There are three VISN 4 Health System Specialist vacancies: 1) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.1; 2) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.2; and 3) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.3, providing expert-level analysis and program management across the full scope of the assigned portfolio.
Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as the RMO's principal management/administrative advisor and senior action officer for assigned regional and VISN priorities, independently integrating complex clinical, operational, administrative, and performance matters across multiple HSAs and Health Care Systems.
Leads cross-HSA and cross-facility implementation of assigned RMO initiatives and establishes mechanisms for monitoring performance, implementation reliability, risks, milestones, corrective actions, and outcomes. Integrates information and activities across Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC), Clinical Practice Management, Integrated Clinical Communities, Clinical Resource Hubs, Pharmacy, access, care coordination, and other assigned RMO priorities.
Ensures that emerging risks, performance concerns, implementation barriers, and matters requiring executive intervention are identified, analyzed, and elevated with actionable plans.
Develops executive-level analyses, decision memoranda, issue papers, dashboards, performance narratives, briefing materials, and recommendations addressing complex or sensitive matters where information may be incomplete, conflicting, rapidly changing, or subject to competing organizational priorities. Work Schedule: Employees are required to work the regular business hours and applicable core hours of the Health Service Area (HSA) to which they are assigned.
Work schedules will be aligned with the time zone(s) served by the assigned HSA and may differ from the employee's local time zone. Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Executive Assistant to the Regional Medical Officer/PD0012VS Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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 2026-10-29.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-23 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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