Health System Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

The James E. Van Zandt Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Altoona, PA seeks a Health System Specialist to lead the Compliance and Integrity program across the facility.

You will develop goals, oversee implementation, report to senior leadership, and alert on material noncompliance. Schedule is Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm with ad hoc telework per policy; not a virtual position. You will collaborate with site leadership to uphold national guidelines.

Qualifications

• There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• If you are using foreign education, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of the compliance activities for the medical facility.
• Develop, recommend and implement Compliance and Integrity program goals for operational units.
• Report on implementation and effectiveness of the local health care system's Compliance and Integrity program to senior executives.
• Identify and alert leadership of material noncompliant or unethical activity detected.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Office of the Director at The James E. Van Zandt Veterans' Administration Medical Center and reports to the Director, or a Chief Compliance Officer that reports to the Medical Center Director.

Key Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the position is to provide leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of the compliance activities for the medical facility and to ensure a standardized and effective approach to compliance using the compliance framework, Compliance and Integrity standards, processes, and resources set forth under the Compliance Program national guidelines and associated documents within the VHA health care system and any functions aligned under the VHA health care system.

Major Duties Include but are not limited to: Develop, recommend and implement Compliance and Integrity program goals for operational units within the local health care system. Reporting on implementation and effectiveness of the local health care system's Compliance and Integrity program and communicate timely on an ad hoc basis any urgent and significant compliance or business integrity issues to senior executives.

Provide oversight of implementation of the Compliance and Integrity program within the local health care system to ensure it is effective. Develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects. Establish program objectives and units of measure for determining when objectives have been met.

Provide regular communications to local health care system staff on the importance of Compliance and Integrity. Draft guidance and direction regarding program management and reporting. Identify and alert local health care system's leadership of any material noncompliant or unethical activity detected. Develop Compliance and Integrity activities using the compliance framework established by national program guidance and policy. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad hoc as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD99467S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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/.

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 $89508 - $116362/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.