This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System (DVHCS), Health Administration Service (HAS) in Durham, NC. The position provides oversight, leadership, direct supervision, and management of the clinical and administrative functions and operates in support of improving access to timely and highly specialized care needs for a highly complex Level 1a VAMC.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Program Administration Provides services and technical counsel necessary to meet the procedural, legal and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of inpatients and outpatients to achieve maximum utilization of treatment and care facilities. Reviews patient administration and patient care functions to identify areas where improvement could be realized by staff and operational personnel. Participates in administering programs concerning such matters as equal opportunity, merit promotion, labor management relations, and position management. Responsible for developing and coordinating performance standards and evaluations of HAS staff and provides counseling for position advancement. Develops both long and short-range plans for HAS by coordinating the medical administration needs of the Service. Position is responsible for making and implementing decisions directly and in-directly affecting patient care. Budget Guidance and Administration The position develops the need for and maintains an awareness of available resources, and makes recommendations to Medical Center management regarding needs, distribution, or redistribution of resources within HAS. Position has full authority for the operational budget for H.A. S. Position develops, implements, monitors, and adjusts plans to accomplish the mission effectively and cost-efficiently within budgetary constraints. The position provides leadership and guidance in determining the resource needs of all HAS organizational elements. The position develops and implements systems and procedures for improving cost-effectiveness and productivity. The position is delegated the sole approving authority for overtime expenditures, travel orders, and vouchers for travel disbursement for the HAS. Supervisory Duties This position provides leadership and direction for effective, uniform, and economical accomplishment of business office functions. The incumbent is responsible for directing operations in broad areas as ensuring financial and insurance data collections, maximizing authorized and appropriate billings and reimbursement. Works closely with Chiefs of clinicals services and service lines, along with other administrative services to ensure that the work of the HAS/Business Office is integrated with the work of other services. This position manages, directly and through subordinate supervisors, the Health Administration Service (HAS) at the Durham VA Health Care System. Incumbent is accountable for the overall Service, staff, and program operations encompassing approximately 150+ FTEE with staff across 10 sites of care. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00am-4;30 pm Telework: ADHOC as determined by agency Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Med Administration Ofcr/PD070150 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 01/13/2025. 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. 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-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: provides services and technical counsel necessary to meet the procedural, legal and administrative requirements relating to the care of inpatients and outpatients to achieve maximum utilization of treatment and care facilities. Developing and coordinating performance standards and evaluations of HAS staff and provides counseling for position advancement, must be familiar with the procedures for hiring candidates. Planning, directing, budgeting, and managing the integration of administrative systems. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailDatabase AdministrationInterpersonal SkillsOral CommunicationTechnology ApplicationWriting 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 primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Neshe Ruiz-Gonzalez
• Phone: 1-804-566-0889
• Email: [email protected]