Supervisory Health Systems Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/05/2026. 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-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. 0671 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met by every applicant in order to qualify for entry into the occupational series and is something that cannot be waived.

To qualify for this occupational series, 0671, you must possess the following: 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: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; 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.

In addition to Time-in-Grade and the IOR, applicants must also meet the following specialized experience for the GS-13 grade level. Specialized Experience: 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: Develop administrative procedures that reflect applicable VA research requirements; Analyze operational data to identify opportunities for process improvement.; Recommend allocation of administrative resources based on Research Service priorities and Assign work to subordinate employees based on organizational priorities.

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/.

Major duties include: Monitor Research Service operations for compliance with applicable VA research requirements. Coordinate organizational responses to external reviews of Research Service operations. Evaluate Research Service operations for alignment with organizational goals. Develop strategic plans that translate VA research priorities into measurable local goals. Identify employee training needs based on assigned responsibilities. Evaluate subordinate employee performance against established standards.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: Ad-hoc Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption.

Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health Systems Specialist/PD359150 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized