Program Analyst (Informatics)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Incumbent serves as a Program Analyst (Health Informatics) located at VA medical centers within the Veterans Health Administration. The role focuses on integrating clinical and information processes to adopt new technologies across the VHA for better quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of care.

Qualifications emphasize specialized federal experience in data analysis, workflow evaluation, and informatics project leadership.

Qualifications

• Independent data analysis across healthcare workflows and information systems.
• Evaluate end-to-end processes to identify issues and develop evidence-based solutions.
• Experience with national database architecture and clinical applications development techniques.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary informatics projects.
• Full-time work schedule (35–40 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Independently perform data analysis across workflows.
• Apply end-to-end process evaluation to identify issues and improvements.
• Lead informatics-related projects with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Data analysis

Workflow evaluation

Informatics

Tools

Database architecture

Clinical apps development

Job description

The incumbent serves as a Program Analyst (Health Informatics) located at the medical centers, in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The primary purpose of the position is to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes necessary to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the VHA.

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:

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience:

You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics. Qualifying specialized experience includes independently performing a full range of data analysis, to include collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing of data; applies an end-to-end process to evaluate workflows, identify issues, and develop solutions based on best practice guidelines; experienced knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure, analytical techniques, and clinical applications development techniques; acquainted with technologies that are likely to benefit healthcare delivery processes to troubleshoot functionality issues and develop solutions; and ensures the success of multidisciplinary teams to lead and manage informatics-related projects.

NOTE: One (1) 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 and Work Environment:

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. The work is conducted in office, conference room, and clinical/hospital patient care settings. Typically, the work is hazard-free, not requiring any special equipment or clothing. The employee is in on-call status as needed and works flexible hours to meet the needs of the facility end user.

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