The Primary Purpose of the Position is: The Administrative Officer for Surgical Service serves as the coordinator, advisor, analyst, and planner for the delivery of health care services within Surgical Service. The Organizational Location of the Position is: Patient Care Services - Surgical Care Service, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX. **Relocation incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate**

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent provides counsel to the Medical Center Director and Chief of Staff on proposed solutions that would enhance quality patient care and resource utilization in Surgical Service. Assists in special analytical studies designed to resolve critical programmatic, organizational or functional problems throughout the Medical Center, and in the resolution of interdepartmental problems, complaints and grievances, by applying important communication, motivational, and leadership skills with respect to advising, instructing and consulting with problem elements. The incumbent assists in the evaluation of the overall planning activities of the Medical Center in relation to policies, plans and objectives established by V ACO and VISN 17, using management reporting systems to obtain information upon which evaluations and planning decisions can be based. Utilizing this database of information, he/she develops health-planning strategies and assesses priorities to best meet the needs of the patients served in concert with the mission of the Medical Center and VISN 17. Incumbent must analyze and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the multiple program operations of Surgical Service, assessing the effectiveness or services provided to the patients served. He/she will provide top management with his/her findings and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in Surgical Service. He/she will identify and advise on the impact of changes proposed as to how they will affect other services and the patients served, insuring that patient care is not adversely impacted. This requires an extensive knowledge of the complex functions of all services throughout the Medical Center and their relationship to Surgical Service. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive/PD07634A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 02/23/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. This occupational series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR).An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived. The Individual Occupational Requirement for the Health System Specialist position is: 1. Undergraduate or graduate education 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 2. Specialized experience including 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. Special Provision for in-service Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned);and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. AND, You may qualify based on your experience/education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Assists in special analytical studies designed to resolve critical programmatic, organizational or functional problems throughout the Medical Center.; Evaluate overall planning activities of a Medical Center in relation to policies, plans, and objectives.; Provide recommended ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in Surgical Service.; Maintain and improve systems of delivering health care by developing better programs and policies.; and Work closely with Human Resources Management Service for classification, filling vacant positions, employee grievances and employee relations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Organizational Awareness Strategic Thinking 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 sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds. 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

*Educational substitution is only applicable to meet the required Individual Occupational Requirement.*

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

Contacts

• Address Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]