Total 537 Information Technology job vacancies in USA CA - San Diego Bldg A&B

• You will conduct on-site and remote information systems operations as part of a team of government and contractor personnel, and perform analysis, design, development, testing, installation and configuration.
• You will ensure appropriate information assurance security posture by applying critical operating system and platform firmware and driver updates and patches to the images according to Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs).
• You will develop documentation for tracking of end of life/support and acquisition life cycle activities for network appliances, application, messaging and database systems.
• You will monitor and optimize server and network system performance and security using integrated and third-party system utilities and tools.
• You will identify Cyber security objectives and requirements and incorporate into acquisition and integration plans and document all project phases.
• You will perform configurations, testing, and deployment on Cisco networking devices.
• You will engage with potential vendors to discuss, develop and document technical solutions for information systems including datacenter security stacks and LAN/WAN infrastructures.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Create a variety of specialized reports to assist with QMS operational activities including budget cost containment, resource and expenditure management, strategic planning, and work simplification.
• Complete the Annual Call for budget, oversight of various fund control points, managing and tracking various fund control points and reconciling purchases on a recurring basis throughout the fiscal year.
• Work with the Financial Resources Management Service to review for accuracy and validity of the QMS budget and fund control management.
• Coordinate data collection and analysis; utilize Process Improvement principles to determine organizational performance especially as it relates to facilitate the ongoing monitoring and/or sustainment of improved performance measures.
• Participate in planning for major projects involving Process Improvement and collaborates in the development and documentation of long and short-range planning goals and objectives.
• Plan, develop, direct and coordinate the organization of data/processes to ensure thorough and timely review of MCMs, VHA Directives and VHA Handbooks to ensure VASDHS compliance with all requirements.
• Prepare/present both written and oral reports with consideration of the wide range of factors and requirements affecting the facility.
• Provide clear and concise analysis of program issues and trends, including justifications, narratives and visuals (charts and/or graphs).
• Maintain all TJC, CARF and other accreditation materials, all office files including sensitive records and all computer files including templates.
• Develop analytic tools as necessary to assess current performance and determine areas targeted for improved process improvement activities.
• Lead a team in proactively identifying any failure points or barriers and guides the team to identify and implement solutions.
• Initiate interdisciplinary teams as indicated for problem solving and serve as a positive catalyst in group settings.
• Review, analyze and evaluate accomplishment of overall systems by reviewing reports, available data, studies, projects, information provided by support personnel, contractors, and/or other external agencies.
• Develop and maintain databases and statistics related to the VADHS Performance Improvement Program, Continuous Readiness Program for regulatory compliance/accreditation and the External Peer Review Program (EPRP).
• Provide direct program and management assistance to all programs under QMS including but not limited to the Protected Peer Review Program, Patient Safety Program, Risk Management Program, External Peer Review Program, Administrative Investigation Boards/Fact Findings, and the Continuous Readiness and Regulatory Compliance Program for the medical center and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
• Work with senior leadership as a change agent in assuring, directing, and performing the steps necessary to create business cases based on objective data within the frame of Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma.

• Operates a computer workstation to receive and convert customer data (text and graphics) into formats suitable for production runs on an electronic duplicating system.
• Sets up and operates large, high-speed copiers/duplicators consisting of electronic control centers and on-line automatically controlled staplers and sorters to reproduce multiple copies of forms, manuals, textbooks, and other types of materials.
• Scans and inserts hardcopy or previously stored images into customer documents according to customer specifications using network-based image capture and retrieval systems.
• Operates bindery machines such as guillotine cutters, paper drills, shrink-wrap machines, and other types of binding equipment.
• Utilizes network software to capture and/or merge data/information originated with a wide variety of word processing, graphics, and desktop publishing software packages.
• Provides on-the-job guidance and/or written procedures to lower-graded operators.
• Maintains records of work completed, ensures production units are recorded for billing, and notifies supervisor/lead of job completion.

