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Supervisory Health Care Education Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
Hybrid West Haven, CT $105K – $137K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 General Education And Training ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Supervisory Health Care Education Specialist position serves as the Designated Learning Officer assigned to the Hospital Education Department at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The position reports to the Chief Nurse of Education and Learning Resources, and performs a variety of supervisory and analysis work.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Supervises education staff performing work at various levels.
- →Provides administrative and personnel management functions.
- →Resolves complaints, develops improvement plans, and conducts performance reviews.
- →Provides project management support of learning initiatives for a medical center.
- →Develops administrative policies for the conduct of program operations.
- →Maintains budget formulations and fund control points.
- →Participates in committees, focus groups, and represents an Education Service on special projects.
- →Submits reports to higher level leadership advising on management issues and making recommendations for improvements.
- →Collaborates with program managers, developing, adapting, and implementing educational programming.
- →Oversees compliance to agency, accreditation organizations, and other local, state, and federal regulations, in cooperation with department and facility leadership.
- →Investigates complex stakeholder and customer service issues that require in-depth review and expert knowledge of education and learning resources.
- →Makes modifications to processes based on assessments of customer service recovery issues.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this 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 or trial 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 the GS-12 grade level.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application to verify you meet the basic requirements of the position.
- ✓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.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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