Program Support Assistant
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Program Support Assistant

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Location: Orlando,FL, USA

Date: 2024-11-08T08:35:51Z

Job Description:

Summary The My HealtheVet (MHV) Coordinator serves as facility champion, leads facility teams to support existing and future Veteran communication initiatives, and coordinates local implementation, training, communications, outreach, web health content and support efforts. The Assistant to the MHV Coordinator assumes these responsibilities in the absence of the MHV Coordinator, and supports MHV in all endeavors and job duties. Responsibilities Duties consist of the following, but are not limited to: Establishes, develops, and implements, at the direction or in conjunction with the MHV Coordinator, local MHV-related goals, strategies to meet goals, identifies responsible parties, tracks progress, including monitoring goals/activity status, and assists in the development of reports status/progress to medical center management. Assists in establishing and managing communications plans that identify target audiences, appropriate messages, activities, and resources needed for effective communication, develops effective communications plans for change management, and incorporates multiple channels to manage expectations and disseminate project progress. Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance documentation of MHV internal and control policies and procedures. Collects, develops, implements, and documents data to assist management with MHV operational decisions. Assists the MHV Coordinator to lead the facility's efforts to integrate MHV and SM among healthcare providers and patients. Ensures providers are trained in SM use and related workload capture, to include initial orientation to these tools as well as ongoing education related to improvements in technology and processes. Serve, in the absence of the MHV Coordinator, as SM liaison and administrator to VISN and National MHV teams. Applies the training plans and designs and performs needs assessments. Assists the MHV Coordinator in working with senior functional subject matter experts to identify and manage significant changes in the way employees will integrate My HealtheVet in the fabric of VA care. Evaluates the impact on clinical and business workflow and processes. Engages clinical, business, and operational staff through analysis and recommendations. Evaluates and makes recommendations for effective facility changes. Assists the MHV Coordinator in developing and delivering presentations to all levels of the VAMC/HCS, service organizations, and Veterans, family members and caregivers. Presentations are designed to inform the audience about the MHV program, products, and capabilities. Utilizes interpersonal communication skills to effectively communicate with Veterans at all levels of knowledge and technological abilities. Assist with extraction and analysis of measures related to staff workload and distribution of work, with close surveillance of staffing patterns and manpower utilization. Assists with forecasts and estimating program requirements and with preparation of programmatic reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical and narrative data, etc. for Section, Service, and facility leadership and other customers or stakeholders. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. 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 Support Assistant/PD072850 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You 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) - See Additional Information below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/08/2024. 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-06. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Organizing and communicating ideas and thoughts effectively through written correspondence and oral presentation; Experience with automated data processing applications and medical software; Analyze a variety of research reports, studies, fact sheets, and other documents and translate from analytical to commonly understood language; Utilizes interpersonal communication skills to effectively communicate with Veterans at all levels of knowledge and technological abilities; Use a variety of databases, to include the VSSC and PowerBi, to collect data regarding use of Connected Care tools and programs, to include Clinical Video Telehealth into the Home, Clinic-to-Clinic Video Telehealth, eConsults, My HealtheVet and Secure Messaging, VA Mobile Apps, Store and Forward telehealth, Teleconsultation, and Home Telehealth; Experience with automated data processing applications and medical software (e.g., CPRS). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Data Management Technical Competence Technical Credibility 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: Work is primarily sedentary, but may require periods of standing during presentations, briefings, speeches, health fair activities, etc., although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: 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. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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