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Position Title
Health Systems Specialist (Associate GPM)
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTE-12734085-25-EG Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, May 9, 2025 to Monday, May 19, 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.
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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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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.
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. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience 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.

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1. Basic Requirement: The occupational series 671 includes an Individual Occupational requirement (IOR). Candidates may not hold a position in this series without meeting one of the following IOR requirements. Please select one of the options below: (limit characters)
2. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-12: Carefully read the following descriptions below. Select the one response below that best describes your qualifications for this position at the GS-12 grade level. (Please ensure your resume/application supports the response that you select.) (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. 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. For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Ensures accuracy of related services FTEE, person class assignments, labor mapping and bookability. (limit characters)
4. Uses a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and independent judgment to identify opportunities for enhancing Informatics performance and productivity. (limit characters)
5. Thorough in-depth knowledge of the clinical environment, including practices, procedures, policies, strengths and weaknesses in order to effectively use data to track and manage patient care. (limit characters)
6. Review and provide input on regulations and policies for local interpretation, utilizing local group practice management and communication strategies. (limit characters)
7. Incumbent utilizes advanced principles and strategies for access improvement to review and provide recommendations to Clinical Leads (CLs), including identifying strategies to reduce backlog. (limit characters)
8. Provide access related consultative services, working in collaboration with facility service lines, to review and develop guidance and policies that will facilitate standardized processes within the facility.
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9. Identifies and develops ways to implement program goals and resolve problems or cope with issues which directly affect the accomplishment of principal program goals and objectives. (limit characters)
10. Performs data analyses of performance related to existing internal and/or external requirements. (limit characters)
11. Review and provide input on regulations and policies for local interpretation, utilizing local group practice management and communication strategies. (limit characters)
12. Analyzes and interprets complex data; researches and prepares comprehensive reports. (limit characters)
13. Assists clinic managers in forecasting the impact of staff changes and developing countermeasures to mitigate the effect of staff shortages on access to care. (limit characters)
14. Works independently with personnel at the facility, CBOCs, etc., to implement local, national and VISN standards, and reports or addresses administrative process/system issues and other areas of concern. (limit characters)
RESUME REMINDER - Your resume must include the following information 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. (limit characters)