About the Position: The position is located at the Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington. This position is to support the organization in its data quality improvement initiatives, which includes responsibility for the Data Quality Management Control Program (DQMCP) program. This Position is being filled at the GS-11 or GS-12 level. Management may select at either grade with the full performance being at the GS-12 level.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Data Quality (DQ) manager to develop and implement programs and techniques to improve data quality business practices. Conduct quantitative statistical analyses and studies concerning the trends and impact of changes in clinical and workload data. Identify, analyze and develop recommendations to resolve substantive problems which affect the efficiency of program operations. Develop recommendations for procedural changes that affect data quality for all levels of the organization. Manage and control various applications such as Composite Health Care System, Ambulatory Data System and other Reporting Health Care System. Identify training needs and develops training plans as appropriate. Monitor data quality metrics and recommend process improvement and propose recommendations.

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.
• May required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• Position is a GS-11 level with promotion potential to a GS-12 level. The position may be filled at either a GS-11 or GS-12 level.
• If selected at the GS-11 or GS-12 level; noncompetitive promotion to the next grade level is authorized; pending time in grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform at the next higher/target level grade duties.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and/or 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. Duties described above reflect the full performance GS-12 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under supervision. Specialized Experience GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes: assisting a Data Quality team with gathering and compiling data; preparing statistical data quality reports using various health electronic programs such as: the Military Health System Genesis (MHS GENESIS) Patient Portal and/ other Reporting Systems for quality of business practices of a health care facility. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Healthcare Administration/Management, Business Management, Health Information Management, or Statistics/Data, OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes: developing comprehensive reports and conducting data analyses retrieved from automated data systems such as: the Military Health System Genesis (MHS GENESIS) Patient Portal and/or other Health systems to provide insights in a wide range of areas with a strong emphasis on business practices and workflow processes to improve data reliability, validity, and timeliness that drive clinical process improvement or clinical/patient services or hospital internal administrative processes of an organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). GS-12: Must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementDecision MakingInformation Management GS-11 Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS 09). GS-12 Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS 11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

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