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# Program Analyst (Informatics)

Veterans Health Administration

The Martinsburg, WV VA Medical Center is seeking a Program Analyst for Informatics. The primary purpose of this position is to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare. In this role, you will integrate clinical and information processes to ensure the successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the VA. This is an impactful opportunity to bridge frontline clinical needs with advanced healthcare technology solutions.
Major Duties: Program Management: Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates. Performs the following duties: coordination of computer programs, programming, coordinating EHR programs for staff use, development of project plans, convening stakeholder groups to prompt requirements, conducting environmental scans for viable solutions to business need, deploying solutions, and performing assessments to ensure the informatics products and services are meeting stakeholder needs. Partnership Management: Cultivates a healthy working relationship between the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) and HI, allowing for routine dialog to enable the sustainment and optimization of our health IT solutions and workflows, for the benefit of all staff and Veterans. 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. Data and Content Management: Evaluates content quality and assure access to knowledge resources, eliminating redundancy in duplicate data sources, and improving information interoperability across the organization. Applies statistical (quantitative information derived mathematically), machine learning (use of artificial intelligence to derive knowledge from data to predict outcomes), visualization (representation of data via a chart or other image), inferencing (a way to understand cause-and-effect relationships) and other techniques to enable decision support. Application Support: Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the electronic health record (EHR) to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tolls and access to them. Business Architecture Management: Serves as a subject matter expert in the visual depiction of process flow diagrams, assisting end-users with correct interpretation of symbols and diagrams that reflect their work activities. Ensures clinical input in the development and management of the VHA business architecture, which structures and communicates the VHA healthcare business, and includes descriptions of business behaviors, functionality, processes, and the flow of information that is required to achieve VHA's mission. Health Information Technology (HIT) System Optimization: Ensures the VHA EHR and other clinical and business systems operate in a way that improves patient care, ensures patient safety, and meets the needs of providers. The incumbent participates in actions to evaluate, test, and report on errors found when working with systems and applications. Requirements Management: Evaluates, documents, analyzes, prioritizes, and recognizes requirements for the improvement of the EHR and other systems in collaboration with the end-user. Supports the initial phase of requirements analysis where information is gathered on what an IT system needs to perform by engaging with business owners, subject matter experts (SME), and/or field representatives. Education and Change Management: Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates. Adapts clinical software and emerging technologies to optimize the delivery of care through effective education and communication, innovations in process management, and high-quality customer service achieved by working in close partnership with clinical and administrative services. Work Schedule: Full time. Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 99372S (GS-11), 99399S (GS-12) Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Grade Determinations: GS-11 Level
• To qualify for this position at this 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. 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, 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. OR, 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 master's or equivalent graduate education may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11 level. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must meet 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. Preferred Experience: EHR/Clinical Application Proficiency: Direct experience with major platforms such as CPRS, Cerner, Epic, or similar systems; ideally with build, configuration, or superuser experience, not just end-user familiarity. Workflow Analysis & Process Improvement Skills: Ability to observe, document, and critically evaluate clinical workflows to identify gaps, inefficiencies, or risks before and after system implementation. Change Management Awareness: Understanding of how to support staff through system transitions, including resistance management, go­ live support planning, and post-implementation follow-up. Data Query and Analysis: Knowledge of VistA File structure and experience querying and analyzing healthcare data using tools such as SQL, reporting applications or other data analytics platforms to identify trends, validate data, and support operational and clinical decision making. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12. Physical Requirements: This 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 officer, conference room, and clinical/hospital patient care settings. The employee is in on-call status as needed and works flexible hours to meet the needs of the facility end user.
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Please attach a copy of your transcript if your qualification relies on education or a combination of education and specialized experience. 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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