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Position Title
Program Analyst (Informatics)
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTE-12621102-25-KO Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 16, 2024 to Monday, December 30, 2024
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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 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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3. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs within the VISN the position is located?
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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Your resume must be submitted in English and 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. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
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. (limit characters)
1. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: Carefully read the following descriptions below. Select the one response below that best describes your qualifications for this position at the GS-11 grade level. (Please ensure your resume/application supports the response that you select.) (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. Selective Placement Factor: Experience in identifying issues and analyzing information within the Electronic Health Record to draw accurate conclusions, ensuring careful attention to detail. Intermediate knowledge in customizing components of the Electronic Health Record i.e. consults, alerts, progress notes, lab orders and other clinical decision support tools.


Do you meet the selective placement factor listed above?
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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. Cultivates a healthy working relationship between business lines/departments to enable the sustainment and optimization of workflows and for the benefit of all staff and patients.
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4. Cultivates a healthy collaboration between enterprise and facility level clinical staff ensuring that patient care technology is effectively and efficiently integrated into the clinical process.
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5. Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them.
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6. Provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts.
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7. Applies a true end-to-end process to evaluate workflows, identify issues, and develop solutions.
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8. Performs observational studies to see how people interact with devices, products, and systems.
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9. Provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts.
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10. Leads meaningful and coordinated use of subject matter experts (SME) to support decision-making among informatics functions to optimize the healthcare system and the tools that support the business.
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11. Supports the thorough analysis of a workflow to consider opportunities for the potential improvement or optimization of the behavior of people, systems, information, and tools.
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12. Ensures clinical and business systems operate in a way that improves patient care, ensures patient safety, and meets the needs of providers.
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13. Evaluates, documents, analyzes, prioritizes, and recognizes requirements for the improvement of the electronic health record (EHR) and other systems, in collaboration with the end-user.
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14. Develop reports and information tools using a variety of methods and tools.
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15. Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates.
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16. Performs activities that support the management and delivery of educational experiences using information solutions and technology in all areas of healthcare.
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17. Provides formal and informal in-services to facility staff on the various software packages utilized at their facility. (limit characters)
INSTRUCTION: Transcript Reminder - If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. (limit characters)
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. (limit characters)