Total 54 Others level Information Technology job vacancies in Alexandria, Louisiana

The Assistant Medical Center Director exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections and is directly responsible for facility operations. Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Plans, coordinates, supervises, and directs various administrative and health related services.
• Participates on a day-to-day basis in top level Executive discussions, decisions, policy making and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly of all clinical matters impacting patient care.
• Resolves complex and unusual health care administration issues by independent analysis and action, with the potential to set precedent, and lead organizational change.
• Development of plans, programs, direction, and monitoring of clinic and health plan management.
• Applies specialized principles and practices of health care management to coordinate, direct, and control programs and resources for both clinics and health plan administration.
• Performs financial management and resource decision making analysis, ensuring operational spending and resources stay in balance.
• Exercises full authority for establishing priorities for healthcare operations and allocating available resources accordingly.
• Serves as fiscal advisor to the Medical Center Director in preparing formal budget submissions for approval.
• Exercises a full range of managerial and supervisory authorities and responsibilities related to human capital management.
• Provides timely and responsive decisions to the union(s) and their members on complaints and grievances and ensures that supervisors are familiar with the negotiated agreement.
• Represents the healthcare system by establishing and maintaining community partnerships, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serves as a facilitator between clinical providers and administrators to meet the medical center's goals and objectives.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining good working relations with other medical centers in the local area and throughout the region, medical schools, accrediting agencies, volunteer worker groups, and the community at large.
• Lead facility implementation and oversight of President's/VA/VHA/VISN initiatives includes but not limited to Strategic Planning, High Reliability Organization, ICARE, Modernization, Veteran Experience, Whole Health and/or Community Care.
• Serves as an essential capacity for developing and coordinating internal measures to assure that both clinical and administrative operations are in within governing standards.

Major Duties:

This position provides oversight for a variety of software programs integral to the overall administration, equipment packages, and operations of medical service. Collects physical and data security needs for the service areas. It also is the point of contact for OI&T for information technology initiative for hardware and software needs for the service.

Controls critical applications, (i.e. Clinical Procedures (CP), Home Oxygen, Oncology/OncoTrax, and Clinical Case Registries). Reviews all software upgrades for medical service programs within VISTA. Provides training and troubleshooting for clinical and administrative staff regarding use of these programs and any upgrades.

Responsible for the coordination and training for service staff in clinical and functional areas for various information technology VISTA packages, e.g.; Consult Tracking; PCE (Patient Care Encounter and Visit Tracking); ACRP (Ambulatory Care Reporting); TIU (Text Integration Utilities); and additional VISTA programs as added.

Test, debug and maintain software applications that meet functional requirements.

Train employees, identify inconsistencies, discussions with management of capabilities of computer software feasibly toward meeting their objectives, validating new programs and options.

Work Schedule: M-F 7:30 am-4:00 pm (subject to changed based on the needs of the service)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Computer Assistant/PD07387O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Directs and coordinates accounting operations which include cash processing and voucher examination.

Responsible for the monthly submission of cash reports and proof-checks.

Responsible for the accuracy of all financial obligations to ensure compliance with established regulations.

Conducts cash verifications, draft compliance reviews, physical inventories, government credit card reviews, and provide training to institution staff on a regular basis.

Directs the formulation of budget requests, reviews monthly salary projections, monitors the fund control systems of each program manager, and prepares monthly reports detailing the financial status of each program area.

Provides training to the Associate Wardens and Program Managers on the requirements of the Budget, Obligation, and Travel Modules.

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

Primary responsibility is to provide supervision and instruction to 25-30 inmate workers who are assigned the duties of cooks, butchers, bakers, dining and dish workers, vegetable preparation workers, and pot and pan washers.

Provides continual training to the inmate workers in order to update their knowledge in all phases of production, presentation, and sanitation of food items. Oversees the receiving, storing, and issue of all food and non-food items.

Responsible for security operations such as key control, yeast control, knife and blade control, inmate accountability and conducts routine contraband searches throughout the work area.

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

The Director of OITP shall assist the Assistant Commissioner in leading and managing the operations in OITP as well as develop technical analyses and well-documented tactical implementation approaches and initiatives that will ensure the accomplishment of the USPTO's priorities, goals and objectives. The incumbent will also:

