Job Summary

The incumbent is an essential part of the management support team and serves as the Nursing Service Program Improvement Specialist in support of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Nursing service within the Sheridan VA Health Care System located in Sheridan, WY. The incumbent's duties include performance improvement, policy/governance, management of special projects, personnel management, and budget and procurement/contract management.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/18/2026. 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. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 and/or education as described below: GS-11 Qualifications Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applies analytical and evaluative methods for complex data sets; organizes and develops techniques to measure overall efficiency and effectiveness of a clinical program; planning, organizing, and developing studies or projects; establishes and prioritizes goals, objectives, timelines, and accountability for performance measures; communicating and presenting concise results in a variety of settings and mediums. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Masters Degree. GS-12 Qualifications Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applies analytical and evaluative methods for complex data sets; organizes and develops techniques to measure overall efficiency and effectiveness of a clinical program; planning, organizing, and developing studies or projects; establishes and prioritizes goals, objectives, timelines, and accountability for performance measures; communicating and presenting concise results in a variety of settings and mediums; leading and ensuring success of multidisciplinary teams and informatics-related projects; evaluating and making recommendations regarding health care delivery systems. 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/.