About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency, Puget Sound Market, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

As a Health System Specialist, you will work with customers to diagnose a business problem and recommend an appropriate set of tools and applications as a solution without bias to any particular type of technology. Engineer the identification of other groups or disciplines that may be impacted by the business process under study and coordinate their involvement either as a consortium (multiple customers sharing a similar need) or as technologists. Facilitate business planning meetings with the use of tools and/or techniques to assist in idea generation and problem solving and setting of ground rules. Analyze Electronic Health Record (EHR) operations and programs in order to conduct comprehensive and complex studies Conduct comprehensive and complex studies in a wide range of technical areas and circumstances within the military hospital setting. Coordinate multiple projects associated with health care programs and systems to include information systems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 35% of the time outside the commuting area.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting healthcare studies and surveys; draft improvements for overall healthcare operation practices and policies; performing evaluations on healthcare systems as it relates to inpatient and outpatient records; working with treatment facility personnel as well as management on healthcare processes; making recommendations on operational performance for areas of the hospital to maintain or improve the quality of service and health care delivered. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS- 11 or above).

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DE DHA PUGET SOUND MKT-MADIGAN DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98431 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk