Program Analyst (Informatics)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Hines (IL)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) seeks a non-supervisory Program Analyst (Health Informatics) at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL.

You will improve health care quality and efficiency by integrating clinical and information processes and guiding adoption of new technologies across the VA health system. You will lead creation of analytics, reports, and decision-support tools using SQL/SSRS, ML, and visualization to enhance patient care and interoperability, while coordinating

Qualifications

No educational substitution for GS-12 grade level.
Experience applying health informatics concepts to improve care processes.
Ability to analyze data, design reports, and support EHR-related workflows.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Program Analyst (Health Informatics) at VA medical centers to improve care quality and efficiency.
Guide evolution of clinical software and provide staff training on new programs.
Develop software enhancements and collaborate with IT teams to optimize HIT solutions.
Create and interpret process diagrams, ensure clinical input in VA architecture, and test systems.
Apply statistics, ML, visualization, and reporting to support decision making and interoperability.

Skills

Health informatics

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Clinical software

Tools

SQL

SSRS

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This is a non-supervisory position, located at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital at Hines, IL. 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.

Key Responsibilities

Duties: 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.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates. Guides the evolution of clinical software and processes by ensuring clinical software are available for staff use in addition to training on these programs.

Contributes to the development of software enhancements, guides process improvement activities, and partners with colleagues working on information technology (IT) for the better provision of patient care by clinical and business staff.

Cultivates a healthy working relationship between the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) and Health Informatics, allowing for routine dialog to enable the sustainment and optimization of our health IT solutions and workflows, for the benefit of all staff and Veterans. Evaluates content quality and assures access to knowledge resources, eliminating redundancy in duplicate data sources, and improving information interoperability across the organization.

Applies statistical (quantitative information derived mathematically), machine learning (use of artificial intelligence to derive knowledge from data to predict outcomes), visualization (representation of data via a chart or other image), inferencing (a way to understand cause-and-effect relationships) and other techniques to enable decision support.

Utilizes or develops reports and information tools using a variety of methods and tools such as Structured Query language (SQL), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) from the VISN and the VA Corporate Data Warehouse. Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the electronic health record (EHR) to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them.

Serves as a subject matter expert in the visual depiction of process flow diagrams, assisting end-users with correct interpretation of symbols and diagrams that reflect their work activities. Ensures clinical input in the development and management of VHA business architecture. Participates in actions to evaluate, test, and report on errors found when working with systems and applications.

Applies a true end-to-end process to evaluate workflows, identify issues, develop solutions based on best practice guidelines, and resolves and communicates changes to maintain and optimize processes that deliver Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions. Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates.

Performs activities that support the management and delivery of educational experiences using information solutions and technology in all areas of healthcare. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. PD #: 99399S

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitute for the GS-12 grade level

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 $100059 - $130080/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-27.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.