The Health System Specialist works for the Director Quality, Safety, Value Service (QSV) at the Ralph H. Johnson Health Care System (RHJVAHCS) in Charleston, SC. They provide specialized support services for the Hospital medical, surgical, psychiatric, and extended care services in a variety of acute, sub-acute, long-term care, residential, and outpatient settings.

Duties

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Develop data sets from multiple software and applications. Strategic Planning. Advises and interprets national administrative policies and requirement. Performance Improvement activities Analyze data and Provide reports. Coordinates OIG Functions with Executive Leadership Team. Communication with Leadership and advisement on implementation strategies. Coordinates Fact-Findings, Administrative Review Boards. Work independently with minimal supervision. Performs non-routine functions to identify concerns with policies, theories, performance management and recommends mitigation actions. Review data for accuracy, tracking, and ELT approval before submission to OIG. Serve as escort for internal and accreditation surveys. Develops and creates electronic data management systems. Network Directors Performance Plan Programs. Knowledge of hospital regulation and operation. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD111380 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/13/2023. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirements: You must meet the following 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: (1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems. (2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups. (3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: interpreting and advising on national policies and requirements; communicating with external and internal stakeholders regarding implementation strategies and strategic planning; developing and creating electronic data management. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Project Management Analysis and Problem Solving Systems Thinking Database Administration 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: Able to stand, sit and walk for long periods of time. Good hearing and sight. Minimal lifting. 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/.

Education

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 Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]