Supervisory Health System Specialist - VISN Compliance and Business Integrity Officer

The position is in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 5 Office which provides direction and oversight to Health Service Areas (HSAs) 5.1-5.5 and its' VHA facilities, community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), and other sites within the Network. Incumbent works with complex systems for internal control and reporting with extensive controls related to agency requirements. The Supervisory Health System Specialist • VISN Compliance and Business Integrity Officer will serve as the VISN expert responsible for the development, direction, and oversight of a VISN-wide Integrity, Compliance, and Ethics Program of substantial complexity, exercising independent and authoritative judgment. The duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to: Provides expert guidance to the VISN Network Director, HSA executives, and facility leadership on compliance, ethics, integrity, and regulatory matters that shape VISN policy, operational strategy, and clinical and business practices. Manages a complex portfolio of VISN-wide program functions involving regulatory interpretation, systems evaluation, risk management, internal control assessments, and compliance performance monitoring. This includes authority to conduct VISN-level fact finding, administrative investigations, and clinical/administrative integrity reviews; to determine programmatic scope and methodology; and to mandate corrective actions necessary to safeguard Veteran safety, protect federal resources, and ensure the reliability of VISN operations. Provides authoritative advice on the interpretation and application of state and federal healthcare laws. Performs executive-level interpretation and implementation of national directives. Serves as a VISN liaison with external federal oversight agencies including Office of Inspector General (OIG), GAO, Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP), and law enforcement representing VISN interests, coordinating facility responses to audits or inquiries, and directing VISN-level corrective actions. Establishes performance expectations; directing resource allocation; standardizing training, onboarding, and competency requirements; and providing continuous technical direction. Oversees compliance communication strategies, ensuring timely dissemination of regulatory updates, policy changes, and emerging compliance issues; and maintains oversight of the VISN response for the VHA Integrity & Compliance Helpline and other reporting mechanisms. Provides direct executive-level supervision and oversight of all VISN Integrity and Compliance program staff, and technical and programmatic direction over HSA- and facility-level Compliance Officer positions throughout the VISN, and is the final authority for the selection, assignment, performance management, and removal of all personnel within the VISN Integrity and Compliance program. Establishes performance standards and ensure staff throughout the compliance organization understand and are working purposefully to meet them, assigning work based on priorities, the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of the employees. Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff, and direct mandatory compliance curriculum and Individual Development Plans to ensure continuous professional development commensurate with the technical demands of the compliance function. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Other work schedules within the core business hours can be discussed during the interview process. Telework: This position may be authorized for adhoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist • VISN Compliance and Business Integrity Officer/PD00027VS Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. Individual Occupational Requirement: All applicants, regardless of grade level must one of the following individual occupational requirements • and- the grade determination listed below. 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. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) • OR- Specialized Experience: 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: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. • OR- Special Provision for Inservice 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 (TRAINING DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED). 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 individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. In addition to meeting the above individual occupational requirements, applicants must meet the below specialize experience requirements. Grade Determination: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: Manages program functions involving regulatory interpretation, systems evaluation, risk management, internal control assessments, and compliance performance monitoring; Provides advice on the interpretation and application of state and federal healthcare laws; Serves as a liaison with external federal oversight agencies providing responses to audits or inquiries, and directing corrective actions; Oversees compliance communication strategies, ensuring timely dissemination of regulatory updates, policy changes, and emerging compliance issues; Provides supervision and oversight of program staff. This work must have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position: Supervisory Situational Judgment Test. Applicants will be required to complete a Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) as part of the assessment process for this position. The SSJT evaluates judgment and decision-making skills that align with relevant competencies, organizational values, and best practices. Assessment results may be used as part of the evaluation, ranking and referral process. This is not a timed test, however, the assessment is expected to take approximately 45 minutes or less to complete. The assessment for this application does not include a cut score for a minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. However, you must answer each item in the assessment. 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 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. 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/. 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. This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed. The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 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. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. There is no educational substitution at this grade level. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.