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Program Analyst Informatics Detail

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Apply Print Share Save

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Summary This is a Detail NTE Temporary Promotion 120 Days. Selectee to this position may be selected for permanent placement without further competition. This Program Analyst Informatics position is located at Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Prescott Arizona. The purpose is to improve the quality efficiency and effectiveness of health care integrating clinical and information processes to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the VHA.

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Summary This is a Detail NTE Temporary Promotion 120 Days. Selectee to this position may be selected for permanent placement without further competition. This Program Analyst Informatics position is located at Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Prescott Arizona. The purpose is to improve the quality efficiency and effectiveness of health care integrating clinical and information processes to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the VHA.

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Overview Help Accepting applications This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

Location 1 vacancy in the following location Prescott AZ 1 vacancy No matching locations found.

Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed No

Salary 61722 - 116362 per year

Pay scale & grade GS 9 - 12 Promotion potential 12

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Work schedule Full-time

Travel Required Not required

Appointment type Permanent

Occupations and job series 0343 Management And Program Analysis

Supervisory status No

Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union No

Drug test No

Security clearance Other

Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive NS Low Risk

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Background check type Credentialing Suitability Fitness

Financial disclosure required No

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Announcement number CBSX-13099800-27-AS

Control number 890140300

This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency Open to current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees only. 1st consideration will be given to current permanent Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center employees 2nd consideration will be given to current permanent Veterans Health Administration VHA employees then all remaining current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees will be considered.

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Duties Help The selectee will work on site at Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott AZ 86313. Virtual telework remote is not authorized. Per diem travel is not authorized.

DETAIL DURATION NTE 120 Days Anticipated start date November 02 2026. Detail may be extended upon concurrence. A temporary promotion may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. The person detailed to this position may be selected for permanent placement without further competition.

30 Day Hiring Model The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a streamlined 30-Day Hiring Model designed to accelerate hiring while maintaining the highest standards of merit-based selection. This improved process reduces traditional hiring timelines by integrating early coordination faster assessments and efficient pre-employment actions. Applicants can expect a more transparent predictable and efficient hiring journey from announcement to entry on duty.

What Applicants Can Expect Expedited Candidate Review Once the announcement closes Human Resources will quickly review applications issue certificates of eligible candidates the day after the announcement closes and refer applicants for hiring manager consideration.

Quick Interviews & References HR may arrange interviews and will request references within 3-5 days after being referred to the hiring manager.

Streamlined Pre-Employment Requirements Following a tentative offer applicants should be prepared to complete required steps such as fingerprinting and background check credentialing and medical examination within 3 days of the offer.

Clear and Timely Communication Applicants will receive clear communication at key milestones including referral tentative offer and onboarding instructions.

After meeting pre-employment requirements candidates will receive a final job offer and start date. Onboarding tasks may continue after starting with HR ensuring timely completion for a smooth transition into VA service. If selected applicants should be prepared to come onboard within 30 days of the announcement closing. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Typical duties include but are not limited to Performing coordination of computer programs programming EHR programs development of project plans conducts environmental scans for viable solutions to business need deploys solutions and performs assessments to ensure the informatics products and services are meeting stakeholder needs.

Contributing to the development of software enhancements guides process improvement activities and partners with colleagues working on information technology IT.

Providing communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment sustainment and optimization efforts.

Coordinating among multiple services to provide clinical workflows.

Enhancing EHR usability interoperability and ability to interface with other information-based systems.

Adapting clinical software and emerging technologies to optimize the delivery of care through effective education and communication in close partnership with clinical and administrative services.

Applying statistical machine learning visualization inferencing and other techniques to enable decision support.

Participating in actions to evaluate test and report on errors found when working with systems and applications.

Supporting the thorough analysis of a workflow to consider opportunities for the potential improvement or optimization of the behavior of people systems information and tools.

Applying 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 HIT solutions.

Partnering with stakeholders on the planning and deployment of medical devices in clinical areas.

Utilizing innovative practice patterns and specializations to continuously develop the informatics role and associated competencies aligning it with the strategic needs of the organization.

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 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Virtual This is not a virtual position.

Position Description PD Program Analyst Informatics Detail PD99398S

Relocation Recruitment Incentives Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive CSI Not Approved Permanent Change of Station PCS Not Authorized

Requirements Help 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 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable forms of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements httpswww.uscis.govi-9-centralform-i-9-acceptable-documents. Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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 Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/30/2026.

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 the GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. For the GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 level you must meet one of the following

Specialized Experience You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-7 in the Federal Service that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics. Qualifying specialized experience includes knowledge of automation and software systems and options that affect clinical practice performs data analysis to include collecting evaluating and synthesizing data assisting in process improvement projects provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment sustainment and optimize efforts and preparing reports and graphical presentations of data.

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Education Successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a related field of the position to be filled. Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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Combination Equivalent combination of successfully completed education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. Only education in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. NOTE If using education combined with specialized experience a copy of your transcript is required.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level you must meet one of the following

Specialized Experience You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-9 in the Federal Service that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics. Qualifying specialized experience includes communicating among stakeholders to facilitate and support organizational change applying a wide range of established practices theories and emerging information in relation to health care delivery informatics and applications independently completes analytical projects related to process improvement experience with data life cycle to include data design collection and management to input retrieve analyze summarize and present information and knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure.

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Education Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. if related that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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Combination Equivalent combination of successfully completed education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. Only education in excess of a masters or equivalent graduate education may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11 level. NOTE If using education combined with specialized experience a copy of your transcript is required.

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level you must meet one of the following

Specialized Experience You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-11 in the Federal Service that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics. Qualifying specialized experience includes independently performing a full range of data analysis to include collecting evaluating and synthesizing of data applies an end-to-end process to evaluate workflows identify issues and develop solutions based on best practice guidelines experienced knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure analytical techniques and clinical applications development techniques acquainted with technologies that are likely to benefit healthcare delivery processes to troubleshoot functionality issues and develop solutions and ensures the success of multidisciplinary teams to lead and manage informatics-related projects.

NOTE One (1) 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 and Work Environment The work is usually sedentary but it requires periods of walking standing bending or climbing and employees may carry light items such as books instruments laptops and other similar materials. The work is conducted in office conference room and clinical hospital patient care settings. Typically the work is hazard-free not requiring any special equipment or clothing. The employee is in on-call status as needed and works flexible hours to meet the needs of the facility end user.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing Negotiating Integrity Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Education

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.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at httpswww.opm.govpolicy-data-oversightclassification-qualificationsgeneral-schedule-qualification-standards.

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 httpope.ed.govaccreditation. 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 httpssites.ed.govinternationalrecognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Additional information Receiving Service Credit for 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.

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 applicants 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 HRAOSP at The Fair Chance Act. Expand Hide additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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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