Health Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• 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.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization (for GS-7).
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization (for GS-09).
• Knowledge of local, VISN, and VA Central Office proposals and requirements affecting Surgical Service (for GS-09).
• Competencies: Compliance, Contract Administration, Information Management, Performance Management, Personnel and Human Resources, Planning and Evaluating, Reading, Writing.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collects, validates, aggregates, trends, and analyzes workload, staffing, access, patient-flow, resource-utilization, productivity, documentation, and other operational data to identify trends, discrepancies, and areas requiring management attention.
• Reviews administrative workflows and processes to identify inefficiencies, duplication, delays, data-quality issues, or other procedural problems and recommends practical improvements within established program requirements.
• Applies established analytical techniques, including workload analysis, trend analysis, comparison of current and historical data, and review of performance information, to assist management in assessing administrative operations.
• Works with managers, clinical staff, and administrative personnel to identify and resolve problems involving data collection, reporting, workload capture, administrative procedures, and related operational processes.
• Advises and assists managers and staff concerning data-collection methods, reporting requirements, trend analysis, statistical tools, and interpretation and presentation of management information.
• Develops and improves spreadsheets, reports, tracking mechanisms, and other analytical tools used to collect, organize, validate, and present program and administrative information.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.