IT STAFF

• Provide administrative support to a credentialing and privileging office.
• Coordinate credentialing meetings which include preparing agendas, notifying attendees, and providing documents for committee action.
• Assist in identifying the resources necessary for accomplishing the mission and function of the credentials and privileging program.
• Provide informed decisions to ensure qualified health care professionals are providing appropriate care in appropriate settings.
• Review reports from credentialing software, such as VetPro, detecting problem areas requiring further investigation.
• Inform manager on audit results and identified problems that may affect a provider's privilege status. Refer current issues, trends, problem areas as well as recommended program revisions to Credentials and Privileging functions through the Manager/ Analyst.
• Research material, such as regulations and standards, to identify appropriate action necessary to correct the problem.
• Provide ongoing review of regulatory requirements, Joint Commision Standards, changing laws and legal precedents to review current hospital regulations for making necessary changes within compliance.
• Provide guidance and instruction to hospital staff in completing the required documentation of establishing privileges for licensed independent providers.
• Assure data entry is complete and accurate to meet hospital policy and regulation, and The Joint Commission standards.
• Ensure accurate provider data is entered into and maintained in the computer program, such as VetPro. Conduct final appointment into the VetPro database, after thoroughly researching, analyzing and validating all data, information, documents and signature authorities.
• Assure application folder and database account, VetPro or other internal databases and spreadsheets, meet technical requirements.
• Monitor providers' data relative to state licensure, Drug Enforcement Organization (DEA) license, National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), Continuous Query (CQ) enrollment and renewals, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), documentation of professional education, specialty medical training, certifications, adverse licensure, or privileging actions, initial and renewal of privileges which may affect the status of privileges granted for medical practice.
• Ensure suspense are met in the time sensitive actions for privileges modification, biennial renewals, temporary limitations or suspensions, and any other time-limited privileging action.

Works under the general direction of the Recreation Supervisor and/or Assistant Supervisor of Recreation. The requirements of the position include knowledge of the goals, principles, methods, and techniques of the broad field of recreation.

Supervises the operation of the recreation and leisure time program. Solicits suggestions from the inmate population, plans and creates recreational activities based upon research, purchases the equipment and supplies needed for such programs, draws up necessary tournament rosters, etc., and assures that appropriate recreational activities take place in a timely fashion.

Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing special recreation programs, i.e., yoga, varsity softball, aerobics, etc.

Assist the Recreation Supervisor and the other recreation/sports specialists in planning, organizing, advising on and administering recreation activities and programs which promote the physical, creative and social development for the inmate population.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

• Delivers classroom instruction about Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Systems Redesign or other improvement methodologies tools and techniques to all levels of the organization.
• Expert analyst who has mastered methods to improve program effectiveness or complex management processes and systems and possesses knowledge of agency program goals and relationships with other programs within the agency.
• Defines a project scope and goals through a collaborative process with subject matter experts and leadership at the facility, service line or program, or unit level.
• Directs the team towards sustainable solutions that are mistake proof. Mistake proofing is designing processes that cannot be performed in error and thus improve the product experience for *8. Directs the team towards sustainable solutions that are mistake proof. Mistake proofing is designing processes that cannot be performed in error and thus improve the product experience for customers.
• Assist in the development of long-range program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones, and/or evaluate the effectiveness of programs conducted throughout VACH.
• Responsible for leading or coaching the team through development of control strategies, to ensure project solutions are sustained after the project lifecycle.
• The System Redesign Specialist must be aware of the organization's mission, vision, and values and critical success factors.
• Develops and refines information for comprehensive reports, addressing such elements as cost analysis, work measurements, trend analysis, efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and tangible benefits.
• The position is responsible for delivering Performance Improvement techniques to a broad array of program and services throughout the Medical Center, including Lean, Six Sigma, Coaching, Project Management, and Training.
• Incorporates recommendations for the resolution of problems identified in studies such as eliminating, adding, changing, or rearranging specific procedures, products or services or making other changes to more efficiently and effectively utilize resources.
• Knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and guidelines designed by healthcare improvement organization to collect, analyze, and present data for performance improvement studies and projects
• Develops benchmarks and assigns a schedule or priority level to a potential project based on the needs of the organization and direct consultation with executive leadership.
• Develop collaborative relationships and funding mechanisms within the VHA with customers, stakeholders, and other members of the System Redesign Community of Practice - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) offices, VA Central Office (VACO) programs.
• Ability to recognize different functions and motivations of various employees and groups in the healthcare delivery system and to communicate with each in order to gather information, present recommendations, and coordinate services.
• Communicates regularly with executive leadership, service chiefs, managers, and supervisors, medical center staff, patients, and their families, VISN and VACO leadership and staff, consultants, representatives of regulatory organizations, academic affiliates, and industry leaders and representatives and members of the general public.

