Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst (37)

Job Title

Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst

Duties

The duties include but are not limited to:

• Aid the Business Intelligence Analyst in all phases of analytics for Business Office operations.
• Maintains program requirements and criteria for assigned organizations.
• Reviews reports involving trend analyses and ensures follow up in these areas for conformity.
• Review materials and monitors services with regard to compliance with the standards of internal and external accrediting agencies.
• Analyzes data, identifies trends and issues of concern.
• Alerts superior of those areas where possible discrepancies exist with recommendations for initiating intervention.
• Monitor data in order to make recommendations that address customer concerns while not compromising the quality of health care provided.
• Provides input into the design of projects, the structure of information management systems and recommend appropriate methodologies, including applicable statistical analyses, for planned activities that will result in new or improved process solution.
• Monitors changes in clinical and administrative data systems in VA and advise investigators and management staff to revise data extraction and analysis methods as needed.
• Develops background and management options available to deal with complex facility planning and implementation issues.
• Ensures that proposals/Initiatives submitted for facility approval are complete and all implementation requirements are accurately identified.
• Ensures integration of all planning initiatives in terms of phasing and monitoring implementation of programs. Recommends action or adjustments necessary to achieve required objectives.
• Establishes process controls to ensure recommendations and actions are completed as approved.
• Responsible for identifying problems that involve new or revised policies or procedures and brings them to the attention of the Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff for appropriate action.
• Responsible for obtaining timely actions, responses or decisions on request within and to the facility and ensures they are consistent with the VSIN 19 policy.
• Provides specialized staff support in the monitoring and analyses of changes in mission, goals, new legislation, and technological advances to assess the impact of these changes.
• Assists or initiates development or revision of administrative policies that will ultimately affect patient care or clinical services.

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: Full time

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework on an ad hoc basis

Virtual: This is virtual position where you will work at one of the VISN 19 facilities.

Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst/ PD13623A, PD13624A, and PD13625A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized