Supervisory Program Analyst

Summary

The position of Supervisory Program Analyst, is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Finance's, Payment Operations, Largo, FL. Through the VHA Chief Financial Officer (CFO), VHA's Office of Finance serves in a mission critical role as the principal financial advisor to the Under Secretary for Health (USH).

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

08/27/2024 to 09/03/2024

• Salary

$59,966 - $107,590 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 9 - 11

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Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Washington, DC

• Largo, FL

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

11

• Job family (Series)

• 0343 Management And Program Analysis

• Supervisory status

Yes

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

• Suitability/Fitness

• Financial disclosure

No

• Bargaining unit status

No

• Announcement number

CBZY-12516569-24-VEL

• Control number

806620700

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This job is open to

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

1st AOC: Current VA Station 134 Employees; 2nd AOC: Agency Employees Applicants must live within 50 miles of selected location (Largo, FL or Washington, DC).

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Duties

• Serves as a VHA Office of Finance representative in the field and is responsible for claims processing and program support for multiple programs under the cognizance of the Director.

• Conducts studies based on workload, utilization, costs, work methods and procedures, organizational and functional alignment and program goals established by leadership.

• Interacts with program leadership, internal and external stakeholders.

• Coordinates the preparation and submission of recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, management briefings, summaries, and a wide range of non-recurring reports.

• Conducts interviews and makes personnel selections as vacancies become available.

• Initiates disciplinary actions and performance awards.

• Determine the scope of issues, determine the research methodology to gather facts, and then provide guidance and training to staff members.

• Meets with team to review and discuss challenge resolution; audits completed staff workload; performs inquiry resolution to ensure adherence of federal healthcare regulations, statutes, and VA policies.

• Ensures accurate processing of healthcare claims and accurate invoices for payment.

• Continually evaluates internal processes and identifies deficiencies, recommending system resolutions and improvements.

• Manage and raise awareness of resource distribution issues, making recommendations to program leadership about the distribution or redistribution of resources.

• Completes data abstraction and provides analysis of data/information as part of program reviews.

• When applicable, serves as a member of special workgroups and committees.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level (GS-11) 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; 8:00am

• 4:30pm

Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period).

Remote: This is not a Remote position.

Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space (other than the facility that is hiring the employee) and is authorized for telework up to 50%.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst/PD46281A and PD46280A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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

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

• You may be required to serve a probationary period

• Subject to background/security investigation

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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/03/2024.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.

For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

GS-9 Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience for GS-9 would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Continually evaluates internal processes and identifies deficiencies, recommending system resolutions and improvements.

• Completes data abstraction and provides analysis of data/information as part of program reviews.

• Ensures accurate processing of healthcare claims and accurate invoices for payment.

OR,

• GS-9: Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related? Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

OR;

• GS-9: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess combinations of successfully completed a master's education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Supervisory Program Analyst position, which may be used to meet the experience requirements for GS-9 position.

GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-9 for the GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience for GS-11 would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Determine the scope of issues, determine the research methodology to gather facts, and then provide guidance and training to staff members.

• Routinely meets with team to review and discuss challenge resolution; audits completed staff workload; performs inquiry resolution to ensure adherence of federal healthcare regulations, statutes, and VA policies.

• Continually evaluates internal processes and identifies deficiencies, recommending system resolutions and improvements.

• Completes data abstraction and provides analysis of data/information as part of program reviews.

• Ensures accurate processing of healthcare claims and accurate invoices for payment.

OR,

• GS-11: Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a PhD. or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

OR,

• GS-11: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience directly related to the work of the Supervisory Program Analyst position, and education beyond a PhD. or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M..

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

• Administration and Management

• Analysis and Problem Solving

• Analytical Reasoning

• Organizational Performance Analysis

• Strategic Thinking

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: Mainly sedentary, that of a normal office environment.

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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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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.