The position serves as a Health System Specialist in The Office of VHA Credentialing and Privileging. The C&P Office has national VHA policy oversight for credentialing and privileging of health care providers, reporting to state licensing boards (SLB) and to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or a location to be determined.

Duties

This announcement will close on 08/13/2024. The first 50 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Addresses specific problem areas and applies a high degree of analytical ability and specialized healthcare knowledge to the management of SLB and NPDB reporting processes. Leads as the subject matter expert for guidance regarding SLB and NPDB reporting. Assist with adverse privileging actions processes, related to fair hearing processes. Initiates, directs, prioritizes, expedites, and integrates taskings and requirements into effective and efficient activities within the organization's support elements and staff. Consults with the field about concerns related to external reporting processes. Exercises independent judgment in performing assigned duties and represents the organization at various staff-level forums. Provides national level oversight and reporting related to adverse privileging actions, SLB, and NPDB reporting. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Telework: Available (Applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period) Remote: This is not a remote position. Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD97525A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 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, 08/13/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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: Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): In order to meet the basic requirement of the Health System Administration, 0671 Occupational series, you must possess one of the following: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study - hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, 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. Special Provision for Inservice 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 (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. AND, GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provides extensive training, support, and consultation to credentialing staff; Develops, tracks, and trends data reports; Serves as the C&P lead for education, outreach, policy, and oversight of the NPDB/SLB reporting processes; Provides technical oversight, coordination, and integration of multiple functions relative to briefings, correspondence, and liaisons with internal and external organizations; Develops short and long range organizational plans based on immediate needs and anticipated changes in workload, missions, functions, and resources. Preferred Experience: Coordination and reporting of at least one provider to a State Licensing Board within the past two years; Provision of SME level policy guidance for SLB and NPDB reporting at the National or VISN level to facility level staff. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Develops, tracks, and trends data reports: Administrative and Management Interpersonal Skills Technical Competence Leadership Quality Assurance Critical Thinking Project Management Communications 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: Physical demands of this position require the incumbent to be able to operate a computer and cell phone to be able to move about bot orally and electronically within VHACO, VISNs, and Medical Facilities. There may be occasions where this will be an emotionally charged environment dealing with many issues at one time, and frequently changing priorities. These changing priorities may cause extensive pressure to be placed on the position. 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.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address VSHO - Quality and Patient Safety 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]