Program Analyst

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory qualification and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Participates in and facilitates transformative quality safety effectiveness and efficiency improvement efforts. Acts as the project lead for healthcare and operational improvement projects impacting patient care delivery systems and functions throughout the medical center. Facilitates coaches and trains audiences at all levels of the organization throughout the lifecycle of a performance improvement project.

• The incumbent will demonstrate creativity and flexibility in using standard Systems Redesign improvement methodologies with existing organizational cultural transformation efforts.
• Conducts extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue.
• Defines a project scope and goals through a collaborative process with subject matter experts and leadership at the facility service line or program or unit level.
• Creates designs of experiments that align to project goals and team-developed solutions.
• Serves as primary facilitator providing instruction to others on Lean Lean Six Sigma Systems Redesign or other improvement methodologies principles and tools through formal classroom instruction or small group mentoring.
• Develops statistical graphical and narrative reports and communicates these studies to medical center executive leadership service chiefs supervisors and other staff.
• Knowledge and skill in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and organizational productivity.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD11266A and PD11265A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

• 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 is mostly sedentary but may involve some physical exertion such as long periods of standing/sitting walking lifting heavy objects and bending or stooping. Work is performed in an office or clinic setting yet there is exposure to communicable disease; physical and verbal abuse form disturbed patients and distraught visitors family members and employees.
• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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 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.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 08/31/2026.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.

For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9 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 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:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: comprehensive intensive practical knowledge of all VA directives and medical center policies to perform all responsibilities/duties to include a thorough knowledge of scheduling of medical care appointments release of informationprocedures medical record maintenance and computer support programs.

OR

• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. For GS-9 masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related. For GS-11 to qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related.

OR

• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond Bachelors Degree.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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