Health System Specialist - Executive Assistant to the Regional Medical Officer

There are three VISN 4 Health System Specialist vacancies: 1) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.1; 2) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.2; and 3) Health System Specialist to the Regional Medical Officer 4.3, providing expert-level analysis and program management across the full scope of the assigned portfolio.

Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as the RMO's principal management/administrative advisor and senior action officer for assigned regional and VISN priorities, independently integrating complex clinical, operational, administrative, and performance matters across multiple HSAs and Health Care Systems. Leads cross-HSA and cross-facility implementation of assigned RMO initiatives and establishes mechanisms for monitoring performance, implementation reliability, risks, milestones, corrective actions, and outcomes. Integrates information and activities across Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC), Clinical Practice Management, Integrated Clinical Communities, Clinical Resource Hubs, Pharmacy, access, care coordination, and other assigned RMO priorities. Ensures that emerging risks, performance concerns, implementation barriers, and matters requiring executive intervention are identified, analyzed, and elevated with actionable plans. Develops executive-level analyses, decision memoranda, issue papers, dashboards, performance narratives, briefing materials, and recommendations addressing complex or sensitive matters where information may be incomplete, conflicting, rapidly changing, or subject to competing organizational priorities. Work Schedule: Employees are required to work the regular business hours and applicable core hours of the Health Service Area (HSA) to which they are assigned. Work schedules will be aligned with the time zone(s) served by the assigned HSA and may differ from the employee's local time zone. Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Executive Assistant to the Regional Medical Officer/PD0012VS Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.