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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Northport, NY $73K – $95K Apply by Sep 10, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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The Northport VA Medical Center has 1 vacancy for a Program Specialist within the Radiation/ Oncology Service. The incumbent independently performs technical and administrative work in support of the Radiation Oncology Service management team, which is responsible for the oversight and leadership of the service.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for constant surveillance, evaluation and planning to ensure efficient utilization of space based on constantly changing and ever increasing program demands.
- →Reviews outgoing correspondence for determination of accuracy of information, proper composition, proper format, and whether such correspondence conforms to current VA policies, instructions and regulations, as well as the viewpoint of the Chief, Radiation Oncology Service.
- →Manages all personnel actions within the Service authorizing to initiate, coordinate, and approve all personnel actions and prepares Human Resources Responsible for submitting HR requests through the Resource Management Committee.
- →Composes and reviews all position descriptions and the performance standards within the service for compliance with VA standards.
- →Maintains a current file of all position descriptions within the Service and conducts an annual position review.
- →Incumbent recommends incentive awards and/or disciplinary actions, protocols and procedures to the Chief, Radiation Oncology Service.
- →Import and analysis of data including quality management responsibilities such as continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs, focus studies, assessing patient safety and satisfaction, quality management, Service workload and efficiency, stakeholders' affairs.
- →Time and Leave administration; approvals, timecard management (VATAS); time card reconciliation; payroll administration; employee Tuition and Travel program.
- →Evaluation and allocation for administrative and clinical venue needs; surveillance, evaluation and planning to ensure efficient utilization of space based on changing programmatic and clinical demands; authority to plan for revised space assignments.
- →Trains physicians and technicians on software, workflow protocol and procedure, database use, image archiving and transmission, instrument or application specific software, patient education workflows among other topics.
- →Provides written reports and interprets findings resulting from studies and surveys to identify improvements in process and quality of operations and services offered.
- →Reviews documentation, guidelines, and data collection tools to recommend procedure, staff, and equipment changes to support new programs/projects.
- →Performs work involving the collection, compilation and tracking of various types of data and statistical information in support of the Office's program operations.
- →Uses electronic mail, appointment scheduling, calendar, and spreadsheets, etc.
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 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 or 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.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 41b95b2b-47fd-4d9e-858b-ba19f9fbad6d
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