Health System Specialist

This position supports the DEO/Associate Chief of Staff for Education and HPE management for establishing – maintaining – and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility. The purpose of this position is to conduct and evaluate a wide range of program management and administrative duties to fulfill requirements related to VHA’s academic mission and OAA’s strategic plans.

To qualify for this position – applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 10/12/2026. Individual Occupational Requirement:
Applicants MUST meet one of the below basic qualifications in addition to the following grade level requirements to be eligible for this position:
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 Specialized

Experience:

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. In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement – to qualify at the GS‑9 level – you must also meet one of the following:
Specialized

Experience:

You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑7) 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 Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as applicants having obtained experience working within a health care setting;

working directly with healthcare professionals and other administrators to solve problems in support of the delivery of patient care; and experience assisting an administrative component of a health care onboarding process. ~OR~

Education:

Successfully completed a master’s or equivalent graduate degree – successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree – LL.B or J.D in a related field of the position to be filled (i.e. – hospital administration – public health administration – or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration).

Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge – skills – and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

NOTE:

Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ Combination:
Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience as described above – to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge – skills –…