Employee will be assigned to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service (PMRS), VA Healthcare System, Lexington, KY. This position will provide leadership in strategic administrative planning, resource allocation, performance improvement, and oversight of daily operations. This position requires a mastery of qualitative and quantitative methods for assessing program effectiveness and complex management systems.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to the following: Serves as the senior management analyst responsible for the comprehensive evaluation of PMRS program effectiveness. Applies advanced management and organizational principles to analyze the administrative health of the service.
Supports regional rehabilitation programs within the current organizational structure. Designs and conducts complex management studies to resolve substantive problems in health care delivery. Analyzes interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity to develop authoritative recommendations for organizational restructuring, workflow re-engineering, and resource reallocation.
Utilizes advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to mine and interpret data from organizational sources. Identifies long-term trends in workload, acuity, and costs to forecast future program requirements (3-5 years out). Evaluates the impact of new or proposed legislation, directives, and accreditation standards on PMRS operations.
Develops new administrative criteria and internal policies to ensure compliance and optimize program performance where national guidelines are vague or require extensive adaptation. Develops and implements standardized performance metrics to measure the quality and timeliness of administrative support services, ensuring alignment with the medical center's strategic goals. Manages and oversees all PMRS resources, including financial, personnel, and equipment.
Develops long-range program plans, goals, and objectives with significant impact on PMRS and potentially the larger organization and presents these plans to leadership. Approves expenditures for all non-recurring items, ensuring they align with budget priorities. Reviews proposed legislation or regulations that would significantly change the administrative processes and procedures of service programs and clinics and makes recommendations.
Makes recommendations on how to implement broad regulatory guidelines and develops administrative norms and procedures for the allocation and distribution of resources across the service. Represents PMRS at high-level meetings and committees, making decisions on behalf of the service and serving as a key advisor to executive leadership.
Performs supervisory and team leadership functions as part of operational responsibilities to include: develops performance plans and standards, providing regular feedback; and identifies professional development and training needs and facilitates opportunities for growth. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework.
Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. NOTE: The facility prefers those with experience in management roles such as supervisory, managerial, or executive positions involving coordination or oversight of programs, people or teams.
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 $89508 – $116362/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-28.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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