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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Los Angeles, CA $72K – $94K Apply by Sep 18, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position serves as a Program Specialist working for the Nursing Research, Innovation, & Development Simulation Center (Simulation Technician). The incumbent will be responsible for administrative and logistical coordination of a variety of patient care initiatives including coordinating training events, conferences, implementation of initiatives in support of enhancing the patient experience, and management of data collection and analysis of projects related to patient-centered care.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Develops programs to insure that the Simulation Center initiatives are planned, developed and implemented in an effective manner.
- →Develops materials, presentations and information packages for Nursing Research, Innovation, & Development initiatives.
- →Develops guidelines, instructional methods, materials, etc., and new or improved applications of educational technology to training programs.
- →Provides guidance to operating programs in establishing their internal training programs, developing or obtaining training aids, and selecting pertinent government and non-government training resources.
- →Develops and/or modifies procedures, courses, training guides and plans, and seeks alternative training sources for the organization having a fairly well-defined and readily understood mission.
- →Researches and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements.
- →Determines pertinent issues and collects relevant Information from a variety of sources.
- →Reviews information and applies standard analytical techniques.
- →Develops recommendations and proposals.
- →Plans and/or accomplishes special projects.
- →Uses standard approaches to perform a variety of duties related to special projects involving administrative or support issues.
- →Conducts extensive research and compilation of data from diverse sources.
- →Teach and coordinate simulation-based learning alongside research, innovation, and development activities to integrate theory with realistic practice, foster collaboration, and continuously improve educational outcomes.
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
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/.
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Job ID: 5f7ff578-4026-4622-afbe-08daefca6640
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