Health System Specialist (Facility Planner)

This position is organizationally aligned under the Office of the Director - Business Operations Service at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (578) - a Level 1a Complexity VHA Facility. The incumbent works with HVAH Staff, Service Chiefs, Medical Center Leadership and frequently with

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20 and VA HEFP. The HSS works in partner with the Strategic Planner to develop long range plans to insure HVAH continually evolves to meet the needs identified in the Market Study.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/29/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

You must have one of the following:

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.

OR, EXPERIENCE

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.

GS-12 GRADE REQUIREMENTS

Must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 that equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position?

Examples of Specialized experience are:

Comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative techniques for measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of logistics, physical space and safety plans. Ability to program, plan, design, evaluate, coordinate, advise on, administer, or perform research for the creation, construction, alteration, rehabilitation, or restoration of buildings and facilities. Comprehensive knowledge of the range of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to Veteran's Health Care and health systems. Knowledge of the principles and concepts and practices associated with clinical hands on patient care to integrate new concepts of care. Knowledge of database sources and their applications in the development of operating and planned budgets. Knowledge in the use of computers to include computer aided floor planning design, accessing databases, accessing a variety of mainframe and other software databases, and communication and networking techniques are all required for this position. Skill in maintaining positive personal relationships and exercising good group dynamic skills. Skillful communicator and negotiator in groups guiding issues and concerns, facilitating a common understanding of problems/issues while ensuring facility and clinical standards/operational requirements are met.

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 will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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 generally sedentary but will require frequent walking and bending. Travel between the HVAH divisions, CBOCs, and other leased properties will be required. The work is generally performed in an office environment and through the HVAH; involves entering active construction sites, wearing proper PPE and the use of safe work habits with office and IT equipment. 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/ .