Supervisory Health System Specialist

Summary

The Supervisory Health System Specialist serves as a principal advisor within the Veterans Health Administration's National Oncology Program and National TeleOncology Service. The position oversees administrative operations, evaluates healthcare delivery systems, directs program improvement initiatives, manages organizational resources, and supervises professional staff to support efficient, effective oncology services for Veterans.

Duties

This announcement will close on 10/30/2026. The first 50 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Major Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as a principal advisor to senior leadership on administrative operations, organizational effectiveness, healthcare delivery systems, and program management initiatives. Directs and coordinates complex administrative projects, strategic initiatives, and operational activities supporting national oncology and teleoncology programs. Conducts comprehensive analytical studies and evaluations of healthcare delivery systems, operational processes, and program performance to identify improvements. Develops executive briefings, decision documents, policy recommendations, and analytical reports addressing complex organizational and healthcare management issues. Oversees program implementation, resource allocation, budget formulation, financial monitoring, and administrative operations to support organizational objectives. Evaluates organizational structures, staffing requirements, business processes, and operational systems to recommend improvements in efficiency and effectiveness. Coordinates with senior officials, program managers, and internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex administrative issues and implement program priorities. Supervises professional and administrative staff, including assigning work, establishing priorities, evaluating performance, addressing personnel matters, and identifying training needs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 08:00-04:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Compressed Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework. 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 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 have an approved 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#: Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD170400 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2026. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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 Requirements (IOR): The 0671 Occupational series has an IOR that must be met: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study - hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, 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. OR, Special Provision for Inservice Placement: 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; 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. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Resume must support three out of the four examples below: Analyzing and evaluating complex healthcare delivery systems and administrative operations to assess organizational effectiveness, identify operational deficiencies, and recommend improvements to healthcare services or program performance. Planning, directing, and coordinating complex healthcare programs or administrative initiatives, including developing operational strategies, establishing priorities, managing projects, and implementing organizational improvements. Applying advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to evaluate program operations, assess organizational structures and resource requirements, and develop comprehensive reports, executive briefings, or recommendations for senior leadership. Managing healthcare program resources and coordinating multidisciplinary operations, including budget formulation or execution, financial analysis, staffing assessments, and collaboration with senior officials or organizational stakeholders to accomplish program objectives. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position: Conflict Management Influencing/Negotiating Manages Resources Partnering Planning and Evaluating Administration and Management Manages and Organizes Informatio