Medical Administration Officer (Deputy HAS Chief)

The incumbent serves as Deputy Chief in the Health Administration Service (HAS) for the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHCS). Reports directly to the Chief of Health Administration Service providing leadership and managerial support for substantial operations to fulfill VA mission. Provides a high-level leadership support to HAS, upper management and clinical services and will oversee all critical programs to include supervisory duties of all Sections Chiefs or Managers.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/08/2023.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 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:

• Specialized Experience GS 12: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Furnishes information to the Chief of Health Administration Service in relation to planning needs and participates very closely and at a highly responsible level in overall planning; Holds discussion within the service and with other interested services on budget, space, staff, staff requirements, training policies and promotion policies; Responsible for Health Administration Service management and operations, including interpretation and application of basic policy and procedural issues; Evaluates the need for further instruction and/or training of employees and is responsible on his/her own initiative in recognizing problems and to interpret for others the impact of conditions regarding specific problems or projects; Responsible for the handle of administrative functions relating to the care of the veterans in the Medical Center; Deals effectively in communicating in writing with union representatives and other matters involving personnel; Responsible for developing and implementing administrative decisions directly affecting patient care and influences administrative planning decisions for the facility.

• Specialized Experience GS 13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Delegated full authority to deal with and personally resolve matters involving operations of Health Administration Service; Reviews the work of subordinates to ascertain if work produced or decisions made are consistent with current procedures and directives and quality of work produced, meets or exceeds existing standards; Furnishes information to the Chief of Health Administration Service in relation to planning needs and participates very closely and at a highly responsible level in overall planning; Holds discussion within the service and with other interested services on budget, space, staff, staff requirements, training policies and promotion policies; Responsible for Health Administration Service management and operations, including interpretation and application of basic policy and procedural issues; Evaluates the need for further instruction and/or training of employees and is responsible on his/her own initiative in recognizing problems and to interpret for others the impact of conditions regarding specific problems or projects; Responsible for the handle of administrative functions relating to the care of the veterans in the Medical Center; Deals effectively in communicating in writing with union representatives and others mo matters involving personnel; Responsible for developing and implementing administrative decisions directly affecting patient care and influences administrative planning decisions for the facility.

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

• Administration and Management
• Change Management
• Decision Making
• Performance Management

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: This is primarily a sedentary position, but the work requires some walking, bending, stooping and carrying
of light objects such as manuals, documents, etc. Concentration and sustained performance under prolonged stress is required because of the time factors involved in completion of work assignments within deadlines.

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/.