Summary The incumbent is based at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System (VAPSHCS) and serves as the Supervisory Health Systems Specialist for the Nursing Service. Responsibilities Duties may include but are not limited to: Evaluates functional effectiveness of, coordinates new and/or proposed programs and initiatives, and integrates them into business practices within the service line. Provides direct support and guidance to management officials by analyzing, involving, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems, strategic planning, and operations. Oversees and directs the flow of work related to management of the Nursing Service's human resource activities. Advises and coordinates flow of work for all Equipment Inventory Lists (EIL) within the Service and oversees completion of inventories. Direct responsibility for seeking and finding practical solutions that may be achieved through short or long-range planning. Develops information required for policies, procedures, programs, education, research, and other special requirements specific to the service line. Analyzes, extracts, summarizes, identifies, interprets, and evaluates significant trends and issues for data related to the Service Line's operations. Formulates recommendations to include specific plans to address/correct deficiencies and/or increase positive accomplishments of administrative/clinical practices. Directs and participates in quality improvement (QI) activities. Ability to maintain effective relationships with clinical and administrative staff in a health care system, its affiliates, and stakeholders to communicate effectively and gain cooperation on complex and controversial issues. Supports and manages budget and fund control points for sections within the Service Line. Reviews all contracts funded by Nursing to ensure resources are available to cover needs. Serves as a control point official for all Service Line fund control points (FCP) used for all contract @types. Develops management improvement programs or revised policy and procedures. Analyzes and evaluates the rolling needs for the Service Line for space. Identifies metrics appropriate to the service line and health care system, reviews data, validates accuracy, analyzes findings, and makes programmatic recommendations based on analysis. Ensures the Service Line maintains historical and projected workload data for tracking and planning purposes. Oversight of Service Line Labor Mapping/DSS to support accurate data reporting for staffing costs and productivity. Ensures optimal operations within the Service Line including serving as the operations expert for the Service Line, setting administrative priorities and assigning administrative and operational work throughout the Service Line. Manages the budget and fund control management for all assigned programs and sections. Prepares and presents analysis of information on capacity, demand, workload productivity reviews. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework AD-HOC. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD415840 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not 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 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 06/03/2026. 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 within 30 days of 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. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0671 occupational series: All applicants, regardless of grade level must meet minimum education or specialized experience requirements. For this occupation, the education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Preferred Experience: -Ability to objectively analyze plans, policies and actions related to healthcare administrative operations in a healthcare setting. -Ability to develop and utilize concepts of cost benefit analysis, productions and performance evaluation. -Ability to estimate program requirement, prepare and speak to reports, justifications, charts and graphs for briefings and presentations to management officials. -Ability to direct and provide guidance, assistance and ensure effective administrative management related to personnel, supply management and budget. -Ability to lead, develop, implement, evaluate and improve processes. You may qualify based on your education and/or experience as described below: Education: I possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with a major in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. (Transcripts Required) OR, Specialized Experience: I possess 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: I have successfully completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program which 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. (Training Documentation Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: 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 and performed in a typical office setting. 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. 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/. 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.
