Health System Specialist
Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: November 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary This position with the Chief of Staff service line at
the Iowa City VA Health Care System and supports the Designated
Education Officer (DEO) and Health Professions Education (HPE)
manager for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality
of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health
professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility. THIS IS NOT
A VIRTUAL AND/OR REMOTE POSITION. Responsibilities Major duties
include but are not limited to: Creating and maintaining a
functional communication system and promoting an understanding
between Health Professions Trainees (HPTs), faculty, employees, and
Veterans regarding Health Professions Education (HPE) mission and
programs. Planning for changes to the work of HPE staff involving
multiple complicated platforms and applications that require
updates and upgrades on a regular basis. Actively participating in
and leads meetings, conferences, committee and council sessions,
and other forums to facilitate communication and coordination with
initiative stakeholders, including Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical
training program/site directors, the health care community,
academic affiliates, and health profession regulatory
organizations. Utilizing strong interpersonal and communication
skills to interact with diverse groups and individuals clearly and
effectively, secure and/or provide information to clarify
situations, resolve problems and negotiate services and/or
agreements and) with other departments or external agencies.
Performing market analyses and comparing and benchmarks internal
services with private sector health care delivery systems to
develop market niche strategies for HPE. Work Schedule: Monday -
Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote
position. Position Description/PD#: Health System
Specialist/PD99413S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not
Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit: Yes,
AFGE The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole
Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an
approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take
charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the
fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care,
you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to
create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in
the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a
connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor
America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that
improves their health and well-being. Requirements Conditions of
Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after
12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants
will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a
requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care
Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position,
applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this
announcement, 11/24/2023. 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-12 position you must
have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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: You must also meet the Individual Occupational Requirement
as stated below: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: You must
have undergraduate and graduate education 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 General Experience: Work that
required a knowledge of the basic principles and practices related
to the management of a health care delivery system. Such experience
may have been gained as an administrative officer, management
analyst, or administrative or clinical program manager or
supervisor in a health care delivery system. AND, also meet the
specialized experience below: Specialized Experience: You must have
at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the
GS-11 grade level performing duties such as: Collecting, analyzing
and interpreting a wide variety of data and reporting results;
Making recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of health care programs and operations carried out by
administrative or professional personnel; Interpreting and
developing standards, policies, and/or regulations; Maintaining
budget and/or staffing plans in a health care system; Working on
committees and other cross-disciplinary teams to coordinate the
work efforts of a large number of parties and ensuring follow
through. 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. You
will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and Management Compliance Organizational Performance
Analysis Stakeholder Management 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: You will be asked
to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as
part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions
about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at
the time of evaluation or examination. 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 GS-12: 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:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional Information The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with
selection priority over other candidates for competitive service
vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate
documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent
performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current
position, grade level, and duty location) and be found
well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants
must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of
the position including all selective factors, and who are
proficient in most of the required competencies of the job.
Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition
Resources website at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional
vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate
method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact
listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Keywords: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Iowa City , Health System Specialist, Healthcare , Iowa City, Iowa
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