This position supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and Health Professions Education (HPE) management for establishing, maintaining and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (PTs) at the VA medical facility.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Disbursement Agreement Administration This position serves as the disbursement coordinator and is responsible for communicating, establishing processes and ensuring compliance. Provides subject matter expert knowledge of VHA Handbook 1400.05 and associated procedures. Manages the special purpose academic fund Validates complex calculations accuracy of reimbursement of trainee activity. Maintains documents on file in accordance with VHA policy HPE Program Analysis Extracts, analyzes and organizes data from multiple sources to create reports Advices HPE management and OAA's (Office of Academic Affiliations) informed decision-making processes Collects, consolidates and provides analysis of data to prepare justifications for FTE, funding and budget planning. Conducts special projects related to performance/process improvement. This is not an all inclusive list. Work Schedule: Full time 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD99451S Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May be required to serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Health System Administrator requires the Individual Occupational Requirement be met. Individual Occupational Requirement 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. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR 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. Must also possess management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and program OR Special Provision for In-Service 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 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 Basic Requirements, applicants must also meet the specialized experience requirement as described below: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-11 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Experience in utilizing organizational development skills to oversee organizational development program within the facility; serves as the authoritative source and principal advisor in organizational development; works with leadership to develop strategies and links between engagement and their strategic goals to create a comprehensive and sustainable employee engagement strategy for the medical center. 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.

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.

Contacts

• Address Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320 US
• Name: Laura Batcheller
• Phone: 720-576-3315
• Email: [email protected]