- Position Title
- Health System Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBST-12719416-25-SR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, April 2, 2025 to Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
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.
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.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and 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.
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).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I have one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: 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: (1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; (2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and (3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Note: This experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
The following statements pertain to Technical Problem Solving.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Design, conduct, and direct special studies and analyses of complex problems relating to manpower requirements, space, equipment utilization, organizational alignment, and other areas of concern.
3.
Identify and develop ways to resolve problems or cope with issues which directly affect the accomplishments of principal program goals and objectives.
4.
Handle conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately.
The following statements pertain to Clinical Informatics.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Operational knowledge of medical practices, principles, and administration.
6.
Analyze the competing demands for resources and consider valid measures of productivity, quality, timeliness and responsiveness to customer needs and expectations.
7.
Able to maintain effective measures of staff competency and performance improvement.
The following statements pertain to Planning and Evaluating.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Able to the formulate, execute, and fiscal manage the budgetary plan for the clinics.
9.
Knowledgeable of the overall Medical Center goals, missions, priorities, and concerns to assure a positive impact on other programs and resources.
10.
Develop and implement a viable, cost-effective organization which manages positions within established budget, and salary allocations.
The following statements pertain to Technical Competence.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
11.
Ensure subordinates are trained and in full compliance with the provisions of the safety regulations.
12.
Working knowledge and understanding of the techniques of supervision and employee relations, including various methods of training, and orienting a variety of people at all levels of skill and education.
13.
Ensure staff receives required and appropriate initial orientation, in-service training, and professional continuing education.