The position will oversee and carry out work for various projects on the utilization, costs, tracking and outcomes of the implementation of the Whole Health System. This position will report locally to the Clinical Director of the Whole Health Program at each facility but will work collaboratively with national evaluation team at the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER) and the Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation.

Duties

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. Major Duties listed but not limited to: Responsible for recruiting patients, utilizing various information technology (IT) formats and computer applications, coordinating project logistics, data collection and management, performing local trend analysis and other related studies, establishing and maintaining project databases, conducting research interviews, communicating with project personnel, assisting with manuscript preparation and presentations, and helping with various other tasks that emerge during the course of research. Participate as a member of the Whole Health research team. Coordinate and provide reports and analysis to support for the many facets of quantitative and qualitative health services research. The position will be expected to participate in a research team as well as function independently. Performs data collection activities. This includes (a) recruiting subjects, (b) preparing and disseminating research materials including consent forms, assessment instruments, and other data collection forms, (c) obtaining informed consent, (d) storing and managing collected data such as utilization, cost and outcomes, (e) conducting interviews by telephone and in-person and (f) securely transmitting data to transcription services (f) extracting data from the medical record system. Extracts Data, Conducts data processing and analysis. This includes (a) setting up and maintaining research/statistical analysis software, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access databases, (b) programs database for data entry of research questionnaires, booklets, data, and creates codebook for these Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm (work hours may be further discussed during interview) Telework: Ad Hoc (Situational) This type of telework occurs on an occasional, non-routine basis-for example, inclement weather, or, telework that occurs to complete short-term special assignments or to accommodate special circumstances even though the telework arrangement may occur continuously for a limited and specific period of time.VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Assistant/PD23363A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit Position: Yes, covered AFGE

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/17/2023. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: utilizing Microsoft Applications to prepare budget reports, statistics, memorandums, and additional correspondence; communicating effectively with patients and team members; maintaining projects from start to finish; collecting data for analysis to formulate recommendations.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsComputer SkillsProject ManagementResearch 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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VA Nebraska-Western Iowa HCS - Omaha 4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE 68105 US
• Name: Alyssa Gauthier
• Phone: 208-246-9747
• Email: [email protected]