Health Systems Administrator - Assistant Director

Summary

This position serves as the Assistant Medical Center Director located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) - Saginaw VAMC.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/26/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. 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 that 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.

Specialized Experience for GS-14 level:
You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑13) in the Federal Service – 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‑Asst 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; (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 provide executive leadership with insight to establish organizational structures that are efficient, cost effective, support desired grade levels, and facilitate career development;

work on the development of a balanced financial plan designed to meet realistic needs of the facility and the network; 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 plan and execute major projects concerning the analysis and evaluation of programs and operational effectiveness.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and Management, Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Organizational Performance, Analysis, Partnering. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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…