The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is currently recruiting one Health System Specialist (Facility Strategic Planner) for the Office of the Director in Prescott, AZ. The incumbent serves as a back-up for other Health System Specialists in the office and may be detailed to fill critical administrative leadership positions within the facility and VISN to support continuity of healthcare delivery operations.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Reviewing requests for FTEE, Equipment, Overtime, and Space, and remaining current on the medical center budget and/or forecasts needs based on regional market trends. Reviewing policies and procedures that are in conformance with the overall philosophy of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) related to all aspects of healthcare programs. Reviewing medical center budget initiatives, subsequent justifications and advocating for the clinical or administrative service/program to the Executive Leadership as needed. Planning, organizing, trending and reviewing requests for resources within their assigned executive's chain of command and/or make recommendations based upon the relative needs while considering their ability to utilize the resources requested. Provides guidance/advice on program specific matters e.g. handling legislative issues, development/implementation of policy or program initiatives, protocol issues, VISN/VACO related matters, and/or other important correspondence. Coordinates/participates in strategic planning throughout the healthcare system with subordinate services and programs to produce decisions and actions that shape/guide the organization's purpose and/or activities. Makes recommendations assigned projects, including what elements are to be included in the scope of the project based on local, VISN, or national strategic initiatives and alignment. Assists the Executive Leadership Team in assessing needs in a realistic fashion by documenting them effectively and presenting them to a diverse audience of internal and/or external stakeholders. Works closely with other facilities and/or VISN on project development and submission. Develops administrative/strategic operational initiatives of the organization that enables the specialist to identify problems, analyze data, recommend resolutions based on specific knowledge of the organization's objectives and priorities, resources, and/or catchment area. Serves as the primary liaison on behalf of all services of the healthcare system between the VISN and headquarters. Conducts analytical studies on particular operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects. Resolves issues from quality of care and consumer complaints arising from Individual patients, Veterans groups, Congressional offices, and other stakeholders. Demonstrates poise, tact, self-confidence and lack of irritability while under pressure of adverse conditions. Reviews audits and evaluations which are conducted at the facility. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist (Facility Strategic Planner)/PD13291A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified applicants. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/17/2023. 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 13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: 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: developing administrative/strategic operational initiatives, identifying problems, analyzing data, and recommending resolutions based on specific knowledge of the organization's objectives and/or priorities, resources/catchment area. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Decision MakingInterpersonal EffectivenessOrganizational StewardshipProblem SolvingTeamwork 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: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity or strength is required to perform the work. Work is sedentary and the employee may sit comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to other facility sites of care, interviews, meetings and sources of information. Work is performed in the office setting. May require occasional travel. Work is usually performed in offices, meeting rooms, or similar settings. The position may require occasional travel including the normal everyday risks and discomforts of auto, rail and air transportation. 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.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
• Name: Kyle Parker
• Phone: (480)246-0591
• Email: [email protected]