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Program Specialist

Veterans Health AdministrationSeattle, WashingtonPosted 16 Oct 2026

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To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.

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. This is a two grade-level position, you may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: Experience with next of kin and burial benefits; Experience communicating resources such as Chaplaincy and Social Work to provide support at end of life; Reviewing death notifications and submitting completed death certificates; Preparing purchase orders and contracts for funeral homes; Recording and transcribing providers' requests for permission from the legal next of kin or other designee by law to conduct an autopsy; Coordinating release of remains with appropriate services/outside agencies in the event of autopsy, or organ/tissue/body donation; Requesting death certificates from the County Registrar's Office; Maintaining proficiency in using local, regional and national databases; Initiating disposition of funds when deceased patient fund account balance is identified; Developing and maintaining monthly and fiscal year variance reports.

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OR, EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): You have completed one (1) full year of graduate level education OR have a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement. This education must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position at this grade level and is in a field directly related to the position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, COMBINATION: EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): You have some specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level but less than one year, and I have some graduate level education but less than one year. I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% of the requirement for the GS-7 grade level.

NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): To meet the qualification requirements for this position using Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). You have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and I meet one of the following: Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision OR A grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study OR A grade point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study OR Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

For a list of recognized honor societies please visit http://www.achsnatl.org/quick_link.asp. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. GS-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: Experience with next of kin and burial benefits; Experience communicating resources such as Chaplaincy and Social Work to provide support at end of life; Reviewing death notifications and submitting completed death certificates; Preparing purchase orders and contracts for funeral homes; Recording and transcribing providers' requests for permission from the legal next of kin or other designee by law to conduct an autopsy; Coordinating release of remains with appropriate services/outside agencies in the event of autopsy, or organ/tissue/body donation; Requesting death certificates from the County Registrar's Office; Maintaining proficiency in using local, regional and national databases; Initiating disposition of funds when deceased patient fund account balance is identified; Developing and maintaining monthly and fiscal year variance reports; Participating in facility initiatives relating to No Veteran Dies Alone (NVDA) and partnering with staff and leadership to identify needs and opportunities throughout the facility; Providing general education, training, and resources about SAMS (Survivors Assistance and Memorial Support) to staff throughout the hospital, community living centers (CLC), and the community who provide support to Veterans at end-of-life and to their family and NOK (next of kin); Collaborating with the VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement to recruit, train, schedule, and oversee volunteers at the facility and CLC.

OR, EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): You have successfully completed a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree OR I have two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR I have a LL.B. or J.D., if related, that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, COMBINATION: EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): You have some specialized experience as described in A but less than one year, and I have more than one year but less than two years of graduate education as described in B. I have computed the percentage of these requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12.

Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify). NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation 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/.

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