- Position Title
- Supervisory Health System Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSX-12734906-25-MR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, June 4, 2025 to Friday, June 13, 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.
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).
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.
1.
Individual Occupational Requirement: From the list below, please select the response that best describes how you meet the basic requirement for this position.
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION: Undergraduate or graduate education in a major field of 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: Progressively responsible for analytical or administrative, or clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities where I forged close working relationships with facility managers and analysis/coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities which provided knowledge in the following areas: 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.
OR
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INSERVICE PLACEMENT: Successful completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program was performed in an operating health care system and included: 1) Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 2) 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 3) Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION: Undergraduate or graduate education in a major field of 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: Progressively responsible for analytical or administrative, or clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities where I forged close working relationships with facility managers and analysis/coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities which provided knowledge in the following areas: 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.
OR
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INSERVICE PLACEMENT: Successful completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program was performed in an operating health care system and included: 1) Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 2) 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 3) Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.
2.
From the list below, please select the response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for the SUPERVISORY HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALIST at the GS-12 grade level.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Developing curriculum to promote self-care and empowerment of patients, including but not limited to, mindfulness courses, stress reduction courses, and other educational courses for self-care.
4.
Serving as a point of contact for patients who are seeking support groups.
5.
Supporting health facilitators with providing printed participant manuals, and equipment to conduct weekly support group sessions.
6.
Connecting patients to internal, and community resources that support health behavior changes.
7.
Assisting in establishing policy for the organization with regards to the methods, criteria, and other critical considerations associated with Accreditation.
8.
Developing and publishing policies and procedures as needed (service) Memorandums.
9.
Developing program proposals that encompass short- and long-term goals for a Medical Center.
10.
Developing, evaluating, and modifying organizational structure and systems to achieve program goals.
11.
Planning the overall program objectives and is responsible for their implementation, considering patient's needs, space, manpower, and budgetary restrictions.
12.
Coordinating and consolidating all requisitions for supplies and equipment and makes requests for maintenance repairs.
13.
Participating in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning.
14.
Ensuring that treatment areas are kept clean and in order, that safety and fire regulations and procedures are followed.
15.
Managing a facility level program budget, including, but not limited to salary of personnel; services related to fee based screening; enhancements to existing complementary approaches; facility space; training and travel activities for staff development; training and educational materials; and equipment for newly allocated program space.
16.
Monitoring incident reports and patient complaints for compliance with medical center and service line policies and to identify specific opportunities for improvement.
17.
Monitoring clinical and patient services for the effective and efficient management of numerous control points and resources.
18.
Assisting in development of new targeted self-management group offerings (e.g., anti-inflammatory nutrition classes, spirit and soul classes, personal development classes, and mindfulness/power of the mind groups).
19.
Establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff.
20.
Evaluating professional competency development of staff and ensures they are functioning within their scope of practice.
21.
Works to resolve staff complaints and grievances.
22.
Encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; career development of employees; and full utilization of their skills.