VACCHCS has a detail/temporary promotion opportunity to a HSS position NTE 120 days. The detail/temporary promotion may be extended for up to one year without further competition. Detail: A temporary assignment to a different position with no change to pay. Temporary Promotion: A temporary assignment to a higher graded position in which the employee receives the higher graded salary for the period assigned. Applicants must meet the time-in-grade and specialized experience listed below.

Duties

The Health Systems Specialist reports directly to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services / Nurse Executive (ADPCS/NE) and ELT member. Major duties include: Assumes the lead responsibility related to operations management, business process coordination data analysis and reporting for Patient Care Services. Executive level administrative advisor and expert analyst who has full responsibility for administrative decision making and implementation which directly contribute to the administrative management of an integrated health care delivery system. Performance is characterized by the ability to initiate and manage projects in programmatic areas and lead interdisciplinary groups, both clinical and administrative staff that result in significant and sustained contributions and success of the healthcare system. Implements long and short-term plans, policies and procedures, assuring that programs are integrated in order to support operational efficiencies and strategic priorities. Part of the highest organizational echelon of the healthcare system and has authority over and responsibility for, the daily operation of activities taking place within Patient Care Services and is the administrative authority for providing oversight, accountability and consistency for all nursing practice and programs within VA Central California Health Care System. Works across service lines and with a variety of representatives located throughout the different venues of VACCHCS. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD01497O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved 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, 11/27/2023. 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-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. Health System Specialist Individual Occupation Requirements: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. or Specialized Experience: 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. Special Provision for In-service Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it 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. GS-13 Grade Level Requirements: 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-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: perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to measure efficiency and productivity of administrative and clinical services; plan, organize, and direct team study work, and effectively conduct critical negotiations with management; develop reports, business plans and presentations for a healthcare system; present ideas, concepts, methods, analyses, evaluations, and recommendations in a lucid, logical and convincing manner, either by oral or written means; and analyze and recommend solutions to problems that arise in a medical center.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingAttention to DetailCommunicationDatabase Management SystemsInterpersonal EffectivenessReasoning 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. Slight physical effort may be required, such as walking through the entire facility and carrying of light objects up to 5 lbs. such as files, books, papers, and laptop. Some standing and bending is necessary. Some travel is required. No special physical qualifications are required. Work is primarily performed in an office setting, but may include occasional contacts in the patient care areas and outlying 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.

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 Fresno VA Medical Center 2615 East Clinton Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 US
• Name: Dana Mitchell
• Phone: (415) 221-4810 X25781
• Email: [email protected]