This position is located at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Hospital, a complexity level 3 facility in Iron Mountain, MI. The Health Systems Specialist position is organizationally aligned under the Associate Director, and it is located within the Director's Office. The employee is a key individual to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and senior leadership in the area of strategic and space planning as well as special projects.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to:STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PLAN MANAGEMENT- Establishment of procedures for ongoing documentation of all planning meetings, task forces, study groups, and any communications internally or externally concerning medical center planning.-Maintaining records of all decisions made and documentation of medical center wide input into all planning decisions at all levels of the facility.-Tracking resource utilization and workload levels for all VACO funded program enhancements and/or newprograms.-Responsible for coordinating, tracking, and reporting actions/status relative to the strategic goals of the Medical Center, to include the annual SES performance plan goals/objectives for the facility.-Utilize VHA planning tools and access data to provide recommendations for expansion, initiatives, andoverall goals.-Designs analytical methods and study procedures deviating from conventional practices.-Provides necessary leadership and guidance to implement goals and program plans established by seniormanagement.-Conducts special studies, work groups and attend committee meetings as required either as a member orbehalf of the Associate Director. FACILITY MASTER PLAN COORDINATION-Manage the integration of all construction plans with space planning and programmatic developments facility-wide assuring that quality factors regarding functional relationships are considered in the construction planning process.PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT-Coordinates the development of all VHA funded program initiatives.-Using a wide range of complex technical analyses, he/she develops databases appropriate to address the assessment of needs, utilization of services and demographic data to support specific proposals.PROGRAM EVALUATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT-Incumbent is responsible for overall data management of statistical reports and systems for strategic and facility planning.-Using existing data sources, the incumbent creates computer applications employingadvanced statistical programs such as SAS (Statistical Analysis System) to perform workload analysis.GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT-Prepares responses to reports, surveys, requests for information and other correspondence required byVACO, VISN, regulatory bodies, Medical Affiliates or community organizations. This involves soliciting,analyzing and evaluating data from clinical and administrative service chiefs and subsequently synthesizing this information into comprehensive statistical and/or narrative reports. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: M-F 08:00-4:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist -Facility Planner/PD235640 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/13/2023. 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 GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 and for a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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: GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include general policy of statements, technical criteria, policy manuals, strategic plans, organizational and management theories, and health care standards, independently evaluates, selects, interprets, and applies the guides, using judgment in making adaptions and modifications of standard practices. GS- 11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include 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. Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Analytical ThinkingLeadershipModeling and SimulationPlanning and Evaluating 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. No special physical abilities are required. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. 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 Oscar G Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 325 East H Street Iron Mountain, MI 49801 US
• Name: Jeremy Burton
• Phone: 7089010850
• Email: [email protected]