The incumbent of this position functions as the Chief of the Health Administration Service within the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System located in Aurora, CO. This position has a major responsibility for managing patient and health administrative programs and activities to provide effective support to the clinical services in this research and highly affiliated teaching health care delivery system. **Relocation/Recruitment incentives are authorized for highly qualified candidates

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as a technical expert on such topics as the application of state and local laws regarding health care Responsibility as a manager for dealing with personnel management matters within the Health Administration Service (HAS) Contributing to the budget process within the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHCS) and providing technical advice regarding Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) model Works in close coordination with the Associate Director, Chief of Staff, and Fiscal Officer to provide workload statistics which reflect patient care provided, trends, and changing program priorities Advises on fund shortages and recommendations regarding funding or program adjustments Participating in the internal and external reviews systems and standards of the health care system Ensures compliance of patient administrative activities that are interrelated with clinical services Prepare reports and identify functional areas or ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with requirements, performance measures, policies, or procedures that require change Serving as an integral part of the management team of the healthcare system Serves as the authoritative source on all health administration matters Participates fully and provides technical advice in significant planning, policy, and decision making actions initiated within the ECHCS Participates in or chairs major medical center management committees Work Schedule: Full time Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD06427-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized 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, 11/13/2023. 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-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. A 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-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: Experience as a front-line supervisor; Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of strategic plans of a service or section; Broad knowledge of personnel management requirements, policies, and programs; Broad knowledge of human resources management requirements, policies, and systems; Experience or education in resource planning and management, budget management, program evaluation and data monitoring; Thorough knowledge base of common financial management and analysis techniques, including budget projection and forecasting; Experience overseeing an annual multimillion-dollar budget which includes budget formulation, justification, and execution; Financial management and financial reporting; Establishing minimum standards for quality and productivity. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalytical ThinkingBudget AdministrationCritical ThinkingFinancial ManagementManaging Human ResourcesOrganizational AwarenessProject ManagementTechnical Competence 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: Work is mostly sedentary with some walking to other areas of the facility. Bending and lifting of less than 20 pounds is required. The position requires manual dexterity as well as good hearing, normal or corrected vision and a high level of concentration. Incumbent will be required to supervise activity at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and the La Junta Patient Records File room, as well as make site visits to the Pueblo Nursing Home and Community Based Outreach Clinics. 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.

Contacts

• Address Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Jennette Stroud
• Phone: 515-323-1412
• Email: [email protected]