Health System Specialist - Executive Assistant to the Regional Medical Officer
Veterans Health AdministrationSalt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, District of Columbia; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico; New York, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas · full time · Senior
$125,776 – $163,514
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
This is an executive assistant role supporting a Regional Medical Officer within the Veterans Health Administration, managing complex health system initiatives across multiple facilities and providing strategic analysis on clinical and operational matters. It suits someone with substantial healthcare administration experience who thrives in advising senior leaders on high-stakes, multi-organizational programs and can synthesize information from diverse departments into actionable executive recommendations.
Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or higher in health care administration or analytical roles
- Experience analyzing complex health care delivery systems involving access, staffing, workload, resource utilization, cost, quality, safety, and performance outcomes
- Ability to advise senior executives on complex health care management and operational issues
- Experience leading planning and implementation of multi-organizational health care initiatives
- Skill in developing executive-level analyses, decision memoranda, issue papers, and briefing materials
- Time-in-Grade: must have served 52 weeks at GS-13 if currently a Federal employee