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Supervisory Program Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
Hybrid Houston, TX $123K – $160K Apply by Sep 10, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Healthcare
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The Supervisory Program Specialist provides executive level administrative leadership, decision making authority, and program oversight to ensure integration of all clinical and administrative functions within the Medical Care Line. This position will direct, coordinate, and evaluate a range of administrative, clinical support and programmatic functions essential to the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services to Veterans, and ensuring alignment with VISN and Medical Center missions.
What You'll Do
- →Provides full supervisory and managerial authority for a multidisciplinary staff across the Medical Care Line, exercising technical and administrative direction over subordinate managers, supervisors, and employees.
- →Conducting analyses of manpower, logistics, facilities, equipment needs, and organizational alignment.
- →Establishing spending priorities and reallocating funds to meet changing operational requirements.
- →Developing community partnerships and coordinating with military, federal, and local agencies.
- →Overseeing quality assurance and performance improvement programs, applying TQI principles, and ensuring compliance with VHA, Joint Commission, CARF, and other accreditation requirements.
- →Monitoring and improving performance metrics related to operational efficiency, patient care quality, safety, access, and customer satisfaction.
- →Participating in committees, task forces, investigations, and performance improvement teams.
- →Applying knowledge of medical administration, clinical services, data systems, and health operations to guide decision-making.
- →Staying current on clinical, technological, and administrative developments relevant to the Medical Center and VISN.
- →Ensuring effective competency assessment and staff performance improvement.
- →Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm (subject to change based on facility needs) Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Specialist/PD04180-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, though some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light materials may be required in the course of daily activities.
- ✓No special physical demands are associated with the position.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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