• Oversee the provision of information technology resources, infrastructure, and capabilities for the examining corps, patent support organizations, and external stakeholders; examples of resources, infrastructure, and capabilities include cloud migrations, artificial intelligence (AI), electronic filing and management of patent applications, and publications of Patent documents.
• Support the development, delivery, and administration of automation training including step-by-step transition guides to ensure successful adoption and implementation of new methodologies.
• Provide support of automation products and services to the Patents business unit.
• Promote and carry out initiatives and practices in support of the strategic plan and goals of the USPTO.
• Aide in the development of policies and procedures that affect immediate organizations in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining IT solutions.
• Develop and implement best practices and processes with respect to Intellectual Property.
• Identify recurring challenges, analyzing trends and establishing measures addressing these challenges, trends and needs consistent with the policies of the Office. Provide a reporting and evaluation system to determine the operating effectiveness, including staffing analysis.
• Participate in the formulation and ensure implementation of quality assurance and quality standards for training new examiners to use appropriate information technology resources.
• Create avenues for user involvement to determine needs and to transform these needs into requirements, and to gain agreement on their priority.
• Provide oversight for transmission of requirements to the Office of the Chief Information Officer and actively assist in the project management, development, and deployment of the resulting tools.
• Ensure support and coordination for automation-related projects resulting from international projects and agreements.

• The Office of Patent Automation (OPA)
• The Office of Patent Information Resources (OPIR)
• The Office of Scientific and Technical Information Resources (STIC)
• The Office of Governance and Program Support (GPS)

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy. Fully remote within 50 miles of the USPTO Alexandria, VA headquarters and the duty station is the authorized telework location.


The individual selected for this position will…

• Formulate and oversee short- and long-term plans to shape the overall customer communication strategy with the primary focus of enhancing the agency's website presence.
• Manage all Patent related content for all internal/external websites. Conduct reviews to ensure quality standards, content and functionality is maintained.
• Research best practices and trends within the digital communication field to stay abreast of evolving techniques and technologies.
• Analyze and provide metrics, reports on performance and impact on the agency's efforts and effectiveness of online campaigns and web initiatives.

In this position, you will:

• Execute all aspects of the Agency's annual marketing and sales activities, including brand management, product promotion, advertising, digital marketing, social media, and customer relationship management.
• Implement the planning and execution of a multi-year strategy to increase awareness among the Public and Federal Agencies of the Agency's value proposition, authorities, products, services, and capabilities.
• Evaluate and optimize sales and marketing programs by establishing best practices; build collaborative relationships with individuals, teams, and partners outside of OPD to accomplish the Agency's goals.
• Support Agency-wide planning and implement strategies, tactics, and activities, in coordination with NTIS Offices, to meet or exceed the Agency's annual revenue targets.
• Develop marketing product plans, including strategies and tactical plans targeted toward growing the Agency's customer base and enhancing revenue.
• Implement an Agency-level lead generation and customer acquisition strategy to generate sufficient annual revenue to support the Agency's operations and activities.
• Develops and implements a multi-year customer relationship management strategy that identifies and targets key stakeholders, including past, current, and potential customers.

In this position, you will:

• Serves as a Project Manager, with overall responsibility for managing technical, specialized projects, i.e., IT and data for short- and long-range planning, scoping, development, and direction of important inter-agency and inter-governmental large multi-year projects.
• Obtain and maintain Level 2 Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) program certification with IT Core-Plus Specialization.
• Lead Integrated Project Teams (IPT) of matrixed NTIS staff as needed for supporting project development and coordination.
• Work with clients and team members to develop and implement a project management plan in accordance with NTIS policies.
• Develops and maintains project planning artifacts related to planning, project scheduling, cost estimates, performance tracking, and reporting.
• Create cost and baseline schedules, update forecasts, perform monthly analysis, and manage scope change controls.

In this position, you will serve as the Deputy Associate Director of Program Development and Chief Product Officer. Additionally, this position:

• Leads the Agency's entire product lifecycle, from ideation and development to launch and post-launch optimization.
• Develops and articulates a clear and compelling product vision and strategy that aligns with the Agency's overall goals and market opportunities.
• Conducts market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for product innovation and improvement.
• Responsible for strategic marketing, product pricing, product promotion, customer experience, and business development.
• Leads a team of experts consisting of marketing, business development, communications, and customer experience specialists.
• Supports the Associate Director's efforts to identify, attract, recruit, and develop a multi-disciplinary Office of Program Development team that focuses on and delivers millions in annual revenue needed to fund NTIS's operations and services.
• Serve as the Associate Director when the position is unavailable, or when the position becomes vacant.

In this position, you will serve as the Deputy Associate Director for the Office of Program Management. Additionally, this position:

• Lead a team of experts consisting of project managers, product managers, analysts, and support staff.
• Responsible for the management and execution of multiple projects and programs.
• Supports the Associate Director's efforts to identify, attract, recruit, and develop a multi-disciplinary Office of Program Management team that focuses on project execution and customer satisfaction.
• Coaches, mentors, trains, and develops a highly technical staff to consistently deliver superior project management service.
• Serves as a Project Manager, with overall responsibility for managing technical, specialized projects, i.e., IT and data for short- and long-range planning, scoping, development, and direction of important inter-agency and inter-governmental large multi-year projects.
• Obtain and maintain Level 3 Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) program certification with IT Core-Plus Specialization.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of projects to ensure that established milestones are accomplished on time, within prescribed funding parameters, and in accordance with client business objectives.
• Plans, directs, and provides management strategy regarding the planning and implementation of assigned projects.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex projects in meeting goals and objectives and develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of a project.
• Serve as the Acting Associate Director when the AD is unavailable, or when the position becomes vacant.

