Summary VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) consists of the George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, which is a large-sized affiliated tertiary care facility with 121 authorized active beds and 9 Community Based Outpatient Clinics spanning 125,000 sq. miles over 61,000 unique patients; and has a total operating budget over $532 million. Incumbent will be the Service Chief of Health Administration Services (HAS) and reports directly to the Associate Director of Operations. Responsibilities Duties: Serves as the Service Chief of Health Administration Service (HAS) reporting directly to the Associate Director of Operations. Directs and manages the application of all federal, state and local laws regarding health care and the eligibility provisions of the VA; directs human resources responsibilities within the HAS; provides assistance in budget and planning processes within the VAMC; participates expert advice and direction regarding the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), and serves as an integral part of the health care systems management team. Develops the need for and maintains an awareness of available resources, and makes recommendations to Medical Center management regarding needs, distribution or redistribution of these resources. Develops both long and short-range policies and plans for the organization by coordinating the medical administration needs of the medical center and indirectly with VISN I 9. Incumbent is responsible for making and implementing decisions directly affecting patient care and makes final administrative planning decisions for a large Health Care System. The HAS is the largest of any of the administrative services in the hospital. This situation requires the incumbent to give considerable attention to human resource management, and this activity creates the need for broad knowledge of government-wide and agency human resources management requirements, policies, and systems. Establishes minimum standards for quality and productivity and directs program implementation of said standards. Directs quality and productivity programs for the Medical Center. The incumbent develops, interprets, applies and integrates objective criteria and acceptable standards for use in monitoring activities. Work includes a wide variety of duties requiring many different and unrelated processes and methods applied to a broad range of activities involving several facilities, sites, programs, etc. (e.g., planning and conducting/coordinating inspections to identify and evaluate violations in a variety of complex establishments throughout a multistate area), or intensive analysis and problem solving as a recognized expert in a program or functional area. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not Eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD111070 Financial Disclosure Report: Required Requirements 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 dentification 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, 02/20/2026. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Exercises the delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities; using any of the following to direct, coordinate, or oversee work; supervisors, leaders, team chiefs, group coordinators, committee chairs, or comparable personnel. Responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank. Assuring reasonable equity of performance standards and rating techniques developed by subordinates or assuring comparable equity in the assessment by subordinates of the adequacy of contract capabilities. Direction of a program or major program segment with significant resources; making decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors, team leaders, or similar personnel. Evaluating subordinate supervisors or leaders and serving as the reviewing official on evaluations of nonsupervisory employees rated by subordinate's supervisors. Designs and oversees strategies to manage and integrate functions to improve and maximize efficiencies to enhance revenue collections. Reviewing and approving serious disciplinary actions involving nonsupervisory subordinates. Knowledge of requirements necessary to prepare budgets in compliance with DVA and local Fiscal Service budgetary requirements to assure timely, realistic and accurate submission of projected funds, accurate and timely updates to management, effective communication on status of funds and to analyze spending for constantly fluctuating fund control points. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Analysis and Problem Solving Communications Human Resources Management Leadership Project Management 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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 There is no educational substitution at this grade level. 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.
