Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

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The Corporate Compliance Section conducts audits, analyzes data and completes investigations as well as conducting routine monitoring in areas of previous compliance-related failures. Although the Corporate Compliance Section has a broad purview, as determined by the Medical Center Director, there are areas in which the Corporate Compliance Section will always audit. These include areas to include scheduling practices, consult management, clinic cancellations, use of Electronic Wait Lists, community care, privacy practices, business compliance, coding and documentation accuracy, and compliance with Records Information Management policy. The Corporate Compliance Section Chief contributes to the fulfillment of VHA's mission and vision by ensuring efficient and effective operation of the Compliance Section at West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS).

Major duties include:

• Supervising the initiation and completion of Administrative Investigations and Fact-Findings as approved by the Health Care System Director.
• Ensures that the selected AIB members possess the knowledge and skills necessary for the investigation; ensures accurate identification of the scope of the investigation as part of the preparation of the chatter; ensures that the logistics are accomplished in a timely and efficient manner; and that the AIB Report is provided to the Director by the deadline established in the charter.
• Ensures that a retrospective review is completed to determine the origin of noncompliance when investigations, studies, reviews and audits identify a compliance failure.
• Collaborates with the Integrity and Compliance Officer (ICO) to assess mitigating factors such as internal controls, completion of required training, policy, and standard operating procedures that promote commitment to corporate compliance and address specific areas of risk associated with the Health Care System business practices, operations, investigations, and audits of scheduling and consult practices.
• As section chief, the incumbent creates a formal, written training and education plan for all disciplines within the Compliance Section that encompasses TMS required courses and job specific training. Incumbent may also create and present lunch and learn trainings, New Employee Orientation material, or targeted training to address results of performance failures or investigative findings.
• Promotes the need for qualified Factfinders to participate in Factfindings for the facility through education of service chiefs and supervisors on process and benefits.
• Functions as Chair of the Integrity and Compliance Committee (ICC), providing ongoing and consistent reports, feedback, and outcomes to the VISN Compliance Officer and Health Care System Director.
• Verifies that there are risk-driven internal controls in place throughout the Health Care System to monitor Compliance Section activities and these controls are reviewed by the ICC on a periodic basis.
• Conducts facility risk assessments, participates in external reviews of the organization and accreditation surveys to identify, assess, prioritize, mitigate, monitor, document, and bring compliance risks to closure specific to all disciplines with the Compliance Section.
• Advises and provides counsel to Compliance Section staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives; guides and reviews work of subordinates.
• Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, and mission requirements.
• Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards for all supervised employees.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist (Compliance Chief) - RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE/PD010560
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: AUTHORIZED
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• 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.

Upon completion of your probationary period (OR INSERT "trial period"), your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service

Qualifications

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

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: 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 in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as 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. At this level, applicants would have obtained this experience working within a health care setting; working effectively with Health Care System service lines or other organizational components in developing corrective action plans to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriateness of operational functions within the purview of Compliance Section; knowledge of healthcare industry standards, as well as the laws and regulations governing business practices, research, Records Information Management, scheduling, consults, auditing and investigations; knowledge of Health Care System operations sufficient to identify compliance risks relative to specific service lines, functional units or individual positions; ability to apply analytic principles, theories and techniques to healthcare management and operations systems; initiates, develops, and drafts written Health Care System policies and procedures; develops and deploys a system of internal monitoring at the Health Care System level to identify potential organizational risks; and ability to provide necessary guidance to senior management, Compliance Committee, and Health Care System staff relative to all disciplines within the Compliance Section. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 level.

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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

• Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Conflict Management
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • Manages Resources
  • Partnering
  • Planning and Evaluating
• Supervisory Situational Judgment Test. Applicants will be required to complete a Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) as part of the assessment process for this position. The SSJT evaluates judgment and decision-making skills that align with relevant competencies, organizational values, and best practices. Assessment results may be used as part of the evaluation, ranking and referral process. This is not a timed test, however, the assessment is expected to take approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. The assessment for this application does not include a cut score for a minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. However, you must answer each item in the assessment

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.

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.

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