Program Specialist (Federal Health Care Center)

Summary

This position is located in the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) Office within the Program Executive Director (PED) Office for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO), within the Office of the Deputy Secretary of VA (DEPSECVA), where the incumbent serves as Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) Project Manager overseeing EHR Solution Deployment, requirements development and project schedule control.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/14/2024 to 06/24/2024

This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

• Salary

$139,395 - $181,216 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 14

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Washington, DC 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-Up to 50% Per Pay Period.

• Travel Required

25% or less

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

14

• Job family (Series)

0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CARX-12444447-24-JLG

• Control number

795817900

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Federal employees

• Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Individuals with disabilities

• Military spouses

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Current Permanent Career/Career Conditional Federal Employees, Interchange Eligible, Former Federal Employees Eligible for Reinstatement, Schedule A, VEOA, 30% or Greater Disabled Veterans, Military Spouses, ICTAP and CTAP.

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Duties

• Provides project management, coordination of activities, and direction to a multi-agency team with Program Executive Office Defense Health Care Management Systems (PEO DHMS) and EHRM IO designated representatives with the implementation of the single Federal Healthcare system at the FHCC.

• Ensures integration with VA/DoD interests are accounted for throughout EHR deployment, adoption, stabilization, and optimization efforts and ensures establishment and support of the EHRM requirements.

• Integrates with communications for users and deployment communications and serves as a primary liaison between FEHRM with PEO DHMS, EHRM IO, FHCC, and other supporting entities for reporting out on integrated program management tasks and deployment implementation related timelines and activities.

• Develops the project plan that includes identification of the work to be done, the scope of the activities, and deadlines for its completion.

• Addresses complex issues for the FHCC deployment of the new EHR system.

• Provides daily direction of designated FEHRM FHCC contract work stream staff and oversight of implementation sub-working groups.

• Identifies and solves problems through such techniques as refining requirements with designated technical and functional SMEs, determining corrective action, and modifying implementation plans in coordination with key stakeholders.

• Leads, facilitates, or participates in meetings, conferences, and discussions.

• Evaluates and advises on interagency VA-DoD EHR modernization governance operations-related, structures, methods, and procedures and provides recommendations to leadership.

• Participates in cross-organizational and interagency collaboration regarding concepts of program operations and deployment functions.

• Facilitates cooperation and teamwork, supporting constructive resolution of conflicts.

• Performs other duties assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

• 4:30 p.m.

Compressed/Flexible: At management's discretion.

Telework: Up to 50% telework per pay period may be authorized at the management's discretion.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Federal Health Care Center)/PD206760

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): No Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

• Selectees may be required to serve a probationary period.

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

• Selectees are subject to background/security investigation.

• Pre-placement physical evaluation may be required.

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/24/2024.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows 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.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

AND

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: (1) Providing project management, coordination of activities, and direction to a multi-agency team. (2) Developing the project plan that includes identification of the work to be done, the scope of the activities, and deadlines for its completion. (3) Directing and facilitating the planning, acquisition, development, implementation, coordination, and monitoring and assessment of all project management facets.

AND

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administrative Law

• Planning and Evaluating

• Process Control

• Project Management

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A 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: The work is primarily sedentary. No special physical demands are required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

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.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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.