This position is in Business Planning Office at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. The primary responsibility of the Management Analyst - VERA Coordinator is to possess in depth knowledge of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) and Medical Center Allocation System (MCAS) systems and how station level inputs impact the outcomes from these systems.

Duties

The Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation program and the Medical Center Allocation System are the primary means of funding allocation to VA Medical Centers. The incumbent is responsible for leading the hospital's efforts to ensure it accurately captures workload and ensures optimum credit for the work performed. These activities have a direct impact on the hospital budget allocation each year and are critical to the long-term success of the facility. Duties include but are not limited to: Serve as the SME for the VERA Program and primary advisor to the AD for matters involving unique patient counts, workload capture, and VERA cost elements. Represent the Hospital on the VISN VERA Committee Brief Hospital executives and managers on a routine basis as well as matrixed reporting to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) VERA lead on program results, actions and outcomes. Brief Hospital executives and managers on a routine basis as well as matrixed reporting to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) VERA lead on program results, actions and outcomes. Responsible for identifying additional staff for education on VERA to ensure the facility retains a properly trained, effective and collaborative VERA Committee Analyze management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness. Provides position management advice and recommendations including providing advice on the distribution of workload among position and organizations, and the skill mix or categories of employees needed to maximize VERA reimbursement and workload capture. The incumbent will serve in a developmental capacity at the GS-11 level. Key functions will be similar to those described at the full performance level of the target position. However, during the developmental assignment, full performance range and level of selected functions will not be completely delegated to the employee until proper orientation and training have been completed and the incumbent has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to accomplish the work at the full performance level. 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: 8:00am to 4:30pm 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/PD#: Management Analyst - VERA Coordinator/PD221750 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/07/2024. 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-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. 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-11 Level Specialized Experience: You must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in Federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. - OR- Education: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate, education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. (if related) - OR - Combination: An equivalent combination of education and experience is qualifying at this grade level GS-12 Level Specialized Experience: You must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in Federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience would include communication and interpersonal relations, the ability to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers, maintenance of confidentiality and patient/employee information, knowledge of the medical center performance improvement program, ability to work and function in the medical center in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Analysis and Problem SolvingAnalytical ThinkingData ManagementInternal ControlsPartneringTeaching Others 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: The work is sedentary, with no special physical demands required. The work requires some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, sitting, or carrying mail or other documents. 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 William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53705 US
• Name: Emily Couch
• Phone: 447-792-0907
• Email: [email protected]