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Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 75 days ago
On-site Milwaukee, WI $53K – $84K Apply by Jul 10, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
What You'll Do
- →This position is located at the Clement J.
- →Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
- →(695)- a level 1a complexity VHA facility and is organizationally aligned under the Dental Service.
- →The primary purpose of this position is to render day-to-day support to the Chief, permitting the Chief to attend to and concentrate on the major and various significant aspects of the Dental Service.
- →Major Duties: Assists the service chief in the formulation of service goals and objectives and in the initiation of new policies and procedures as they relate to the effectiveness and efficiency of the administrative and clerical aspects of the service.
- →Identifies program weaknesses and/or flaws and develops new local standard operating procedures to enhance results and remedy deficiencies, submitting the new ideas to the supervisor for approval and implementation.
- →Support the dental residency education programs including The Milwaukee VA Advanced Education in General Dentistry program as well as the graduate specialty residency program in the field of prosthodontics.
- →Work directly with the chief of the dental service and the program director to ensure all accreditation standards are met and documentation is in place for residency site visit evaluations.
- →Support mechanisms for procuring data for surveys as well as evaluations of dental residents on an ongoing basis.
- →Conducts research and perform special studies covering activities which are in need of reevaluation or have become problem areas.
- →Assistance on the application of qualitative or quantitative analytical methods to be used in problem solving.
- →Delegate specific assignments by the Chief.
- →Investigates, reviews, and prepares replies to memoranda and correspondence received in the service.
- →Provides in depth advice, assistance, and courses of action to service supervisors and staff on matters such as staffing, recruitment, placement, and training.
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: Work performed in this position is sedentary, and in an office setting where only light physical exertion is required.
- ✓There may be some instances that involve lifting, bending, stooping, stretching, pushing, reaching, and walking long distances to other offices.
- ✓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
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