This position is located within Behavioral Health Services (BH) at the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System (VAEKHCS) and supports the Leavenworth and Topeka, Kansas campuses. The employee will support a large, complex and active clinical service comprised of several sections spread across the two main campuses, nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics and two Individual Disability Evaluation System (IDES) sites in Eastern Kansas.

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 may not be limited to the following: Participate in data collection, validation, interpretation, analysis and reporting of appointment management, performance measures, patient data capture, electronic workload capture and health care data capture. Extract data and apply analytical techniques to develop recommendations for process improvement. Maintain statistics for quality assurance reports. Collect data concerning program activities, make computations as required and report as needed. Develop new ways to resolve major administrative problems or plans the most significant administrative management aspects of professional or scientific programs. Plan, organize and implement projects to increase efficiency and effectiveness of clinical operations. Maintain budget information, status of funds and other resources. Prepare and maintain all submission and administrative documents related to human subject's review associated with the quality improvement, program evaluation and research functions. Provide analysis on various aspects of health care programs which bring health professionals in contact with clients/patients. Plan, organize and direct a team of program staff to implement projects, research and quality improvement efforts. Provide clear and concise training and guidance to all staff. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm However, some evenings and weekends may be required. 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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position and that is typically in or related to the work of this position? To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes: experience in data aggregation, data mining, statistical and data analysis; experience with randomized sampling techniques, data aggregation methods, and the application of sound statistical analysis and interpretation of a wide variety of data within large and small databases; skill in utilizing data streams and file systems; experience using and applying applications for microcomputer systems for office and clinical environments; experience in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, and database, graphics; experience in designing and managing projects using standard applications software; and be skilled in word processing to compose written reports, correspondence and other presentations. (NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates, AND hours worked per week.) OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) Successfully completed one of the following: (a) Master's or equivalent graduate degree; (b) two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or (c) an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position. NOTE TO APPLICANTS: Your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the transcript, 18 semester hours will be considered as one full academic year of graduate study. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) Equivalent combination of related graduate level education and specialized experience as described above. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Data ManagementManages and Organizes InformationProject ManagementResearchTeam Building 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 is mostly sedentary; however, there will be some walking, bending, lifting and carrying of light loads such as files and journals requiring some minimal 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

IMPORTANT: 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 Eastern Kansas Health Care System 2200 SW Gage Blvd Topeka, KS 66622 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]