Communications Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration at the William S. Middleton VA in Madison, WI, seeks a Communications Specialist in Education Services to champion My HealtheVet and patient health education efforts.

You will coordinate local communications, outreach, and health content across web and print channels, guiding facility teams and stakeholders. Responsibilities include planning and evaluating local actions, training plans, and serving as a subject-matter expert connecting Veterans with clinical

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application; education recognized by U.S. Department of Education from accredited institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
• If using foreign education, submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

• Leads facility teams to support Veteran communication and health education initiatives.
• Coordinates local outreach, training, communications, and content for My HealtheVet and Secure Messaging.
• Plans, organizes, directs, evaluates, and reports on local actions and activities related to health education.
• Represents the VAMC/HCS at forums, conferences, and meetings related to My HealtheVet and patient education.
• Establishes goals, tracks progress, and reports status to medical center management.

Skills

Communications planning

Public affairs coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the William S. Middleton VA, Madison, WI, in Education Services. The Communications Specialist serves as the facility's integrated champion for both the VA's Online Personal Health Record (My HealtheVet, including Secure Messaging) and the facility's broader Patient/Veteran Health Education and Outreach programs.

Key Responsibilities

The Communications Specialist serves as facility champion for both programs, leading facility teams to support existing and future Veteran communication and health education initiatives, and coordinating local implementation, training, communications, outreach, web and print health content, and support efforts across My HealtheVet, Secure Messaging, and Veteran/patient health education.

The Communications Specialist plans, organizes, directs, evaluates, and reports on all related local actions and activities, and serves as the facility's local subject-matter expert connecting Veterans with clinical health education resources and broader state, local, and national veteran service programs.

Major duties of the position include but are not limited to: Establishes and manages communications plans that identify target audiences, appropriate messages, activities, and resources needed for effective communication and change management. Supports and guides facility VHA public affairs officers and stakeholders regarding My HealtheVet and patient/health education efforts.

Oversees the program's online presence and web content and leads innovations to keep the facility's offerings on the cutting edge. Establishes and manages training plans; designs and performs needs assessments relative to functional and training needs and project effectiveness. Represents the VAMC/HCS at forums, conferences, and meetings, and at the VISN/national level on calls and conferences related to My HealtheVet and Patient Education.

Establishes, develops, and implements local goals and strategies, identifies responsible parties, tracks progress, monitors activity status, and reports status/progress to medical center management. Analyzes functional clinical and business process changes and their impact on clinical guidelines, policies, procedures, and user behavior.

Manages multi-disciplinary teams of professional, technical, and support personnel to coordinate clinical and business functions for the program. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 07:30am - 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Communications Specialist/PD253630 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & 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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 - $97087/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov - U.S. Federal Government