This position is organizationally aligned under the Quality Management Service at the VA Illiana Health Care System- 550 located in Danville, IL, a Complexity Level 3 VHA facility. Primary responsibilities of the position include program planning, management of Performance Improvement, Systems Redesign, Risk Management, Infection Control, Accreditation and Survey readiness, coordination staff, coordination of diverse facility activities, enterprise safety initiatives.

Duties

Major Duties include: Leads long range planning for the HCS Research current and projected healthcare trends Works with facility leaders to communicate the vision for the future and develop strategies to achieve Leads and serves on various committees and special work groups/task forces as assigned Works with Veterans to educate and empower them and their families through proactive outreach and effective advocacy Responsible for Quality Management oversight and monitors program implementation Evaluates effective execution and continued relevance of the strategic plan as it relates to the organizational priorities Responsible for all aspects of supervision Coordinates a wide variety of projects facility-wide Develops management options to deal with complex issues and problems. Integrates information from a variety of sources to determine root issues, implications, priorities, and provide timely intervention and response Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Management & Program Analyst - Deputy Chief, Quality Management/PD235770 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, 12/03/2023. 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-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 as described below: 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 would typically include, but are not limited to: program planning, management of Performance Improvement, Systems Redesign, Risk Management, Infection Control, Accreditation and Survey readiness, coordination staff, coordination of diverse facility activities, enterprise safety initiatives, leads long range planning, research current and projected healthcare trends, processes, equipment, and technologies.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: LeadershipProblem SolvingProject ManagementQuality Management 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 usually sedentary, but it requires periods of walking, standing, bending, or climbing, and employees may carry light items such as books, instruments, laptops, and other similar materials. 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

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 Danville VA Medical Center 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 US
• Name: Brooke Cremonesi
• Phone: 217-499-7292
• Email: [email protected]