The position serves as the Executive Officer for the Chief Officer of the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), which comprises the Innovation Ecosystem, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) SimLEARN, and Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI) programs.

Duties

The incumbent of this position serves as the Executive Officer for the Chief Officer of the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), which comprises the Innovation Ecosystem, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) SimLEARN, and Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI) programs. Duties includes, but are not limited to: Serves as the Executive Officer and the key staff advisor to the OHIL Chief Officer. Receives assignments that are very broad in scope, long term in nature and have significant VHA-wide impact. Responsible for the coordination of liaison activities relative to all administrative and operational aspects of the Office and other VHA units such as Office of Finance for budgetary purposes. Ensures coordination of and follow-up to requests of responses, reports, evaluations, and follow-up actions for both internal and external stakeholders. Based on extensive knowledge of program office management and its roles and responsibilities, anticipates potential problems and recommends alternative solutions for top management action to ensure a high level of decision-making accuracy. As an advisor in strategic communication, analyzes a wide range of primary source materials to ensure the Chief Officer is briefed accurately, objectively informed, and is prepared for decision making. Will undertake special studies, direct projects, and carry out assigned missions of the very highest priority, many of which are of direct concern to VHA senior leaders. In a liaison capacity with all major VHACO support service entities, relieves the Chief Officer of a multitude of details by exercising managerial responsibilities in the form of coordinating, reviewing, and evaluating the effectiveness of administrative and operating policies, regulations, and procedures Advises on a variety of substantive, procedural and policy matters pertaining to HR such as recruitment, classification, compensation, performance management, employee relations, labor relations, and training. Mastery of the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical and evaluation methods and techniques to identify and advise on programs, initiatives, and problems involving major program office initiatives, its budget decisions. Work Schedule: M-F, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 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/PD111110 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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, 01/22/2024. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): All applicants must meet the IOR and Specialized Experience listed below. Basic Requirement: For this position in the Health System Administration, 0671 Occupational series you must possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in 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 AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Serves as the Executive Officer and the key staff advisor to the OHIL Chief Officer. Receives assignments that are very broad in scope, long term in nature and have significant VHA-wide impact. Responsible for the coordination of liaison activities relative to all administrative and operational aspects of the Office and other VHA units such as Office of Finance for budgetary purposes. Ensures coordination of and follow-up to requests of responses, reports, evaluations, and follow-up actions for both internal and external stakeholders. Based on extensive knowledge of program office management and its roles and responsibilities, anticipates potential problems and recommends alternative solutions for top management action to ensure a high level of decision-making accuracy. As an advisor in strategic communication, analyzes a wide range of primary source materials to ensure the Chief Officer is briefed accurately, objectively informed, and is prepared for decision making. Will undertake special studies, direct projects, and carry out assigned missions of the very highest priority, many of which are of direct concern to VHA senior leaders. In a liaison capacity with all major VHACO support service entities, relieves the Chief Officer of a multitude of details by exercising managerial responsibilities in the form of coordinating, reviewing, and evaluating the effectiveness of administrative and operating policies, regulations, and procedures Advises on a variety of substantive, procedural and policy matters pertaining to HR such as recruitment, classification, compensation, performance management, employee relations, labor relations, and training. Mastery of the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical and evaluation methods and techniques to identify and advise on programs, initiatives, and problems involving major program office initiatives, its budget decisions. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ReasoningCommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProject 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: None. This is a primarily sedentary 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 for specialized experience at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application to meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address VSHO - Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]