Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) Job in Phoenix, AZ

Vacancy No. CBSX-12653973-25-JS Department Veterans Health Administration
Salary $90,833.00 to $140,419.00 Grade 12 to 13
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 12/26/2024 Close Date 1/9/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Phoenix, AZ


Summary

The Phoenix Health Care System is currently recruiting one Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) under the office of Deputy Director in Phoenix, AZ. The incumbent is to assess the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare systems operations and to analyze problems in the staffing and efficacy of staff activities and administrative support.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Ensure that Network Health Care Planning Model and priorities are fully integrated into the Facility Strategic Capital Investment Planning by working with the Capital Assets Manager and Chief Engineer.
  • Establish procedures to secure adequate control in terms of deadlines, progress reports and directives and uses own initiative in developing procedures which will increase the general flow of information and overcome bottlenecks in the administrative process.
  • Identify short and long-term planning parameters required to adequately accommodate existing and projected healthcare demand.
  • Initiate and manage complex projects in programmatic areas and leads interdisciplinary groups of staff whose work products result in significant and sustained contributions to VAHCS's success.
  • Review proposed organizational changes requiring establishment, consolidation, and transfer or regrouping of functions for one or more services and/or sub organizational units.
  • Analyze and evaluate organizational functional and organizational components e.g. staffing, budget, personnel, and procurement to ensure alignment of VALBHS policies, in terms of meeting plan objectives.
  • Coordinate activities to ensure that planning processes are directly related to performance outcome measures and to ensure planning processes are aligned with related transformational care initiatives.
  • Provide advice to services on planning issues associated with program development and expansion· initiatives, coordinating planning activities with Network for VA/DoD Sharing Initiatives, VHA Site Tracking (VAST), Clinical Inventory, Rural Health, Telehealth and Bed Control Programs.
  • Review long-range, mid-range, and short-range plans; assess resource projections, priorities, and justifications, et cetera; make recommendations on strategic planning efforts that can be implemented within existing resource levels and advises on the impact of efforts that require additional resources.
  • Plan, prepare and contribute to reports and other presentations on strategic planning and evaluation.
  • Design and conduct a wide variety of comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of substantive administrative and managerial operations, functions, and/or processes related to long-range strategic planning for VA Phoenix.
  • Develop broad themes and direct proceedings of high-level conferences where work and decisions have a major impact on VA Phoenix or an important subject or program.
  • Serve as project manager responsible for assigning segments of the project or study to various participants, coordinating the efforts of the group, and consolidating findings into a completed product.
  • Conduct special projects or studies to analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations on strategic planning of administrative programs or issues.
  • Identify and collect necessary data including legislative and program data and interviews with senior management, program officials, employees and supervisors; assembles and assesses information gathered; formulates
  • findings, conclusions, and recommendations; presents results in written and/or oral form, which are well-organized, supportable and clearly expressed.
  • Track and monitor a multitude of ongoing projects and briefs senior executives on project status and will interface with Health Care System leadership to insure effective and seamless project integration.
  • Identify short and long-term planning parameters required to adequately accommodate existing and future healthcare demand.
  • Engage senior leadership in all aspects of planning, including the development of goals, objectives and performance measures.
  • Demonstrate problem-solving techniques, to include gathering facts through research and inquiry, conducting an analysis of information for impact and relevance, developing potential solutions or alternatives, and presenting recommended courses of action.
  • Lead, conduct or participate in complex projects, studies and reviews- particularly those with wide or significant effect upon agency's organizational structure, policy, processes, operations, fiscal control and economy and those where the boundaries of the studies may be broad.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner)/PD14279A and PD14201O
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized to highly qualified candidates.
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.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
  • Subject to a background/suitability investigation
  • May serve a probationary period
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-12 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.
For a GS-13 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.

The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify for the GS-0671-12 Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) based on your experience as described below:
  • Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
    • Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
    • Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
    • Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

You may qualify for the GS-0671-13 Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) based on your experience as described below:
  • Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following, independently and without supervision:
    • Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
    • Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
    • Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Compliance
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Thinking


Physical Requirements: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work. Work is sedentary, and the employee may sit comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to other facility sites of care, interviews, meetings, and sources of information. Work is performed in the office setting. May require occasional travel. Work is usually performed in offices, meeting rooms, or similar settings. The position may require occasional travel, including the normal everyday risks and discomforts of auto, bus, rail, and air transportation.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no education substitution for this position.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

A supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

Required Documents

Documents Accepted:

  • Cover Letter
  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • Resume
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
  • Transcript

Documents Required:
  • Resume

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/09/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12653973.

1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Agency contact information

Jazmine Salido
Address
Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center
650 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012
US
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Next steps

After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated 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.


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