Summary

The Supervisory Health System Specialist position is assigned to VISN 2 and may be physically located at any of the VISN 2 facilities.

Duties

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The incumbent is a qualified and experienced administrator, serving as the Associate Director/Operations Director of the VISN 2 Clinical Resource Hub. This position coordinates administrative and clinical operations of the multiple programs, including Primary Care, Mental Health, Specialty Care, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Scheduling and ensures the provision of Clinical Resource Hub services through policy and program development, utilizing innovative approaches, technologies, and interdisciplinary collaboration both within and outside of VHA. Responsibilities have a critical impact on day-to-day activities of the VISN Clinical Resource Hub Program and on the quality of patient care provided at VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and clinics supported by the Clinical Resource Hub.

The primary purpose of this position is to analyze, evaluate, and advise on and/or coordinate health care delivery systems and operations. The position renders advice on operational policies and assures these policies are coordinated with, and in support of, field operations and VACO priorities. The incumbent is expected to use initiative in organizing and accomplishing the responsibilities. The incumbent works closely with senior management officials and others in implementing and evaluating policies, plans, and internal operational systems. Addresses specific problem areas and applies a high degree of analytical ability and specialized healthcare knowledge to the management of healthcare delivery systems. This position exercises broad latitude and provides senior expert level advice to senior personnel, and/or agency officials concerning complex, novel, and unusual healthcare issues.

Responsible for the full range of administrative functions that fall within assigned program areas. Provides direct oversight and responsibilities for the following: Fiscal, Human Resources, Scheduling, Telehealth, C&P, Director's Office Staff Oversight, Data Management, and Strategic Planning. The incumbent provides direct administrative oversight of the operation and planning associated with the coverage to 9 Health Care Systems and over 50 CBOCs within VISN 2. Additionally, the incumbent serves as the liaison for OI&T, Informatics, Prosthetics Service, Biomedical Services, Logistics Service at all sites served as well.

The incumbent is also responsible for supervision, management and operations of all the administrative staff within the VISN 2 Clinical Resource Hub.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:am - 4:30pm

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist - Clinical Resource Hub/PD147070

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/03/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series. To qualify for the GS 0671 occupational series, applicants MUST possess one of the following:

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR,

Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. OR,

Special Provision for Inservice Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.

In addition to the IOR, candidates must also fully meet the below grade requirements.

GS-14 grade level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one-year specialized experience that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform as a Supervisory Health System Specialist at the GS-14 level. To be creditable, the specialized experience must be equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13) in Federal Service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience would include, but not be limited to: Working closely with senior management officials and others in implementing and evaluating policies, plans, and internal operational systems; addressing specific problem areas and applying a high degree of analytical ability and specialized healthcare knowledge to the management of healthcare delivery systems; exercises broad latitude and provides senior expert level advice to senior personnel, and/or agency officials concerning complex, novel, and unusual healthcare issues; responsible for the full range of administrative functions that fall within assigned program areas; provides direct administrative oversight of the operation and planning; supervision, management and operations of administrative staff.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communications
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Leadership
• Organizational Awareness
• Strategic Thinking

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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/.

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/.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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