Health System Specialist

About the role

The Health System Specialist reports to the Executive Director within the Miami VA Healthcare System. The Health System specialist utilize specialized knowledge for the fundamentals of healthcare management and serves as a management representative of the Executive Leadership Team. They participate in the stewardship and responsibility for operations of the organization, executing the Executive Director's vision for the framework of healthcare delivery and direction of services and programs. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Health System Administration Series, 0671, has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Undergraduate and Graduation Education: Major study -- Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. -OR- Specialized Experience: 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. -OR- Special Provision for In-service Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. GS-12 grade level: In addition to the IOR above, you must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Comprehensive knowledge and experience of health care service administration, continuous quality improvement, data analysis; healthcare principles, theories, and practices; planning, administration, and other key administrative support functions. Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the use of financial software packages. Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operations, VHA national databases, analytical techniques, and clinical applications development techniques. Provides expert and professional data analysis and consulting services and develop and deliver appropriate reports, educational and training programs to all levels of employees, internal and external to the VA. Knowledge of and skill in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and organizational productivity to implement and administer the myriad of health informatics applications. Thorough knowledge of records security regulations and instructions, including the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, VA and VHA policy, to ensure that access to computerized files, use of access codes, and management of electronic files containing sensitive data are handled properly. General management experience with demonstrated capabilities in hospital administration. There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 level. 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

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