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Program Analyst
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-siteWashington, DC$85K – $111KApply by Jun 2, 2026Management And Program AnalysisENTJINTJINTPISTJOperationsHealthcare
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The Program Analyst evaluates the performance of services and clinicians using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and provides advice to leadership to assist in coordinating health care delivery and meeting revenue goals. They must possess specialized knowledge of healthcare operations, appropriations, budget, clinical documentation, complexity of care, and VA database systems used to correlate a model for funding one of the largest integrated healthcare systems.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include but not limited to: Supports the medical center in its data collection and documentation improvement initiatives, which includes responsibility for the VERA Committee and associated workgroups Leads the VERA Committee and serves as a point of contact and consultant in all areas of financial and clinical workload reports.
- →Performs analysis and interpretation of health care data.
- →Work independently or as a team member.
- →Exercise a high level of leadership ability in resolution of issues.
- →Analyzes, interprets, and summarizes a variety of work processes performed by personnel that are functionally different, but in interrelated operations, using computer systems impacting data quality.
- →Develops studies, summaries, and analyses from various source data collection systems, which the incumbent needs to validate inpatient and outpatient workload at the patient encounter level.
- →Develops query tools to link common databases and fields from various information sources, from employees and clinical and administrative activities, to develop or support plans and programs designed to solve data quality problems.
- →Validates data for accuracy and completeness and refines it into formats for specific individual responses or summary reports.
- →Identifies and explains disparities between reporting periods regarding changes, trends, or circumstances not readily evident from the data.
- →Coordinates and communicates with managers, physicians, and other clinical and administrative staff to improve the uniformity and standardization of clinical and workload reporting.
- →Independently or working with the VERA Committee, developing methods to assist the medical center with improving its data quality and business practices.
- →Accepts responsibility for locating and making available, via hardcopy or electronically, the latest manuals, guidelines, and procedures needed by administrative and clinical staff, relating to the duties of this position.
- →Locates and/or develops needed materials and references.
- →Identifies 3 training needs and develops training plans.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Benefits
- ★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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 851c6153-04b2-48e1-a88d-1c5426c31f01
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