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Position Title
Program Managemt Officer
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBZY-12102497-23-SS Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, August 25, 2023 to Thursday, August 31, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND, 
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
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Preferences
1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Program Management Officer, GS-0340-15 position with VHA Officer of Integrated Veteran Care. Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.

Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have at least 52 weeks one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. Failure to provide the required information on your resume to accurately assess your experience may result in being deemed unqualified for this position. Information on building federal resumes can be found at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/.
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1. GS-15 Time-in-Grade Restriction - 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. (If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks, this restriction does not apply to you.) The grade must have been held in the Federal service but may have been in any occupation.

To be eligible for the GS-15, have you held a GS-14 or higher for at least one (1) year?

Current Federal Employees Critical Note: Please provide your most recent SF-50 and your latest Within Grade Increase or Promotion SF-50 as well. The most recent SF-50 allows us to verify your current status, appointment, agency and/or duty station to confirm your Eligibility to Apply; The latest WIGI or Promotion SF-50 allows us to verify Time in Grade (TIG). Without these, we are unable to verify these requirements and you could be deemed unqualified for not meeting Area of Consideration, Time In Grade or not providing the proper documentation for us to do so.
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2. GS-15 Specialized Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Program Management Officer, GS-0340-15 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled? To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the grade GS-14 level in Federal service to qualify at the grade GS-15. Examples of specialized experience include:
  • Display knowledge in qualitative and quantitative management techniques used for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative and technical programs under VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC).
  • Analyze and evaluate broad and complex problems and make recommendations for solutions utilizing extensive knowledge of health care principles, theories and practices, and analytical methods
  • Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to provide advice and guidance to officials at various levels regarding health care administration and congressionally mandated demonstration issues and initiatives.
  • Develop new or modified work methods, processes, and procedures that impact administrative support functions or program operations.
  • Possess knowledge of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Freedom of Information Act, public laws, VA regulations, and other pertinent regulatory guidelines pertaining to lawful disclosure of VHA IVC data and records.
PLEASE NOTE: Federal positions documented on resume must include series, grade, and step. All positions must include starting and ending dates of employment (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary information. Duties you performed must be listed under each individual job title to match your experiences with the positions held.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Develops benchmarking reports, monitor early warnings and high-risk indicators and review relevant information to derive context; summarize findings and recommendations. (limit characters)
4. Connects, analyzes, and interprets the data collected from a wide variety of sources; operates as a management resource to organizational senior leadership in the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of department programs, goals, and objectives. (limit characters)
5. Provides leadership and vision and acts as the change agent to promote improvements in data integrity and the strategic use of data analysis and modeling techniques to measure and improve medical economics, health outcomes and community care operations and processes. (limit characters)
6. Integrates information about community care's relative performance over time to identify areas of risks and opportunities. (limit characters)
7. Uses database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data. (limit characters)
8. Collaborates with leadership on the design, development and validation of reports, KPI's and dashboards to measure and communicate program performance accurately and timely. (limit characters)
9. Supervises a team in conducting enterprise analytics necessary to support strategic planning for the organization by helping business process owners understand trends, program effectiveness and performance. (limit characters)
10. Assesses and analyzes data on an ongoing basis to evaluate organizational performance against the strategic plan to enable the plan to evolve and grow as requirements and circumstances change, including providing feedback and recommendations for ongoing improvements in the utilization to enhance mission effectiveness. (limit characters)
11. Serves as a planning consultant to the department senior leaders in addition to the organization's senior leadership when necessary by providing analysis to understand the current internal and external environments to formulate the high-level strategy that is then translated into operational planning and action items. (limit characters)
12. VERIFICATION STATEMENT: Your rating is subject to verification based on the resume, narratives and other relevant documents you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information are grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from federal employment. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)