This position is located within the VHA Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (CIDMO) serving as the Supervisory Health Systems Specialist for clinical applications within Health Solutions Management. The incumbent provides executive level leadership, program management, and directs the technical, business, modernization, and cultural strategy for development of nationally-utilized clinical applications for health informatics environments.
Summary
This position is located within the VHA Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (CIDMO) serving as the Supervisory Health Systems Specialist for clinical applications within Health Solutions Management. The incumbent provides executive level leadership, program management, and directs the technical, business, modernization, and cultural strategy for development of nationally-utilized clinical applications for health informatics environments.
Manages the technical, business, cultural, and architectural strategy for migrating from the current to the future health informatics environment, as well as supervising staff responsible for the business-side support of existing clinical applications currently utilized nationally in the field.
Obtains the resources necessary to achieve the desired objectives, the effective use of government resources, and deals with key officials both within and outside the organization to gain understanding and support for enterprise clinical applications.
Directs and manages activities and teams to define overall project requirements, plan and coordinate design, development, and implementation, resolve a wide range of management and technical issues, and review and refine final products prior to submission.
Develops, standardizes, and evaluates technical, business, and cultural strategies and methods for migrating CIDMO-approved national clinical applications from the current to the future health informatics environment.
Develop and document requirements, capabilities, and constraints for design procedures and processes.
Coordinates with systems architects and developers, as needed, to provide oversight in the development of design solutions.
Serves as a principal advocate within the agency for the application of improvement concepts and practices, and consults with senior healthcare and IT managers throughout the agency in the implementation of process improvement practices as it relates to CIDMO's national clinical application efforts.
Exercises considerable judgment and ingenuity in advocating the benefits of implementing business-driven quality and process improvement approaches.
Collaborates with contributors spanning numerous cross-administration teams from knowledge management, business and technical architecture, development partnerships, strategic plan and change management. The incumbent is accountable for the collaborative work products and deliverables of these teams.
Directs and facilitates planning, development, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of all respective efforts to include ongoing review of scope and schedules, project guidelines, requirements, and deliverables; and active, independent problem solving, including requirement refinement, corrective action, and plan modification.
Plans and coordinates agency wide implementation of process improvement methods and concepts that improve the quality of health care and clinical software products.
Identifies and evaluates highly effective methodologies and benchmarks best practices from industry and other government organizations, leads teams to develop and test methods, evaluates test results and selects methods that will result in quality design and high customer satisfaction.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD872500 Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. May require occasional travel; frequency based on mission objectives and schedule. Remote: This is a remote position.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.GS-14 grade level:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
Experience directing the technical, business, modernization, and cultural strategy for development of nationally utilized clinical applications for the current and the future health informatics environments. Experience providing guidance for interim, phase, milestone, and final project reviews; identifying project documentation requirements and procedures; and supporting development and implementation of product release plans. Experience coordinating the resources necessary for successful project completion, while overseeing all schedules and timelines, change control procedures, resource estimation and management and project maintenance procedures. Experience planning and coordinating implementation of process improvement methods and concepts that improve the quality of health care and clinical software products. Experience collaborating with contributors spanning numerous teams from knowledge management, business and technical architecture, development partnerships, strategic plan and change management.
Individual Occupational Requirements: Undergraduate or graduate level degree with a Major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration -OR- progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency; and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.
Selective Placement Factors: This position includes Selective Placement Factors (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet Selective Placement Factors are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factors for this position are:
Training and mastery of applying, lean and agile methods for continuous improvement.
Experience applying system engineering thinking and methods.
Experience working on an enterprise product that is used by a very large user-base.
You will be rated on the following competencies for this position.
Administration and Management
Human Factors Design Thinking
Stakeholder Management
Operations Support - DevOps/Value Stream/Lean/Agile Principles and Practices
Analysis and Problem Solving
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
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.
Additional information
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Documents Required:To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Resume
Most recent SF-50 other than an award if a current or former Federal employee
If you are a current or former Federal employee applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements. Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old
Transcript(s) if applicable
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Statement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
OF-306
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certification
Resume
Separation Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Transcript
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/11/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12115822.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
VHA Service Center - 1
6100 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, OH 44131
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Documents Required:To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Resume
Most recent SF-50 other than an award if a current or former Federal employee
If you are a current or former Federal employee applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements. Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old
Transcript(s) if applicable
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Statement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
OF-306
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certification
Resume
Separation Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Transcript
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/11/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12115822.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
VHA Service Center - 1
6100 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, OH 44131
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
