Job opening: Program Analyst
Salary: $59 966 - 94 317 per year
Published at: Feb 14 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is the Clinic Profiler for the medical facility and satellite clinics/healthcare system (Facility). This position provides a high level of complex and highly skilled support related to provider profile management.
Duties
Duties include, but are not limited to the duties below:
This position reports to the Chief, Health Administration Service.
The Incumbent is responsible for overall program management for the clinic maintenance process for the Facility and leads the facility's efforts to integrate profile management among healthcare providers, other facility staff, and patients. The clinic/provider profiles set up the clinic structure, allowing the scheduling of patients, direct workload capture, direct insurance and co-pay billing, direct MCA costing, and track facility and provider performance against national, Veterans Integrated Network (VISN), and local measures.
Coordinator is responsible for establishing and managing communication plans that identify target audience, appropriate messages, activities, and resources needed for effective communication, and communication plans for change management, incorporating multiple channels to manage expectations and disseminate project progress.
Coordinates with informatics for development and management of data systems, assisting and creating the basis for data driven decision-making of clinic profile operations management.
Develops and implements an in-depth training program for the Facility to ensure staff are properly educated and accountable for clinical profiles, scheduling, and data management.
Retrieves & analyzes data for validation of clinic set up information to include billable status, count vs. non-count, DSS (MCA) identifiers and activation of encounter forms, standard naming conventions, accurate grids and all other parameters of the clinic profile.
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-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD99898S
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/27/2024.
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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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-9
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Using computer system for entry and retrieval of data; Locating and interpreting appropriate applicable regulations; Knowledge of medical records, medical billing programs, and medical terminology; Gathering, developing, and interpreting data from various information systems; and Reviews reports, records, and provides statistical analysis for accuracy. OR,
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed a a master's or equivalent graduate degree, successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, LL.B or J.D. if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. 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 the first year.
GS-11
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Locating and interpreting appropriate and applicable regulations dealing with care, policies, procedures, and precedents regarding scheduling, clinic profiles, ambulatory data capture, workload and billing; Knowledge of insurance intake processes and specialized medical billing programs; Reviewing data, presenting alternatives, making recommendations, and assisting with developing problem resolutions; Skill to evaluate and analyze processes and procedures with multiple variables; and Developing and implementing a training program to ensure staff are properly educated and accountable for clinical profiles, scheduling, and data management.. OR,
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. 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 a master's or equivalent graduate education.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and ManagementCommunicationsFlexibilityTechnical Competence
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: Regular and recurring work is mostly sedentary involving sitting at a desk, although the position requires the ability to move from one geographic location of the facility to another. The incumbent works with a computer screen and keyboard. Some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending or prolonged sitting may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to walking to outlying areas. The work places no special physical demands on the employee.
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address Canandaigua VA Medical Center
400 Fort Hill Ave
Canandaigua, NY 14424
US
- Name: Karl McPherson
- Phone: 518-466-6400
- Email: [email protected]