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Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 43 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $122K – $187K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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The position serves as the National Lead Health System Specialist (HSS) for the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Ethics in Health Care (NCEHC) and reports to the Director of Operations. NCEHC is responsible for addressing the complex ethical issues that arise in healthcare across the VHA, including those ethical issues relating to clinical ethics, organizational ethics, organizational policy, and research ethics.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Serving as a subject matter expert for all administrative functions to include the analysis of nation-wide data, gap analysis, Action Officer/correspondence, timekeeping, recruitment, onboarding, purchasing, travel, payroll, and contracting functions.
- →Training, coaching, mentoring and task delegation for Health System Specialists with NCEHC.
- →Reviewing outgoing expenditures and reconciles with account balances.
- →Developing and preparing internal instructions, guidelines, etc. concerning NCEHC operations.
- →Recommending required policy changes and procedural adjustments to meet Program Office goals.
- →Collecting documentation for the Internal Controls Assessment and works with the Director of Operations to track program office risks and mitigations.
- →Coordinating all travel and conference planning efforts.
- →Managing, updating, and creating new forms within the NCEHC LEAF platform.
- →Studying, analyzing, and developing methods to improve the accuracy, adequacy, and timeliness of information and systems involved in the dissemination of national program office goals to field ethics champions.
- →Designing, implementing, and assessing systems to capture field contacts for the VHA-wide health care ethics program.
- →Promotion Potential: 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.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, various tours available Compressed/Flexible: Available at discretion of the Supervisor Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
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 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.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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