The Health Systems Specialist position is located in the Graduate Medical and Dental Education (GME) section of the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) for the Veterans Health Administration.
OAA functions as the focal point in VHA for the development of policies and guidelines relating to academic affiliations and clinical education of health care education of health care professionals in training and for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of those VHA policies and procedures.
This announcement will close on October 27, 2026, or once the first 80 applications have been received. Applications that are submitted after the cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration, even if the announcement is still appearing on USAJobs. Duties of the Health System Specialist include, but are not limited to: Providing long-range planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation or initiative-driven projects.
Development and ongoing review of project scope and schedules, project guidelines, requirements, and deliverables. Developing innovative strategies and recommendations for initiating and establishing goals, timetables, and procedures for expediting projects. Managing design or review of proposed and actual methods for implementing initiative-related educational surveys or other educational evaluation tools as appropriate.
Measuring and analyses of academic affiliations and related programs. Planning of OAA analyses and content as it pertains to GME. Attending meetings, conferences, training sessions, and other forums to facilitate communication and coordination with all initiative stakeholders. Providing oversight, direction, guidance, and technical expertise on assigned project components which have national impact.
Providing technical consultation and editorial review of initiative-related research proposals, papers, manuals, and other materials that will be distributed widely both in and out of VA. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework on an ADHOC basis Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD034050
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/.
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $172980/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-27.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-21 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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