Independently conducts group guidance sessions of a varying nature. This counseling deals with institutional adjustment, U.S. Parole commission, release planning, and interpersonal communications, individual counseling sessions varying in methods and intensity relevant to the individual's problems. They may focus on helping the individual offender understand and live within the complex family circumstances and assist him in developing new adjustment techniques. The Case Manager helps the offender view problems objectively and to deal with them realistically. Routinely deals with community resources to secure information and develop release plans. Prepare special progress reports for such consideration as parole, transfer, restoration of forfeited good time, and makes appropriate recommendations. Corresponds with attorneys, judges, probation and parole officers and other professionals regarding the inmate's case.

Prepares diagnostic studies, responsible for collecting, interpreting and evaluating factual information reflecting developmental and circumstantial factors for the assigned caseload of inmates. Acts in a liaison capacity with other units and institutional employees on matters concerning inmate behavior. Serves as the primary liaison with the U.S. Parole Commission in reporting the inmate's program progress, readiness or lack of readiness for release, and resources in the community relevant to the desirability of his release. Actively develops program planning by presenting cases to the Unit Team and coordinating case management services with other correctional disciplines.

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

Functions as a Warehouse Worker Foreman, responsible for work on a rotational basis, that includes the warehouse, commissary and clothing issue/laundry operations at a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ facility.

Supervises inmate workers who are responsible for receiving, storing, shipment, and issue of a wide variety of supplies, materials, equipment and commodities required in the operation of the facility, as well as, the issuance of inmate clothing and laundering of items for inmates and institutional operations such as Health Services or Food Service.

Responsible for the inventory control of materials for the institution which consists of receipt, cataloging, stocking, and issuing of all incoming materials from outside sources.

Maintains adequate shipping and receiving documents and inventory documentation, using both manual procedures and automated data processing systems, so as to maintain a system of perpetual inventory accountability for all items that pass through or remain under incumbent’s control.

Responsible for the maintenance of inventory documentation, using both manual and automated systems to maintain a system of perpetual inventory accountability.

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.

• Traces and locates defects and determines the nature and extent of repairs to heavy mobile equipment and vehicles.
• Repairs include overhauling, rebuilding, and major repair of systems such as diesel, gasoline, diesel electric, diesel hydraulic, and other types of internal combustion engines.
• Repairs to electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic auxiliary systems, components, and controls.
• Uses specialized testing equipment, hand tools and power equipment such as motor testers, analyzers, pressure gauges, air and hydraulic jacks and press, welding equipment, micrometers and grinding machines.
• Traces and locates defects and determines the nature and extent of repairs to flood control structures and stationary industrial equipment and machinery.
• Recognizes abnormal operating characteristics of the equipment and makes necessary adjustments to correct mechanical problems.

• Traces and locates defects and determines the nature and extent of repairs to heavy mobile equipment and vehicles.
• Repairs include overhauling, rebuilding, and major repair of systems such as diesel, gasoline, diesel electric, diesel hydraulic, and other types of internal combustion engines.
• Repairs to electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic auxiliary systems, components, and controls.
• Uses specialized testing equipment, hand tools and power equipment such as motor testers, analyzers, pressure gauges, air and hydraulic jacks and press, welding equipment, micrometers and grinding machines.
• Traces and locates defects and determines the nature and extent of repairs to flood control structures and stationary industrial equipment and machinery.
• Recognizes abnormal operating characteristics of the equipment and makes necessary adjustments to correct mechanical problems.

• Function as a working leader of 3 or more employees while performing non-supervisory duties of the same types as those being led.
• Explain what tasks are to be done by assigned employees and how they are to be accomplished if necessary.
• Determine equipment, materials, labor, etc. necessary to complete the required work.
• Lead or personally carries out the more complex repair tasks in maintenance activities which require application of journeyman skills, including the WG-11 skill level and below, in a wide variety of trades and crafts
• Determine modification and/or machine requirements for major repair and/or overhaul or maintenance of pumping station and flood control structure.
• Perform welder duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded welding processes.
• Install, maintain, and repair electric wiring systems, related switches, distribution panels, and outlet boxes as well as a wide variety of electrical fixtures, tools, and appliances.
• Perform various other tasks in connection with the maintenance, repair, or replacement of equipment, wooden and masonry structures which include but are not limited to earth work, carpentry, painting, concrete finishing skills.
• Review and assign maintenance work orders, documents completed work including labor and materials and returns to supervisor.