The Program Support Assistant (Analysis) is located within The Office of Research and Development at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans' Administration Medical Center, located in Indianapolis, IN. The position provides office administration support to the organization.

Duties

This is a bargaining unit position. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available 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 a virtual position. Must be within 50 miles of the Indianapolis VA. Position Description/PD#: Program Assistant (Analysis)/PD3036TA Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Major Duties: Works with a Research faculty member (principal investigator) in managing assigned operations of a research project. Incumbent screens patients for eligibility for enrollment in a clinical trial. He/she interviews patients for interest and participation in the trial, solicits signed informed consent and provides self-administered surveys to patients enrolled. The incumbent maintains files on reasons patients are ineligible for the study, patient consent forms, census of current patients and enrollment rates in a secure and confidential environment. The incumbent performs data collection, entry, and verification. He/she maintains accurate files, databases, and documentation related to the research project. Also, updates research team on any discrepancies found in data collected. Responsible for assisting the principal investigator in assembling all necessary reports required for the research project. Works with statistical coordinating center personnel to insure study protocols are being followed and policies are being adhered to.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/05/2024. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: uses organization policy to perform administrative duties such as screening and interviewing clinical research study participants, obtaining informed consent, records management, performing data collection, uses accurate grammar, spelling, terminology, and formatting to create and update Microsoft Office and other organization programs and databases; and creates correspondence such as memorandums, process/procedure guidelines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Interpersonal Skills Research Self-Management Standards Technical Credibility 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. 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 Indianapolis ORD VISN 10 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]