The primary purpose of the position is to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes necessary to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Duties

Major Duties: Program Management- This position reports to the Chief of Staff, Associate Director or designee. 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. The incumbent interprets national policies and procedures, developing and implementing local standards, defining requirements and providing advice to top management on related issues pertaining to clinic/provider profile management. Ensures that completed profiles reflect national, network and local goals, directives, and policies. Integrates advanced clinic access (ACA) principles and initiatives, outpatient scheduling directive mandates, ambulatory data capture and workload rules and regulations, coding and billing criteria, MCA requirements into clinic structures. Quality Assurance & Training- 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. Instruction is to ensure correct clinic profile mapping, scheduling procedures for all scheduling applications, overbooking, cancelations etc., are in compliance with national directives and other facility policies. Coordinates quality assurance efforts through assessments of workflow and procedures to develop means of improving service delivery to customers. Evaluates data capture outputs that includes but not limited to clinic utilization, accurate clinic parameters, program clinic naming standards, etc. to ensure facility compliance with scheduling directives and other national guidance as it relates to Clinic Profile 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. Reviews reports, records, and provides statistical analysis for accuracy in clinic profile management by accessing data, presenting alternatives, making recommendations, and assisting with developing problem resolutions. Performs other duties as assigned. 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 through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD99898-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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, 03/14/2024. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your most recent personnel action/SF50. Additionally, 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. Interchange Agreement: Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive working knowledge of applicable public laws VA regulations and national, VISN and facility directives, legal decisions and state laws dealing with care, policies, procedures, and precedents regarding scheduling, clinic profiles, ambulatory data capture, workload, billing, DSS identifiers and ACA principles. Knowledge of insurance intake processes, specialized medical billing programs and knowledge of how they interrelate to the VA health care system services and programs In depth practical knowledge of all VA scheduling packages and ambulatory data capture applications. Knowledge, experience and ability to select, interpret and apply regulatory guidelines, precedents and protocols to process clinic profile requests involving complicated decisions with multiple factors. Knowledge, experience and innovative skill to evaluate and analyze processes and procedures with multiple variables, problem-solve and apply mature judgment to make complex independent decisions with ramifications across a continuum. Knowledge and skills to communicate effectively with a wide variety of professional and non-professional individuals to facilitate a liaison between services, a smooth and efficient workflow, resolution of problems, and promote good relationships. Knowledge and skills on how to locate, extract, interpret and generate reports of various natures for various Facility services. Knowledge of various software applications and databases to develop reports and manage data. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education as described above. GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive working knowledge of applicable public laws VA regulations and national, VISN and facility directives, legal decisions and state laws dealing with care, policies, procedures, and precedents regarding scheduling, clinic profiles, ambulatory data capture, workload, billing, DSS identifiers and ACA principles. Thorough knowledge of insurance intake processes, specialized medical billing programs and knowledge of how they interrelate to the VA health care system services and programs In depth practical knowledge of all VA scheduling packages and ambulatory data capture applications, other non-related packages interfacing with the ambulatory data capture program, fileman, and other applications pertinent to outpatient clinic profile management and data collection. Knowledge, experience and ability to select, interpret and apply regulatory guidelines. Knowledge, experience and innovative skill to evaluate and analyze processes and procedures with multiple variables, problem-solve and apply mature judgment to make complex independent decisions with ramifications across a continuum. Knowledge and skills to communicate effectively with a wide variety of professional and non-professional individuals to facilitate a liaison between services, a smooth and efficient workflow, resolution of problems, and promote good relationships. Knowledge and skills on how to locate, extract, interpret and generate reports of various natures for various Facility services. Knowledge of various software applications and databases to develop reports and manage data. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailChange ManagementCustomer ServiceInformation Management 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. Works with a computer screen and keyboard. Some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending or prolonged sitting may be required. May be exposed to walking to outlying areas. 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 Ann Arbor VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US
• Name: Autumn Snyder
• Phone: 989-306-3612
• Email: [email protected]