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Summary This is a Temporary Appointment NTE 12 months, selectee may be converted non-competitively to the position permanently. Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). TVHS is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1-A, integrated tertiary Healthcare System comprised of two medical centers with one located ln Nashville, TN and one at Murfreesboro, TN. TVHS also manages 20 VA Outpatient Clinics and other sites of care located throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. Responsibilities The Associate Director- shares top management, executive level responsibility for the direction and management of the Healthcare System under the direction of the Health System Director. may serve as Acting Health System Director in his/her absence with full responsibility and concomitant authority to carry out the duties and functions of the Chief Executive Officer. The Associate Director is directly responsible for assigned operations and has direct line authority and leadership responsibility for administrative operation support services at the York Campus. S/He participates on a day to day basis in top level executive discussions, decisions. policy making and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly on all clinical matters impacting patient care. This not only requires an intimate knowledge of the functions of the clinical professional services, but also of a vast array of affiliations, healthcare review systems, their requirements and the general future trends of healthcare delivery systems. The Associate Director- York Campus manages, plans, organizes, develops, controls and implements VA's, VHA's, VISN 9's and TVHS's mission for taking care of the health care needs of veterans. S/He is accountable and responsible for administrative functions, strategic planning, budget requirements, resource acquisition/utilization, operational plans, policy development and community initiatives throughout the entire healthcare system. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30a - 4:00p Telework: ADHOC Only for Emergency Preparedness; National/Regional Emergency; Situational Basis (Temporary); and OWCP Related. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 99902-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, . 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-15 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. 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-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: 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. Applicants must also possess management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Vision Partnering Decisiveness Influencing/Negotiating External Awareness Accountability 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 is primarily sedentary. There will be some walking within the campus area. There will be frequent transportation to and from medical center facilities and occasional travel outside the duty station is to be anticipated. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.