Clarification from the agency

This Job is Open To: All qualified United States citizens or United States Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

As the Deputy Asst Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, you will provide leadership, direction, and significant advisory services in the management of the substantial health care inspection work of the OIG.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing the Inspector General, Congress, the VA Secretary, and the VA Under Secretary for Health with clear and objective assessments of the quality of health care provided by VA throughout the nation.
• Directing all aspects of the reporting of OIG inspection results through the cyclical review products, Hotlines reports, National Reports, and mental health reviews to ensure these reporting instruments meet the goals of the OHI work plan.
• Providing leadership and manages a staff of health care professionals and administrative personnel located in Headquarters and field offices who directly manage the report products and the quality of those products produced by OHI, (Cyclical review products, Hotline, National Reviews, mental health reviews, and Biostatics).

Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

• Citizenship: The selected applicant must be a United States Citizen or United States National. Proof of citizenship will be required prior to a final job offer.
• Drug Testing: All applicants tentatively selected for an SES position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment. After appointment, the selectee will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Background Investigation: This position is designated as Critical Sensitive/ High Risk/ Top Secret and requires a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Financial Disclosure: Senior Executive Level employees are required to comply with the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, which requires the submission of a public financial disclosure statement, OGE 278, upon assuming an SES position, annually, and upon separation from employment.
• Selective Service: If you are an applicant who was born male after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Occupational Requirements, Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and Technical Qualifications (TQs) in their resumes. Candidate must also submit proper documentation as verification of the Basic OccupationalRequirements.

A. Basic Occupational Requirement:
To meet the occupational requirement, you must meet one of the following options:

• Successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate degree with a major in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

OR

• Have progressively responsible analytical, administrative, 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; and
  • 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.

• Successfully completed of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program substituting for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:
  • Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; and
  • 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
  • Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.

B. Technical Qualifications: For entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence in their resume of progressively responsible executive level leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gain at or above the GS-14 or 15 grade levels in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

• TQ 1: Demonstrated expert knowledge of planning, directing, and overseeing comprehensive inspections, evaluations, or investigations in complex healthcare systems.
• TQ 2: Demonstrated expertise in quality, patient safety, healthcare delivery systems, or regulatory standards in large integrated healthcare organizations.
• TQ 3: Demonstrated experience leading large, geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary organizations.

C. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

There are five ECQs:
ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and the extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the technical competencies, identified above, which are required for this position. Your application will be evaluated by rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and reference check.

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/.

Reasonable Accommodation: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at staffacq-applicant@opm.gov. The decision on granting a reasonable accommodation is made on a case-by-case basis.