Supervisory Program Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System VA Medical Center in the Geriatrics & Extended Care department of Nursing Services. As the Supervisory Program Specialist, the purpose of this position is the oversight, planning and operational aspect of the Geriatrics Extended Care program that include the Community Living Center at West Los Angeles and Sepulveda, as well as the Sepulveda Adult Healthcare Program.
Major duties
Primary source of the administrative advice to Chief Nurse, Geriatrics Extended Care. Assist with decision-making processes in critical and emergent situations when the Chief Nurse, Geriatrics Extended Care is unavailable. Analyze programmatic, fiscal, and administrative data to identify trends and accomplishments to make projections. Apply analytical and evaluate techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems in order to improve the effectiveness of programs. Review Geriatrics Extended Care center policies prior to publication for adherence to VA Headquarters. Interpret directives and policies and carries out decisions made by the Chief Nurse and higher-level officials. Manage and perform recruitment, onboarding, and personnel action processing for Title 38, Hybrid Title 38, and Title 5 staff, including preparing staffing documents, coordinating with Human Resources, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) certified liaison for procurement activities, including preparing procurement requests, monitoring contract performance, and tracking invoices and obligated funds. Utilizing data analytics and advanced Excel functions (such as pivot tables, formulas, dashboards, and data validation) to compile performance metrics, evaluate operational workflows, identify trends, and recommend process improvements Responsible for supervising administrative staff and assisting with efficient workflow. Conduct and oversee Environment of Care Rounds while working with appropriate departments for facility maintenance. Responsible for compiling responses for PATS-Rs, Congressional, Issue Briefs and ensuring timely submission. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 08:00am - 04:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Specialist/PD13033O
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: advising and recommend high level officials (e.g. Chief Nurse, Associate Chief of Staff) on policies, programs, and approaches concerned with the operation of the Geriatric Care (GEC) line AND budgetary planning, determining staff needs, and controlling control point expenditures. 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/. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/.
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