MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR right now, this career will be assigned in Virginia. More details about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Department of Veterans Affairs is interested in attracting the best talent for our diverse cadre of SES members from all sources: within VA, the Federal government, and from the private sector. We have streamlined our recruitment process and now only require you to submit a 5 page resume to apply for this position. Because of this improvement, we are only announcing our positions for 14 days.
The Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, Virginia, is a 427-bed tertiary care, teaching facility closely affiliated with the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine. Comprehensive healthcare is provided through primary, secondary, and tertiary diagnostic and therapeutic health services in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intermediate care, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care to a primarily adult and geriatric population. VAMC Richmond offers a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services including a dialysis unit, magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac catheterization, mammography, radiation therapy, electrophysiology, photophoresis and lithotripsy.
Additionally, the medical center acts as a tertiary care referral center for subspecialty treatment, open-heart surgery, oncology, and vascular diseases. VAMC Richmond is also a national referral center for heart and liver transplantations and spinal cord injuries and disorders. The medical center also offers treatment for Veterans with Parkinsons Disease through the Parkinsons Disease Research Education and Clinical Care Center (PADRECC) and serves as one of Veterans Health AdministrationÂ's (VHA) four Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers. Community based outpatient clinics are located in Charlottesville, Emporia and Fredericksburg, Virginia. Recently, the medical center also received the designation as an Epilepsy Center of Excellence.
This is an opportunity to join a top-notch team that excels in healthcare delivery and is a leader in the VA system. The preferred applicant has an extensive record of leadership and exceptional knowledge of healthcare operations and financial management abilities in a tertiary care setting. The Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center of Richmond, Virginia is one of 8 VA medical centers in the VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN). This Network (VISN 6) includes facilities in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. Richmond is a thriving, mid-size city, centrally located within easy reach of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Washington, DC and Eastern Shore beaches. The area offers affordable cost of living with nationally recognized school systems and diverse cultural and educational opportunities for all ages.
VA structures its SES positions into pay bands. This is a pay band 1 position and the salary range is $119,554 - $179,700. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances.
A recruitment/relocation incentive and/or Appraised Value Offer may be authorized.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
US Citizenship is required
Successful completion of background investigation & possible drug screening
Selectee maybe subject to geographic or organizational reassignment/travel
Pubic Financial Disclosure Report is required
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
One year probationary period for initial SES appointment
DUTIES:
DUTIES: The Health System Administrator (Medical Center Director), is responsible to the VISN Network Director, through the Deputy Under Secretary for Health Operations/Management. The position requires the effective and economical direction, control, and operation of VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
a)The Medical Center Director has full delegated line authority and responsibility for executive level management of the VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA, its programs and off-site locations and facilities towards accomplishment of its missions - patient care, medical education, research, and DoD contingency support.. The Director reports to the VISN 6 Director.
b) The Medical Center Director, Richmond, Virginia, exercises independent judgment, initiative, resourcefulness and originality in facilitating achievement of the medical facility's mission, including, but not limited to, developing and administering a balanced financial plan for a multi-million dollar budget with thousands of employees, performing analyses and evaluation of a wide range of clinical and administrative programs, providing strategic direction in alignment with VAÂ's strategic plan, identifying and meeting quality and performance objectives, ensuring quality through adherence to rigorous standards of a myriad of external accrediting bodies, promoting workplace improvements, ensuring availability and access of services to sister referral sites, developing and maintaining community partnerships, assuring equal employment opportunity and diversity, and planning for succession by developing subordinates. The DirectorÂ's managerial duties and responsibilities involve final decisions which have a direct and substantial impact on the health care organization and programs.
c) As a Director at a Complexity Level 1 facility, the incumbent is required to have extensive knowledge of clinical specialties, emerging health care issues and trends, operational and administrative systems, information technology, facilities and project management, in order to lead large, complex and diverse programs with a critical affiliate relationship with a large university medical school system as a key component. The specialized clinical services at a Level 1 facility often involve unique requirements, necessitating greater administrative responsibility, reporting, and media/VSO/congressional scrutiny and oversight. Comprehensive and specialized health care is provided through the entire spectrum of clinical specialties and state-of-the-art technologies -primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and geriatrics.
d) The Medical Center Director has overall responsibility for compliance with Public Laws and related regulations, Executive Orders, Comptroller General Decisions, OMB and OPM regulations, VA national goals, objectives, policies and standards, and VA Manuals, Program Guides and Circulars in the development and implementation of comprehensive health care delivery system tailored to the needs of the veteran patient population served.
e) As the Equal Opportunity Officer (EEO) for the VAMC, the Director has important motivational and executive leadership responsibilities with respect to planning, directing, reviewing, evaluating, and improving the EEO and other special employment program initiatives required by statute, regulation, and policy.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
The Senior Executive Service (SES) is comprised of the men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of government. These leaders possess well-honed executive skills, share a broad perspective of government, and a public service commitment.
All applicants MUST SHOW in their 5 PAGE RESUME that they possess the five Mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Technical Qualification(s) outlined below.
The target competencies deemed most pertinent to this position have been specified under each ECQ description below. It is highly recommended that your resume address your accomplishments in these specific competency areas. Remember, your resume must not exceed 5 pages including an optional cover letter. Any information in excess of 5 pages will not be considered or evaluated.
The definitions of the SES ECQs and their underlying competencies can be found at:
http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp .
A. Executive Core Qualifications
ECQ 1. LEADING CHANGE:
• Target Competency 1: Strategi Thinking
• Target Competency 2: Vision
ECQ 2. LEADING PEOPLE:
• Target Competency 1: Team Building
ECQ 3. RESULTS DRIVEN:
• Target Competency 1: Accountability
• Target Competency 2: Customer Service
• Target Competency 3: Decisiveness
ECQ 4. BUSINESS ACUMEN:
• Target Competency 1: Financial Management
• Target Competency 2: Human Capital Management
ECQ 5. BUILDING COALITIONS:
• Target Competency 1: Political Savvy
• Target Competency 2: Influencing/Negotiating
B. Technical Qualification
Knowledge of mission, organization, programs, and requirements of a health care delivery system and the ability to manage and direct a health care facility.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Step 1: Minimum ECQ-based qualifications
Step 2: Technical qualification screening
Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board (ERB) rating and ranking
Step 4: Structured interviews to determine Best Qualified (BQ) applicants
Step 5: Tentative selection by Nominating Organization (May include additional screening)
Step 6: Approval by the Selecting Official (May include additional screening)
Step 7: OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) Certification
Non-Competitive Consideration: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career SES appointee, reinstatement eligible SES, or a QRB certified graduate of an SES candidate development program. Non-Competitive applicants must submit a complete application as noted under "Required Documents." The Agency has the option of considering you noncompetitively or including you in the competitive process (Steps 2-6 above).
BENEFITS:
The Federal Government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web address is provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most federal employees. http://usajobs.gov/El/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
Veteran Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi
EEO Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo
Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps
Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lrg
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This career starts available on: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:58:02 GMT
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