspections, and other OIG officials across a full range of OIG health care inspections, investigations, and audits.
The Medical Officer interacts with senior VA physicians, scientists, and outside medical consultants and health care organization; and their advice impacts the VA medical system and veterans seeking care.The Medical Officer is accountable for the following, but not limited to: Serving as a senior medical technical advisor to the Inspector General; AIG, PDAIG, and DAIG for Healthcare Inspections; and audit, investigative, and other OIG staff to provide expert and timely advice and recommendations on complex issues requiring extensive medical knowledge.
Serving as a senior medical technical advisor in the oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of VHA's quality assurance programs and services, and of the VHA Medical Inspector, Office of Research Compliance and Assessment, and the Center for Patient Safety.
Developing policy proposals and recommending changes to current policies; updating procedures and clinical investigative techniques for health care inspection activities to the AIG, PDAIG, and DAIG for Healthcare Inspections. Analyzing and reporting on nationwide healthcare program issues such as posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, homeless veterans' health care, and women veterans' health care.
Participating in all aspects of OHI activities, including planning, conducting on-site reviews; writing and editing reports; and monitoring follow-up actions.
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.
accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
An official transcript will be required if you are selected. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
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Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes: - Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards. - Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year. - Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire. - A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods.
We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums. - A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions. Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: USAJOBS Help Center - Benefits
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This position is with Veterans Affairs, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $151661 – $228000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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