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Summary The Deputy Chief of Staff for Hospital Services functions as a key member of the executive leadership team, actively participating in the development of overall management objectives and philosophies necessary for the attainment of optimum efficiency in providing health care to our Veteran population. The incumbent is accountable to the Chief of Staff and Medical Center Director for the coordination of clinical activities, clinical staff, and administrative oversight. Responsibilities VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. The incumbent will monitor and ensure medical staff compliance with agency regulations, medical staff bylaws, health care system policies, The Joint Commission (T JC) standards, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities {CARF), Long Term Care Institute (L TCI), the College of American Pathology (CAP), Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) and other appropriate regulations. In addition, the incumbent provides leadership oversight in compliance with other federal agencies such as the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI).The incumbent will possess a broad knowledge and understanding of health care policies, missions, and operating programs, and extensive specialized knowledge of health care management. The incumbent develops and maintains good working relationships with affiliates and promotes the professional development of all health care staff. The incumbent will promote standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which is maintained through: compliance with credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practices, peer review, consideration of clinical performance patterns in clinical privileging and other appropriate quality improvement activities. Medical Staff Functions: Support organizational efficiency and safety through oversight and program management of the medical center inter-health care system transfer process. Promote the development of health care professionals through counseling, mentoring, teaching, and encouraging self-assessment. Promote an environment that provides patient care, educational activity, and administrative planning and evaluation based on integration and application of current knowledge. Establish mechanisms whereby health care system employees, higher level administration, and other VA components are informed, in a timely manner, of clinical program developments that affect them. Take an active role as a management team member, providing advice and counsel in defining and accomplishing the health care system's mission and goals. Effectively lead the clinical staff to achieve health care system mission and goals. Represent the organization, internally and externally, in such a manner as to reflect positively on the health care system and VA. Serve as a professional liaison of the health care system to other VA and federal facilities, the community, affiliates, media, congressional offices and constituent organizations. Maintain and promote high ethical and clinical standards that are carried into decision-making processes. Promote constructive problem resolution into an environment of competing priorities. Program Management: Work with the Executive Leadership team to ensure that health care system programs reflect the mission and priorities of VHA and VA. Promote an effective mix, coordination, and support of clinical programs by evaluating current and potential patient population needs, clinical workload and resources, special program mandates and cost/benefit analyses making recommendations to the health care system Director and ensuring implementation of approved clinical proposals. Provide leadership to staff through policy guidance and activities on behalf of patients and their clinical care. Promote standards of clinical competence and conduct for staff which is maintained through: compliance with credentialing and privileging processes, monitoring and evaluation of clinical practices, peer review, consideration of clinical performance patterns in clinical privileging and other appropriate quality improvement activities. Facilitate assessment of education and development needs of clinical staff to develop and implement plans for meeting identified needs and to prioritize use of available training funds. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Telework will be determined at the discretion of the supervisor. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Dentist Basic Requirements A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.(2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. ~AND~ Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.