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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-site Wichita, KS $50K – $80K Apply by Jun 30, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a full-time position as a Program Specialist in the Veterans Experience Office.
What You'll Do
- →Patient Advocacy within VA exists to ensure patient concerns are heard and addressed to improve the overall experience and quality of care for patients.
- →Effective, high-functioning Program Specialist is integral to fulfilling the goal of providing Veterans with world-class health care.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD102280 and PD102290 Physical Requirements: The work includes walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, and occasionally assisting with a wheelchair.
- →In some instances, relationships with patients and caregivers can become intense and the incumbent is constantly exposed to high levels of stress and anxiety.
- →This position demands emotional stability, as the incumbent is deeply involved with many challenging, seriously ill, and/or dying patients and their caregivers.
- →Work Environment : The work environment involves the normal risks typical of an office with the additional risk of dealing with patients who may be hostile and/or are not in touch with reality.
- →Visits are routine to the units/clinics, as well as administrative offices in the Facility.
- →This position may encounter patients with medically emergent needs/situations and illnesses/conditions that are considered infectious.
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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6b6a3321-8d80-4414-9aec-656a08161857
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