The primary responsibility of the incumbent will be to support the Assistant Director and other members of senior leadership including the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Associate Directors, (Deputy)/Chiefs of Staff, (Deputy)/Associate Directors for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executives in the day-to-day operations of the Assistant Director's responsibilities of the health care system and any related Network activities.

Duties may include but are not limited to:
-Makes recommendations and proposals based on research, analysis, and observation to modify or change policies and processes as well as initiate suggestions for new policies designed to enhance the efficiency of STHCS operations, programs, and activities.
-Design survey instruments, provide appropriate analysis, and make recommendations on appropriate action and survey the course of studies.
-Fact-finding, researching material, validating data, and presenting the material in the best possible manner to assure complete and accurate information is communicated.
-Coordinates with services throughout the healthcare system to develop operational goals and recommend organizational efficiencies.
-Works as a liaison between contracting and the service chiefs as needed, preparing statement or work, bids, and other required contracting documents as needed.
-Responds to inquiries, request, and complaints directed to the Assistant Director in a professional manner.
-Assists in the preparation of announced and unannounced site inspection by credentialing and accreditation organizations, such as Joint Commission (JC), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), College of American Pathologies (CAP), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), VA SOARS visits and VISN IRIS surveys.
-Acts as a primary point of contact with critical persons at the national and VISN levels, independently handling major program issues related to the Assistant Directors office.
-Responsible for education of staff at all levels on different programs concepts, initiatives, and directives in relation to the Assistant Directors services and other VACO initiatives as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD671-00799-O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Implements and enforces all Defense Health Agency cyber security policies and procedures, as defined by its security Assessment and Authorization (A and A) documentation.
• Creates and updates all Cyber Security related documentation, including but not limited to, local area network (LAN) and wireless local area network (WLAN) policies and procedures as needed.
• Initiates protective or corrective measures when a cyber security incident or vulnerability is discovered according to the system’s Incident Response Plan.
• Ensures that Department of Defense (DoD) information system recovery processes are monitored, and that cyber security features and procedures are properly restored.
• Monitors LAN/WLAN performance utilization using wireless and wired network monitoring utilities to ensure optimum performance of Information Technology (IT) resources.
• Directs or performs configuration or reconfiguration changes of LAN/WLANs based on Information Assurance (IA) requirements or changes, current and future network requirements or command changes of mission requirements.
• Analyzes and resolves enterprise LAN/WLAN systems hardware/software failures at locations world-wide.

• You will serve as the Shore Tactical Assured Command and Control (STACC) APM in support of the PMW 790 Tactical Shore and Expeditionary Integration program office within PEO C4I.
• You will lead a geographically-dispersed team to manage scope, cost, schedule, and performance of more than $70M per year for the design, deployment, and fleet support for Shore Tactical Assured Command and Control (STACC).
• You will demonstrate experience with requirements definition and prioritization working with external and internal stakeholders.
• You will be responsible for spend plan development, and Procurement (Hardware and Software) planning, execution, and management.
• You will apply risk management tools and techniques to manage cost, schedule and performance for assigned program(s), evaluate performance outcomes and make recommendations for improvement.
• You will effectively lead, integrate and coordinate disparate functional groups and develop a cohesive team capable of successfully handling complex problems encountered, and continually monitor program execution.
• You will ensure compliance with Department of Defense and Department of Navy directives, PEO policy and other relevant guidance and coordinate preparation of program acquisition/integration documentation.
• You will effectively communicate program information across the PEO and other relevant organizations to facilitate leveraging opportunities.
• You will lead coordination across industry and Department of Defense activities, Program Management Offices, to ensure program acquisition strategy meet user capability requirements and are executable with acceptable risk.
• This position requires a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain up to Top Secret/SCI.

