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Health System Specialist - Activations Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-site Washington, DC $85K – $111K Apply by Jun 30, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJ Operations
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The Health System Specialist is located at the Washington DC VA Medical Center and reports directly to the Associate Director of Operations, working with the Facility Planner. Serves as the key technical authority on space management, activation, and transition planning, exercising significant independence in planning, coordinating, and evaluating complex projects that directly affect the Medical Center's capacity to deliver patient care and meet strategic access, safety, and regulatory goals.
What You'll Do
- →Functions as the facility's lead Activations Coordinator with program-level responsibility for planning, coordinating, and executing activation and deactivation activities for new, expanded, or repurposed clinical and administrative spaces.
- →Serves as the principal technical advisor to the Facility Planner, Chief of FMS, and Executive Leadership on activation-related readiness, resource needs, and operational impacts, making recommendations that affect capital asset inventory, master planning, clinic configurations, and long-term space strategy.
- →Leads transition planning for new and renovated buildings/spaces, including the development of detailed transition budgets, phased occupancy, backfill plans, and contingency strategies for maintaining service continuity during construction.
- →Develops and maintains comprehensive room-by-room equipment and material listings, including costs, procurement lead times, and installation schedules, using advanced spreadsheet and database tools to support forecasting, budget formulation, and performance tracking.
- →Designs and manages data collection, reporting, and analytical tools that support decision-making for space utilization, activation readiness, and move efficiency, using statistical and cost analysis techniques to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30AM EST - 4:00PM EST Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Activations Coordinator/PD688-26526A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 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 identification 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
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