Supervisory Program Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Supports healthcare management for operations and site officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising, and coordinating healthcare delivery systems, access, and operations; advises on and coordinates administrative policies, programs, and operations; performs analysis, oversight and supervision over healthcare site operations; analyzes and is responsible for directive materials from higher authorities, disseminating to responsible personnel in the healthcare system and VA Clinics as appropriate; assists with strategic planning and resource allocation and conducts process improvement initiatives and lean management techniques; directs budget, management, staffing, supply, maintenance, facility, administration, logistics, and other services which support a multispecialty healthcare center within VHA; responsible for overseeing the planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating of all the administrative services You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Analysis and Problem Solving Communications 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: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Some travel is required. 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/.
This position is located at the St George VA Clinic in St. George, Utah. This position functions as the Supervisory Site Manager (Business Manager) within the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. This position reports directly to The Business Operations Manager and operates as a key member of business operations acting as The Business Manager in his/her absence.