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• You will serve as a Technical Specialist with SM Certification in Microbiology, providing expert authoritative advice and consultation for more markedly difficult, complex, unique and/or emerging Microbiology tests requiring special technical knowledge.
• You will advise all organizational levels on various aspects of specialized testing, including appropriateness that takes into consideration clinical context.
• Advise on alternate testing to overcome ambiguities in the clinical diagnosis.
• Analyze emerging trends and technology and adopt appropriate methods and testing.
• Apply policies, precedents, regulatory, licensing and accrediting agency requirements to establish, monitor and maintain the specialized testing.
• Demonstrate a superior level of technical proficiency and problem-solving ability in all disciplines of Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Serology, and Molecular Biology.)
• Expertise in advanced and specialized serological and molecular testing used in the diagnosis of infectious diseases;
• Skill in manual, automated, and molecular methods used for microorganism identification;
• Skill in antimicrobial susceptibility testing, resistance mechanisms, breakpoints, and interpretation of results using CLSI documents;
• Investigation and confirmation of unusual or emergent resistance patterns of microorganisms;
• Use of specialized fluorescent microscopy procedures to aid in the identification of fungi and the detection of mycobacteria;
• Identification of fungi based on morphological characteristics;
• Identification of mycobacteria using molecular and biochemical methods;
• Requirement and use of quality control and quality assurance measures to verify accuracy of results;
• Supervision, management, and/or teaching of Clinical Laboratory Scientists students, clinical pathology residents, Infectious diseases fellows;
• Collaborating with Infectious Diseases staff, Pharmacy staff, and medical staff in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

• The incumbent serves as Data Solutions Platform Manager, a Data Lead responsible for establishing program objectives, make recommendations, plan milestone dates, and track processes and costs throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Responsible for programmatic leadership on execution of contract requirement packages, adhering to acquisition governance practices.
• Responsible for developing and conducting management reviews, decision and information briefings related to acquisition policy, planning and assessment.
• Responsible for delivering capabilities based upon relevant acquisition strategic goals using DevSecOps principles.
• Oversees Data Solution processes and data flow analysis activities to evaluate effectiveness of data systems and delivery tools to improve utilization and mission accomplishment.
• Incumbent oversees contractor support and deliverables ensuring they meet contract requirements. Performs review of contract performance and deliverables, effectively communicating issues and/or needs to leadership.
• Effectively manages change in priorities and mission sets in a highly dynamic environment.

• You will apply knowledge of mobile applications such as Maximo Anywhere, Microsoft Office Suite, and other enterprise software solutions.
• You will plan, schedule, and execute projects and studies aimed at evaluating and recommend improvements, effectiveness and efficiencies of the assigned functions and processes.
• You will use data processing software (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or similar software) to create reports.
• You will identify program trends through data analysis and direct the implementation of corrective action plans.
• You will plan, direct, control, and administer assigned programs elements and resources in connection with the assigned areas.

• Develop policy and procedure
• Analyze data and information
• Lead groups to meet organizational goals
• Present findings to individuals and groups
• Develop budgets and strategic goals
• Manage organizational assets to meet strategic goals and performance measures
• Supervise personnel - Review and provide strategies to reduce backlog
• Oversee and monitor existing workflow issues
• Research and prepare comprehensive reports
• Perform demand/capacity analysis, templates, and scheduling

Evaluates and assesses the functionality, capability, and trustworthiness of AI models in compliance with EO 14110. Designs and implements structured and scientifically sound evaluations of AI systems. Evaluates models' existing safeguards in order to evaluate the effectiveness of those safeguards. Carries out red-team operations on AI systems using real world adversarial tactics and techniques to identify failures, vulnerabilities, and potential misuses. Refines and develops new red-teaming and safety-and-security evaluation software, products, workflows, and tools. Continuously adapts and improves techniques of red-teaming and evaluation, including to improve their efficiency and scalability. Collaborates with team members and across teams to develop innovative solutions to AI safety problems. Communicates complex AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Informs the development of technical guidelines and best practices for AI safety.