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This position is for the Strategic and Facility Planner for the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO). The incumbent formalizes the strategic planning process, formulates strategies, facilitates strategy implementation, and ensures departments and employees throughout the organization understand how their work relates to and promotes the goals of the facility.

• Provides active and well-informed administrative participation in the coordination and incorporation of the facility operating plans into the overall strategic plan, including construction, interior design, equipment, information technology resources, budget, staff, Workforce Development, and space management.
• Ensures plans are comprehensive, responsive to upcoming clinical and administrative program needs, and are communicated in an easy to interpret format for medical center leadership decision making.
• Identifies needs and potential issues and concerns, devises flexibilities in operations and constructive, non-capital and cost-effective approaches to the resolution of problems, including Requests for Proposals (RFP) and new program development.
• Leads the VHSO planning cycle to include gap analyses, strategy development and prioritization, implementation, and tracking.
• Leads a multi-disciplinary team through the planning cycle per Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and VISN guidance, eliciting input from Executive/Senior Leadership and coordinating planning related activities.
• Coordinates the development and effective implementation of the VHSO Strategic Plan that is aligned with VISN 16 goals and priorities.
• Performs catchment population-based demographic studies involving data collection and analysis, forecasting, and related methodologies, and advises on planning issues associated with program development and expansion initiatives.
• Responsible for coordinating system Space Management activities in consultation with key leadership and space managers.
• Oversight of business planning; strategic planning; facility planning; capital investment planning; and market assessment/market analysis.
• Researches, engages, and collaborates with public and private community health care providers to expand VHSO health care delivery network, improve access to care, identify innovative solutions, and leverage community resources in support of Veterans.
• Facilitates/directs planning tasks and coordinates activities to integrate health system planning priorities into a consolidated service delivery plan.
• Conducts periodic management studies and special program reviews as part of the Medical Center needs assessment process and develops procedures to correct deficiencies identified.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: MondayFriday 8:00 a.m.4:30 p.m., subject to change based on the needs of the agency.

Telework: Ad-hoc basis only. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. VA supports telework to attract and retain talent and to operate during emergencies.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD

Physical Requirements: The work is principally sedentary; onsite observation of construction operations may require walking, standing, bending, climbing, etc., on an active construction site.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package (Resume, Transcripts, etc.)
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable identification documents per I-9 requirements may be requested.
• Effective May 7, 2025, REAL ID compliant identification is required for employment eligibility.

To qualify for this position , applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation. Examples include progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in health care, involving coordination of administrative, clinical, or service activities and collaboration with facility managers. Knowledge should include:

• Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems
• Regulations and standards of regulatory and credentialing groups
• Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in budgets, personnel, and procurement

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communications
• Organizational Awareness
• Planning and Evaluating
• Project Management

Experience may include paid or unpaid work (including volunteer work) through National Service programs and other organizations.

Education: Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the VA prohibits requesting criminal history before accepting a tentative job offer. ICTAP/CTAP priority is available for eligible displaced VA competitive service employees. This job may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you cannot apply online, contact the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Benefits information and leave accrual details are provided by the agency. Eligibility for benefits depends on position type.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

The incumbent serves as a Health Systems Specialist - Health Professions Education (HPE) Specialist. This position supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility.

Responsibilities include conducting and evaluating a wide range of program management and administrative duties to fulfill requirements related to VHA's academic mission and OAA's strategic plans. Duties include:

• Responsible for the technical work required for HPE programs including affiliation agreements, trainee qualifications and credentials letter (TQCVL), program letters of agreement (PLAs), direct HPT/affiliate staff customer service, and the on- and off-boarding processes of HPTs.
• Review and validate HPT applications, qualifications, and appointment against OAA criteria before starting clinical rotations and performing patient care.
• Inform management with authoritative analyses, policy guidance and opinions regarding HPT appointment and on- and off-boarding processes as it relates to HPE programs.
• Enhance the efficiency of processes and HPT training experience as it affects the reputation of VA and its ability to maintain and expand the clinical workforce of VA and the nation through recruitment and retention of highly qualified HPTs.
• Responsible for enacting process changes with OAA, affiliate staff, facility leadership, clinical and administrative service lines by implementing SOPs, developing and administering training programs, and advising on HPE regulations.
• Provide complex coordination across clinical and administrative service lines at both facility and Veterans Services Integrated Network (VISN) levels.
• Synthesize and maintain data from diverse data systems and sources to cross check, validate and present relevant information and reports.
• Troubleshoots individual problems, analyzes systems issues, to develop and present solutions for program and system efficiency.
• Recommends, implements, and leads process improvements for effective organizational process changes and office operations.
• Develops briefings, reports and capacity studies that contribute to strategic planning for program growth.
• Provides complex coordination across clinical and administrative service lines for process improvements to the on and off boarding processes of new healthcare professionals.
• Uses information management and analysis software, including spreadsheets, online portals, other data, graphics, presentations, and flowcharting software.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period.

Subject to background/security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Qualifications

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7; for a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. To qualify for the GS-0671 occupational series, applicants MUST possess one of the following: 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. (A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing your qualifications on education). OR, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: specialized experience that is 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 with 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: Completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program should have been 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.

In addition to meeting the IOR and Time-In-Grade requirement, you may qualify based on your specialized experience as described below:

GS-9 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-7, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: analyzing and synthesizing data from diverse data systems/sources; troubleshooting individual problems to develop and present solutions; recommending, implementing and leading process improvements for effective organizational process changes and office operations.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-9, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing complex coordination across clinical and administrative service lines for process improvement to the on and off boarding process of new healthcare professionals; working with multiple software platforms and applications that are complicated; preparing data and information for executive-level briefings, reports, and other documents used for official reporting.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related.

Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of education and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements.

The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). NOTE: Transcripts must

This position is responsible as the strategic and facility planner for the veterans health care system of the ozarks (vhso). The incumbent formalizes the strategic planning process, formulates strategies, facilitates strategy implementation, and ensures departments and employees throughout the organization understand how their work relates to and promotes the goals of the facility.

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fredericksburg Health Care Center (FxHCC), Fredericksburg, VA within the Mental Health Service (MHS). This position carries out the MHSL mission while operating in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, network policies, etc.

The Health System Specialist (Health Professions Education Specialist) is aligned under Health Profession Education (HPE) office within the Chief of Staff service, and is located at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612. The HPE Specialist supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility.

Responsibilities:

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level (GS-11) without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

The incumbent serves as a Health Systems Specialist (Health Professions Education) (HPE) and supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility. The purpose of this position is to conduct and evaluate a wide range of program management and administrative duties to fulfill requirements related to VHA's academic mission and OAA's strategic plans.

- Responsible for the technical work required for HPE programs including affiliation agreements, trainee qualifications and credentials letter (TQCVL), program letters of agreement (PLAs), direct HPT/affiliate staff customer service, and the on- and off-boarding processes of HPTs.

- Review and validate HPT applications, qualifications, and appointment against OAA criteria before starting clinical rotations and performing patient care.

- Inform management with authoritative analyses, policy guidance, and opinions regarding HPT appointment and on- and off-boarding processes as it relates to HPE programs.

- Enhance the efficiency of processes and HPT training experience as it effects the reputation of VA and its ability to maintain and expand the clinical workforce of VA and the nation through recruitment and retention of highly qualified HPTs.

- Responsible for enacting process changes with OAA, affiliate staff, facility leadership, and clinical and administrative service lines by implementing SOPs, developing and administering training programs, and advising on HPE regulations.

- Provide complex coordination across clinical and administrative service lines at both facility and Veterans Services Integrated Network (VISN) levels.

- Synthesize and maintain data from diverse data systems and sources to cross check, validate, and present relevant information and reports.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00AM- 4:30PM

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD99461S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements:

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period.

Subject to background/security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-09 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.

For a GS-11 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09.

The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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.

OR

Education:

Successfully completed a masters or equivalent graduate degree, successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, LL.B or J.D in a related field of the position to be filled (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Transcripts Required.

OR

Combination:

Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience as described above, to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e. hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as course work in health care administration). This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Experience must be clearly indicated in your resume.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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.

OR

Education:

Successfully completed a Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, Or LL.M in the related field of the position to be filled (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). The education portion must include courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. Transcripts Required.

OR

Combination:

Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a masters degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education

This position is located within the intermediate organization between the Defense Health Agency Headquarters and selected Military Treatment Facilities across the United States, under the Defense Health Network West. Serves as Chief of Clinical Optimization, providing subject-matter expertise for hospital and ambulatory practice management to include access to care, template and referral management planning and programming for all DHN West facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Chief, Clinical Optimization within the Healthcare Operations Directorate of the Network.
• Directly support the 39 MTFs of the Network by providing guidance on optimizing health care delivery with clinical policy and medical management expertise.
• Exercise technical oversight on medical management guidelines throughout the Network.
• Consult with Office of The Surgeon General (OTSG); Navy Bureau of Medicine Surgery (BUMED), Air Force Medical Readiness Agency (AFMRA) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to identify the corporate direction for practice management in the DHN West.
• Establish positive working relationships between the Director's office and key Internal, External or Federal partner agency representatives to achieve a cooperative whole of government medical capability development plan for the DHN West.
• Comprehensive understanding of the relationships among manpower planning, distribution and assignment practices for all staffing requirements and personnel scheduling.
• Perform expert-level senior medical strategic planning by reviewing and providing input into the overall healthcare delivery plan, known as the Performance Planning Process (PP) as the expert on practice management and provider productivity.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Qualifications:

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing multi-faceted projects that involve productivity and quality improvement; developing policies or procedures for protocols across medical facilities; and providing expert-level guidance and advice in a healthcare related setting. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Health Policy Planning Support Health Systems Analysis Healthcare Operations Administration Leadership Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13). Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Position is designated as Mission Essential. The incumbent will be required to report to work during times of contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather or other emergency situations.

The Health System Specialist (HSS) is located in the Office of Associate Director for Patient Care Service (ADPCS) at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). The HSS applies knowledge of health care management to coordinating and evaluating the delivery of health care services to Veterans. The HSS collaborates with service chiefs, administrative support, and members of the TVHS Executive Leadership Team, VISN, and VACO staff in the implementation of a complex health care delivery system.

The Health Systems Specialist (reports to the Associate Director) the purpose in this position is to provide support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and operations. The position renders advice on operational policies and assures these policies are coordinated with, and in support of, field operations.

Responsibilities include:

• The incumbent functions as the primary liaison to multiple staff offices and serves as the conduit for information flow and management of assignments between such offices.
• Monitors and manages incoming actions and requests from initial receipt to completion and closeout.
• Conducts analytical studies on particular operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects.
• Works in coordination with other internal reviewing services regarding complex audits and internal/external reviews of a national concern.
• Manages and coordinates of all online communication tools such as assigned intranet websites, internal SharePoint website collection, and other related informational tools.
• Coordinates events hosted by officials, including town hall meetings with internal staff, with assistance from continuing educational staff and initiatives when warranted.

Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Some travel is required. No other special physical demands are required of this work.

Work Schedule: Negotiable

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD97241A

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/05/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Included are walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items.

Additional Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

The incumbent serves as a Health Systems Specialist - Health Professions Education (HPE) Specialist. This position supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility.