This position is located in the Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer, Deployment Assurance for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO), within the Office of the Deputy Secretary of VA (DEPSECVA), where the incumbent serves as an analyst. The incumbent performs a wide range of sensitive, complex assignments that cut across the functional responsibilities of the EHRM-IO, DCIO, and the Transition Management Pillar.

Duties

Coordinates with the Transition Management lead to plan overall work operations, set priorities, and establishes objectives. Reviews and interprets policies, program guidance and, objectives relating to assigned responsibilities and engages operational management methods, systems, and operations. Serves as the Access Control Subject matter expert (SME) on all access controls related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems by all industry standards. Formulates and recommends changes in procedures, practices, and techniques to accomplish desired results with a broad view toward obtaining maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Provides advice and guidance on policy development, planning, coordination, and a variety of other matters and projects/assignments as they relate to the programmatic responsibilities of the DCIO, Deployment Assurance Pillar. Provide, guidance, and support to the lead on program and policy development and implementation related to large and unique grant and finance programs under the jurisdiction of DCIO and Transition Management Pillar. Conducts special assignments for the lead on matters of special concern or interest to the Transition Management Pillar.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selectees may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A complete application package, i.e., Resume, Transcripts, etc., as required by the job announcement.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the Seasonal Influenza Prevention Program for VHA Health Care Personnel (HCP) is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs HCP.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/04/2024. 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-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. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to demonstrate one-year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective within the past year, it may not demonstrate that you possess one year of time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that demonstrates a one-year time-in-grade. 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. AND Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent the minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of Project Management (PMI) and Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)or Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Program Project Management (PPM) Level I, II, or III to apply project management disciplines for project life cycle. AND Experience - Experience must be IT-related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. For all positions, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of Project Management (PMI) and Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)or Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Program Project Management (PPM) Level I, II, or III to apply project management disciplines for the project life cycle. For GS-13: Do you possess one year of specialized experience to at least the GS-12 level? The Specialized Experience for this position is experience and skill in applying, software design concepts, project management principles, methods, and relationships among multiple IT disciplines sufficient to provide expert technical advice, and guidance, and identify to correct weaknesses in critical performance parameters and variances in cost, schedule, and performance goals. 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; religious; 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. Per Office of Personnel Management General Schedule Qualification Policies, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, human resources director, or official documentation such as SF-52, SF-50 documenting an official detail/assignments, or other comparable documentation). The documentation must indicate whether the employee performed the duties full-time or, if part-time, the percentage of times the employee performed the additional duties. To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited based on time spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate 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 OPM's website at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

Education

There is no substitution of education at the GS-12 and GS-13 level.

Contacts

• Address Electronic Health Record Modernization - Integration Office 811 Vermont Avenue NW 2nd Floor 00EHR Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]