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Supervisory Program Analyst

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Summary

The Supervisory Program Analyst (SPA) is located in the Office of the Anesthesiology Care Line at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The SPA serves as the Anesthesiology Care Line (ACL) coordinator, advisor, analyst, and planner for the delivery of health care services within the ACL. The SPA has the principal responsibility to assist the Care Line Executive, the Deputy Executive and Section Chiefs by fulfilling management and administrative duties.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Posted today · Apply by 06/12/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 12, 2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$103,225 - $134,195 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Not required
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
CBST-12974182-26-JW
Control number
871281600

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to current permanent Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Employees including satellites and CTAP eligibles.

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Duties

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Duties:

  • Ability to direct, and perform all administrative functions that includes administrative, human resources management, budget and finance management and program analysis, office support services, document control, logistics, and a variety of related administrative matters in support of Anesthesiology Care Line
  • Provide effective leadership and to assist with managing the work activities of a group of personnel. Coordinates administrative functions for Services which includes collaborating with chiefs, staffs and other services involved in providing care to Veterans, Ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • Coordinates administrative functions for Services which includes collaborating with chiefs, staffs and other services involved in providing care to Veterans, Ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • Ensures all competency requirements are met for the cleaning and maintenance of reusable medical equipment. Ensures in service
    is conducted for all employees on any new equipment, supplies, or medical devices used in the care line
  • Managerial and decision-making responsibilities directly impact on major programs of the organization, the effectiveness of the Medical Center in accomplishing its mission and on the Department of Veterans Affairs in general
  • Responsible for developing policies, procedures and organizational structures required to fulfill the Anesthesiology Care Line mission
  • Assigns and evaluates work performed by employees; prepares, maintains, and monitors work plans for staff utilization and revises work schedules as needed.
  • Ability to have professional contacts with employees, supervisors, union officials, VISN staff, VHA officials, patients, families, other federal agencies, local and state medical organizations, academic affiliates, vendors and community officials in a variety of structured and unstructured settings
  • Develops Care Line level and medical center policies which fall under the Care Line and ensure all policies are based on governing regulations, VA standards, and Joint Commission requirements
  • Conducts staffing studies and creates minimum staffing plans, develops Care Line level organizational charts, and makes recommendations for improvement, prepares reports, audits and correspondence. Advises, instructs, and consults with problem elements
  • Works closely with these affiliated institution in providing clinical education opportunities to residents, student registered nurse anesthesiologist, and other trainees. Ability to work closely with the Baylor College of Medicine in coordination of staff anesthesiologist to serve as faculty in the anesthesiology education program. It is necessary to integrate such trainees into the VA Medical Center organization and its patient care programs
  • Acts as the Patient Advocate for all patient complaints and addresses patient complaints related to health services
  • Knowledge of VA and Healthcare System computer systems, including the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture, Scheduling Program and the Computerized Patient Record System, as well as advanced knowledge of automated word processing, database management, spreadsheet, presentation, and other software packages sufficient to effectively exploit the capability of existing equipment and programs
  • Coordinates with personnel management matters and with other staff organizations on various administrative activities to obtain information for accomplishing assignments
  • Operates personal computer terminal, to prepare a variety of narrative and tabular material (e.g., correspondence, reports, technical papers, charts, statistical tables, manuals, messages and other documents)
  • Knowledge of contracting and purchasing
  • Ability to manage programs within the ACL
  • Clinical Operations Knowledge
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm; subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
Telework: Ad-hoc; Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst/PD03981-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
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 is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Position may require
    occasional travel.
  • 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.
  • 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, 06/12/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 as described below:

  • Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience with personnel management, budget management, contracts, and office administration; providing advice and assistance to managers and staff regarding processes; supervisory experience to include performance reviews; experience in clinic profile management to include set up and structure of clinic/provider profiles, adjusting existing profiles and, inactivating and canceling clinic availability; written and oral communication; experience establishing communication plans that identify a target audience; and experience as a certified contracting officer representative..
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:


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.

Note: 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.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Position may require
occasional travel.

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.

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.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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 ICTAP and 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:


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.

Veterans Health Administration

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center serves as the primary health care provider for more than 151,000 Veterans in southeast Texas. Houston exudes a cosmopolitan and down-home vibe together that lets the residents of the country's fourth-largest city and third-largest county (Harris) know that there's no place quite like Houston. The city attracts visitors and transplants with a wonderful mix of world class arts, booming business, pro sports and award-winning cuisine. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is a smoke-free facility.

Agency contact information

Johnette Weber-Sadofsky
Phone
319-509-7198
Email
Johnette.Weber-Sadofsky@va.gov
Address
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
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