The Technical Career Field (TCF) is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.

Duties

The TCF career fields represent those technical fields where VA-specific knowledge and experience is desirable for success in the field. Individuals selected follow a formal training plan for two years during which they are trained, coached, and supervised by a preceptor. Preceptors are selected annually, through an extensive application process, for their technical expertise, their commitment to training and the suitability of their facility as a training location. *Selectees will be required to sign Mobility, Training, and Continued Service Agreements. This is a developmental position leading to a GS-11, performing assignments intended to broaden skills and provide practical experience leading to progressively more complex assignments performed under progressively less supervision. 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. Duties include but are not limited to: Develops reports for review by Service Chiefs and/or their designee. Ensures cost and encounter data is correctly aligned within the MCA organizational structure, which includes performing detail analyses of workload trends, over a large time period for larger internal program areas. Provides management officials with procedural and regulatory guidance concerning recording of costs and workload. Analyzes the existing workload capture system to determine the best source data for the MCA program. Analyzes payroll costing of all facility staff at the Medical Center to ensure accuracy of data through cost center and budget object code review. Continually monitors, identifies, and resolves costing/FTEE issues with appropriate staff and works to implement processes at the service level that will prevent similar errors from occurring in the future. Serves as business analyst; gathering, examining, analyzing and evaluating information related to activities requiring action by the Chief Financial Officer, other Service Chiefs, first line supervisors, and clinical administrative staff. Responsible for extracting, producing, and maintaining various monthly management/briefing reports that meet the operational needs of the Medical Center. Presents information via written memorandums and/or presentations to facility leadership and VISN MCA coordinator. Assesses ways to improve this monthly process and work with other MCA staff to implement changes where necessary. Coordinates work with other MCA staff to insure accurate and timely documentation and submission of data to prevent problems in the MCA functions. Performs monthly audits that involve researching source systems and documents to verify the accuracy of MCA. Reviews any validation efforts with services in the medical center and other MCA staff to show them the impact that their data can have on the medical center. Performs monthly maintenance duties and audits on MCA to ensure currency and accuracy of data. Assists with the Event Capture program at the VA Medical Center. Builds and prepares reports using Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, and Power Point. Downloads files from the Internet, VISTA MCA, and Austin Automation Center and imports them into MS Access databases for review, processing and reporting. Acts as a liaison between the VISN MCA team and support services within the medical centers which play a major role in the implementation and continuance of MCA. Serves on various committee, task forces, and project teams dealing with Medical Center issues related to information available through and generated by the MCA Program. Interfaces with service line supervisors and administrative personnel in order to keep current on any changes in VA Medical Center functions that may affect the MCA program. Collaborates with VISN MCA Coordinator to keep current on any changes in National or VISN guidance which may impact MCA, workload, and cost information systems. Work schedule: Monday through Friday-- 8:00 a.m. CST - 4:30 p.m. CST Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not 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. Position Description Title/PD#: Program Analyst -TCF Intern/PD09491A and PD09490A

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/03/2024. 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 the GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. For the GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05.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. 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 education and/or experience as described below: GS-05 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Computer Skills - Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Cost Accounting - Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and methods of cost accounting, including the use of historical cost, market value, or present value to measure cost; methods for assigning cost to accounting periods; and cost allocation, cost accrual, depreciation, and unit cost. 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 presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Such experience may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. Experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provided evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level leading to a bachelor's degree. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of successfully completed education and general experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. Only successfully completed post-high school education may be used to qualify applicants at the GS-05 level. NOTE: A copy of your transcript is required. GS-07: You may qualify based on education and/or experience as described below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-05) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Strong analytical skills. Knowledge of statistical techniques, medical center operations. Analytical skills for potential programmatic changes that could significantly enhance patient care, patient safety, overall efficiencies and/or cost effectiveness. Analyzes existing automated and manual systems to determine the type of financial and clinical information available. OR, Education: Successful completion of 1 full year of graduate level education. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. NOTE: Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and meet one of the following: Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision. A grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. A grade point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. For a list of recognized honor societies please visit http://www.achsnatl.org/quick_link.asp. NOTE: Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Less than the full amount of experience as described above, and less than the full amount of education as described above. But, a combination of experience and education above the high school level as described above. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS. Note: To combine education and experience, first determine how much of the qualifying experience and education you have, as a percentage of what is required for each. Add the percentages together, and if the total is 100% or more, then the combined education and experience is qualifying for the position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComputer SkillsCost Accounting 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/. Physical Requirements: The work is usually sedentary, but it requires periods of walking, standing, bending or climbing, and employees may carry light items such as books, instruments, laptops and other similar materials.

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 VHA VISN 15 Human Resources One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Second Floor Kansas City, MO 64106-2149 US
• Name: Dawn Reidy
• Phone: 816-701-3226
• Email: [email protected]