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Program Specialist ( Assoc Dir, Patient Care )
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-siteFayetteville, NC$78K – $101KApply by May 29, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramENTJESFJESTJISTJHealthcare
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This position is in the Veterans Administration (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid Atlantic Healthcare Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville VA Medical Center (MC). The incumbent serves as Program Analyst in the Office of the Associate Director for Patient Care Services, working in Nursing Service. A significant function of this position is to analyze workload data throughout Nursing Service and make recommendations regarding resource utilization.
What You'll Do
- →A significant function of this position is to analyze workload data throughout Nursing Service.
- →This includes reviewing, analyzing and maintaining an awareness of available resources, costs, such as hours per patient day (HPPD), overtime, staffing and agency costs, sick leave usage, budget call, budget projections, workload, pulling data for PMC requests, tracking Gains and Losses, and making recommendations regarding resource utilization.
- →This requires reviewing and analyzing all data collected, compiling existing data and ensuring the accuracy of same or collecting new data and generating reports (i.e.
- →Annual and analyzing data, Congressional Report, NNEI, Salary Surveys).
- →Conducts management studies/analysis for the Associate Director of Patient Care Service and the Health System Specialist (HSS) comprised of workload, Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) and expense data to improve processes, determine economy-of-scale, efficiency of operations and for decision-making purposes.
- →Provides managers with objective, fact-based information relative to administrative and programmatic decision making for the Fayetteville VAMC and outlying clinics.
- →Analyzes trends in workload reporting and cost data.
- →Interviews action officers, supervisory personnel and subject matter experts to research records, reports, functional statements and other pertinent data to the analysis of an issue in order to recommend changes and offer problem resolutions.
- →Reviews expense data allocation with department managers or clinical personnel to assess accuracy of allocation factors.
- →Develops, manages, administers and ensures maintenance and operations of database system with Patient Care Services. determines organization of data in the database and assigns names and definitions to the various records and fields. maintains the SharePoint for PCS.
- →Provides training to Associate Director of Patients Care Services, Health system specialist, chief Nurses, and Nurses Mangers on procedures and systems.
- →Maintains up-to-date knowledge and proficiency in technical and analytical systems, procedures, and standards by completing monthly, quarterly and yearly training.
- →Preforms other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full Time; Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 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 trial 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 066ce0c3-0146-4f57-9b69-b1b5b8a48ae9
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