Health Systems Administrator (Deputy Director) Detail/Temporary Promotion NTE 1 Year

Full Job Description

This announcement is to solicit applicants for a detail/temporary promotion to the position of Health System Administrator (Deputy Director), GS-0670-15 with the VA Northern California Health Care System.

This detail/temporary promotion is not to exceed one (1) year but may be extended as needed. Selectee of this position may be made permanent without further competition.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/26/2026.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Health System Administrator (Deputy Director).

Qualifying specialized experience is defined as 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: (1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; (2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and (3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

Applicants must also possess: (1) Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize, and adapt to changing priorities; and (2) Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs.

At this level, applicants would identify and resolve problems which may inhibit accomplishing patient care mission and public policy objectives; exercise fiscal management responsibility by assisting in the preparation of the overall facility budget, in monitoring expenditures, and in recommending reallocation of funds based on shifting program needs; establish and maintain public relations with a variety of institutions and groups; apply performance standards to measure program performance and health care activities are meeting established goals and objectives; and develop, evaluate, and adjust organizational structures and management systems for the administrative and allied health services managed.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Leadership Organizational Awareness Strategic Thinking 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.

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and is usually accomplished while the employee is comfortable seated at a desk or table.

However, some walking and standing may occur in the course of a normal workday in connection with travel to, and attendance at, meetings and conferences away from the primary work site.

Incumbent may be required to be required to bend, lift, carry equipment such as laptops. No special physical effort other than lifting/carrying of equipment is required to perform the work.

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/.

Major Duties:

The VA Northern California Health Care System is a complex system with numerous outpatient clinics dispersed over a large geographic region.

The facility is a complexity Level 1a system with health care services at 13 locations in Northern California.

Facilities include our 86-bed hospital at Sacramento, a 122 bed Community Living Center (CLC) in Martinez and CBOC's at Yreka, Yuba City, Chico, Redding, McClellan, Mare Island, Auburn, Fairfield, Stockton, Sonora and Modesto.

VANCHCS is one of the leading systems in the Sierra Pacific VA Health Care Network (VISN 21) and employs over 4,900 staff across its divisions and sites.

The Health System Administrator (Deputy Director) is the Veterans Northern California Health Care System's (VANCHCS) principal extension of the Director's authority, with responsibility for assisting the Director and staying abreast of those tasks and issues the Director is working on, while focusing on guiding and coordinating operational elements of the Health Care System.

The Deputy Director is responsible for taking the lead in coordinating and developing stakeholder support and resources to meet VA Northern California Health Care System's program and objectives.

Major duties for the position include but are not limited to: Determines program goals and objectives, and develops short-and long-range plans for achieving them, in conjunction with the overall plans of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) consistent with the strategic planning process; Establishes local policy in such areas as program emphases and operating guidelines; 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; and coordination among the center's programs and services.

Develops and coordinates a quality assurance program to ensure that both clinical and administrative activities are in compliance with standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups; Develops with the participation of administrative and clinical managers and chiefs, plans for fiscal year plans that meet the objectives of current and proposed programs; Develops a balanced financial plan designed to meet realistic needs of the facility and the network; makes important decisions substantially affecting economy of operations by limiting operating expenses without impairing patient care activities through management assessment, cost effective position management techniques, reorganization, methods improvements, and automation; Responsible for maintaining and improving facility, VISN and VA relationships through personal, active participation in the administrative, educational, community and social events of federal, state, local and other affiliated organizations involved in health care delivery, Veterans service organizations, and community affairs; Oversees and has full line authority and responsibility for the clinical, administrative, and operational functions, to include Fiscal, Strategic Planning, Facility Management Service, Patient Experience and Northern Tier Site Management as direct reports; Deals with general personnel management policy matters affecting the facility, involving such matters as: initiating appropriate personnel actions when indicated; resolving differences between key management officials at the facility; and identifying and resolving problems which may inhibit accomplishing the facility's patient care mission and public policy objectives; Participates in public speaking engagements, meetings, and public relations events.

He/she directs media relations for the program administered; Serves on various facility strategic planning committees and management on-site meetings with other agencies and program officials.

He/she develops, evaluates, and modifies organizational structure and systems to achieve program goals; and participates in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning; Other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency. Telework: This position is authorized for ad-hoc telework.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health Systems Administrator (Deputy Director) Detail/Temporary Promotion NTE 1 Year/PD03382O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized