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Program Analyst
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 47 days ago
On-site San Francisco, CA $93K – $121K Apply by Aug 10, 2026 Management And Program Analysis ENTJINTJINTPISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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The Program Analyst works in the Chief of Staff office at the San Francisco VA. The incumbent plans, performs, and evaluates data-driven analyses of programs that require advanced analytical skill, careful interpretation of policy, and cross-disciplinary coordination. Exercises independence in developing methodologies, preparing analyses, and recommending processes that improve compliance, workforce planning, physician compensation operations, medical staff governance, and records management.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties: Plans and coordinates the lifecycle of Medical Executive Committee (MEC), mini-MEC, and COS Service Chief governance meetings, including agenda development, issue tracking, and preparation of supporting materials.
- →Reviews and applies VHA, Joint Commission, and facility policies to ensure governance agendas and decisions are consistent with regulatory and accreditation requirements; refers novel or precedent-setting issues to COS leadership for resolution.
- →Develops governance dashboards and standardized reporting templates to facilitate transparency, follow-through, and documentation of decisions.
- →Provides guidance to service chiefs and staff on governance processes, escalation pathways, and general compliance expectations.
- →Serves as a facility technical expert on physician Pay for Performance (P4P) and Market Pay processes, applying established VHA directives and local procedures.
- →Designs and maintains analytical frameworks (e.g., spreadsheets, queries, dashboards) to validate, summarize, and present compensation data for approximately 400 physicians, including trend analyses in support of workforce planning and budgeting.
- →Independently manages day-to-day Market Pay cycles (initial, biennial, and out-of-cycle actions) within established policy parameters, ensuring timelines and documentation are met and elevating complex policy questions to COS leadership or national program offices as appropriate.
- →Applies detailed knowledge of credentialing/privileging data structures and requirements to conduct facility-level audits of vDMS data, identify discrepancies, and coordinate corrective actions with Medical Staff Office (MSO) leadership.
- →Serves as facility NPI Coordinator, monitoring compliance, leading data clean-up efforts, and preparing periodic reports with trend summaries and recommendations for local process improvements.
- →Develops and maintains local procedures and job aids for credentialing-related data governance and monitoring, consistent with national guidance.
- →Integrates data from systems such as VSSC, TMS, SharePoint, SQL databases, ePerformance, and Pyramid Analytics to develop dashboards, queries, and reports that support COS operational decisions.
- →Designs and documents data extraction methods and analytic models to evaluate physician productivity, compensation equity, credentialing timelines, workforce trends, and governance outcomes at the facility level.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday or as determined by supervisor.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
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