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Job opening: Health Systems Administrator

Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Published at: Aug 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The primary purpose of this position is to provide complete administrative management as the Health System Administrator with full line authority and responsibility for the Chattanooga Area Service (CAS) which is comprised of approximately 260 healthcare professionals located in 1 of 5 geographically dispersed medical facilities to include the Chattanooga Outpatient Clinic, Pointe Centre Outpatient Clinic, Athens Outpatient Clinic, Roane County Outpatient Clinic, & McMinnville Outpatient Clinic.

Duties

The incumbent is solely responsible for all aspects of the CAS health care delivery system to include clinical, ancillary, support, and administrative services which provide care and healthcare management to over 20,000 Veterans spread across southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia, and northeast Alabama. Incumbent reports to the TVHS Associate Director. The core duties of this position include but are not limited to: Integrates administrative services (Finance, Human Resource Management, Acquisition, Contracting, Facility Management, Environment of Care, Health Administration, etc.) in support of meeting goals of organization. Negotiates complex issues (e.g., multi-party negotiations with concerns that affect a broad scope and range of interests) with individuals/groups with diverse backgrounds and various levels of education and competence both internal and external to the organization (e.g., employees, labor organizations, VSO, Community groups, congressional offices, VISN/ VACO staff, etc.) Uses data and/or customer feedback to change or implement new processes that significantly improve services to internal or external customers.(e.g., improvement in national patient satisfaction scores or changes on employee satisfaction scores.) Organizes and plans strategic initiatives for a complex multi-functional health care delivery system. Understands federal rules and regulations as they pertain to federal personnel management (performance management, labor relations, position management, recruitment and retention, workforce and succession planning, OWCP, rewards and recognition, disciplinary procedures, pay and leave administration). Establishes goals, objectives and short/long range planning efforts and complies with directives and national guidelines in preparing recurring and ad-hoc reports. Manages programs and operations of clinic support staff as well as specific programs and services provided to the organization. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday | 7:30 AM - 4:00 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 Systems Administrator/PD706430 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/23/2024. Applicants must meet each of the following requirements: Time-in-Grade, Individual Occupational Requirement, and Specialized Experience. These are separate requirements. Interchange Agreement: Applications will be accepted for this position under the Interchange Agreement as outlined in VA Handbook 5005, Part III, Appendix C. This agreement allows for the movement of Title 38 and Title 38 hybrid personnel, who have at least 1 year of full-time continuous service, to apply for competitive service positions. OPM 90 Day Waiting Period: OPM requires that all current permanent federal employees serve 90 days after their competitive selection in their current Title V position prior to moving to another position. 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. In addition to the Time-in-Grade Requirement, applicants must also possess the Individual Occupational Requirement as described below. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: 1. 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 Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Applicants must also possess: Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. OR 2. Education: 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. (TRANSCRIPT MUST BE PROVIDED.)NOTE: CANDIDATES USING EDUCATION TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT MUST SUBMIT AN UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERRED DEGREE BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. In addition to the Time-in-Grade Requirement and Individual Occupational Requirement, applicants must also possess the specialized experience as described below. GS-13 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. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as: Developing, analyzing, evaluating, advising on, or improving the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, distribution of work assignments, and management controls. Engaging in analytical, financial, statistical, and quantitative problem solving and analysis. Interacting with all levels of health care system personnel on a day-to-day basis. Establishing goals, objectives, and short/long-range planning efforts. Complies with directives and national guidelines in preparing recurring and ad-hoc reports. Integrating administrative services (Finance, Human Resource Management, Acquisition, Contracting, Facility Management, Environment of Care, Health Administration, etc.) in support of meeting goals of organization. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementContracting/ProcurementExternal AwarenessFinancial ManagementLeadershipManages and Organizes InformationManages Human ResourcesStrategic 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: Work is mainly sedentary. Traveling off station to various meetings is necessary and working some overtime hours may be necessary; there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers and books. 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 Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
  • Name: Lisa Purnell
  • Phone: 312-569-8095
  • Email: [email protected]

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