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Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Supervisory Management & Program Analyst in Syracuse, New York
Summary The incumbent serves as the Deputy, Medical Administrative Officer in the Medical Administrative Services of the Business Office within the Syracuse Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The Deputy, Medical Administrative Officer holds responsibility and accountability for all issues affecting Medical Administrative Services in consultation with the Medical Administrative Program Specialist (Chief, HAS unit). Responsibilities The Supervisory Management and Program Analyst duties include, but are not limited to: Responsibility and accountability for all issues affecting Medical Administrative Services in consultation with the Medical Administrative Program Specialist (Chief, HAS unit). Budget management, productivity improvement, management controls, and short and long-range planning. Develops, maintains, and implements a comprehensive plan for the Medical Administrative Services in accordance with the philosophies of the Medical Center and the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Incumbent is responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of the overall Operational Plan with significant importance placed on the coordination of care via consult management, return to clinic orders and utilization of all scheduling tools and resources available in accordance with the national directive. The incumbent serves as a major administrative and management advisor for the Medical Administrative Program Specialist. The incumbent will assist in writing and coordinating the use of Service level agreements between MAS and the ICCs who have clinics. Responsible for managing and sustaining various programs and helping to drive change initiatives in areas supported by medical support staff to include any lead or supervisory staff in those sections. Supervisory responsibilities include setting performance standards, evaluations, initiating action on disciplinary matters, awards, labor relations, approval or denial of leave and assigning work schedules. Responsible for leave administration, incentive awards programs, motivation and morale, administrative disciplinary actions, recruitment, and placement including interviewing candidates for positions and making personnel selections, position management, performing and overseeing semiannual and annual evaluations, counseling employees. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Management & Program Analyst/PD24674O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/27/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive knowledge of mission, organization, and work processes of healthcare systems management, planning and operations. This includes a detailed understanding of the SVAMC organizational structure, policies and procedures, operating programs, medical terminology, and objectives such as clinical and administrative program relationships, manpower, and resource utilization. The incumbent demonstrates experience in budget management, productivity improvement, management controls and short and long-range planning. Supervisory responsibilities including setting performance standards, evaluations, initiating action on disciplinary matters, awards, labor relations, approval or denial of leave and assigning work schedules. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Customer Service 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: Work is mostly sedentary and involves very little physical efforts. 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/. Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.