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Program Specialist (Auditor)

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Eastern Oklahoma Veterans Health Care Systems- James Inholfe VAMC- Business Office

Summary

This position is within the Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Incumbent will prepare reports and presentations on monitoring and auditing results for the Chief Business Office Service, Compliance Officer, and Executive Leadership of EOVAHCS.

The individual should demonstrate professional auditing knowledge, and accepts and supports the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the medical center.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
02/05/2026 to 02/13/2026
Salary
$61,722 to - $80,243 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Tulsa, OK
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12874819-26-SZ
Control number
856725600

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Clarification from the agency

Current, permanent employees of the Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare Systems. (Station 623) including VA Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid serving on excepted appointments covered by the interchange agreement. CTAP eligible may also apply. Canteen Service employees must have completed 90 days of service under a permanent appointment.

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Duties

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As a Program Specialist. The incumbent prepares reports and presentations on monitoring and auditing results for the Chief Business Office Service, Compliance Officer, and Executive Leadership of EOVAHCS. The duties assigned will be performed in a manner that promotes quality health care, and outstanding customer service. The incumbent should demonstrate professional auditing knowledge, and accepts and supports the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the medical center.

The assigned duties will be performed in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Demonstrate professional auditing knowledge, and accepts and supports the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the medical
    center
  • Initiates, populates, and reviews reports for the Business Office
  • Implement a variety of monitoring/reporting tools for each unit within the service to such as enrollment and eligibility, encounter
    management, action required and train employees how to utilize them
  • Independently plans and conducts a variety of assignments or investigates such as develop or modify methods and techniques to
    resolve a variety of auditing problems
  • Develops new audit approaches where no precedent exists
  • Serves as the technical expert in a wide variety of auditing program management functions
  • Make clear, concise, and effective oral and written reports, and skilled at applying the principles, theories, techniques, and practices of
    professional auditing to problems encountered
  • Draft findings, conclusions, and recommendations
  • Reporting standards to provide a basis for actions to correct weaknesses and implement improvements
  • Determines requirements and establishes priorities, provides guidance concerning formulation, planning, and execution of the
    auditing function

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Auditor)/PD11915A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
  • 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period 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 probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/13/2026.

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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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.

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

  • Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Mastery of a professional knowledge of organizational theories, practices, methods, and techniques of auditing;
    Knowledge of organizational or program practices, policies, and functions. Ability to research pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and
    precedents which impact the programs administered within the organization to enable recognition of problems both potential and
    existing and evaluate to determine cause and formulate solutions. Skill in preparing and articulating findings and recommendations in
    written reports and presenting oral briefings. Exceptional skills in writing and strong knowledge of VISTA computer applications, and
    the following software applications; Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Knowledgeable of HIPAA, Freedom of Information Act, the
    Privacy Act of 1974, Title 38 U.S.C. dealing with drug/alcohol etc., and applicable laws, regulations, and practices, of the VISN, JCAHO
    and other local governing agencies pertaining to auditing. OR,
  • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you
    must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a
    degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related (Transcript required). . 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 one year, but less than two (2) years of graduate education. I have computed the
    percentage of these requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of
    qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by 18. Add the two
    percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED).

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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

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.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Auditing
  • Customer Service
  • Data Management
  • Decision Making
  • Decision Making
  • Flexibility
  • Information Assurance
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Learning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Reasoning
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Teamwork


Your 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. A 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. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

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.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

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