Summary This position is located at the Fayetteville, NC VA Medical Center. Serves as a liaison between the VA and DoD, facilitating communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution between the two agencies. This position requires specialized knowledge and expertise in managing joint ventures between the VA and DoD, ensuring effective collaboration and resource sharing. Responsibilities The Clinical Integration Coordinator is a Senior Health Systems Specialist and member of a team of planners, analysts and healthcare executives responsible for areas including: development of the joint venture strategic alliance between the principal facilities, planning and oversight of new and existing VA/DoD joint initiatives, oversight of the Master Sharing Agreement, development and maintenance of a joint strategic plan, analysis of demography and epidemiology of the respective market areas, facility planning and space optimization, liaison with leadership of all organizations with respect to planning activities, and facilitation of joint executive planning activities between FVACHCS and DoD partners. Program Oversight: Contributes to the establishment of policy and programs for the entire joint venture health care delivery system by providing information and recommendations as requested by senior leadership. Develops and writes guidance on techniques for management and methods improvements for resource sharing. Independently performs in-depth analyses of current and projected health care needs, demographic trends in medical care, and innovations regarding new healthcare concepts. Assesses the ability of the respective organizations to meet those needs in a cost-efficient manner, and whether or not the provision of care Is permissible under statutes, regulations, and external agency requirements of both the VA and DoD. Provides direction, coordination, advice, and assistance to clinical and administrative staff to achieve an integrated program. Audits, Inspections and Management Controls: Interprets clinical and administrative data and data formats to develop data management procedures which facilitate decision making for all Joint Ventures. Designs and reviews the data and information filters to pinpoint, relevant Information. Compares medical center data with current local non-VA care data and national data that describe available health services and specialized treatment settings to identify or develop novel financial strategies and to make recommendations for changes to current programs to accommodate joint venture needs. Completes a formal and comprehensive cost analysis for proposed services to support the decision-making process. Partnership Agreement Policy Development: Authorized to negotiate and pursue agreements that have legal implications and requirements under the Joint Venture program. The incumbent has primary oversight of the FVACHCS/WAMC Master Sharing Agreement. As such, has principal responsibility for directing and managing a system for developing, maintaining and refining formal agreements between WAMC, VA and external entities as well as with any other DoD partners in the future. Organizational Analysis: Independently performs in-depth analyses of current and projected health care needs, demographic trends in medical care, and innovations regarding new healthcare concepts. Assesses the ability of the respective organizations to meet those needs in a cost-efficient manner, and whether or not the provision of care Is permissible under statutes, regulations, and external agency requirements of both the VA and DoD. Provides direction, coordination, advice, and assistance to clinical and administrative staff to achieve an integrated program. Quality Improvement Programs: Based on analysis of programs and review of strategic short and long term goals, works with subject matter experts to identify improvements to existing program delivery and oversee implementation of improvement processes. Chairs the VA/DoD Joint Venture Oversight Committee functioning under the auspices of the respective partners executive boards/councils. The Oversight Committee is charged with addressing and resolving all clinical and administrative operational problems as they arise. Serves as the principal staff for implementing actions of the committee, including interface planning, investigation, and evaluation. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday 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 Spec / Clinical Integration Coord Work Environment Setting: Work is generally performed in an office setting with significant time involved on computers. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/28/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Change Management Forward Thinking Planning and Evaluating Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Strategic Thinking Workforce Planning Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Some travel is required and will be principally local in nature; however, more extended travel is possible and may be required on short notice. Work requires short deadline projects so work hours may be extra long as the project requires. Minimal lifting is required. Standing to make presentations before groups is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitute for this grade level. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.