Health System Specialist

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The Health System Specialist (HSS) position is located in the Office of Associate Director for Patient Care Service (ADPCS) at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). The HSS applies knowledge of health care management to coordinating and evaluating the delivery of health care services to Veterans. The HSS collaborates with service chiefs, administrative support, and members of TVHS' Executive Leadership Team, VISN and VACO staff in the implementation of a complex health care delivery system. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/29/2026. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:1. 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 Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. OR Education: Undergraduate or graduate education with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. NOTE: CANDIDATES USING EDUCATION TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT MUST SUBMIT AN UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF CONFERRED DEGREE BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Special Provision for Inservice 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. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement and Time-in-Grade requirement, applicants must have the specialized experience as described below: GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: 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. Specialized experience is defined as: Contributing to efficient operation of the service by advising on, or improving the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, budget, manpower utilization, and distribution of work assignments. Creates comprehensive reports to contribute to the improvement of productivity, effectiveness and efficiency in program operations and/or administrative support activities; overseeing service contracts and equipment purchases and participating in the submission of the annual budget. OR Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have PH.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. (TRANSCRIPT MUST BE PROVIDED) OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond undergraduate education. (TRANSCRIPT MUST BE PROVIDED) ***PLEASE NOTE: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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 work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translat

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