Health System Specialist

Agency: Veterans Health Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: Location Negotiable After Selection

Grade: GS

Schedule: Not provided

Salary: 106437 – 172980 PA

Dates: 2026-09-02T14:12:33.9270 to 2026-09-08T23:59:59.9970

Position dates: 2026-09-02T14:12:33.9270 to 2026-09-08T23:59:59.9970

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Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. 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-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. Selective Placement Factor: Knowledge of patient safety analysis techniques (methods), including Root Cause Analysis and proactive risk assessment systems as applied to the health care setting. Ability and skill to search and/or analyze large healthcare data sets. Proficiency in communication and ability to effectively deliver training and presentations to audiences at the national level. 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: Applies diverse qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate and enhance major operating programs, as well as to improve the effectiveness of complex management processes and systems. Uses p

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