Health Systems Administrator (Associate Director)

Summary

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2, Health Service Area (HSA) 2.1, Salem VA Medical Center (VAMC), within the Office of the Medical Center Director. This position serves as the Associate Medical Center Director for the VAMC. The incumbent exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Sharing with the Executive Leadership Team a level of responsibility for the direction and management of the Medical Center and is directly responsible for all facilities operations. A direct line authority and leadership responsibility for all administrative operation support services. May serve as the Acting Medical Center Director in the absence of the Director. Taking an active leadership role in coordinating and developing customer and stakeholder support and resourcing to meet Medical Center objectives. Determining operational services and programs goals and objectives, develop short-and long-range plans for achieving them in conjunction with the overall plans of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and consistent with the strategic planning process. Directing a comprehensive evaluation of operational services goals and objectives and makes necessary adjustments to improve delivery of patient care services. Establishing local policy in such areas impacting facility operations as program emphasis and operating guidelines. Administering and ensuring compliance with a system designed for the development and communication of program policies and procedures in accordance with new or existing rules and regulations. Administering a management reporting system which provides appropriate data for decision making for facility operations, impacting organizational improvements. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:45am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Systems Administrator (Associate Director)/PD99902S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/12/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirement: The 0670 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet one of the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirements below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Undergraduate and Graduate Education in a Major study of: hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems. Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Applicants must also possess: Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements. Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. You may continue to qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Determines program goals and objectives, develops short and long-range plans for achieving them in conjunction with the overall plans of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and consistent with the strategic planning process. Directs a comprehensive evaluation of program goals and objectives and makes necessary adjustments to improve delivery of patient care services. Establishes local policy in such areas as program emphasis and operating guidelines. Administers and ensures compliance with a system designed for the development and communication of program policies and procedures in accordance with new or existing rules and regulations. Administers a management reporting system which provides appropriate data for decision making in such areas as organizational improvements; changes in delegations of authority; position management. Delegates authority as appropriate and holds managers responsible and accountable for the performance of the product lines, programs, and services under their supervision and management. Develops and coordinates a quality assurance program to ensure that both clinical and administrative activities follow standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups. Preferred Experience: A strong background in healthcare administration, ideally within the VA or another large, complex medical system. Candidates should have demonstrated leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams, overseeing hospital operations, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. Familiarity with federal regulations, VA-specific policies, and compliance standards is essential, as is experience with resource allocation, budgetin