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Position Title
Health Systems Administrator - Detail NTE 120 Days
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSW-12089911-23-AWM Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, August 11, 2023 to Friday, August 18, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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Preferences
1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Assessment 1
Answer the following question below. (limit characters)
Thank you for your interest in a position with Department of the Veteran Affairs. We will evaluate your resume and your response to this occupational questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Choose the answers below which best describe your employment and experience. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. The following section is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the federal government or your eligibility (status) for referral consideration. Please select the most appropriate response to the following questions. Applicants are responsible for claiming their appropriate eligibility/eligibilities. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Has your manager approved this detail? Please submit documentation of approval as an attachment (using the "Other" document option). (limit characters)
2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Do you possess 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower level (GS-14) in the Federal service, that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to this Health System Administrator position to be filled? Specialized experience for the position includes: Comprehensive knowledge of general clinical systems, programs, and practices, and of how these clinical principles and practices relate to the unique characteristics and needs of the particular health care delivery system served; Provides active and well informed administrative participation in planning for the delivery of health care by taking the initiative to identify needs and potential issues/concerns and devising flexibilities in operations and constructive, cost-effective approaches to the resolution of programs; Participates in the formative stages, in overall facility managerial planning so as to ensure that an awareness of medical administrative issues and implementations are considered and influence decisions; Ensuring Safety Rounds and all aspects of the health care system safety and environmental health program requirements are met.
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For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. (limit characters) . Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Develops, evaluates, modifies organizational structure and systems to achieve program goals.
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4. Works closely with chiefs of services in establishing priorities for personnel, services, equipment, supplies and allocating resources as needed.
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5. Allocates available resources to provide the best possible patient care in line with established priorities.
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6. Decides on facility operations commitments, considering resources, program needs and public relations implications.
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7. Develops short and long-range plans for achieving them in conjunction with the overall plans of the Veterans Integrated Service Network(VISN) and consistent with the strategic planning process.
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8. Develops short and long range fiscal year plans that meet the objectives of current and proposed programs.
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9. Makes important decisions substantially affecting economy of operations by limiting operating expenses without impairing patient care activities through management assessment, cost effective position management techniques, reorganization, methods improvement, and automation.
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10. Participates in planning and development of current and proposed program objectives in conjunction with administrative and clinical managers.
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11. Delegates authority as appropriate and holds managers responsible and accountable for the performance of the product lines, programs, and services under their supervision and management.
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12. Develops and coordinates a quality assurance program to ensure that both clinical and administrative activities are in compliance with standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups.
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13. Develops plans with targeted completion dates to ensure that action has been taken to correct deficiencies cited by accrediting bodies.
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14. Some functions of this position involve multiple worksites with differing patient care programs and/or capabilities and requires the analysis of many complex problems.
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15. Serves on various program/service strategic planning committees and management on-site meetings with other agencies and program officials.
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16. Included are plans which provide the effective distribution of resources needed to accomplish the mission of the medical center within the given allocations.
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RESUME REMINDER Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: Job title Duties (Be as detailed as possible.) Month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) (limit characters)
TIME-IN-GRADE REMINDER You must submit copies of all SF -50s to clearly demonstrate that you meet the 52 week time-in-grade (TIG) requirement. TIG means you have held a GS grade for 52 weeks [or are within two (2) pay periods/four (4) weeks of possessing 52 weeks] at the closing date of this announcement. Examples of SF-50s to include: Within Grade Increase(s), Promotion(s), and/or Appointment action(s). (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17. Verification Statement:
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibility may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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