Program Analyst (Informatics)(TCF)

This position is endorsed by the Office of Health Informatics (OHI) and supported by the Informatics and Data Analytics career field in the Technical Career Field (TCF). This position represents a two-year developmental program. The primary purpose of the position is to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes necessary to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the VHA.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/27/2026.

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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.

Preferred Experience: Legacy Electronic Health Record (CPRS, VistA) experience

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
GS-07

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Using computer applications or digital tools to collect, organize, track, or present information. Assisting with project or program tasks such as gathering data, documenting processes, coordinating activities, or communicating updates to stakeholders. Learning and using software systems, including clinical, administrative, or customer-support applications, and applying basic troubleshooting or user support skills. Demonstrating the ability to understand how individuals interact with technology and applying problem-solving skills to improve workflows or support system users. Supporting teams or supervisors in tasks involving process review, work documentation, or implementation of small-scale changes. Applying attention to detail, communication, teamwork, and analytical thinking in a work or academic environment.OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a bachelor's degree.

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/.

Responsibilities:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• With assistance from higher lnformaticist, provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts; includes communication among all stakeholders through each level of the organization, to facilitate
  and support change.
• Works with higher level Informatics in leading meaningful and coordinated use of subject matter experts to support decision-making among informatics functions to optimize the healthcare system and the tools that support the business.
• Cultivates a healthy collaboration between enterprise and facility level clinical / biomedical engineering staff and health informatics, ensuring that patient care technology is effectively and efficiently integrated into the clinical process.
• As an intermediate level trainee, uses an array of tools designed to give the most useful information, in the most accessible way, to the right staff, at the right time, to support optimal patient outcomes.
• As a trainee, enhances electronic health record (EHR) usability, interoperability, and ability to interface with other information-based systems while meeting regulatory, accreditation, and legislative reporting requirements.
• As a trainee, utilizes workflow analysis necessary to understand the change from the current (as-is) state to a future (to-be) state and addresses the "how" of a process.
• With assistance from higher level lnformaticist or supervisor, curates the EHR to suit the needs of clinicians in support of standardized and evidence-based care to the patient community.
• Studies how people interact with devices, products, and systems.
• As a trainee, evaluates, documents, analyzes, prioritizes, and recognizes requirements for the improvement of the EHR and other systems in collaboration with the end-user.
• As a trainee, develops and provides formal and informal education and in-services to facility staff as required to facilitate program success.
• Maintains professional relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and others in the organization.
• Demonstrates appropriate and proactive interpersonal skills to achieve the goals of the service.
• Demonstrates an ability to work under a variety of circumstances to maximize group productivity and quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

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 07:30am-4:00pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst (Informatics)(TCF)/PD99353-TS
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Salary : $50,460