This position is located in the Office of the Director of the Butler VA Medical Center and reports to the Director, or a Chief Compliance Officer that reports to the Butler VA Medical Center Director. The primary purpose of the position is to provide leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of the compliance activities for the medical facility and to ensure a standardized and effective approach to compliance using the compliance framework, Compliance and Integrity standards, processes.

Duties

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD99467-S Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Major Duties: Develop, recommend and implement Compliance and Integrity program goals for operational units within the local health care system. Assist front line operational units in developing their Compliance and Integrity activities using the compliance framework established by national program guidance and policy. Develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects. Review programs/projects to determine how they can be accomplished with the least disruption to workers and mission operations and ensure directions and schedules are accomplished in a timely manner. Exercise oversight of implementation of the Compliance and Integrity program within the local health care system to ensure it is effective. Oversight shall include taking appropriate corrective action, recommending remediation or disciplinary measures to immediate supervisor or appropriate management official when Compliance and Integrity goals are not achieved or when operational management fails to take reasonable steps to prevent or detect behavior which is noncompliant or not consistent with high standards of business integrity; establish program objectives and units of measure for determining when objectives have been met. Implement national Compliance and Integrity controls, solutions, and programs at the local health care system. Establish and maintain the "tone at the top" within the local health care system for Compliance and Integrity, including but not limited to, providing regular communications to local health care system staff on the importance of Compliance and Integrity. Perform local health care system-wide reviews of internal controls over prioritized risk areas and determine adequacy in preventing compliance failures. Plan and initiate a comprehensive evaluation system for review and analysis of proposed costs, program development, and performance. Participate in meetings with internal staff and representative operational units within the local health care system to determine compliance program status, major milestones, and coordination of each to detect in advance potential slippage or increased costs. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized 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. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/05/2024. 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 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-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: (1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; (2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and (3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. At this level, applicants would have obtained this experience working within a health care setting providing leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of compliance activities; ensuring a standardized and effective approach to compliance using the compliance framework, compliance and Integrity standards, processes, and resources; and experience using complex analytical problem-solving methods, principles, and theories to identify extensive program data and conduct a variety of studies and investigations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ComplianceInternal ControlsInternal Controls/Integrity 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, although some slight physical effort may be required when visiting different sections of the health care system for meetings or fact-finding. 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 VA Butler Healthcare 353 North Duffy Road Butler, PA 16001 US
• Name: Maurice Covington
• Phone: (412) 822-3542
• Email: [email protected]