The position is organizationally aligned under the Associate Chief of Staff-Analytics and Clinical Improvement. Position serves as Program Analyst for the DAAS at the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC and its community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).

Duties

Duties Include: Communicate effectively both orally (educating, motivating, persuading, etc.) and in writing (policies, studies, reports, etc.), with individuals of diverse backgrounds. Apply analytical techniques to analyze and resolve complex problems. Experience with developing reports with Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) in addition make modifications to the reports. Familiarization and experience with Power Apps, Power BI and Pyramid Analytics for data visualization, dashboards, or reports. Proficiency with the MS Excel calculations, graphing tools, pivot tables, macro and analyzing data. Work on projects that are continuous process improvement, gap analysis, eliminating waste with pressing deadlines but are critical to your success outcome. Develop presentations for leadership based on the analysis of reports from a variety of information systems and ensuring the accuracy of the information delivered. Utilize analytical, innovative, and creative thinking skills to proactively come up with your own solutions and understand the importance of problem-solving skills. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency. 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/PD039220 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. 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, 02/21/2024. 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-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. 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: Respond to inquiries concerning data, data management, data analysis and related systems or software. Adapt analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to analyze and resolve complex problems. Communicate effectively both orally (educating, motivating, persuading, etc.) and in writing (policies, studies, reports, etc.), with individuals of diverse backgrounds. Use of MS SQL Server, Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), VistA, Power BI, Pyramid Analytics, CPRS, Vista, and VSSC software applications. Experience with developing reports with Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) in addition make modifications to the reports. Familiarization and experience with Power BI for data visualization, dashboards, or reports. Proficiency with the MS Excel calculations, graphing tools, pivot tables, macro and analyzing data. Develop presentations for leadership based on the analysis of reports from a variety of information systems and ensuring the accuracy of the information delivered. Design and produce analytical reports to a wide variety of constituents, including executive leadership, managers, and line administrative and clinical staff. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Creative ThinkingProblem SolvingProject ManagementTechnical Problem Solving 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 US
• Name: Kaitlyn Schmidt
• Phone: 319-333-6474
• Email: [email protected]