Staff Assistant

Veterans Health Administration

Salt Lake City (UT)

Hybrid

USD 62,000 - 97,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Salt Lake City (location negotiable after selection) is seeking a Staff Assistant within the VISN Operations Center to provide administrative, operational, and program management support across Health Service Area (HSA) teams and VISN-wide strategic initiatives.

The role emphasizes project coordination for high-priority VISN initiatives, liaison activities with VISN leadership and program offices, and the development of SOPs to ensure policy compliance and

Qualifications

Transcript must be submitted with your application.
Foreign education must be evaluated with a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.

Responsibilities

Coordinate high-priority VISN projects and initiatives across the VISN Operations Center, HSAs, and facilities.
Serve as liaison between VISN leadership, program offices and internal/external stakeholders to ensure timely information flow.
Provide administrative and analytic support to the VISN Operations Center, HSAs, and VISN programs; develop SOPs and guidance documents.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Location Negotiable After Selection

This position serves as a Staff Assistant within the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Operations Center, functioning as a key administrative, operational, and program management resource supporting Health Service Area (HSA) Support Teams and VISN-wide strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Program Coordination (40%) Serves as the point of coordination for multiple concurrent, high-priority projects and initiatives sponsored by the VISN Operations Center, HSA Support Teams, and VISN Executive Leadership, several of which are politically sensitive, time-critical, or involve significant reputational risk to the organization.

Participates in the coordination of agency-level operational projects, pilots, and mandated VHA initiatives, ensuring that VISN activities are synchronized with objectives set by the Under Secretary for Health. Coordinates the integration of cross-cutting initiatives that span multiple HSAs, medical facilities, and VISN program offices, ensuring consistency of approach, avoidance of duplicative effort, and alignment with VISN and national VHA strategic priorities.

Coordinates work groups, task forces, and VISN committees; may serve on subcommittees, assist with meeting logistics and ensure materials are collected or distributed as directed. Liaison and Communications Coordination (30%) Serves as a liaison between the VISN Operations Center, HSA Executive Leadership, VISN Program Offices, and other internal/external stakeholders, ensuring the timely and accurate flow of information across all organizational levels.

Acts as a conduit for the flow of agency-level and VHA Central Office directives, ensuring that information, guidance, and requirements from the Under Secretary for Health are accurately transmitted and implemented at the VISN and HSA levels.

Facilitates coordination of priorities, taskers, and suspense between VISN Executive Leadership and subordinate HSAs/facilities; tracks the status of assigned actions and follows up to ensure timely completion, escalating unresolved issues to appropriate leadership. Administrative and Program Management Support (30%) Provides comprehensive administrative and analytical support to the VISN Operations Center, assigned HSA Support Teams and VISN Programs.

Researches and interprets VA/VHA policies, directives, handbooks, and other regulatory guidance to advise leadership and staff on procedural and administrative matters; ensures initiatives and correspondence comply with applicable policy requirements. Develops and maintains standard operating procedures, process guides, and internal control documents to support consistency and continuity of operations within the VISN Operations Center.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Adhoc only Virtual: This may or may not be a virtual position as determined by your duty station.

Position Description/PD#: Staff Assistant/PD00005VS and PD0007VS Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements & Education

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 $61722 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

How many openings are available?

There are 8 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

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