This position is located at the Dayton VAMC. The incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the Knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties described in the target position description, PD#99399-S, Program Analyst (Informatics), GS-0343-12. The incumbent will perform the duties outlined in the target grade position description but will operate under close supervision and will not be expected to demonstrate the same level.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates. Coordination of computer programs, programming, coordinating EHR programs for staff use, development of project plans, convening stakeholder groups to prompt requirements, conducting environmental scans for viable solutions to business need, deploying solutions, and performing assessments to ensure the informatics products and services are meeting stakeholder needs. Contributes to the development of software enhancements, guides process improvement activities, and partners with colleagues working on information technology (IT) for the better provision of patient care by clinical and business staff. Provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts. Coordinates among multiple services to provide clinical workflows, partnering on the planning and deployment of medical devices in clinical areas, helping to train staff, troubleshooting issues, preparing instructions, and ensuring that patient care technology is effectively and efficiently integrated into the clinical workflow to assure staff proficiency and adoption. Evaluates content quality and assure access to knowledge resources, eliminating redundancy in duplicate data sources, and improving information interoperability across the organization. Develops reports and information tools using a variety of methods and tools such as Structured Query language (SQL), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) from the VISN and the VA corporate data warehouse. Serves as a subject matter expert in the visual depiction of process flow diagrams, assisting end-users with correct interpretation of symbols and diagrams that reflect their work activities. Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates. Provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts; includes communication among all stakeholders through each level of the organization, to facilitate and support change. Develops educational handouts, administers computer-based learning modules and other training vehicles, and provides formal and informal in-services to facility staff on the various software packages utilized at their facility. Instruct practitioners on the changes and application of new policies and directives, and to provide leadership in one or more local or national informatics committees/teams. Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the electronic health record (EHR) to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them. Identifies and documents end-user requirements, requests funding for clinical software solutions. Conducts market research and evaluates candidate products; develops and executes implementation plan and evaluates implementation results. Adapts clinical software and emerging technologies to optimize the delivery of care through effective education and communication, innovations in process management, and high quality customer service achieved by working in close partnership with clinical and administrative services. 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: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Eligible 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 (Informatics)/PD13061A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved 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, 10/30/2023. 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, for a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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: Program Analyst, GS-11Specialized 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: Applying, a wide range of practices, theories, and emerging information in health care delivery, Informatics and applications; comprehensive knowledge in use of clinical software packages; knowledge of VHA operations, national databases. Knowledge of the clinical environment, including practices, procedures, policies, strengths and weaknesses in order to effectively use data to track and manage patient care. Knowledge of the data life cycle including data design, collection and management in order to input, retrieve, analyze, summarize and present information effectively. 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 to the work of the position. (Transcripts must be submitted) 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 full years of progressively higher level graduate education is creditable towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. (Transcripts must be submitted). Program Analyst, GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: A comprehensive knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of advanced practices, theories , and emerging information in health care delivery, Health Informatics and applications: knowledge in the use of clinical software packages; experienced knowledge of VHA operations, national databases. Thorough in-depth knowledge of the clinical environment, including practices, procedures, policies, strengths and weaknesses in order to effectively use data to track and manage patient care. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Database Administration Administration and Management Project Management Communication 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 Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 US
• Name: Glenn Busch
• Phone: (937) 268-6511 X1368
• Email: [email protected]