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Program Specialist

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
📍 Palo Alto, California 💰 $77161 – $100315/yr

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Job Summary

This position is under the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) to provide health-related services to Veterans with a focus on complex problems resulting from deployment.

The position serves as a primary contact for informational needs and services to a broad range of customers, including senior management, program directors, and central office managers in terms of analyzing, planning, developing informational needs through programming, data mining, and data warehouses.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to: Handle administrative matters independently, prioritizing the work to assure that deadlines are met. Prepares appropriate responses for the signature of the WRIISC Director on routine matters. Responsible for oversight and updates of WRIISC-WOMEN policies and SOPs. Responsible for coordinating building maintenance and other required services with engineering for WRIISC.

Maintains oversight and processes incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, memorandum and requests for computer access. Assists in personnel management for WRIISC, performing or overseeing the full range of human resources requirements.

Coordinates personnel actions related to recruitment, salary adjustments, terminations; deals with the Medical Staff office concerning credentialing and privileging issues, as well as assists the Program Officer in maintaining the personnel folders for employees. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD00249A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

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/.

Contact

cheryl.acosta@va.gov · 619-357-9249

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $77161 – $100315/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-22.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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