The incumbent serves as the Interior Designer for the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health care System, providing comprehensive Interior Design services across a wide geographic area encompassing multiple outpatient clinics and healthcare facilities, including (but not limited to) Laredo, McAllen, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville clinics.
Manages complex renovation and construction projects across multiple healthcare facilities, providing comprehensive interior design solutions that support clinical operations, Veteran centric care, infection control, and regulatory compliance. Coordinates project schedules, prepares finish plans, presentation boards, and cost estimates, and ensures seamless transitions of patient care operations into newly constructed or renovated spaces.
Provides full-cycle interior design services, including programming, consultation, product specification, and integration of clinical workflow into space layouts. Works to achieve an aesthetically pleasing environment of care. Produces architectural drawings using AutoCAD and other industry-standard software, and maintains advanced proficiency in construction planning and documentation.
Manages annual recurring and non-recurring design budgets, prepares procurement packages, and supervises installation of furnishings and finishes to ensure lifecycle and budget alignment. Maintains and updates an extensive resource library of materials, finishes, and furnishings compliant with VA, ADA, and Joint Commission standards. Sustains vendor and industry contacts to ensure access to updated product information and design innovations.
Coordinates with Engineering, Infection Prevention, Logistics, Safety, and clinical service lines to maintain design integrity throughout construction, demolition, transition, and activation phases. Independently manages all aspects of interior and exterior signage, wayfinding systems, and environmental graphics, ensuring compliance with VA Technical Information Guidelines, ADA, and Joint Commission standards.
Collaborates with facility Safety Manager and clinical leadership to implement required signage for patient and employee safety. Conducts regular field visits to geographically dispersed clinics to assess conditions, review progress, validate compliance, and ensure consistent application of standard finishes, materials, and furniture products across all locations.
Responds to design-related inquiries, service requests, deficiencies, and customer service needs, and participates in committees impacting Interior Design, including Accident Review Board, Space Committee, and Patient Experience. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday 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#: Interior Designer/PD740-014080 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted.
HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties.
VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities.
HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students.
HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-01.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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