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Executive Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
HybridWilmington, DE$99K – $128KApply by Jun 1, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramESFJISFJOperations
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This position will serve as Executive Assistant to the Executive Medical Center Director at Wilmington VA Medical Center providing expert support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and operations.
What You'll Do
- →This position serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team of the Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC), the incumbent serves as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Medical Center Director in providing expert support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and operations.
- →The position renders advice on operational policies and assures these policies are coordinated with, and in support of, field operations and administrative functions in coordination with the health care services and the mission of Wilmington VAMC.
- →The incumbent is expected to use initiative in organizing and accomplishing the responsibilities that have been delegated.
- →The incumbent addresses specific problem areas and applies a high degree of analytical ability and specialized healthcare knowledge to the management of healthcare delivery systems.
- →He/she exercises broad latitude and provides senior expert level advice to senior executive personnel, and/or agency officials concerning complex, novel, and unusual healthcare issues.
- →This position has authority to represent the Senior Executive Service Leader or Executive Medical Center Director in committees, meetings, and external communications.
- →The incumbent develops management improvement programs or revised policy and procedure requirements for more effective application of various administrative and clinical management systems such as reports management, information management, etc.
- →The incumbent formulates recommendations to include specific plans to address/correct deficiencies and/or to increase positive accomplishments of administrative/clinical practices.
- →The incumbent carries direct responsibility for seeking and finding practical solutions that may be achieved through short or long-range planning.
- →The incumbent has overall responsibility for all administrative tasks within the areas of responsibility and functions with only minimal direction from their Executive Leader.
- →In addition, provides direct support primarily to the Senior Executive Service Leader or Executive Medical Center Director and secondarily to other management officials by analyzing, involving, advising on and/or coordination health care delivery systems and operations at the health care system.
- →The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to function independently on behalf of senior leadership and understand through discussion and minimal direction, a broad range of activities, programs, initiatives, etc.
- →The incumbent assist in the developing all information required for policies, procedures, programs, education, research, and other special requirements.
- →The incumbent evaluates programs against short and long range agency objectives, prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation, and acts as a liaison or handles communications with persons and/or groups within and outside the Medical Center and VISN.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 342b33bd-b8b9-49a2-bfc6-b30f7c72b3ea
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