The VISN 6 office is currently recruiting for a Program Analyst for the Veteran's Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA). Position is part of the VISN 6 Centralized Finance Service and provides information, analysis and training to enhance decision making of VISN 6 to provide efficient, cost effective healthcare. Serves all seven medical centers within VISN 6. Reports to the VISN 6 CFO and works closely with the VISN 6 Executive Leadership Team.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as the principal technical advisor to the VISN CFO regarding VERA Model, VERA Data Validation Reports and Resources, VERA Patient Classification Process, ICD-10 coding analysis, and Medical Center Allocation System (MCAS). Researches, analyzes and develops reports/data tools. Provides training and leadership to the VISN VERA Workgroup. Represents the medical centers and the VISN in planning, proposing, defending, and coordinating clinical and cost accounting management systems and procedures to achieve optimum use of resources. Develops and maintains reports composed in Microsoft SQL, Access, Excel, Reporting Services. Creates and conducts formal training on VERA, ProClarity, VISTA, Allocation Resource Center (ARC), Microsoft Office Suite and analysis techniques to all levels of the organization. Conducts special projects, as directed, involving all areas of finance and clinical aspects in VISN 6. Co-chairs the VISN 6 VERA/DSS Workgroup which includes all VISN 6 facility based VERA coordinators and DSS managers. Monitors and corrects coding practices for selected facilities and programs, based on analysis of VERA-related earnings opportunities. Analyzes management operational techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness. Pulls data from a wide variety of VA and external data resources, including decision support products such as labor mapping, productivity analyses, and relative value unit reports. Develops scorecards and/or other reports to present data in a useful format. Recommends operational solutions to VISN Executive leadership supported by data from financial and decision support systems. This position may require occasional travel to trainings and/or conferences. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm 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/PD021660 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for a highly qualified candidate. 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, 12/26/2023. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-13 Grade Level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Knowledge of VHA's Equitable Resource Allocation methodology (VERA); progressively responsible experience applying applicable theories, principles, practices and techniques of management in the health care environment including understanding of statistical, budget, personnel management, economic principles/techniques, procurements and other administrative areas involved in health care delivery; and experience analyzing and evaluating statistical data using complex analytical techniques; implements and maintains Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) strategies intended to increase tracking and funding; creates and conducts formal training on VERA, ProClarity, VISTA, ARC, Microsoft Office Suite and analysis techniques; maintains VERA SharePoint for facilities as it relates to VERA including finance, clinical and workload capture; performs in-depth, detailed analysis on all aspects related to the VERA Model and patient workload analysis; implements and-maintains VERA strategies; serves as the principal technical advisor regarding VERA Model, VERA Data Validation Reports and Resources, VERA Patient Classification Process, ICD-10 coding analysis, and Medical Center Allocation System (MCAS). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsComputer SkillsFinancial AnalysisPerformance Measurement 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 sedentary with no special physical demands required. The work may require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, sitting, or carrying mail or other documents. 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**

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 VHA VISN 6 Human Resources 3518 WESTGATE DRIVE DURHAM, NC 27707 US
• Name: Christine Kozik
• Phone: 858-642-1574
• Email: [email protected]