The Phoenix Health Care System is currently recruiting two Health System Specialist (Credentialing & Privileging) in the Deputy Chief of Staff Office in Phoenix, Arizona. The incumbents are responsible for providing administrative and technical direction and support to the C&P operations. The incumbents are responsible for collecting relevant data & making informed decisions to ensure qualified health care professionals are providing appropriate care in appropriate settings.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Serve as subject matter expert in the field of credentials and clinical privileging (C&P). Ensure accurate provider data is entered into and maintained in the VetPro computer program. Demonstrate knowledge of medical specialties and core privileges by assuring complete documentation is available to support privileges granted to providers within their training and/or experience. Provide oversight to application process; analyze exceptions and deviations in expected application process; determine course of action and make recommendations. Provide guidance and instruction to hospital staff in completing the required documentation of establishing privileges for Licensed Independent Providers (LIPs). Collect data and make informed decisions to ensure qualified health care professionals are providing appropriate care in appropriate settings. Identify a problem, research reference materials, regulations, and standards to determine appropriate action necessary to correct the problem. Receive and review VetPro reports detecting problem areas requiring further investigation. Inform C&P Manager/Analyst of trends identified, audit results and identified problems that may affect a provider's privilege status. Develop short- and long-term goals necessary to accomplish the mission. Analyze and manage issues related to documents that do not meet expected requirements, regulations or guidelines e.g. malpractice claims, adverse actions against licensures and/or certifications, FSMB reports, and/or National NPDB CQ reports. Create automated system of program-specific data to track suspenses on items e.g. project milestones, progress reports, and compliance strategies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. 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 Systems Specialists (Credentialing & Privileging)/PD99876A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Approved 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, 01/18/2024. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5.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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. GS-07: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: credentials and privileging program, providing administrative/technical direction and support, collecting data and making informed decisions, developing short- and/or long-term goals. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingComputer SkillsOrganizational AwarenessTechnical Competence 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: The work is mostly sedentary. Occasionally, light physical effort may be require such as that involved with walking, stair climbing, and carrying of light office items. The work is performed in an office setting which require normal safety precautions typical for offices and meeting rooms. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
• Name: Roberto Mejia
• Email: [email protected]