There are three VISN 4 Health System Specialist vacancies: 1) Health System Specialist to the Regional Quality Officer 4.1; 2) Health System Specialist to the Regional Quality Officer 4.2; and 3) Health System Specialist to the Regional Quality Officer 4.3, providing expert-level analysis and program management across the full scope of the assigned portfolio.
This position serves as a principal advisor and action officer for region-wide initiatives, operational issues, and cross facility coordination efforts, and functions as a critical extension of the RQO in managing the regions programmatic and administrative workload. The incumbent provides expert program management, analysis, executive coordination, and action-officer support for complex, high-visibility, and sensitive VISN priorities.
Duties include but are not limited to: Coordinates with VISN leaders and Health Care System executives to translate VISN priorities into operationally feasible actions; monitors implementation, variation, risk, and outcomes across and within HSAs; and elevates matters requiring VISN executive attention or governance action Develops executive dashboards, performance narratives, issue papers, briefing materials, decision memoranda, talking points, and recommendations that accurately frame issues Tracks milestones, accountable officials, dependencies, evidence of completion, measures of success, and unresolved barriers Integrates the RQO portfolio into related HSA priorities, such as quality, safety, access, and care coordination Analyzes interdependencies among clinical, administrative, operational, workforce, financial, technological, logistical, quality, and performance factors across and withinHealth Care Systems Independently plans and leads complex, broad-scale studies, program evaluations, special projects, and management analyses Reviews proposed policies, procedures, organizational changes, performance targets, and resource decisions for operational feasibility, implementation risk, portfolio impact, and alignment with VHA and HSA priorities Manage executive workflow for the assigned office, including correspondence, suspense tracking, agenda development, briefing preparation, meeting support, records of decisions, action-item monitoring, and follow-up Establishes and maintains communication channels that enable timely issue escalation, information exchange, coordinated implementation, and alignment among VISN leadership, HSA leaders, and Health Care Systems 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.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist-Executive Assistant to the Regional Quality Officer/PD0013VS Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Approved
In order to meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education to meet the IOR. There is no educational substitution at the GS-14 grade level to qualify on education, you must meet the specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13). 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/.
TAMMY.CESAR-SARGENT@VA.GOV · 618-922-5345
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 2026-10-27.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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