Program Analyst (Informatics)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Program Analyst (Health Informatics) position is located at the Dayton VA Medical Center within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The primary purpose is to enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes essential for the successful adoption and use of new technologies throughout the VHA.

This is a temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) one year appointment.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09; examples include initiating, developing, and executing complex projects; using data to assess clinical or business processes; developing clinical decision-support systems; performing statistical analyses.
• Education substitution: Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree; 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education; LL.M. if related (transcripts required).
• Combination of experience and education may qualify at higher grades.
• Utilization of clinical software packages and data life cycle knowledge is relevant for higher grades.
• Preferred: 3+ years supporting EHR implementation and adoption (Oracle Health/Cerner/MHS Genesis).

Job description

The Program Analyst (Health Informatics) position is located at the Dayton VA Medical Center within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The primary purpose of this role is to enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes essential for the successful adoption and use of new technologies throughout the VHA.

This is a temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) one year appointment. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

GS-11

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: initiating, developing, and executing complex projects; using data to assess clinical or business processes; developing clinical decision-support systems; performing statistical analyses and interpreting data; improving efficiency and effectiveness of processes; consulting, advising, and educating all levels of employees.

OR,

• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree, 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related (Transcripts required).
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.

GS-12

• Specialized Experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Utilizing clinical software packages and applying a wide range of advance practices, theories and emerging information in health care delivery, health informatics and applications, providing expert and professional health informatics consulting services and training programs, using data to track and manage patient care, applying data life cycle to include data design, collection, and management in order to input, retrieve, analyze, summarize and present information.
• Education: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Preferred Experience

3+ years supporting the implementation and adoption of an electronic health record (Oracle Health/Cerner/MHS Genesis Preferred) to include workflow adoption, troubleshooting and issue resolution, project management, and education.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12.

Physical Requirements

The work is usually sedentary, but may require extended periods of walking, standing, bending, or climbing, and employees may carry items such as books, instruments, laptops, and EHRM equipment that weighs up to 20 pounds.