Clarification from the agency

This position is ONLY open to current Veterans Health Administration Employees nationwide (serving on a Career/Career-Conditional Appointment or Covered Under OPM's Interchange Agreement) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) eligibles

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• Responsible for taking the lead in coordinating and developing stakeholder support and resourcing to meet the networks programs and objectives.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, reviewing, and evaluating and improving medical, administrative, and providing operational support of a health care that administers a variety of medical care and treatment.
• Makes finial decision in identifying sources of funding relative to the complex and abundant services offered.
• Exercises delegated authority for the executive level management in coordination with the Network Director.
• Exemplifies sound judgment for the successful navigation on a multitude of professional administrative matters.
• Demonstrates expert health systems administration skills, mature and seasoned judgment reflective of significant management experience at a highly responsible level within a complex health care environment.
• Consistently possess and demonstrates an extremely high level of analytical and cognitive abilities daily.
• Interpret, and communicate a vast spectrum of complex VA regulations and policies consistently and appropriately to meet the mission and objectives of the facilities and network.
• Participates in planning and development of current and proposed program objectives in conjunction with administrative and clinical managers in developing short and long range plans to meet program goals and objectives.
• Works collaboratively with the Network leadership, Medical Center Directors, Chief of Staff and other to develop and implement network-wide national policies and procedures.
• Effectively manages and utilizes resources as related to budget, manpower, equipment, contractual services, and the needs of the facilities exercising quality control of FTEE.
• Oversees and protects the integrity of the budget, position management, classification and other processes to ensure compliance with existing statues and regulations.
• Develops and maintains cooperative and harmonious relationships with groups, organizations and other health care providers in the local community, state, network and at the national level, building and fostering positive relationships with the media.

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 period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/15/2023.

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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below. You must possess both the Individual Occupational Requirement and the Specialized experience in order to be found qualified for this position.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): In order to meet the basic requirement of the Health System Administration, 0670 Occupational series, you must possess one of the following.

• Education: An undergraduate or graduate level degree with a Major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration -OR-
• Experience: You must possess 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 provide 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.

• Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, I have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Deputy Network Director. Qualifying specialized experience includes but not limited to; planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, reviewing, evaluating, and improving medical, administrative, and supporting operations of the VISN which administers a variety of medical care and treatment for a large geographic area; interpreting and communicating a vast spectrum of complex VA regulations and policies; making decisions affecting the nature, scope, quality of, and emphasis on, the VISN patient care programs and activities; planning and developing current and proposed program objectives in conjunction with administrative and clinical managers; developing short and long range fiscal year plans that meet the objectives of current and proposed programs. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Oral Communication
• Partnering
• Vision

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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