Health System Specialist

Major Duties may include but not limited to:

Program Analysis

• Conducts studies and special projects to implement health care delivery program and improve the efficiency and reliability throughout the Medical Center.
• Incumbent may perform budget analysis duties.
• Conducts analysis of all aspects of current or projected healthcare programs throughout the Medical Center for effectiveness.

Program Management/ Administration and Quality Improvement

• Serves as the Program Manager supporting new programs/initiatives that align directly with the journey to high reliability which puts Veterans at the center of all process.
• Programs and initiatives managed are highly visible and political sensitives thereby requiring the incumbent to stay current on all aspects of the initiatives.

Program Consultation

• The incumbent works in partnership with the National Center for Patient Safety Office of Systems Redesign and Improvement Quality Management Patient Safety Managers Systems Redesign (Improvement) Coordinator
• Communicate orally and in writing about complex clinical and non-clinical matters with individuals with varying levels of understanding and authority.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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)

• 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.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/05/2026.

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 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 9. 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 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 and/or education as described below:

The Health System Specialist occupation has a Individual Occupation Requirement that must be met to qualify for the position.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):

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.

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Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5) 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.

Special Provision for In-service Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:

• Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies practices and procedures and basic government administrative policies and requirements;
• Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and
• Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individuals progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.

In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement you may qualify for this position based on your experience and/or education as described below:

GS-11 Qualification Requirements:

Specialized Experience GS-11: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal Service in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization that is typically in or related to the work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully duties of the Health System Specialist. 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. At this levelapplicants would have obtained this experience working within a health care setting coordinating with managers clinical service lines and other organizational components to plan studies organize projects analyze evaluate and make recommendations for improvement in the effectiveness efficiency and appropriateness of operational functions and find solutions for management in support of the delivery of Quality and Patient Safety.

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Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M. if related.

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Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related.

Preferred Experience: Completed NCPS Master Trainer Course and HRO Trainings

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at 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: 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:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.