This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of VA/DoD Health Affairs aligned under the Under Secretary for Health Chief of Staff Office. The mission of VA/DoD Health Affairs is to initiate and sustain partnerships with the Department of Defense (DoD), Military Health System (MHS) while supporting VHA's mission and promoting awareness of VA health care benefits and services to Veterans and Service members.

Duties

The incumbent is the Director of the VA-DoD Medical Sharing Office (MSO), in the VHA Office of VA/DoD Health Affairs, reporting to the Deputy Executive Director of VA/DoD Health Affairs. This position is responsible for all programmatic, budgets and personnel administration policies and operations issues related to the function of the VA/DoD Medical Sharing Office. In addition, the incumbent provides policy guidance and oversight on matters that cross specific programmatic lines external to the MSO and oversight for the many sensitive and high visibility activities and initiatives for which the MSO is responsible. Duties include, but are not limited to: Supervising Program Analysts and Health Systems Specialists in carrying out all the responsibilities and requirements of the VA/DoD medical sharing program, and Joint Incentive Fund (JIF); Evaluating policies and procedures for the various programs and integrating policy concerns across the sharing programs; Reviewing the adequacy and timeliness of reviews and approvals of individual medical resource sharing agreements; Analyzing and evaluating the operations of the medical sharing programs to assure that the needs of VA medical centers are met in a timely and appropriate manner; Developing strategies to ensure that VHA is taking advantage of sharing opportunities that arise because of market/network forces, new programs or technologies, or other changes in the health care field; Evaluating and refining existing reimbursement methods and developing new methods for use in sharing programs and opportunities; Reviewing directives and guidelines for program implementation and operation, and working with program managers to develop integrated training programs for medical center personnel; Coordinating sharing programs and objectives with other affected organizational elements; Interfacing between the Defense Health Agency (DHA) TRICARE Health Plan, VISN Directors, VA Medical Center (VAMC) Directors, and VA Central Office (VACO) in developing and implementing VA/DoD medical resource sharing agreements; Serving as the primary liaison with the TRICARE Health Plan, analyzing methods to improve VA's participation in DoD's TRICARE program, and supporting VHA's transition efforts for Veterans and Service members; Supervising the JIF program by providing national-level policy guidance in order to increase access to health care, improving quality and continuity of care, and driving cost savings for VA and DoD. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Compressed/Flexible: May be Available 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#: Health System Specialist Supervisor/PD000910 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 12/06/2023. In order to meet the basic requirement of the Health System Administration, 0671 Occupational series, you must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) An undergraduate or graduate level degree with a Major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration, OR 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. administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. A Selective Placement Factor* has been requested by the office to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for this position. The selective placement factors for this position is: Must possess thorough knowledge of the Military Health System (MHS) and the DoD TRICARE Health Plan. *Selective Placement Factors represent knowledge, skill s, or abilities that are essential for successful job performance and cannot reasonably be acquired on the job during the period of orientation/training customary for the position. Selective Placement Factors will be used for qualification purposes. Applicants with no evidence of the Selective Placement Factor present in their Resume/OF-612 will be disqualified from consideration. You will qualify based on your specialized experience and/ Individual Occupational Required as described: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Advising on personnel administration, resource management, strategic planning, health care administration practices and policies; consulting and advising on policy, planning, organization, management, administration and technical matters; preparing special reports, issuing briefs and decision papers; analyzing health care programs and services; analyzing various situations and determining appropriate solutions and consequences of actions; developing position descriptions, coordinating with all levels of the organization to ensure time-sensitive communication is met; and performing the full range of supervisory duties to include performance management, disciplinary actions, leave administration, and reviewing and assigning work. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis & Problem Solving: Provides in-depth analyses of health care programs and services, to include progress in meeting expected deliverables. Based on such analyses, provides sound advice and recommendations to a variety of individuals, to include leaders. Oral Communication: Informs key staff of emergent issues that may have widespread effect on the organization and/or its. partners; updates are provided as needed. Makes expeditious decisions concerning appropriate approach for issue resolutions. Analytical Reasoning: Analyzes and evaluates a large variety of topics and prepares oral and written reports of findings. Topics include clinical, research, professional development, health data sharing, business processes, and financial matters. Organizational Performance Improvement: Demonstrates methods to improve follow-up and response process. Uses highly developed oral and written communication in preparing and delivering a variety of frequent communications to include use of emails and teleconferencing, to produce presentations, briefings, reports, and in-progress reviews. 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; religious; 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 primarily sedentary 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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 VHA Servicing Human Resources Office - 1 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]