The Health System Specialist (C&P) is assigned to the Medical Staff Office, which is under the Chief of Staff at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center and is responsible for providing administrative and technical direction and support to the credentialing and privileging (C&P) operations. The C&P Specialist is aligned to and supervised by the C&P Manager.

Duties

The duties may but not limited to: Program Analysis and Support The incumbent is responsible for working collaboratively with VAMC leadership, healthcare providers, the C&P administrative specialists, and other administrative teams in managing the FPPE and the OPPE for the C&P Program. The incumbent gathers, analyzes, documents and tracks program data from beginning to end ensuring program compliance. The incumbent applies knowledge of the C&P process and knowledge of medical terminology, medical specialties and core privileges and procedures to serve as the first line reviewer of the facility's FPPE and OPPE forms, plans, and processes. Compliance The incumbent conducts audits on provider time-limited credentials, provider C&P two-part folders, the provider exit review monitoring system, privileging documents, the FPPE and OPPE tracking systems, credentialing program training requirements, telehealth providers monitoring system, and any Committee recommended actions. The incumbent ensures initiation, completion and compliance of FPPE and OPPE clinical evaluations to include providing guidance and assistance in accordance with all requirements and standards and monitoring the evaluations' status. Reviews and participates in the development of privileging forms; provides local VA policy updates; manages two part folder reviews and processes and ensures they are federally archived in accordance with VHA System of records policy Special Projects Manages special projects for new program initiatives and requirements and for process improvements and changes; provides data analysis support; leads in implementation practices and procedures. Provides technical guidance and supports program leadership by conducting and analyzing healthcare provider industry studies. Validates conclusions and recommendations, estimates, projects, or forecasts established from healthcare industry studies and participates in high level multi-functional teams to oversee the accomplishment of long term plans. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 7:00am - 3:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD99877A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Telework: Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/30/2023. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Extensive knowledge of medical terminology, medical specialties and core privileges and procedures to assure competence/appropriateness of credentials and privileging requested. Extensive knowledge of basic principles, provisions and practices of credentialing, privileging, medical staff process/personal, accreditation and regulatory issues/updates Attention to detail is required to analyze applications, documents, files and other material pertaining to the C&P program. Skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of the C&P operations and the planning and accomplishment of a variety of routine and complex work assignments

Education

Education required:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: DaiMiona Jones
• Phone: 317-874-8113
• Email: [email protected]