The incumbent will serve as a Program Analyst in the Office of the Associate Director as a Healthcare Data Analyst. This position provides data and program analysis to support executive leadership with overall facility planning requirements for the Fayetteville North Carolina VA Coastal Health System (FVACHCS), Fayetteville, North Carolina. The incumbent is responsible for performing data and program analysis, data validation and program management support functions.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Provide analysis of the healthcare delivery system's capacity and demand for the medical center and community-based outpatient clinics. Responsible for assisting executive leadership and the Facility Healthcare Planner with data analysis activities, such as collecting and interpreting data and analyzing and reporting results. Use data analysis tools to extract data to identify patterns and trends. Analyze results to design and present in ways to help executive leadership make informed decisions about healthcare operations. Incumbent also leads teams of administrative and clinical staff in joint projects on an as needed basis. Ensures the continuing development of data and program analysis and reports through self-designed complex programs for program planning, policy development and cost and quality assessment. Manages and merges and analyzes VA and collaborative databases; identifies the most appropriate analytical techniques and data sources; implements statistical and data reduction techniques; presents results using most appropriate methods for presentation and publication; and creates secondary and tertiary databases for use in studies. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Telework: Ad-hoc as determined by the supervisor Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD083660 and PD083930 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, 08/25/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and skill in applying hospital administrative principles, standards policies, practices and regulations. Working knowledge of medical terminology and clinical usage. Providing operational support to facility staff. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree, successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, LL.B or J.D. if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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 the first year and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following: 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: Experience with data analysis, skilled in preparing reports, experience with MS Office and VISTA. Skilled in independently applying hospital standards and policies. Experience supervising others, organizing work and setting priorities. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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. The degree must be in a field that will equip the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position being filled. 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 two years of graduate level education may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-11. The education and experience must be directly related to the work of the position to be filled. . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalytical ReasoningAnalytical ThinkingCustomer ServiceOrganizational Performance AnalysisProject 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: The work is primarily sedentary. The incumbent may carry light items such as papers or books. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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 Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US
• Name: Anisha Trice
• Phone: (804)675-5000 X8942
• Email: [email protected]