Program Specialist at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System — Applications Closed

Job Description

The Program Specialist post is based in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Offering, under the Chief of Workforce at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The selectee serves as an advisor and analyst for training delivery, apply management, and patient flow within PM&R. This role is ideal for current permanent SLVHCS employees and CTAP eligibles who have expertise in administrative analysis, plan evaluation, and workflow improvement.

The role is full-time, permanent, and not eligible for telework or remote function.

Salary & Compensation

Salary: $74,678 - $97,087 per year.

Qualification

Existing federal employees must also encounter time-in-grade needs, having served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. An SF-50 demonstrating time-in-grade must be handed in.

• Time-In-Grade: Present federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level within the past 52 weeks.
• Specialized Background: One year of specialized know-how equivalent to GS-09, such as administrative officer tasks such as creating Asset Management Committee packets, memorandums, policies, SOPs, and travel/CME/AA policy. Providing employee assistance.
• Education Substitution: A Ph.D. Or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. In a field related to this role.
• Combination: Equivalent combination of graduate education (beyond the first two years) and specialized expertise.
• Preferred Experience: Contracting Officer Representative (COR) certification and knowledge of timekeeping.
• Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education calls for a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.
• You must be U.S. Citizens.
• This vacancy is unseal to current permanent Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System employees covering satellites and CTAP eligibles only.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Evaluates, processes, or builds recommendations for effective organizational changes to better gather scheme demands.
• Builds indicators to offer goal evidence of the quality of procedures performed by all programs and components of the PM&R solution.
• Represents the PM&R Service at meetings requiring administrative or technical input.
• Advises management officials, supervisors, and employees on interpretation and application of human tools policies, such as staffing, classification, employee relations, and advantages.
• Creates recommendations for improvements in plan operations to boost efficiency and charge savings.
• Evaluates procedures and forms recommendations for productive organizational changes system-wide as needed.
• Responsible for making sure an up-to-date and precise inventory of non-expendable equipment through Equipment Inventory Listing reporting.
• Serves as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for PM&R Offering, securing all obligations are completed timely.
• Runs program surveys and audits to verify compliance with policies and regulations.

Conditions & Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration needed for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination scheme is a condition of employment for all VA Health Care Personnel.
• Must cater to a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period.
• Operate is primarily sedentary; occasional travel to other sites may be called for.
• Pre-employment evaluation may be needed; pre-placement physical isn’t called for.
• Must finalize online onboarding process.
• REAL ID compliant identification needed for employment (reliable May 7, 2025).

Benefits

• Wrap up gains package as a federal employee, covering health insurance, retirement, and paid exit.
• Eligibility for upsides depends on role category (full-time, part-time, intermittent).
• Access to the full variety of federal advantages designed for a rewarding profession.

How You Will Be Evaluated

1. Your submission will be evaluated set on your resume, supporting documents, responses to the submission questionnaire, and any required assessments.
2. Competencies assessed involve Attention to Element, Client Solution, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, Organizational Awareness, Challenge Solving, and Contracting/Procurement.
3. If required, you’ll finish USA Hire Assessments after sending in your submission. You’ll get a one-of-a-kind assessment connection and must finalize the assessments by the cutoff.
4. After the announcement closes, submissions are reviewed for qualification and eligibility. A referral certificate is issued, and referred you may be contacted for an meeting.
5. Your resume must entirely document your experience, such as post title, duties, month/year kick off/close dates, and hours worked per week. Part-time background is credited proportionally.
6. Overstating qualifications or cheating on assessments may outcome in removal from consideration.

Required Documents

• Resume (must be 2 pages or less, include position title, responsibilities, dates, and hours per week).
• SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (most latest SF-50 and an additional SF-50 demonstrating time-in-grade if the most new is within the past year).
• Transcript (if using education to qualify).
• DD-214 (if claiming Veterans' Preference).
• SF-15 and supporting documentation (if claiming 10-point preference).
• CTAP/ICTAP documentation (if relevant).
• Span Letter (optional).
• Performance Appraisal (optional).
• Separation Observe (RIF) (if applicable).

How to Apply

1. To put in, read the entire announcement and instructions. Start by signing in to your the authorized submission portal account (or build one). Wrap up the first online submission, including the questionnaire, and attach all called for documents (resume, SF-50, transcripts, etc.). Hand in your complete submission package by 11:59 PM ET on 07/29/2026. After submission, you may require to finish USA Hire Assessm…
2. You’ll obtain a unique assessment tie via email and on the submission submission screen. Set aside at least 3 hours for the assessments. You can update your submission during the unseal period by returning to your the formal application portal account and clicking 'Edit my submission.'.

Additional Information

• Under the Fair Shot to Compete Act, VA prohibits requesting criminal history before a tentative role give.
• Fair Accommodation (RA) requests are on offer for candidates with disabilities.
• Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans should claim preference in the questionnaire and provide needed documentation (DD-214, SF-15).
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination plan is mandatory for all VA Health Care Personnel; exemptions may be granted for medical or religious rationales.
• Resumes longer than two pages will effect in ineligibility (efficient September 27, 2025).
• Agency contact: Aleatrice Thomas, 769-226-0441, [email protected].
• Address: New Orleans VA Medical Center, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119.

About Company

The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) supplies finalize healthcare offerings to veterans in the region, working the New Orleans VA Medical Center and associated clinics.

This Program Specialist post supports the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Offering, which centers on restoring function and improving quality of life for veterans.

SLVHCS is piece of the Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, offering a span of path opportunities for those committed to serving veterans. Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System is named as the hiring organization for the Program Specialist post.