Management and Program Analyst

Full Job Description

The incumbent provides data and information support to meet the needs of the STVHCS senior management and facility staff, boards, committees, services, and programs/projects for decision-making, continuous improvement, and strategic planning efforts.

The primary purpose of the Management and Program Analyst position is to provide support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and operations.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/13/2026.

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-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: Specialized Experience: You must have 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.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Ability to gather and interpret and analyze data, workload, performance, and financial information using various sources; knowledge of the full spectrum of health care management, health care services and the processes to deliver these services; knowledge of the principles of financial management, human resources management, organizational structuring and strategic planning; comprehensive knowledge of health care administration; comprehensive and detailed understanding of Medical Center organizational structure, and knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D., if related. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) 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 graduate education.

(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) 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 us mainly sedentary in nature to include work at a desk and computer terminal. The work will involve standing, sitting, and walking.

Physical demands involve walking to meet work contacts and attendance at meetings. Demands may involve some lifting and carrying of office supplies and/or files.

Traveling off-station to various meetings is necessary and working overtime hours may be necessary in order to accomplish job responsibilities.

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/.

Major Duties:

Duties may include but are not limited to: May be a lead, facilitator or an active member of quality, performance, and process improvement initiatives; Coordinate STVHCS quality improvement activities with appropriate stakeholders; Facilitate tasks associated with data collection, compilation, analysis, and graphic display of data; Active member of committees associated with equipment procurement/inventory, Pathway to Excellence, resource and patient utilization management, performance improvement, and committees as assigned; Monitor service specific Performance Measures, Access, Consult and Encounters process, assisting in identifying clinical personnel needs, Patient Satisfaction, Patient Flow and providing data for Service Strategic Business Planning for sub specialties in both the inpatient and outpatient settings; Assist in identifying problem areas and provide management with solutions to correct poor work situations, and prevent potential problems, including staff shortages; Lead or assist the Patient Care Services in negotiating, planning, implementing, and monitoring all Systems Redesign and Performance Measurement programs that affect Patient Care Services; Assist supervisors, faculty, and staff in projecting needed changes based on data and recommend appropriate actions to improve performance; Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: 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#: Management and Program Analyst/PD03758O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized