Supervisory Health Systems Specialist - Executive Assistant to the Network Director

This position is located in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 5 office which oversees 6 health care systems. This position functions as the Executive Assistant to the Network Director (SES) and will provide support to the VISN Senior Management Team. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating issues at both a VISN and local level that often have national implications and must demonstrate strong leadership and management skills to provide adequate support and oversight.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/26/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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.

Quality Ranking Factor:

Experience with leading health systems delivery for a health care provider organization. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirements Undergraduate and Graduate Education:

Major study--hospital administration, health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

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Transcripts required.

OR Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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. OR Special Provision for

Inservice Placement:

Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. Grade Level Requirement GS-14

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Responsible for coordinating issues at both a VISN and local level that often have national implications. Assists with special complex assignments often of a highly sensitive and confidential nature and interacts with Medical Center management, VA Central Office Officials, senior leaders, government agency officials, and others. Possess high-level knowledge about the missions, functions and operation of all three is required in order to provide support as needed. Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills to provide adequate support and oversight to the Senior Management Team Members area of purview. Provide support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and operations. Recommends operational solutions to the Network Director or the Deputy Network Director on standardization, maximizing efficiency, and process improvement opportunities. Develops, communicates, and directs the total and complex administrative duties of the specific Senior Management Team member's office. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical Thinking Communication Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Internal Controls/Integrity Leadership 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 and requires the ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously in dealing with a wide variety of staff on a daily basis. Tasks will require prolonged use of computers, there are lengthy periods of sitting. 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/ .