Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner)

Description:

The Loma Linda VA Medical Center is currently recruiting one Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) under the office of Associate Medical Center Director, Operations in Loma Linda, CA. The incumbent is to assess the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare systems operations and to analyze problems in the staffing and efficacy of staff activities and administrative support.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/14/2025.

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. You may qualify for the GS-0671-13 Health System Specialist (Strategic Planner) based on your experience as described below: research and data analysis, process design, stakeholder engagement, project management, and written and oral communication; extensive knowledge of the following: strategic planning, organizational theory, healthcare policy, VHA policy and planning guides, modeling practices, and data analysis; ability to rely upon own judgment and technical skill to accomplish objectives; thorough understanding of healthcare policy, financial planning, strategic planning, and opportunity analysis; ability to analyze opportunities and risks, develop plans to implement projects designed to capitalize on opportunities and/or minimize risks, and the ability to present complex ideas and issues clearly to diverse groups; applying new processes and development to problems, making decisions and recommendations by interpreting or developing important policies and programs, verbally presenting sensitive information/recommendations on complex matters to senior management, presenting and influencing senior management decisions and supporting and defending decisions to senior management; analyze problems in detail and present both written and oral recommendations, taking into full consideration the wide range of issues that affect the management of VA HCS.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Compliance
• Organizational Awareness
• Planning and Evaluating
• Project Management
• 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: Some travel is required. Work requires management deadline projects so work hours may be extended as the project requires. Minimal lifting 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/ .