The incumbent works under the Diagnostic Imaging Service chief, and close coordination with the Program Analyst, Radiology Administrative Officer, Chief Technologists, Information Resources Management Service (lRMS) and Biomedical Engineering Section of the Engineering Service. Position may be asked to coordinate work with other services and users of digital diagnostic images throughout the Healthcare System.

Duties

- Reporting of Procedural and Data analysis, provides data analysis, program analysis, data validation, and management support functions to assist leadership in the evaluation of the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting goals and objectives established within the service. - Ensures the functionality of the Image Display, Speech Recognition, Clinical Application Processing, Reporting/Tracking, Data Management and Display Quality Assessment systems by monitoring, hardware support, software support, and application configuration for all PACS imaging associated servers/workstations and peripherals within the service. - Serves as an imaging informatics technical consultant for Diagnostic Imaging. - Incumbent plans, implements, and manages PACS-supported logical networks and protocols, to ensure the compatibility, integrity, and availability of related data. - Installs, manages, and analyzes local imaging network components and configurations within the imaging environment, utilizing administrator software and utilities. Ensures system configurations are optimized and fully functional. - The incumbent assists in troubleshooting and repairs of workstations, servers, Ethernet and direct management connections and acts as network specialist for the service. - Manages outside studies and reports, space planning, and equipment evaluation and procurement. Work Schedule: : Monday-Friday; Tour of Duty 11a-730p. This position is subject to call backs, weekends and holidays. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD04678A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/23/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 1.) Serving as an image informatics technical consultant for Diagnostic Imaging. 2.) Planning, implementing, and managing Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS)-supported logical networks and protocols, to ensure the compatibility, integrity, and availability of related data. 3.) Planning, performing, and assessing the implementation of software and system hardware upgrades associated with imaging data, imaging applications and diagnostic digital studies. 4.) Providing service chiefs and administrators' updated information, alternatives, options, and recommendations that assist in: planning/revising policies, coordinating programs and workflow, and allocation of resources, equipment, space, and budgetary needs. 5.) Evaluating performance data associated with technologists/radiologists technical errors, cost/benefit analysis and assessment of pending procurements, and best practice recommendations. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level. Note: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to the specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received that copied verbatim from the announcement will be evaluated and may be reviewed as falsifying your experience or application. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Database AdministrationDecision MakingInformation ManagementQuality Management 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: This work involves a normal amount of standing, walking, crouching and occasional carrying 10-20 pounds for a short distance and pushing an equipment cart. This position coordinates projects at the Gainesville VA, Lake City VA, Jacksonville OPC, Tallahassee OPC and The Villages OPC. The job requires visits to multiple services and units. The work requires keen and sustained attention span and stress management over long hours. There is frequent use of a computer, keyboard and display terminal. The work is performed primarily in technical and patient care settings, but which occasionally may require exposure to toxic and carcinogenic substances, infections materials, and radiation. For these reasons, protective equipment and devices are sometimes required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Paris Thomas
• Phone: 5045072261
• Email: [email protected]