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1. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-11 position.A. I possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service, assisting in the development of educational/informational public health programs and communications for use by the general public; recommending communications techniques in order to reach target audiences; researching and consolidating social science research and other technical or scientific information into public education materials; and preparing a variety of reports, slides, websites, exhibits, or other communications pieces intended for the general public.
2. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-12 position.A. I possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, developing risk communications related to public health issues intended for use by the general public; coordinating multidisciplinary groups (to include scientists, researchers, and professional health-related organizations) for the purpose of building consensus or agreement on health-related issues; and evaluating the effectiveness or accuracy of existing communication strategies for public health/safety initiatives and issues.
3. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-13 position.A. I possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, planning and managing risk communication strategies for public health/safety initiatives; facilitating and/or coordinating multidisciplinary groups (to include scientists, researchers, and professional health-related organizations) for the purpose of building consensus or agreement on health-related issues; evaluating the effectiveness or accuracy of existing communication strategies for public health/safety initiatives; and developing program goals, objectives, and associated resource needs for public health programs.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Darken the oval corresponding to that statement in Section 25 of the Qualifications and Availability Form C. Please select only one letter for each item.A- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
4. Translate scientific or technical information into plain-language documents for lay users or patients
5. Review health communication documents to ensure they are in a style, format, and language understandable by the target audience
6. Prepare press releases or facts sheets to alert the public to urgent public health matters or specific medical device problems
7. Develop teaching aids on public health issues for use by health or school educators
8. Write papers for presentation at professional meetings and conferences
9. Lead teams in developing communications describing risks and benefits of medical devices and radiological products used by consumers or health care professionals.
10. Apply principles of risk communication to developing public health communications.
11. Determines user/patient educational needs in order to develop educational project proposals to address these needs
12. Design communications strategies to address public health issues
13. Integrate public health data from a variety of sources (e.g. literature searches, databases, studies, interviews, etc.) into a comprehensive report or written product
14. Conduct quantitative or qualitative research to gather data about communication needs or outcomes.
15. Analyze the causes of medical device and radiological product problems to determine which problems require priority public communication efforts
16. Identify gaps or conflicts in public knowledge about medical devices or radiological products which lead to unsafe or ineffective use
17. Collaborate with scientific, medical, and/or legal experts to resolve issues related to medical device or radiological product problems which are unprecedented or involve multiple disciplines
18. Negotiate agreements between competing parties to ensure final outlining the benefits and risks of a particular medical device or radiological product are acceptable to all parties
19. Develop partnerships with groups with similar goals (e.g. government agencies, industry groups, health/education/consumer groups, etc.) to form networks for disseminating public health information
20. Facilitate the development of informational and educational materials on radiation-emitting products or medical devices between communications staff and subject matter experts
21. Develops goals and objectives for public health programs
22. Develop timelines to ensure key deliverables are met on deadline
23. Identify resources needed (e.g. personnel, funding, equipment, etc.) to complete a program
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