About the Position: This position is in the Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms with the Directorate of administration. The city is the home of Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters and the proud Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to federal service.

Duties

Responsible for independently reviewing all actions from all sections which may possibly be determined as a risk management issue which may present a financial loss to the federal government. All patient safety events that reach the patient and cause harm, active-duty death or disability resulting from healthcare provided shall be investigated and processed as potential compensable events. Advise the executive officer, on the status of cases under investigation, claims filed and settled, and of all negative outcomes identified. Responsible for researching appropriate federal and state laws/regulations to keep abreast of the latest changes with impact to NM RTC. Participate in providing advice and assistance to the clinical and nonclinical departments in the identification and investigation of performance improvement / risk management problems Work involves assessing and or establishing criteria to measure and or predict the attainment of programs or organizational goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Confidential clearance.
• 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 has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination. Unless exempt by medical personnel.

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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Administrative support to management and conducting studies in the area of budget, equipment utilization, personnel, and resource management as it relates to organizational efficiency and support for medical research and its investigators. 2) Sufficient knowledge of the medical-legal system to coordinate all potential claims directly with the claims section legal office. OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Certification in Health Care Risk Management is preferred. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DW DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-TWENTYNINE PALMS DO NOT USE Twentynine Palms, CA 92278 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk