The Health System Specialist position for the Health Professions Education (HPE) Office will conduct and evaluate a wide range of program management and administrative duties. The position supports HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and health professions trainees (HPTs) quality of care at the VA medical facility. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties

The primary duties for the Health System Specialist position include but are not limited to: Provides subject matter expert knowledge of VHA Handbook 1400.05 and the Resident Disbursement Procedures (ReDPro) SOP; serves as the facility (Encounter 'Action Required' Report (EARs) champion on training, national Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) calls, and surveys. Uses EARs record data and analysis to recommend redistribution of resources, forecast HPT position allocation (FTE) needs for subsequent academic years, and formulate long-range budget needs and excess. Manages the special purpose academic fund from OAA and HPT reimbursement processes with the affiliate; synthesizes data, trends, opportunities, etc. for presentation to facility leadership, OAA, or academic organizations using graphs, flowcharts, and other techniques. Validates complex calculations for accuracy of reimbursement of trainee activity with analysis of relevant documentation; evaluates and determines the scope and intensity of verification methods for each program to minimize risk to the organization while maintaining efficiency. Completes and reviews the monthly EARs consolidation and calculations to ensure accurate educational activity reimbursement. Works directly with the VA HPE site and program directors to collect required documentation of didactic, call, conference, and leave schedules for reconciliation with the affiliate invoice. Receives invoices from the academic affiliate institution and facilitates reconciliations between the VA HPE service/section and the affiliate academic and finance offices. Reviews and adjusts clinical and educational activity record data (work hours) documents to reflect accuracy in attendance, leave, and calculations. Extracts analyzes, and organizes data from multiple sources to create reports for ongoing monitoring of resources, OAA reports, or special projects. Facilitates performance measure goals by developing studies and evaluations for suspense items, accreditation standards, needs assessments/surveys, white papers, academic presentations, grant proposals, and special purpose budgetary requirements. 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. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday (Hours may change based on agency needs) Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/99451-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 08/28/2024. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience for the GS-11: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Health System Specialist -Health Professions Education (HPE) Analyst. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Communicating, establishing processes, and ensuring compliance with Directive 1400.05 and related SOPs. Administers the tasks and procedures required between the VA and the affiliated including establishing DAs, verifying valid affiliation agreements, rate and stipend schedules, processing transactions through VA financial systems. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, Or LL.M in the related field of the position to be filled (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. Transcripts must be submitted at time of application. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration). NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Administration and ManagementBudget AdministrationComplianceOrganizational Performance Analysis 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. This work is performed in an office setting although some slight physical effort may be required to conduct training events, give presentations, or observe staff and trainees in their work environment, including inpatient clinical areas. The position will utilize a desk and computer and may need to navigate throughout the facility clinical areas. Stamina and concentration to meet crucial deadlines is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

In addition to the experience and/or education, applicants must also meet the Individual Occupational Requirements as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): The Health System Specialist 0671 occupational series requires specific experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. This IOR is set by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and includes:

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,

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.

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 (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.

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

Contacts

• Address Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 US
• Name: Lynn Rixmann
• Phone: 910-574-6543
• Email: [email protected]