Program Analyst

Summary

This position supports health system decision-making - clinical informatics and management functions as a member of the Office Patient Care Services located at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center (BCVAMC) in Battle Creek - Michigan.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given me the particular knowledge - skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Program Analyst. Specialized experience is conducting data analysis - including extracting data from internal and external databases - analyzing and interpreting complex data using basic statistical models - and designing and preparing user friendly reports. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. ~OR~ 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 that demonstrates the knowledge - skills and abilities to do the work of this position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: If you select this option - you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ COMBINATION: Combinations of successfully completed progressively higher level graduate education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience - as described above - which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: If you select this option - you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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/.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include - but are not limited to - the following: Supports executive and clinical information needs and designs projects or studies in response to complex questions and performance requirements
• Independently gathers and interprets data from VA systems VSSC - Pyramid Analytics - EDIS - BMS - SAIL - and other applications to perform sophisticated data analysis
• Responds to ad hoc data requests from leadership - applying creative analysis to resolve management and clinical problems - and presents findings and recommendations
• Researches VA data sources to validate data and translate clinical and nursing program requirements into analytics specifications - working closely with nursing leadership and clinical staff
• Evaluates achievement of objectives and performance measures based on planned targets and actual performance
• Leads interdisciplinary teams on projects to improve Patient Care Services(PCS) performance and nursing practice across the medical center
• Develops and distributes reports - charts - and presentations on nursing program performance - establishing data collection procedures and report formats to meet PCS and facility deadlines
• Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.