Program Applications Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.

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: GS-7 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: Knowledge of Veterans Integrated Systems Technology Architecture (VistA) package that support the business processes is needed to insure the success of this integration; knowledge and abilities to analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on major aspects of all assigned VISTA and commercial off the shelf computer packages; knowledge of the service software is required in training employees, identifying inconsistencies, discussions with management of capabilities of computer software feasibly toward meeting their objectives, validating new programs and options; knowledge of, and skill in applying user acceptance testing principles, methods, and approaches sufficient to test, debug and maintain software applications that meet functional requirements; knowledge of information security principles and methods; OR, GS-7 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 or superior academic achievement; GS-9 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of Veterans Integrated Systems Technology Architecture (VistA) package that support the business processes is needed to insure the success of this integration; knowledge and abilities to analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on major aspects of all assigned VISTA and commercial off the shelf computer packages; knowledge of the service software is required in training employees, identifying inconsistencies, discussions with management of capabilities of computer software feasibly toward meeting their objectives, validating new programs and options; knowledge of, and skill in applying user acceptance testing principles, methods, and approaches sufficient to test, debug and maintain software applications that meet functional requirements; knowledge of PIMS software; Knowledge of clinic profile set up, provider information and schedules, and DSS guidelines for assigning the proper stop codes in order to set up and maintain the clinic profile system; Knowledge of information security principles and methods;.

OR, GS-9 Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.

The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.

Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.) Preferred Experience: Coordinates ongoing data collection and basic analysis Advanced knowledge of the ISS scheduling system Knowledge of VA scheduling business rules Ability to engage in structured analysis and automated design methodologies Advanced knowledge of the Vista software package Knowledge of the technical aspects of a personal computer and software packages as it applies to medical administrative functions, ideally within a medical center or other health care setting Ability to work independently and prioritize work to meet deadlines Ability to interpret technical terminology for the end user in a variety of easy to understand formats.

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/.

Duties include, but not limited to: Provides business oversight for a variety of software programs integral to the overall administration and operations of the business. responsible for the coordination and training for service and facility staff in business and functional areas for various information technology VISTA packages, e.g.

ADT (Admissions/Discharge/Transfer); Scheduling; PTF (Patient Treatment File); Medical Record Tracking; Fee Basis; POX (Patient Data Exchange); HINQ (Hospital Inquiry); AMIEII/IBBA (Intranet BDN/BIRLS Access); IB (Integrated Billing); AMIE (Automated Medical Information Exchange); Discharge Summary; PCE (Patient Care Encounter and Visit Tracking); ACRP (Ambulatory Care Reporting); Network Health Exchange; AICS (Automated Information Collection System); KLF Menu; CIRN (Clinical Information Resource Network);TIU) (Text Integration Utilities); Beneficiary Travel V 1.0; Incomplete Record Tracking V 1.0; Claims Manager -VISTA; EAS - (Electronic Application Systems) V1 .O; and additional business office programs as added.

Coordinates with the responsible office(s) for medical center workload to ensure the accuracy of the data in VISTA. Ensures the accuracy of reports such as the Gains and Losses, and AMIS reports.

Provides workload studies fo other services in the medical center Provides. testing of new options and software versions prior to implementation to gain familiarity with the new product features and confirm that software is working according to specifications Provides staff support to Ol&T by providing information and analysis of software functions within the service responsible for designating and preparing data management analyses, special studies, and reports for use by top management for budget preparation, workload projections, and quality assurance and utilization reviews.

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. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: AD-HOC (Inclement Weather Only) Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Applications Specialist/PD40651A and PD40652A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized