Management & Program Analyst (Technology)

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Technology for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Records Modernization – Integration Office (EHRM-IO), located within the Office of the Deputy Secretary of VA (DEPSECVA), where the incumbent serves as a Management and Program Analyst (Technology). This position will be physically located in a VA owned or leased office/space and require up to 25% official travel.

Duties

• Plan, develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the clinical testing work stream components to include ongoing review of scope and schedules, requirements, and work products (e.g. testing activities, deliverables or other products from staff and contractors);
• And active, independent problem solving, including requirement refinement, corrective action, and plan modification.
• Participates in policy and planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the management decision-making process through teamwork, innovation, consultation, and coordination with other senior leaders to ensure goals are met with OEHRM.
• Uses judgment and discretion in determining intent, and in interpreting and revising existing policy and regulatory guidance for use by others within the OEHRM and VA.
• Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying professional and technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
• Analyzes, plans, documents, designs, implements, assesses, and improves the alignment of OEHRM and CMO strategy, plans, and systems with the mission, goals, structure, and processes of the VA health care system.
• Leads efforts to facilitate the agency s ability to respond to meet mission requirements through the optimal application of health information systems and services.
• Serves as a advocate within OEHRM to apply improvements.
• Consults with senior healthcare and IT managers throughout the agency in the implementation of process improvement practices.
• Exercises considerable judgment and ingenuity in advocating the benefits of implementing business-driven quality and process improvement approaches.
• Determines the applicability and effect of new or proposed legislation, Executive Orders Departmental directives and other organizational agency decision, operations, managerial programs and requirements for ERM and OEHRM strategic goals and objectives.
• Evaluates the content of new or modified legislation for projected impact on ERM an OEHRM programs and policies.
• Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
• Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
• Work Schedule: Monday
• Friday 8:00 am
• 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
• Virtual: This is a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst (Technology)/PD18194A and PD18193A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary.
• There may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items.
• No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
• The travel may be extensive at times requiring all modes of transportation anywhere in the United States and Puerto Rico.
• The work may require some periods of overtime, intense concentration, emotional and mental stability and involves activities under time sensitive conditions.
• Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted climate-controlled office space.
• The responsibilities of the position require occasional travel and subject the incumbent to various resultant environmental changes.
• Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of
• Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please 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) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Proof of Marriage Status Resume Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• 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. Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible
• Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor
• Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
• DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable,
• General, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible
• Veterans) must also submit an
• SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran
• Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on
• Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets
• 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.
• It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
• 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.