This is a 4-Year Term Appointment.
Work schedule: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized
This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) senior leadership position is responsible for oversight and management of the agenda to advance VHA direct and community care access. The Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) is the accountable office for access to care and advises Senior VHA Leadership on all access to care items including oversight, governance, expertise, and leadership related to the Veterans Community Care Program, direct care access initiatives, and financial health. IVC provides oversight and guidance to VHA's network of 1.3 million community providers and to the 6,000 sites of care that are critical to providing Veterans with direct care access. In addition, IVC manages a set of programs that support over 800,000 Veteran family members in reimbursing over $2.5 billion per year for their care.
The Assistant Under Secretary for Health (AUSH) for IVC supports strategies to achieve the three organizational goals: seamless care to Veterans, financial sustainability, and high reliability. This position monitors all IVC budget and productivity improvements and is responsible for strategic and long-range planning of its operational areas and of meeting organizational needs related to access. The AUSH has three direct reports who are T38 senior executives and oversees a team of over 1,100 staff and direct budget of $1.5 billion annually. The AUSH ensures the development, implementation and evaluation of programs, policies, and activities that are national in scope and that influence the overall organizational mission and strategy. S/he initiates, designs, and completes high-visibility national projects to advance VHA's goals. Indirectly, the incumbent advises on strategy and policy that impacts community care spending of approximately $30 billion annually and oversees quality, utilization management, and network adequacy for the community program. As VHA's accountable owner for access to care, the incumbent is responsible for overseeing access to care and scheduling policy, practices, and technologies.
The AUSH for IVC is a Title 38 senior executive who uses extensive leadership skills, communication skills, healthcare/managed care knowledge, healthcare ethics expertise, and knowledge of VA and national healthcare policy to advise, support, and collaborate with the senior executives in VHA.
Starting at $147,649 Per Year (SR 00)