This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 2, for the VA Finger Lakes Health Care System (FLHCS) in Canandaigua, NY. The Service Chief, or Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO), is an integrated leadership position for the Health Informatics Service Line of a complexity level 3 VA Health Care Facility.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Program Management 55% Responsible for management, assessment, design, integration, modification, maintenance, and analysis of programs and processes related to the field of clinical informatics including administrative and clinical data and data management services or systems, and the electronic health record and related systems, with the goal of improving patient care, population health, reducing costs and waste, and improving the staff experience across VA. This role combines clinical, administrative, and technical knowledge that involve multiple specialized areas of a complex nature to develop, manage, maintain, and lead major clinical informatics initiatives and projects of a broad scope. Managerial & Supervisory Responsibilities 30% Supervises a staff of professional and non-professional employees to accomplish the work of the health informatics office. Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and reviews and approve or reject daily and long-range work requirements. Supervises, plans, and directs overall personnel management activities. Technical and Data Management 15% Evaluates content quality and assure access to knowledge resources, eliminating redundancy in duplicate data sources, and improving information interoperability across the organization. Applies statistical, machine learning, visualization, inferencing and other techniques to enable decision support ranging from the point of care to enterprise-wide population management with the goal of transforming practices and improving system health. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized 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. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you MUST meet the following requirements: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Program Analyst, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes managing health informatics programs e.g., Pharmacoeconomics, Population Health, Clinical Decision Support, Predictive Analytics, Advanced Data Modeling, and Modernization of Information Systems and coordinating with and managing cross-coverage for health informatics staff across the system. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementClinical InformaticsEnterprise ArchitectureHealth Informatics IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work will involve standing, sitting, and walking. 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

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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave Canandaigua, NY 14424 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]