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Job opening: Program Analyst

Salary: $64 251 - 101 055 per year
Published at: Aug 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This Program Analyst position is in Associate Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services at the VA Providence Healthcare Systems, located at the Providence location. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week.

Duties

The Program Analyst position provides support as needed and coordinates with other programs within the Associate Director for Nursing and Patient Care Services service line. The primary purpose of the position is to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes necessary to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies. Duties of the position are but are not limited to: Uses qualitative and quantitative statistical data analysis techniques to analyze data and make recommendations to management. Reviews findings and works to develop long term plans for management including strategic planning initiatives. Compiles, analyzes, and tracks data related to a vast array of clinical and administrative operations as they correlate with service line measures including nurse sensitive indicators. Provides data support as needed for individual needs, committees, performance improvement work, facility performance measures, and patient safety projects. Extracts and analyzes data that supports improvement work in order to support the Associate Director for Nursing and Patient Care Services and the Executive Leadership Team. Works in collaboration with key stakeholders to coach, mentor and as needed provide teambuilding support to staff of various organizational levels in relation to performance improvement, clinical, and administrative activities. Coordinates and works with stakeholders in other departments and areas of the hospital. Participates in facility level committees and compiles meeting minutes as assigned. Provides leadership and expertise on the policies pertinent to the Associate Director for Nursing and Patient Care Service Line policies, providing education and mentoring as needed to Service Line Leaders and their Administrative Officers. Maintains the service line policies and tracks all assigned policies through the review and implementation processes in conjunction with the service clinical resource nurses. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: The work schedule will be determined on the needs of the Medical Center. VA Providence Healthcare Systems in an acute care facility operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While most tours of duty are scheduled during the day, the possibility of working evenings, nights and weekends does exist. Shift changes will be considered on the patient and facility needs. Compressed/Flexible: May beAvailable Telework: 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 Analyst/PD036900 and PD036890 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required This position is in the Competitive Service. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. This position is a LIUNA Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.

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: GS-09 (Developmental Level) 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: Analyzes data against the current guidelines and makes recommendations for changes; Assess productivity and present analysis; Recommends resolution for complex issues to management; and, Improves productivity, effectiveness and efficiency of program operations. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related (transcripts required). 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. GS-11 (Full Performance Level) 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: Formulates and maintains a budget encompassing orders of supplies, equipment, and contract services; Creates Medical Center Memo's, committee agenda and minutes, directives and standard operating procedures; Adapts analytical techniques and evaluates criteria in measuring program effectiveness and productivity; Applies a wide range of practices, theories and information in health care delivery informatics, and applications; Uses a variety of automated and software systems that affect clinical practice. 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(transcripts required). 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 . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationData ManagementOrganizational Awareness 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 usually sedentary, but it requires periods of walking, standing, bending or climbing, and employees may carry light items such as books, instruments, laptops and other similar materials. 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 VA Providence Healthcare System 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 US
  • Name: Jennie McGaffigan
  • Phone: 781-824-0877
  • Email: [email protected]

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