This position is in the Office of Nursing Services (ONS), a program office within the Office of the Assistant Under Secretary for Health (AUSH) for Patient Care Services (PCS), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Central Office (CO), with oversight of nursing practice across the enterprise.
Office of Nursing Services advises the Chief Nursing Officer and VHA leaders on nursing and patient care, while guiding strategies to improve access, safety, cost-effectiveness, and satisfaction.
Major Duties: Conducts fact-finding, research, and investigative techniques to identify problems and recommend resolutions. Identifies errors, incomplete or inconsistent data, and illogical arguments or conclusions in program data and reports, correcting them as appropriate. Develops management options to address complex national planning and implementation issues. Conceives new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate ONS programs.
Prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Prioritizes resource allocations across assigned portfolio and program areas in conjunction with other ONS portfolios. Prepares comprehensive reports, presentations, publications, and responses to incoming task and action requests. Presents documented needs assessments to a diverse audience of internal and external stakeholders.
Disseminates best practices and lessons learned across VHA to senior management officials. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work.
Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption.
Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist (Operations)/PD45325A 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.
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $111119 – $172980/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
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 2026-11-06 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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