TCF- Trainee- Program Analyst (Informatics)

The Technical Career Field (TCF) Trainee, Program Analyst (Informatics) position will report to the the Office of Health Informatics and supported by the Informatics and Data Analytics career field in the TCF program. Responsible to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes necessary to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies throughout the Department of Veterans Health Administration.

Include but not limited to: Evaluates, documents, prioritizes, and recognizes requirements for the improvement of the Organization. Improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care by integrating clinical and information processes to achieve successful adoption and application of new technologies. Provides communication channels to clinical and business teams to support deployment, sustainment, and optimization efforts. Consults, advises and educates employees including management on how to make healthcare more effective and efficient. Operates to improves patient care, ensures patient safety, and meets the needs of providers through continuous evaluation, testing, and improvement of the system. Execute major projects that span the whole organization. Participates in clinical/administrative decision making for the hospital. Provides relevant clinical and/or administrative data to identify, quantify and resolve organizational problems. Provides excellent customer service. 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. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: TCF- Trainee- Program Analyst (Informatics)/PD993360 and PD993360 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 usually sedentary, but it requires periods of walking, standing, bending, or climbing, and employees may carry light items such as books, instruments, laptops, and other similar materials. 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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 interest. In 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.