Health System Administrator - Associate Director

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 151,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Health System Administrator - Associate Director for the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

The role provides line authority over administrative and allied health services, with duties including directing operations and serving as Acting Medical Center Director as needed. Responsibilities include formulating long-range plans, aligning with VISN objectives, establishing local policy, and maintaining a data-driven management reporting system to improve patient

Qualifications

• No education substitutions at this grade level.
• Education earned from accredited institutions only counts for qualification.
• Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency if used.

Responsibilities

• Sharing with the Executive Leadership Team responsibility for directing and managing the Medical Center and for all facilities operations.
• May serve as Acting Medical Center Director in the Director's absence.
• Lead development of short- and long-range plans for operational services with VISN alignment.
• Establish local policy and ensure compliance with program policies and procedures.
• Maintain a management reporting system for data-driven decisions affecting facility operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned. Telework may be authorized on an ad-hoc basis; not a virtual position.

Job description

Health System Administrator - Associate Director

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center within the Office of the Medical Center Director. This position serves as the Associate Medical Center Director for the VAMC. The incumbent exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections.

Key Responsibilities

**Please note this is a temporary promotion opportunity NTE 1 year and may become permanent without further competition. ** Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Sharing with the Executive Leadership Team a level of responsibility for the direction and management of the Medical Center and is directly responsible for all facilities operations. A direct line authority and leadership responsibility for all administrative operation support services.

May serve as the Acting Medical Center Director in the absence of the Director. Taking an active leadership role in coordinating and developing customer and stakeholder support and resourcing to meet Medical Center objectives.

Determining operational services and programs goals and objectives, develop short-and long-range plans for achieving them in conjunction with the overall plans of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and consistent with the strategic planning process. Directing a comprehensive evaluation of operational services goals and objectives and makes necessary adjustments to improve delivery of patient care services.

Establishing local policy in such areas impacting facility operations as program emphasis and operating guidelines. Administering and ensuring compliance with a system designed for the development and communication of program policies and procedures in accordance with new or existing rules and regulations. Administering a management reporting system which provides appropriate data for decision making for facility operations, impacting organizational improvements.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Administrator - Associate Director/PD99902S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized.

Requirements & Education

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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $150940 – $196225/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.