Summary
This position is in the VHA Digital Health Office (DHO) Office of Health Informatics (OHI) Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI) Client Portfolio Management Office (CPMO). CPMO is responsible for all analytical and administrative matters related to resolution of stakeholder-reported health informatics issues at a national level.
This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or a location to be determined
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.
Duties
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Conduct risk analysis, feasibility study, and/or trade-off analysis to develop, document, and refine functional requirements and specifications.
- Consult with customers to evaluate functional requirements.
- Coordinate with systems architects and developers, as needed, to provide oversight in the development of design solutions.
- Define project scope and objectives based on customer requirements.
- Develop and document requirements, capabilities, and constraints for design procedures and processes.
- Oversee and make recommendations regarding configuration management.
- Perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.
- Prepare use cases to justify the need for specific information technology (IT) solutions.
- Translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
- Develop and document User Experience (UX) requirements including information architecture and user interface requirements.
- Design and document quality standards.
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 0800-1630
Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD93328A
Physical Requirements: he work will involve standing, sitting, and walking. Travel to local institutions and to other facilities within the VISN as well as VA central office may be necessary on an occasional basis. Most activities will be performed at a computer terminal.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- May serve a probationary period
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
- 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.
GS-13 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:Extensive experience ensuring integration of planning initiatives in terms of phasing and monitoring implementation of health informatics projects, providing technical expertise in the field of health care informatics planning, and providing advice and assistance regarding possible need for revision of regulations and policies governing planning activities. Experience developing background and management options available to deal with complex health informatics related organizational planning and implementation issues. Experience managing system reviews, controlling and reporting on project status, and monitoring project status and adjusting work plans for project accomplishment; and analyzing management information requirements to recommend program or administrative systems including the systems specifications, data gathering and source, analytical techniques, and systems evaluation methodology.
Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): The 0671 Occupational series has an IOR that must be met:
- Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study - hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR,
- Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
- Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
- Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
- Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. OR,
- Special Provision for Inservice Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:
- Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements;
- Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and
- Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.
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Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a selective factor (skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration.
The selective factors for this position are:
SPF#1: Expertise in program management and health informatics with progressive experience and success in working on interdisciplinary teams and projects related to health IT as applied within clinical programs and services.
SPF#2: Expertise in coordination of cross-cutting activities for multiple offices or organizational units, to include tracking and managing a wide range of program management activities dealing with policy, procedures, budget guidelines, process improvement or workforce management plans.
SPF#3: Experience in interacting and engaging with a wide variety of clinical, administrative, information technology and leadership staff at multiple levels of the organization to assess informatics-related needs; collect, organize, analyze, and evaluate data about medical facility needs; and evaluate fulfillment of those needs.
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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Benefits
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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. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/20/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12544859.
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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.
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