Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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This position is in the Digital Health Office (DHO) Office of Health Informatics (OHI) Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI) Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) Division, Terminology team. Incumbent serves as clinical terminology SME for VHA on projects across VHA, EHRM, DoD, FEHRM and with external partners, and SME for organizational knowledge of clinical classifications, reference and authoritative terminologies, interoperable standards, information systems, requirements, and related concerns.
Learn more about this agencyOverview
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Open & closing dates
01/10/2025 to 01/17/2025
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Salary
$117,962 - $153,354 per year
Salary listed is for Rest of US and may be adjusted to include locality pay for selectee's location.
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Pay scale & grade
GS 13
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
- Location Negotiable After Selection
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Not required
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Competitive
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Promotion potential
None
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Financial disclosure
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
CBZY-12638084-25-AC
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Control number
827228600
This job is open to
- Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Clarification from the agency
STATUS: Open to all current and permanent Federal employees, Career Transition eligible candidates (CTAP, ICTAP), Military spouses, Veterans, Individuals with disabilities (Schedule A), Land and Base management, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista and reinstatement eligible candidates
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Duties
- Participates in the development of specifications and provides review and verification of national health information activities to recommend, define and prioritize appropriate clinical terminologies for implementation in VA clinical information systems to support the development of reusable, high quality clinical data and interoperable health exchange with the Department of Defense (DoD) and private partners.
- Evaluates service, program and/or organizational practice and/or policy related to utilization of clinical terminologies as they affect both business processes and technical constraints.
- Functions as an industry expert on terminology-related health record standards, principles and their application in healthcare settings via understanding of current standards and the processes by which they are developed and by forecasting standards and health record architecture needs for VHA clinicians and technical communities.
- Analyzes the impact, feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of existing and/or proposed clinical standards, candidate terminologies, regulations, programs and policies.
- Initiates revisions and/or development to ensure compliance with interoperable data standards and/or federal regulations and participates in standards development for organizations such as the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization and Health Level Seven (HL7).
- Provides leadership and innovation in assessing, planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating clinical terminologies and their relation to necessary information models, information systems, clinical processes, and emerging technologies to support patient care at the program and/or enterprise level.
- Establishes work objectives; analyzes, evaluates and sets priorities, assigns tasks, coordinates operations, monitors work progress, and initiates corrective actions as required; ensuring that the work assigned is accomplished efficiently and on schedule for programs/projects that involve significant involvement with staff and resources within VHA.
- Utilizes knowledge of project management and planning, project flowcharting, and management skill associated with structuring work to assure the goals and mission of the organization are properly met.
- Serves as a clinical terminology subject matter expert for VHA on one or more projects, programs or product lines across the Department of Veterans Affairs and with external partners.
- Serves as the primary agency terminology and related standards technical authority with respect to regulatory impact upon sensitive or rapidly evolving program; analyses performed materially affect program direction.
- Utilizes technical expertise in the programs analyzed to manage complex consulting projects independently and to articulate persuasively the Agency position on controversial issues in a variety of forums.
- Provides clinical terminology expertise to ensure the accurate analysis, documentation and fulfillment of program needs.
- Applies qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze, evaluate and implement the options for standardizing health terminologies for VHA and for monitoring the activities during the subsequent national VISN/medical center implementation phases.
- Identifies defects or weaknesses in the analytic work performed by officials responsible for the development of regulations and standards.
- Completes analyses of significant scope and complexity, and uses analytical ability to present recommendations and conclusions of analysis in a manner and form useful to management and operating personnel.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period)
Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee) and is authorized for telework up to 50%.
Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD04298A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not required
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Qualifications
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. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience performing analytical and evaluative work associated with clinical and administrative terminology activities. Experience developing, conducting, analyzing, evaluating, and advising on projects and programs related to aspects of terminology creation and implementation for healthcare delivery including health standards, health informatics architecture, clinical workflow analysis, clinical efficiencies, business requirements identification and impact, care quality, and patient safety. Experience leading and coordinating efforts related to standardization and interoperability of implementable terminology products and services such as the New Term Rapid Turnaround (NTRT) for VA standardized domains. Experience effectively managing ongoing terminology knowledge management projects and developing and shepherding new projects end-to-end, beginning with project planning/design through implementation and value assessment. Experience bridging a common understanding of clinical program goals to create and implement interoperable standardized terminology solutions. A thorough understanding of the strategic objectives for VHA and how clinical interoperable terminology standards, healthcare standards, and informatics architecture support/drive the organization to meet those objectives is required.
- Selective Placement Factors: This position includes selective placement factors (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 minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration. The selective placement factors for this position are:
- Specialized knowledge of principles and practices related to the management, maintenance and deployment of terminology content, terminology health standards, modeling, and mapping of terminology to Clinical Decision Support (CDS), and health standards as they relate to Health Information Technology (HIT) and delivery systems, and the ability to apply this knowledge to solve the unique HIT and enterprise informatics problems arising in an organizational health care delivery system.
- Specialized knowledge and experience in the use of SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, HL7 FHIR resources, etc. and clinical terminology tasks such as mapping or modeling.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Clinical Needs Incorporation
- Technical Competence
- Project Management
- Communications
- Analytical Thinking
- Health Informatics
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 primarily sedentary in nature. Travel may be required.
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/.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- Performance Appraisal
- Professional Certification
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):
- Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
- An SF-50 showing 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
- Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
- Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
- Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
- Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
- SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/17/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12638084.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USA JOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USA JOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USA JOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Agency contact information
- Address
- Digital Health Office
6100 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, OH 44131
US
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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