About the Position: This position is located within the Defense Health Agency, Puget Sound Market, Army Medical Center Madigan, Orthopedic Clinic locate at Tacoma, Washington. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

The incumbent will provide general administrative support in a healthcare delivery system principles and practices related to management of a healthcare delivery system. Contribute to the development and implementation of standard policies and procedures to business operations, patient care systems, information technology, quality, risk management and human resources. Participate in group studies to implement strategies and maximize access to care in support of organizational goals. Assist in the development and implementation of effective patient care systems to achieve practice compliance with establish policies, manuals, and standard operations for the practice. Incumbent is responsible for management access, business planning, personnel management, resource management, facilities and logistics, compliance, training, customer service, information management and analytics.

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.
• This position is subject to screening and update of required immunizations unless exempted for medical or administrative reasons in accordance with IAW AR 40-562, CHAPTERS 3 and 4.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Basic Requirements for the Health System Specialist GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which involved analyzing health care systems or operations to assist with recommendations for improvements and assisting with conducting management studies to gather information on quality and risk management, analyzing data to improve cost effectiveness, organization structure or human resource/manpower planning. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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: Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, or related fields such as Business or Public Administration with course work in Health Care Administration.(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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