Executive Director Healthcare Operations Center

Are you ready to love your job? Want to enjoy what you are doing each and every day? Is making a difference important to you? The Veterans Health Administration is looking for an energetic motivated individual ready to lead one of the most stimulating and important offices in the Department of Veterans Affairs. America's Veterans need you!Qualifications: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: PHYSICIAN SR-602
Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States or in the District of Columbia. The Physician must maintain a current registration to continue employment with the VA. Provide proof of this license in the application package.

• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. Approved residencies include those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association, or other residences which the Professional Standards Board determines to have provided appropriate professional training.
• Degree of doctor of medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of VA for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States or in the District of Columbia. The physician must maintain a current registration to continue employment with the VA. Provide proof of this license in the application package.
• Demonstrated Leadership Ability
• Physical standards: Must meet the physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to employment may be required.
• Preferred Experience: The incumbent must possess extensive leadership experience in the health care arena sufficient to qualify for the equivalent of a senior executive position within the Federal service, including significant experience with administrative healthcare management or equivalent physician executive leadership in a medical center or regional office, clinical practice, health care delivery, health informational systems, clinical support systems, designing and applying complex research-based methodologies to evaluation of health care quality, analytical techniques in health systems and program administration, healthcare policy and program development, resource administration and personnel management. Expert-level knowledge of current concepts in health care such as communicating and providing large scale guidance on health care policy to internal and external stakeholders, defining and evaluating new policy and program recommendations that directly impact health care provided to patients, and nursing practice standards/qualifications/scope of practice.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: NURSE SR-610

• License and Registration: Must possess current, full, active and unrestricted registered nurse (RN) license in a State,
• Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia
• Education: Master of Science (MSN) in nursing or related field with Bachelor of Science (BSN) or MSN from a Bridge Program (a BSN is not issued or required) and 5-6 years experience; or Doctoral degree (preferred) in nursing or related field and appropriate basic or advanced certification desired from an accredited program and 4-5 years experience. Education must be National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited.
• Physical standards: Must meet the physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to employment may be required.
• Demonstrated Leadership Ability.
• Preferred Experience: The incumbent must possess extensive leadership experience in the health care arena sufficient to qualify fort he equivalent of a senior executive position within the Federal service, including significant experience with administrative healthcare management or equivalent nurse executive leadership in a medical center or regional office, clinical practice, health care delivery, health informational systems, clinical support systems, designing and applying complex research-based methodologies to evaluation of healthcare quality, analytical techniques in health systems and program administration, healthcare policy and program development, resource administration and personnel management. Expert-level knowledge of current concepts in health care such as communicating and providing large scale guidance on health care policy to internal and external stakeholders, defining and evaluating new policy and program recommendations that directly impact health care provided to patients, and nursing practice standards/qualifications/scope of practice.

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess all of the necessary requirements for this position, you MUST SHOW in your RESUME that you possess the five Mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) along with the Technical Qualification(s) outlined below. Eligibility will be based on clear and concise accomplishments that emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments (with results), policy initiatives and level of contacts. Applicants can obtain a sample resume along with additional information regarding the Executive Core Qualifications on the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp.
A. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

• ECQ 1. LEADING CHANGE: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
• ECQ 2. LEADING PEOPLE: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
• ECQ 3. RESULTS DRIVEN: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
• ECQ 4. BUSINESS ACUMEN: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Applicants may focus on resource management, with particular emphasis on financial management (budget).
• ECQ 5. BUILDING COALITIONS: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Applicants may demonstrate that they have external contacts as well as internal interactions.

B. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ) - THIS MUST BE DEMONSTRATED WITHIN YOUR RESUME. A SEPARATE NARRATIVE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.
1. Experience managing and overseeing organizational performance, using data driven approaches.
2. Experience collaboratively engaging a broad range of external and internal stakeholders, including at the facility,
regional and national office levels.
3. Experience developing enterprise-wide operational metrics and responding to trends in the metrics
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Professional Standards Board and/or Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected.
REFERENCES: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G2, PHYSICIAN QUALIFICATION STANDARD; Appendix G6, NURSE QUALFICATION STANDARD. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
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.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: 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.Employment Type: FULL_TIME