Summary

The Supervisory Health System Specialist Group Practice Manager (GPM) reports to the Chief of Staff, who provides broad policy guidance through discussion with the incumbent. The GPM ensures a high quality Veteran experience by acting on continued feedback from Veteran customers, family/significant others, engaged employees and expert clinical teams at the Detroit VA Medical Center.

Duties

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The GPM provides oversight and administrative operations management of all ambulatory care services at the Detroit VA Medical Center and all related CBOCs, including Primary Care, Mental Health, Medical/Specialty Care, Surgery and Clinical Support Services, integrating all aspects of ambulatory care into the Group Practice Management structure.

Duties below are not limited to.

• The incumbent will assist with preparation, review, and evaluation of requests for additional resources including medical and non-medical equipment, additional or redirected staff, funds, reallocation of resources, and/or space.
• Incumbent is granted authority for providing administrative program direction to multiple service supervisors/managers. In collaboration with clinical and administrative leadership, the incumbent will develop, evaluate, and adjust organizational structures, policies, procedures, and management systems to continually improve performance and efficiency.
• The GPM will effectively communicate and act as an interdisciplinary team member to settle disputes between sections and services, address personnel actions which effect key employees or issues which could adversely affect the functioning of teams and/or individuals in clinical care services.
• Develops both long and short-range policies and plans for the organization and coordinates medical administration needs of the facility. Incumbent must adapt the principles, practices, processes, and techniques common to any situation to the specialized requirements of the facility.
• Provides expert administrative input and participation in the planning process to improve care delivery by taking the initiative to identify needs and potential issues/concerns.
• Develops flexibilities in operations and constructive, cost-effective approaches to resolve problems.
• Participates in the formative stages of ambulatory care managerial planning to assure an awareness of medical administrative issues and implementation of process changes are considered and assessed for their impact on other aspects of the healthcare delivery process.
• The incumbent serves on various facility strategic management and planning committees internally and with other agencies and program goals. Incumbent participates in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning.
• Incumbent participates in policy-making, planning and management decisions impacting the operation of health care delivery.
• The incumbent works independently with Clinical Service Chiefs/Care Line Managers, Nurse Managers, Patient Business Service Supervisors, and Administrative Officers to address their administrative process/system issues and problems.
• The GPM leads services and care lines in lean management, systems redesign, and process development based upon knowledge of VHA's and Detroit's My VA organizational philosophy, policies, and management principles.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist Group Practice Manager/PD94446-0

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
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• 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 or 2-year trial 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 or trial 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, 09/08/2026.

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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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.

Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/.All Title 38 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) employees must have served in their Excepted Service position for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for a position within the Competitive Service.Applicants who were previously selected under a Competitive Delegating Examining Unit (DEU) announcement must have served in their position for at least 90 days prior to being eligible for other positions within the Competitive Service.This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). An IOR is part of the minimum qualifications for this occupational series. In order to meet the IOR you must have:

Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/.

All Title 38 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) employees must have served in their Excepted Service position for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for a position within the Competitive Service.

Applicants who were previously selected under a Competitive Delegating Examining Unit (DEU) announcement must have served in their position for at least 90 days prior to being eligible for other positions within the Competitive Service.

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). An IOR is part of the minimum qualifications for this occupational series. In order to meet the IOR you must have:

• Undergraduate and Graduate Level 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 qualification above you must also have:

GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: leading in projects requested by management, Resource management, data management (including data validation and analysis), operational planning, clinic templating, position management of clinical outpatient support staff, and equipment management. interpreting policies, developing and implementing policies, defining administrative requirements, and/or providing advice to top management on related issues. Proficiency in a broad range of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to develop, manage, and evaluate major administrative programs that support the assessment and continuous improvement of organizational effectiveness.

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

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/.

Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.

Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. May require occasional travel.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. A copy of your certificate/degree or screenshot of your current classes are not a replacement of your transcript and they will not be used in the qualifying process. Transcripts must include the following information:

• Your Name
• Name of the college or university
• Full address of the college or university
• Degree Received
• Date Conferred

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

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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hir