- Position Title
- Health System Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTD-12740276-25-EF Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, May 29, 2025 to Tuesday, June 10, 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).
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
Thank you for your interest in the Health System Specialist position with the VA New England Healthcare System. Please select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of 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 Requirements: Do you possess one or both of the following individual occupational requirements listed below?
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.
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.
2.
GS-11: Specialized Experience and/or Education: Please select the response below that indicates how you meet the minimum education and/or specialized experience requirement:
3.
GS-12: Specialized Experience: Do you possess one (1) year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience includes but are not limited to conducting and directing special studies and analyses of complex problems relating to manpower requirements, space and equipment utilization, organizational alignment and other areas of concern to the Associate Director, recommending solutions and supervising the implementation of the solutions once they are approved. Participating with the Associate Director in the formulation and implementation of policies necessary to support the administrative functions of the medical center. This will be accomplished within the parameters and guidelines/directives of Central Office and VISN directives. Supporting the Associate Director in his/her role as the one of the senior leaders responsible for the identification of root causes and corrective actions for deficiencies identified by external organizations. Representing the Associate Director and the services reporting to the Associate Director on various Medical Center Committees and functions. Serving as sounding board for various service chiefs and reflects the thinking of the Associate Director in making recommendations and commitments without benefit of consultation with the Associate Director.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Providing effective planning direction to an organization.
5.
Participating in analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource
6.
Conducting and directing studies and analyses of problems relating to manpower requirements, space and equipment utilizations, and other areas of concern to executive
management, recommending and managing approved solutions.
management, recommending and managing approved solutions.
7.
Assisting senior leadership in projects and/or initiatives, including writing and coordinating
8.
Providing contracting and COR responsibilities; knowledge of contracting process.
9.
Knowledge of organizational structure, functions, procedures, etc. including knowledge of
medical professional and administrative programs of VA or health care systems and their
inter-relationships.
medical professional and administrative programs of VA or health care systems and their
inter-relationships.
10.
Coordinating and controlling programs with respect to the balance between administrative
and clinical functions in the health care delivery system.
and clinical functions in the health care delivery system.
11.
Strategic and organizational planning.
12.
Supporting senior leadership in the identification of root cause and corrective actions of
13.
Coordinating administrative resource requirements for special medical programs.
14.
Space utilization and move coordination with respect to the functioning of a health care
system impacting administrative and clinical functions and performance.
system impacting administrative and clinical functions and performance.
15.
Presenting staffing recommendations and negotiating solutions using effective interpersonal
16.
Communicating effectively and professionally both in writing and verbally.
17.
Developing needs and maintaining awareness of available resources, making
recommendations regarding needs and distribution of resources.
recommendations regarding needs and distribution of resources.
18.
Representing senior or executive leaders in committees, councils, and other functions.
19.
Participating in the formulation and implementation of policies supporting administrative
functions of a medical center.
functions of a medical center.
20.
Developing long and short-range policies and plans for an organization by coordinating the
medical administration needs of the medical center.
medical administration needs of the medical center.
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) 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.
MERIT PROMOTION DOCUMENTATION REMINDER - If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action." The SF-50 must identify your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on that grade, you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade IN ADDITION to your last or most recent SF-50 indicating proof of status.