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Supervisory Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 88 days ago
On-site Des Moines, IA $107K – $139K Apply by Jul 16, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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The primary purpose of this position is to provide 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.
What You'll Do
- →Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Administrative: (20%) Provides administrative program direction to command and staff in the areas of human resource support, security, operations, logistics, manpower and financial management, information technology, and public affairs/strategic communications.
- →Exercises broad delegated authority for planning, directing, and evaluating the Executive Leadership Teams support staff.
- →Determines organizational goals, develops plans, formulates, defends, and justifies personnel and other resources, and approves distribution of resources to support the VACIHCS health enterprise.
- →Leads the establishment and reviews performance objectives and metrics in support of organizational strategic plans.
- →Reviews work efforts within the staff to ensure continued support to mission elements of the organization as well as progress and timeliness of taskers and products.
- →Identifies problem areas, coordinates corrective action, and directs changes to implement improvements, as necessary.
- →Staff Supervision and Direction: (30%) Directly and through subordinate supervisors, manages civilian engaged in performing administrative support in the areas of, security, operations, logistics management, procurement, information management, and public affairs functions.
- →Supervises all staff and staff elements.
- →Supervises approximately 6 employees.
- →Exercises both administrative and technical supervision.
- →Acts as direct rater and senior rater of employees in the grade ranges GS-08/9 through GS-11, Provides technical guidance and oversight to other personnel in the organization.
- →Plans and prioritizes work to be accomplished by subordinates to respond to internal and external requirements.
- →Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of the work and capabilities of employees.
- →Provides advice, counsel, and guidance, hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints, approves comp time and overtime, training, and travel for employees.
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 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.
- ✓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) To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed.
- ✓The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓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-13 grade level.
Personality Fit
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