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Health System Specialist (TCF Trainee) - Direct Hire Authority
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
On-site Saginaw, MI $62K – $80K Apply by Aug 13, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Transportation
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This position is assigned to the Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC) Program as a trainee in the VA Technical Career Field (TCF) Master's Program and contributes to the fulfillment of the elements of an effective compliance program to include: compliance program committee oversight; training and education; auditing and monitoring; risk assessment; open lines of communication; enforcement, recognition; investigation and response.
What You'll Do
- →DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.205) for this occupation.
- →The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department.
- →The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries.
- →The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE").
- →That's why we created the Technical Career Field (TCF) Program - one of the largest training programs at VA.
- →TCF positions equip professionals (including veterans) with the specialized knowledge they need to support the delivery of quality health care for our Nation's veterans.
- →The TCF career fields represent those technical fields where VA-specific knowledge and experience is desirable for success in the field.
- →Individuals selected follow a formal training plan for two years during which they are trained, coached, and supervised by a preceptor.
- →Preceptors are selected annually, through an extensive application process, for their technical expertise, their commitment to training and the suitability of their facility as a training location. *Selectees will be required to sign Mobility, Training, and Continued Service Agreements.
- →This is a developmental position leading to a GS-11, performing assignments intended to broaden skills and provide practical experience leading to progressively more complex assignments performed under progressively less supervision.
- →The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →The Integrity and Compliance Officer (ICO) TCF Trainee assists in the planning, development and implementation of compliance initiatives within the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC)s.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Assists in planning, developing, and implementing programs to effectively identify, plan, assess, respond, and monitor areas of high risk, and coordinates efforts to improve performance as deemed necessary Develops expertise to serve as an advisor on compliance regulations, references, and program initiation and implementation throughout the facility.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required 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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period (OR INSERT "trial period"), your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether 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/.If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 784e7142-1b96-4d6d-b387-6cf25f0c93c1
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