Public Health Analyst (Addiction Medicine Expert)
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Major duties
As a Public Health Analyst (Addiction Medicine Expert), you will: Serve as a special projects officer and conducts comprehensive research, review and analyses on a wide variety of behavioral health programs to provide a wide variety of complex reports, documents, and papers that address complex multi-functional issues in mental health, including addiction and substance use prevention and treatment. Research and evaluate key public health policies in behavioral health that are central to the bureau's or agency's mission. Review and assess the effectiveness of current public health policies in addiction prevention and treatment and determines where new or changed policies are required to effectively execute behavioral health programs, missions, and functions. Prepare Congressional testimony, policy documents, briefings, reports, summaries, responses to requests for information, and other substantive documents. Serve as a leading authority in addiction medicine and/or substance use prevention and treatment and integrates knowledge and experience of behavioral health programs and policies to provide guidance on cross cutting procedural and multilayered and multifaceted policy issues to other components of the agency and other governmental agencies.
What you need to qualify
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Have experience that provided: Knowledge of organizational, operational, and programmatic concepts and practices applied by public, private, or nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in public health or other health-related activities. Knowledge of the methods, processes, and techniques used to develop and deliver public health or health-related programs in State and local settings. Knowledge of a specialized public health program. Knowledge of, and skill in, the application of administrative or analytical methods and techniques necessary for working within the framework of a public health or related organization and carrying out specific program functions. Skill in oral and written communications, gathering and conveying information, making oral presentations, and preparing reports, correspondence, and other written materials. Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Directing behavioral health initiatives, including addiction and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts, through program development, implementation, and evaluation. Interpreting statutes, regulations, and policies related to behavioral health workforce programs to develop, administer and evaluate workforce initiatives. Managing behavioral health workforce initiatives, including planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to address workforce needs and improve service capacity. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
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