Supervisory Health System Specialist
This position is organizationally aligned under the Associate Director Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive (ADPCS) at the VA Illiana Health Care System (550) Danville, IL - a complexity level 3 VHA facility. The primary purpose of the position is to carry out various assignments of a comprehensive nature designed to assist the ADPCS and top management in directing and evaluating the effectiveness of the numerous programs and activities. The incumbent is involved in developing, analyzing, evaluating, advising on, or improving the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, distribution of work assignments, management controls, information and documentation systems and/or similar functions of management. The ADPCS is extensively and regularly involved with the ongoing strategic management programs, operations, problems and issues impacting the overall operations and, management of the medical center. This means having direct and substantive involvement, review, oversight and integration and coordination of programs and operations with other medical center clinical and administrative services which go beyond the responsibilities for managing Nursing Service, Nutrition and Food, Chaplain, Sterile Processing, and Social Work Services. Similarly, the Health System Specialist to the ADPCS is also directly involved with providing full staff assistance and managerial support to accomplish overall medical center plans, goals and objectives through a wide range of substantive reviews, studies and analyses of clinical and administrative programs and operations. Furthermore, the Medical Center Director, Associate Director and the Chief of Staff regularly assign special and ongoing projects that require in depth review, evaluation, and recommendations involving and impacting medical center operations and programs. Duties:
- Performs duties directly contributing to the administrative management of a health care delivery system. - Performs staff support work to develop comprehensive short and long-range detailed Medical Center. - The incumbent is responsible to review, analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on medical center wide budget issues and the cost effectiveness of medical center operations to include clinical contracts and the utilization of fee basis staff for various operations. - Provides full staff assistance on administrative matters affecting operation of a VA Medical Center. - Advises and assists management responsible for planning, organization, development, direction and evaluation of administrative programs. - The incumbent is an active member of the Executive Office Administrative team. - Incumbent is a member of the Nurse Executive Board and the Customer Service Environment of Care Board. - The incumbent is responsible for providing, as directed, reports, studies and recommendations to the boards and committees for action. - The incumbent is responsible for the coordination of special systematic reviews, internal management reporting programs and other assigned projects. - -Analyzes and assesses available information, prevailing attitudes, and options to provide effective and efficient health care. Cross relates these with Illiana Health Care System, VISN, VHA, VA and Congressional Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8:
00am-4:
30pm 1st shift Compressed/Flexible:
None Telework:
None Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD078450 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
None Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2020. 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. 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:
Basic
Qualifications:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):
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. Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. 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:
missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; regulations and standards of various regulatory and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. This also includes:
Knowledge in both administrative, clinical aspects of the operation of health care facilities; ability to analyze information pertaining to the evaluation of all aspects of health care facility ranging from simple to complex; and ability to act upon problems or situations affecting hospital operations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Compliance InspectionData ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingProject Management 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 Demands:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. There may be walking, bending, standing, and carrying light items. Work Environment:
The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office, however, visits to other areas may be required. The position requires occasional travel. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
- Performs duties directly contributing to the administrative management of a health care delivery system. - Performs staff support work to develop comprehensive short and long-range detailed Medical Center. - The incumbent is responsible to review, analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on medical center wide budget issues and the cost effectiveness of medical center operations to include clinical contracts and the utilization of fee basis staff for various operations. - Provides full staff assistance on administrative matters affecting operation of a VA Medical Center. - Advises and assists management responsible for planning, organization, development, direction and evaluation of administrative programs. - The incumbent is an active member of the Executive Office Administrative team. - Incumbent is a member of the Nurse Executive Board and the Customer Service Environment of Care Board. - The incumbent is responsible for providing, as directed, reports, studies and recommendations to the boards and committees for action. - The incumbent is responsible for the coordination of special systematic reviews, internal management reporting programs and other assigned projects. - -Analyzes and assesses available information, prevailing attitudes, and options to provide effective and efficient health care. Cross relates these with Illiana Health Care System, VISN, VHA, VA and Congressional Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8:
00am-4:
30pm 1st shift Compressed/Flexible:
None Telework:
None Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD078450 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
None Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2020. 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. 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:
Basic
Qualifications:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):
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. Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. 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:
missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; regulations and standards of various regulatory and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. This also includes:
Knowledge in both administrative, clinical aspects of the operation of health care facilities; ability to analyze information pertaining to the evaluation of all aspects of health care facility ranging from simple to complex; and ability to act upon problems or situations affecting hospital operations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Compliance InspectionData ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingProject Management 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 Demands:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. There may be walking, bending, standing, and carrying light items. Work Environment:
The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office, however, visits to other areas may be required. The position requires occasional travel. 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/.
- Department:
0671 Health System Specialist - Salary Range:
$76,721 to $99,741 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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