Clarification from the agency

Area of Consideration- Eligible applicants will be reviewed and referred in the following order: 1. Current permanent VHA/Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO) facility employees. 2. Current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees. 3. All other applicants.

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Major Duties:

• Plan, develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the clinical testing work stream components to include ongoing review of scope and schedules, requirements, and work products (e.g. testing activities, deliverables or other products from staff and contractors); and active, independent problem solving, including requirement refinement, corrective action, and plan modification.
• Participates in policy and planning deliberations and contributes significantly to the management decision-making process through teamwork, innovation, consultation, and coordination with other senior leaders to ensure goals are met with OEHRM.
• Uses judgment and discretion in determining intent, and in interpreting and revising existing policy and regulatory guidance for use by others within the OEHRM and VA.
• Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying professional and technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
• Analyzes, plans, documents, designs, implements, assesses, and improves the alignment of OEHRM and CMO strategy, plans, and systems with the mission, goals, structure, and processes of the VA health care system.
• Leads efforts to facilitate the agency s ability to respond to meet mission requirements through the optimal application of health information systems and services. Serves as a advocate within OEHRM to apply improvements.
• Consults with senior healthcare and IT managers throughout the agency in the implementation of process improvement practices.
• Exercises considerable judgment and ingenuity in advocating the benefits of implementing business-driven quality and process improvement approaches.
• Determines the applicability and effect of new or proposed legislation, Executive Orders Departmental directives and other organizational agency decision, operations, managerial programs and requirements for ERM and OEHRM strategic goals and objectives.
• Evaluates the content of new or modified legislation for projected impact on ERM an OEHRM programs and policies.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is a virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst (Technology)/PD18194A and PD18193A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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 sedentary. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The travel may be extensive at times requiring all modes of transportation anywhere in the United States and Puerto Rico. The work may require some periods of overtime, intense concentration, emotional and mental stability and involves activities under time sensitive conditions. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted climate-controlled office space. The responsibilities of the position require occasional travel and subject the incumbent to various resultant environmental changes.
• 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, 07/06/2026.

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. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.

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.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: (1) Legacy EHR VistA/CPRS testing experience or prior support of testing activities; (2) Federal EHR (Cerner/Oracle Health patient record) testing experience or support of testing activities; and (3) Experience coordinating, co- coordinating, tracking and facilitating time sensitive program activities.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience for GS-12: 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: Knowledge in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness of healthcare systems; Independently researching and investigating new or improved business practices to determine the impact on program operations; Prepare detailed reports and present findings to include recommending improvements to management.
• Specialized Experience for GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.Knowledge in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness of healthcare systems; Independently researching and investigating new or improved business practices to determine the impact on program operations; Prepare detailed reports and present findings to include recommending improvements to management. Identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex operational or programmatic problems often involving conflicting information or broad organizational impacts, and developing innovative solutions or recommendations.

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.

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:

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

• Planning and Evaluating
• Program Management
• Scope Management

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.