Clarification from the agency

Qualified candidates will be referred in the following order: 1) Current, Permanent employees of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, 2) Current, Permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3) All Other Qualified Applicants.

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30 Day Hiring Model The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a streamlined 30-Day Hiring Model designed to accelerate hiring while maintaining the highest standards of merit-based selection. This improved process reduces traditional hiring timelines by integrating early coordination, faster assessments, and efficient pre-employment actions. Applicants can expect a more transparent, predictable, and efficient hiring journey from announcement to entry on duty. What Applicants Can Expect

• Expedited Candidate Review Once the announcement closes, Human Resources will quickly review applications, issue certificates of eligible candidates the day after the announcement closes and refer applicants for hiring manager consideration.
• Quick Interviews & References

HR may arrange interviews and will request references within 3-5 days after being referred to the hiring manager.

• Streamlined Pre-Employment Requirements: Following a tentative offer, applicants should be prepared to complete required steps, such as fingerprinting and background check, credentialing, and medical examination within 3 days of the offer.
• Clear and Timely Communication: Applicants will receive clear communication at key milestones, including referral, tentative offer, and onboarding instructions.

After meeting pre-employment requirements, candidates will receive a final job offer and start date. Onboarding tasks may continue after starting, with HR ensuring timely completion for a smooth transition into VA service. If selected, applicants should be prepared to come onboard within 30 days of the announcement closing.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop programs to ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed, and implemented to identify, prevent, and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence the regulatory correctness and responsiveness of transactions and services.
• Serve as Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) Program Manager, assuring the work of employees assigned and/or selected to support PACS and/or PACS image management are held accountable for their responsibilities.
• Monitor the status and work progress, and as well as make adjustment in accordance with the established priorities. Incumbent instructs assigned employees in specific tasks and job techniques.
• Provide expert advice on specific tasks, procedures, and policies.
• Coordinate with Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA) Imaging manager for the purpose of validating new procedures and/or equipment with VistA imaging to ensure that all imaging studies are sent to Vista imaging as per VA Directive.
• Maintain one or more Local Area Network (LAN) systems for PACS, Cardiology PACS, and Orthopedic PACS. Incumbent ensures that PACS network (LAN) systems are properly designed, maintained, and operated to meet local and national standards.
• Administer daily operations of the Local Area Network (LAN). Maintains user privileges, PACS user IDs/passwords, network access and security schemes following the applicable VISN and National IT security guidelines.
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date schematic diagram with layout and location of all equipment, including type and specifications of all cable, routers, switches, and other telecommunications equipment.
• Support and participate in the implementation of a PACS Wide Area Network (WAN) system and applications upon its development.
• Assist on the implementation and administration of Internet service applications including web server, list server, electronic mail, and related services used for either the collection or dissemination of images via the Internet.
• Install and configure computer systems including PACS, Cardiology PACS, Orthopedic PACS, individual diagnostic and clinical workstations.
• Develop and maintain state-of-the-art expertise in selected PACS workstation and software packages, including the integrated speech recognition dictation and structured reporting packages in order to assist users.
• Oversee the daily operation of the unit, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Specialist/PD049990
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• 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 or trial 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, 06/25/2026.

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: Coordinate ongoing data collection and performs analysis to determine optimal organizational performance; Coordination of surveys and reports; Identifies system inefficiencies and develops studies or data collection techniques related to specific identified problems; Provides training and troubleshooting for clinical and administrative staff in business processes and associated supporting software; Conducts projects and studies that will impact on the overall functions of the services in such areas as, policy development and implementation, work methodology, processes, streamlining, etc.; Acts as a resource person in planning, reviewing, or revising policies and procedures that impact patient care and service operations.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Database Administration
• Manages Human Resources
• Materials
• Technology Awareness
• Telecommunications

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 but does require extensive walking between workstations within imaging service and remote service locations. There may be extended periods of time using and sitting in front of computers. There may be periods where bending and kneeling may be required. There may be extended periods of time when there will be work in a cold computer room. No special physical demands are required to perform the work period duties may require lifting and carrying computer equipment ( approximately 45 pounds) such as monitors, computer processing units (CPU's) and Unix Processing System (UPS) products.

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/.

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.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.