This position will serve as a national-level project manager in the Program Evaluation and Resource Center (PERC). You will lead the rollout of new VHA mental health, substance use disorder, and suicide prevention programs, initiatives, and Congressional mandates. PERC is based at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. It supports the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Suicide Prevention and evaluates and monitors VA programs nationwide.
Major Duties: Provide project management leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for novel national mental health, substance use disorder, and suicide prevention programs, initiatives, and Congressional mandates. Apply a standardized implementation approach using project management, process improvement, and change management frameworks.
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and cost tracking to keep events properly sequenced across the project life cycle. Establish systems and databases to monitor project status, track progress, and confirm compliance with administrative policies and requirements. Gather and combine data from mental health programs across VHA, then evaluate findings and brief Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) leaders.
Collaborate with OMH and OSP leaders, other VA program offices, subject matter experts, data scientists, and oversight bodies such as GAO to meet project goals. Lead high-level meetings, conferences, and planning sessions, and report project status, risks, and compliance issues promptly to national leadership. Assist VHA health care systems in planning implementation, and recommend corrective action when goals are missed or delays occur.
Lead technical assistance for the field, including answering help desk questions about data products, conducting data "deep dives," and reviewing patient charts to explain anomalous data. Disseminate project results by developing training materials, running monthly national calls, presenting at meetings, and writing white papers and summary reports. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
PST Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD03142A Physical Requirements: The work is mainly sedentary. Some slight physical effort may be needed when walking between sections of the health care system for meetings or fact-finding.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
kealohakama.kuikahi@va.gov · 6504935000 X69925
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $133060 – $172980/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-20.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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