Description:
The Health Systems Specialist is located in the Director's Office. Serves as a senior member of the Executive Leadership Team, comprised of the highest-ranking senior executives within the Level-1 complexity Joint Commission accredited healthcare organization. Utilizes specialized knowledge of the fundamentals of healthcare management as a management representative. Participates in the stewardship and responsibility for operations of the organization as a whole, executing the Director's vision.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/01/2025.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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees.
Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Health System Administration Series, 0671
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study - Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. ~ or ~
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ . If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .
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 ~
- 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 meeting the IOR above .
Minimum Qualification Requirement: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Plans, organizes, trends and review requests for resources within chain of command and makes recommendations. Assist in prioritizing resource allocations in conjunction within the Director's authority. Participates and leads fact-finding and administrative board of investigations. Coordinates and participates in strategic planning. Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects. Leads and participates in task force or research groups to analyze problem areas and recommends adjustments to improve existing policy or procedures. Applying health care management principals to complex problem-solving situations. Identify problems, analyze data, and recommend resolutions. Prepares replies to correspondence for signature of the Medical Center Director, Network Director or VA Central Office. Reviews audits and evaluations conducted at the facility.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Decision Making
- Leadership
- Organizational Awareness
- Planning and Evaluating
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 translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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.
Physical Requirements: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work. Work is sedentary and you may sit comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to other facility sites of care, interviews, meetings, and sources of information.
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/ .
Jul 21, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov