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The Health System Administrator/Deputy Director works within the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS), Station 654, complexity level 1C, and serves as full Deputy to the Director. The Reno campus is the site of the Ioannis A. Lougaris Medical Center, which has 130 authorized beds, including 38 Medical Surgical beds, 12 ICU beds, 20 psychiatry beds, and 60 Nursing Home Care Unit beds.
Learn more about this agency08/11/2023 to 08/18/2023
$136,908 - $177,978 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Detail - This is a Detail Opportunity (Not-to-Exceed 120 days).
Full-time
Competitive
None
Yes
No
CBSW-12089911-23-AWM
743075100
Eligible candidates must be a current, permanent competitive or excepted service VA employee.
As the Deputy Director for this actively affiliated Healthcare System, the Deputy Director acts as a full Assistant to the Director in the direction and coordination of the overall management of the VASNHCS and all its outlying locations. The Deputy Director fully participates on a day-to-day basis in top management discussions, decisions, and policymaking. The Deputy Director shares the responsibility for top management actions covering all activities except those requiring a strictly medical decision. The Deputy Director collaborates with the Chief of Staff and the Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive in the formulation and supervision of administrative activities inherent in the clinical programs. In the absence of the Director, the Deputy Director serves as the Acting Director with unrestricted authority to act in the name of the Director. In addition, a broad, extensive knowledge of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as well as other administrations within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides the background for organization-wide communication as well as the effective and efficient operations of the VASNHCS.
The VISN 21 (V21) Network Director has also assigned the Deputy Director VISN responsibilities. This involves but is not limited to; serving on VISN wide task forces, performing VISN studies, preparing reports and making recommendations. The Deputy is a member of the V21 Strategic Planning Committee and V21 Resource Management Committee and participates on the V21 Deputy Network Director/Associate Director workgroup. VISN leadership consistently requests the incumbent's participation in Executive Leadership and key management officials search committees and special projects. The Deputy Director, as part of the executive management team including the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, and the Executive Nurse, leads fully in both long- and short-range policy and planning, promotes healthcare system programs with outside groups, and integrates administrative programs and operations with the needs and priorities of the clinical services for the health care system.
For each of the services/sections under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director, he/she will perform major supervisory and managerial duties as listed on the position description.
The Deputy Director must provide continual attention to the duties and responsibilities that are described under the following functional categorizations:
Budget and Fiscal Management: Develops the need for and maintains awareness of available resources and makes recommendations to VISN and Medical Center management regarding needs, distribution or redistribution of these resources.
Direction/Long Range Planning: The Deputy Director develops implements, improves and coordinates internal review systems to ensure that both clinical and administrative activities follow the standards issued by various accrediting and regulator groups and higher agency authorities, i.e., VACO, VISN, and inspector General reviews.
Human Resource Management: The Deputy Director has broad, extensive knowledge of government-wide, VA, and VHA personnel management requirements and of the contributions and needs of widely diverse individuals and employee groups.
Administrative Health Services Coordination: The Deputy Director serves as the focal point on coordination between direct and allied medical care, and administrative functions of the VASNHCS Management Team.
Community/Public Relations: The Deputy Director establishes and maintains good relations with wide variety of individuals and groups to effectively disseminate information to Veterans, volunteers, staff, and members of the media, the public, local, state, and federal official, community groups, and other stakeholders in ways that most accurately and effectively present the medical center's mission of caring for Veterans.
Systematic Internal Review: The Deputy Director plays a central role in developing and coordinating internal review systems to assure that both clinical and administrative activities follow standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups, and higher agency authorities.
All other duties as listed in the position description or as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Telework: Some telework may be available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Systems Administrator - Detail NTE 120 Days/PD99902S
Financial Disclosure Report: The submission of an annual financial disclose report is required for this position.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/18/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12089911.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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