Program Specialist

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Consultant to management on problem areas and programs requiring expertise in resource and program development.
• Completes and maintains documents for program information form necessary for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation.
• Manages the recruitment process program schedules and budgetary elements.
• Develops and implements systems to support required research is essential.
• Creates all educational conference schedules and documents confirmation of adherence to schedules.
• Coordinates VA authorization and arrangements for visiting professors.
• Manages presentation and documentation of Palliative Care Grand Rounds. Schedules creates forms for documentation collects data from residents.
• Schedules creates forms for documentation collects data from residents enters data into database and sends report to Program Director for compliance with Resident Duty Hours quarterly.
• Creates and maintains I 00% of individual fellow portfolios in compliance with ACGME competencies.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 07:30am - 04:00pm
Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD20148O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS):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: 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 ( 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 08/17/2026.

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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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) may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations preparing technical documentation for submission active in the administration of a program working on budget and planning for a program. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree. 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 a 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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