Program Specialist
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Specialist/PD04956-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Themajor duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Collaborate with the Veteran Experience Coordinator in establishing and implementing policies and procedures and assures that programs and services are incompliance with patient's rights. Serves as a member directly supporting the top management team responsible for planning, organization, development, direction, and evaluation of medical center administration. Assists patients, families, and representatives and facility staff in recognizing and removing institutional barriers to the provision of optimum health care to veterans. Identifying existing and potential problem areas. Suggesting solution or alternatives to existing procedures which contribute to these problems. Develop and synthesize data from a variety of sources and prepare reports To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/18/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Minimum Qualifications for a GS-7 Position:
Specialized Experience GS-7:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Coordination of clinical trainee programs; Experience in contract management; experience in providing personnel support for clinicians in a healthcare setting; experience in process improvement; Data management and analytics. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education. (NOTE:
TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION MATERIALS. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) SHOULD BE PRESENT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IS OK). OR; Superior Academic Achievement (S.S.A.):
Applicant must have one of the following:
Class Standing:
Applicant must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision OR, Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.):
Applicant must have a GPA of:
3.0 or higher out of 4.0 on the official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or 3.5 or higher out of 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field. Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. To determine how much of the qualifying experience and education you have, as a percentage of what is required for each. Add the percentages together, and if the total is 100% or more, then the combination education and experience is qualifying for the position. EXAMPLE:
To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond the first 18 semester hours (i.e., beyond the first year) by 18. Add the two percentages together. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (NOTE:
TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION MATERIAL. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) EARNED SHOULD BE PRESNT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) OK). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Conflict ManagementInterpersonal Skills Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work will involve using a laptop computer at docking stations in staff cubicles/office space, outpatient treatment rooms, and group/conference rooms. The work will involve walking around to different workspaces within the clinic and thus conveying a patient-centered environment where providers go to the patient. The physical demands include presenting oneself in a energetics ways to create positive attitudes about health and well-being foe Veterans, families, VA employees and stakeholders. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Specialist/PD04956-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Themajor duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Collaborate with the Veteran Experience Coordinator in establishing and implementing policies and procedures and assures that programs and services are incompliance with patient's rights. Serves as a member directly supporting the top management team responsible for planning, organization, development, direction, and evaluation of medical center administration. Assists patients, families, and representatives and facility staff in recognizing and removing institutional barriers to the provision of optimum health care to veterans. Identifying existing and potential problem areas. Suggesting solution or alternatives to existing procedures which contribute to these problems. Develop and synthesize data from a variety of sources and prepare reports To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/18/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Minimum Qualifications for a GS-7 Position:
Specialized Experience GS-7:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Coordination of clinical trainee programs; Experience in contract management; experience in providing personnel support for clinicians in a healthcare setting; experience in process improvement; Data management and analytics. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education. (NOTE:
TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION MATERIALS. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) SHOULD BE PRESENT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IS OK). OR; Superior Academic Achievement (S.S.A.):
Applicant must have one of the following:
Class Standing:
Applicant must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision OR, Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.):
Applicant must have a GPA of:
3.0 or higher out of 4.0 on the official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or 3.5 or higher out of 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field. Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. To determine how much of the qualifying experience and education you have, as a percentage of what is required for each. Add the percentages together, and if the total is 100% or more, then the combination education and experience is qualifying for the position. EXAMPLE:
To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond the first 18 semester hours (i.e., beyond the first year) by 18. Add the two percentages together. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (NOTE:
TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION MATERIAL. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) EARNED SHOULD BE PRESNT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) OK). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Conflict ManagementInterpersonal Skills Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work will involve using a laptop computer at docking stations in staff cubicles/office space, outpatient treatment rooms, and group/conference rooms. The work will involve walking around to different workspaces within the clinic and thus conveying a patient-centered environment where providers go to the patient. The physical demands include presenting oneself in a energetics ways to create positive attitudes about health and well-being foe Veterans, families, VA employees and stakeholders. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program - Salary Range:
$43,254 to $56,222 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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