Health Systems Administrator (Deputy Network Director)

Full Job Description

The Health System Administrator (Deputy Network Director) for the Network Office reports to the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network Director.

This position operates as the full designee of the Network Director and is directly accountable for providing strategic leadership and direction to the administrative activities of the Network in its entirety.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/30/2026.

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-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.

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.

You may qualify based on education and/or 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.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Participating in the resolution of conflicts between local needs and facility priorities and VA requirements; Supporting the agency's mission, goals, and objectives and actively work towards implementation; Attracts, retains, and motivates a diverse group of top-quality professionals and administrative employees throughout the administrative management operations; Develops and implements the Facility financial plan and budget; Assist in developing the capital asset goals and objectives, and short and long-range plans for achieving them; Primary technical consultant for all resources allocation matters; Market research principles sufficient to develop a regional business plan; and Leadership experiences and theoretical knowledge in the management of staff, development of an integrated health care system, staff coordination in order to lead the organization through continuing change and improvement.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Analytical Reasoning Budget Administration Communication Financial Management Human Capital Management Leadership Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Preferred Experience: At least two years of experience in an Executive Leadership role within a VHA healthcare system.

Examples include Medical Center Director, Associate Director, Assistant Director, or similar.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Physical Requirements: The position requires that the incumbent travel for a significant amount of time both within the Network's geographic area as well as for national meetings. Major Duties:

Duties of the Health System Administrator (Deputy Network Director) include but not limited to: Innovatively applying solid financial and administrative skills to ensure fiscal, logistics/supply chain management, capital assets and human capital resources are utilized effectively and efficiently.

Represent the Network Director at national VHA meetings and on task force activities drafting national policies, defending the Network's position on proposals, and obtaining VHA and VA approval for implementation actions as warranted and required.

Understands the mission and operational objectives of highly affiliated tertiary care medical centers, unaffiliated secondary care medical centers, neuro-psychiatric medical centers, domiciliary, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and organizational components of VA Central Office as it relates to administrative functions including finance, logistics, capital asset and human capital management operations.

Integral member of the decision-making team in the Network Director' Office.

Provides input to and makes decisions that have strong impact on medial center, Network, and national matters Develops and implements the VISN financial plan and budget.

Oversees VISN Chief Financial Officer and appropriate allocations of resources to the Network's health care facilities and assures sound fiscal practices and performance.

Consistently adheres to VA procurement regulations and policies.

Supervises the VISN Chief Logistics Officer (CLO) and assures CLO activities support the Network in accomplishment of all logistics goals.

Assists in developing the Network's capital asset goals and objectives, and short and long-range plans for achieving them, consistent with identified methods of efficient operations.

Assures consistent adherence to VA capital asset management regulations and policies. Work schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

(Monday to Friday) Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework.

Financial Disclosure Report: Required Position Description Title/PD#: Health Systems Administrator (Deputy Network Director)/PD901650