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Management & Program Analyst

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22) - Phoenix VA Healthcare System

Summary

The Management and Program Analyst is located in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation line of the Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS). The purpose of this position is to provide senior management with data on the patterns of care, patient outcomes, and cost associated with the health care processes. Provides daily operational support to improve accessibility and achieve the overall goal of establishing avenues of care that are timely, appropriate, of high quality and cost efficient.

Overview

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Accepting applications
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$52,783 - $83,938 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 7 - 9
Promotion potential
9
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
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
Yes
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
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Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
CBSX-13001824-26-SZ
Control number
881354300

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees

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Duties

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Duties of the position include but are not limited to:

  • Conducts organizational and manpower studies to identify workflow and staffing efficiencies.
  • Develops, implements, and maintains administrative policies, procedures, and service-line guidance.
  • Coordinates organizational needs based on long- and short-range planning.
  • Provides administrative management for programs and identifies when policy updates are needed.
  • Supports standardization and process-improvement initiatives across PMRS.
  • Participates in strategic planning and analyzes impacts on administrative operations.
  • Identifies training priorities and determines training needs.
  • Designs, develops, and delivers training materials, courses, and instructional methods.
  • Evaluates training effectiveness and modifies programs based on findings.
  • Provides training and guidance to administrative staff and system end-users.
  • Data Quality, Analysis & Reporting
  • Ensures data accuracy through validation, cross-checking, and corrective action.
  • Conducts complex healthcare analytics to identify trends, gaps, discrepancies, and opportunities.
  • Develops and maintains performance reports for clinics and providers.
  • Produces ad-hoc data extracts, dashboards, and decision-support tools using VistA, VSSC, SQL, CDW, Pyramid Analytics, Excel, and Access.
  • Prepares weekly and monthly reports for leadership to support decision-making.
  • Performs data analysis for all programs including Physiatry, Pain, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, and Whole Health.
  • Monitors clinic workflow, access, capacity, and performance metrics.
  • Identifies root causes of access or performance issues and recommends data-driven solutions.
  • Applies systems redesign, rapid-cycle improvement, and operational management principles to enhance clinic efficiency.
  • Plans, schedules, and conducts studies to evaluate clinic operations.
  • Shares best practices and improvement strategies across and the health system.
  • Develops and manages systems, processes, databases, and data-tracking methods.
  • Maintains service-level SOPs, Coordinated Care Agreements, MOUs, and other governance documents.
  • Manages user access controls, database tables, and document storage processes.
  • Ensures data sites, dashboards, and reporting platforms remain current and accurate.
  • Collaborates with OIT to support continuity during system updates.
  • Monitors and maintains provider panels, capacity, load leveling, and profile accuracy.
  • Oversees consult management processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant consult activity.
  • Corrects transmission issues and resolves appointment discrepancies.
  • Provides recommendations on resource allocation, staffing, FTE distribution, and system utilization.
  • Supports long-term staffing projections (1-, 5-, and 20-year planning).
  • Supports coordination of care within VA and community resources.
  • Provides high-level operational support in implementing and managing programs.
  • Serves as liaison between PMRS and other facility departments.
  • Establishes, monitors, and reports outcome measures for programs.
  • Plans and coordinates improvement projects and events.

Work Schedule: 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30pm
Compressed/Flexible:
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/PD149520
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
  • 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 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, 08/27/2026.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the ???????GS-5. 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:

Grade GS-7 (Developmental)

  • 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: Collecting and validating operational data and assisting with reports and summaries. Monitoring routine workflow and performance indicators and identifying straightforward operational issues. Assisting with consult/request, scheduling, workload, and other administrative processes and resolving routine discrepancies. Maintaining records and standard documents and assisting with user access and data tracking activities in organizational systems. Supporting planning and process improvement activities through information gathering, coordination, and implementation support. OR,
  • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one (1) full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement in a related field. OR,
  • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and graduate education may be used to qualify applicants for GS-7 level.
GS-9 (Full Performance Level)
  • 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: Analyze operational and program data to identify trends, gaps, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement and prepare recurring or ad-hoc reports to support management decision-making. Conduct workflow, workload, or organizational analyses and develop recommendations to improve operational effectiveness. Apply process improvement methods to resolve operational issues and evaluate program outcomes. Oversee consult, request, scheduling, and other administrative processes and resolve related workload, access, or data discrepancies. Manage user access and data-tracking processes and maintain organizational records, systems, and governance documents. 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 in a related field leading to such a degree. 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 the first year or 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-9 level.
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

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.

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

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 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.

Area of Consideration: Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

  1. Current permanent VA employees of the facility.
  2. All other VA employees.
Note: Veterans' Preference is not applicable to VA employees

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
  • 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.

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?

Basking in sunshine 300 days a year in the aptly named Valley of the Sun, the Phoenix VA Health Care System is located near downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Although renowned for its warm, dry climate, Arizona's capitol offers much more than great weather. The Phoenix metro area, now America's 5th largest city, offers affordable housing and a relaxed, informal southwestern lifestyle valley boasts exceptional shopping and retail establishments, restaurants, night life, world class museums, a ballet, symphony orchestra and several theater companies. Greater Phoenix has an abundance of golf courses, parks, public swimming pools and bike paths. For the sports fans Phoenix is home to the NBA's Phoenix Suns, NFL's Arizona Cardinals; Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks and the NHL's Arizona Coyotes. Across the state, more than 11 million acres of national forest lands provide a varied playground for those who enjoy skiing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, or white water rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon! For more information on the City of Phoenix, visit the Chamber of Commerce site.

Agency contact information

Sofia Zadorian
Email
Sofia.Zadorian@va.gov
Address
Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center
650 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012
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