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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
HybridPocatello, ID$50K – $97KApply by May 26, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramENTJESFJESTJISTJHealthcare
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The primary purpose of the Program Specialist is to implement technical administrative policies, practices and procedures, work in collaboration with all administrative and clinical staff in Primary Care, Mental Health, Specialty Services, and core administrative services (e.g., HR, Fiscal, HAS) needed by the CBOC within the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS).
What You'll Do
- →Duties: The Program Specialist ensures that the outcomes, guidelines, resources, accountability, and consequences are aligned with the administrative support of the care team's clinical, research and educational mission.
- →Independently develops and implements reports intended to analyze and improve delivery of care, efficiency of administration, and reduction of cost.
- →Establishes processes in coordination with the Health System Specialist to train and validate complete medical record documentation, and ensure encounter form completion, as well as accurate encounter coding through accountability, education, and communication.
- →Complete workload reporting results in optimal medical center reimbursement, medical cost containment, and recovery.
- →Develop and sustain the training program that maintains provider accountability and complete workload reporting which encompasses the core values, mission, performance measures and directives.
- →Work with the Health System Specialist to analyze data, test theories, implement change and redesign clinical grids.
- →Measures results, evaluates effectiveness, and standardizes improvements.
- →Evaluate and improve processes and services in achieving desirable outcomes and utilizes collected data to improve Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) quality and throughput.
- →Utilize forward thinking to recommend changes to the CBOC Leadership team, which includes the Chief Medical Officer, Business Manager, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager and the Medical Support Assistant Supervisor.
- →Process a high level of interpersonal and communication skills allowing them to work independently when necessary and jointly with high level leadership to support multiple CBOCs simultaneously.
- →The incumbent's official duty location may be one of the following locations: Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Ogden, Orem, St.
- →George, South Jordan, Utah or Pocatello, Idaho Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), with responsibilities that may encompass support for one or multiple CBOCs, all of which are geographically separate from the main facility.
- →These locations present unique operational and logistical challenges.
- →The Program Specialist adeptly anticipates, identifies, and resolves these challenges independently and with minimal direction, ensuring that there are no delays or interruptions in timely and effective Veteran care.
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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4eda5e9d-4724-4b17-bfa7-ffdf6d777a69
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