This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), VA Medical Center (VAMC), within the Office of the Executive Health System Director. This position serves as the Associate Medical Center Director for Operations. The incumbent exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Organizing and controlling facility operation evaluation activities. Evaluating the needs of a variety of medical facility worksites and assesses the treatment of a wide variety of problems. Ensuring the establishment of performance metrics, reporting processes, and evaluation methodology to assess program accomplishments and goals. Conducting periodic program reviews and analysis briefings to compare progress with objectives and established milestones. Developing short and long range fiscal year plans that meet the objectives of current and proposed programs. Working on the development of a balanced financial plan designed to meet realistic needs of the facility and the network. Making important decisions substantially affecting economy of facility operations by limiting operating expenses without impairing patient care activities. Direct line authority and leadership responsibilities for all administrative operation support services within a medical center. Responsible for taking an active leadership role in coordinating and developing customer and stakeholder support and resourcing to meet Medical Center objectives. Administering and ensuring compliance with a system designed for the development and communication of program policies and procedures in accordance with new/existing rules and regulations. Administering a management reporting system which provides appropriate data for decision making for facility operations impacting organizational improvements. Responsible for establishing and maintaining community partnerships, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Managerial duties and responsibilities involve final decisions which have a direct and substantial effect on the health care organization and programs related to facility operations. Making decisions affecting the nature, scope, quality of, and emphases on, the facility's patient care programs and activities. Directing a comprehensive evaluation of operational services goals and objectives and makes necessary adjustments to improve delivery of patient care services. Initiating corrective action on operational elements considered unacceptable from the standpoint of quality or facility service management. Delegating authority and holds managers under his/her oversight responsible and accountable for the performance of their service lines, programs and human capital requirements. Evaluating the performance of the service level management teams. Interview and tentative selecting candidates, and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment for key centralized positions. Hearing and resolving appropriate complaints and grievances. Identifying and providing management development and training needs of key staff members. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Available on ADHOC basis only and in accordance with Agency Policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Administrator (Associate Director)/PD99902-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2024. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. You may continue to qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience for GS-15 level: I possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Health System Administrator-Associate Director. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as 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: (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. Applicants must also possess: (1) Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize, and adapt to changing priorities; and (2) Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. At this level, applicants would identify and resolve problems which may inhibit accomplishing patient care mission and public policy objectives; exercise fiscal management responsibility by assisting in the preparation of the overall facility budget, in monitoring expenditures, and in recommending reallocation of funds based on shifting program needs; establish and maintain public relations with a variety of institutions and groups; apply performance standards to measure program performance and health care activities are meeting established goals and objectives; and develop, evaluate, and adjust organizational structures and management systems for the administrative and allied health services managed. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementDecision MakingFinancial ManagementHuman Capital ManagementOrganizational Awareness 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: Most of the work performance is at a desk, in an office setting. The position does require touring of the medical center for direct supervision, survey and environment of care issues. The incumbent occasionally carries books and papers to and from meetings and conferences. Work Environment: The work environment includes everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of offices and meeting and training rooms. 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

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Lisa Fisher
• Phone: (813) 816-7155 X100131
• Email: [email protected]