Posted: 12-Mar-26
Location: United States - Nationwide
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: VA-SES-12885970-NAT 56
VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology, and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery. The Health System Administrator (Executive Director, Medical Center) is responsible to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Director. The position requires the effective and economical direction, control, and operation of the VA Medical Center (VAMC). The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
o Fosters positive relations with the news media, Congressional staff, service organizations, and volunteer groups.
o Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with other Federal government agencies, local and state governments, community organizations and other health care providers in VAMC's service area.
o Determines program goals and objectives, and develops short-range and long-range plans for achieving strategic direction consistent with the VISN, VHA and VA Strategic, Performance and Operating goals.
o Establishes VAMC policies and procedures consistent with the VISN, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and VA corporate guidelines.
o Makes final decisions which have a direct and substantial impact on the healthcare organization and programs. Such decisions affect the nature, scope, and quality of patient care programs and activities.
o Full delegated line authority and responsibility for executive level management of the VAMC. Overall responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, reviewing, evaluating, and improving medical, administrative, and support operations of the medical facility.
Conditions of employment
- Must be a US citizen or National.
- Subject to a One year probationary period required (unless already completed).
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
- May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
- Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required within 30 days of appointment.
- May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.
- VA structures its SES positions into pay bands. This is a pay band 3 position and the salary range is $151,661 to $209,600. Exceptions to the cap of the range may be considered in certain circumstances.
