The Assistant Director serves as a member of the facility Executive Leadership Team (ELT), performing a variety of duties in an extremely complex health care system, which is constantly evolving within a highly complex and diverse geographic area. ***This position will initially be stationed at the St. James VA Clinic while the Rolla Clinic is nearing completion.
Once the Rolla Clinic is complete, this position will be permanently located on site at the Rolla Clinic in Rolla, MO.***
Major duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for promoting the understanding of the health care delivery system's mission within the local community. Developing and maintaining good working relations with other medical centers in the local area and throughout the region, medical schools, accrediting agencies, volunteer worker groups, and the community at large.
Establish and maintain community partnerships, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Identifying and establishing liaison relationships with local administrators, physicians, and provider organizations to promote positive relations with the Veteran community. Performing financial management and resource decision making analysis, ensuring operational spending and resources stay in balance.
Possesses a clear understanding of agency systems and an acute awareness of all elements of resources as they related to the cost of healthcare operations. Exercises full authority for establishing priorities for healthcare operations and allocating available resources accordingly. Planning, coordinating, supervising, and directing various administrative and health related services.
Responsible for the development of plans, programs, direction, and monitoring of clinic and health plan management. Applying specialized principles and practices of health care management to coordinate, direct, and control programs and resources for both clinics and health plan administration. Overseeing the management of administrative services supporting assigned operations. Evaluates the performance of the service level management teams.
Interview and tentative select candidates, and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment for key centralized positions. Hears and resolves appropriate complaints and grievances. Identify and provide management development and training needs of key staff members. Delegates authority and holds managers under his/her oversight responsible and accountable for the performance of their service lines, programs and human capital requirements.
Organizing and controlling program evaluation activities. Evaluating the needs of a variety of medical facility worksites and assesses the treatment of a wide variety of problems. Resolving complex and unusual health care administration issues by independent analysis and action. Developing and coordinating internal measures to assure that both clinical and administrative operations are within standards.
Analyzes and evaluates health care delivery quality and effectiveness and ensures provision of health care services that complies with all accrediting agencies. Work Schedule: Full time Telework: This position is eligible for telework on an ad hoc basis at the supervisor's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Remote: This is not a remote position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Administrator - Assistant Director/PD99901S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
There is no education substitution at this grade level.
Matthew.Phillips4@va.gov · (360) 696-4061 X39039
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $125776 – $163514/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-24 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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