The Supervisory Program Specialist shares in the responsibilities for planning, programming and directing Service operations; ensuring program and policy matters are implemented and that the Service's objectives and program measures are met. The position is responsible for the program management and analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the human resources management program, administrative support program and financial management programs.

Duties

The Supervisory Program Specialist position is located in Medicine Service at the Ralph H Johnson Veterans Health Care System in Charleston, South Carolina and is responsible for the development of space and design programs, data collections and analysis, interpretation and presentation to Medicine Executive Leadership. Duties may include but are not limited to: Work with the Medicine Administrative Officer (AO), the Chief of Medicine, and the Assistant Chief of Medicine to run Specialty Medicine Leads collaborative research efforts to evaluate performance of facilities and direct updates to current policies and criteria based on findings. Provides direction and leadership to department heads, administrative officers and subordinate staff as it relates to productivity, work-flow, resources, and current business principles. Responsible for the develop of space and design programs, data collections and analysis, interpretation and presentation to Executive Leadership. Utilize a computer aided design system in order to create graphical representation of proposed strategic planning initiatives. Develops policies and procedures for evaluation of existing business practices across multiple programs. Responsible for overall project budget and cost, schedules, project quality and project goals for the assigned project. Prepares and maintains a master project schedule, with individual projects linked where dispenses or domino projects exist. Determine workload inputs (clinic visits/stop) and procedures, bed level changes, staffing adjustments etc., and uses these workloads in conjunction with VA Space Planning Criteria to develop a space program for Strategic Planning. Serve as a Project Management for projects. Serve as lead administrative support for operations and expansion of Specialty Medicine in the Community-Based Outpatient Centers (CBOCs) Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM, Monday - Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Specialist/PD105720 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, 01/28/2024. 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. Specialized experience: Examples of qualifying experience includes, directing and/or performing administrative functions: human resources management, budget and finance, and management and program analysis. Leading or supervising functions: providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over supervisory and/or nonsupervisory employees within a work unit. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ???????Information Management Leadership Administration and Management Decision Making 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 principally sedentary; however, some walking, standing, and bending may be required by the position. 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 Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US
• Name: Armon Franklin
• Phone: (843) 577-5011
• Email: [email protected]