Serves as the Deputy Chief of the Business Office for Sheridan VA Health Care System and reports directly to the Chief of the Business Office, providing leadership and managerial support for over 125 full-time employees. Provides high-level leadership support to Business Office staff, upper management, and clinical services. As a subject-matter expert (SME) you will oversee all these critical programs in conjunction with the Chief, to include supervisory duties of all section managers.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/06/2026.

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. 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: Directs the program management of the office for matters involving staffing, recruitment, promotions, awards, position classification, training and disciplinary actions. Provides input in regards to the budgeting, contracting and financial management of assigned sections. Responsible for guidance and implementing programs for workload data integrity and program success. Ensures that procedural, legal and administrative requirements of the programs under direct supervision are met. Directs development of personnel documentation and personnel actions for assigned section.

Preferred Experience:

Experience managing a large, multi-functional health administration operations with responsibility across multiple service areas, Expert knowledge of VA/VHA Regulations and Processes, Advanced Analytical and Decision Support Skills, Data and Technology Proficiency (Expertise with VHA systems and advanced skills in data analysis and reporting). 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/ .