Supervisory Health System Specialist - Washington, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Serves as the official supervisor of the Council Management pillar of CPMO, reporting to the CPMO Director, as well as serving in an advisory role intended to bring understanding and efficiency to the workflow of clinicians who use a variety of electronic records to document Veterans' care.

Leads VHA Central Office-level equity by serving as a resource by working within the CPMO and as a key part of EHRM support functions for decision-making governance, issue/problem decision management, and analysis.

Provides management and oversight on all support resources for Council activities and deliverables by CPMO, EHR vendor, and related subsidiaries; as well as process direction and process optimization for CPMO-supported Council activities, such as CPMO- directed council service delivery, defining turnaround times, and providing escalation.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Provides expert senior level leadership, management and supervision to major projects, problems and studies that cover the whole range of health informatics issue resolution activities, i.e., management, assessment and implementation to ensure that the VA EHR modernization initiative is delivered effectively and efficiently.
Drives integration, collaboration, and coordination across VA offices and CPMO pillars, drawing on expertise from across the Department on EHRM supported Council issues.
Provides consulting and strategic advice at the request of VHA leaders regarding trends in health informatics issues received from the field, and how they were handled by clinical informatics experts in service of advancing the performance of the VHA EHR.
Collaborates across service lines with other clinicians and managers regarding data, analytics, healthcare, and informatics disciplines such as clinical decision support, human factors, human computer interaction and usability, artificial intelligence, standards, a learning health system, evidencebased practice, and effective communication.
Utilizes indepth knowledge of VA's missions, goals, and interrelationships in order to develop substantive relationships with key VHA and VA program officials, as well as with other Federal agencies' related programs in order to negotiate sensitive issues with VA and VHA staff to effectively integrate their respective processes and guidelines with overall agency operations.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible:
May be available

Telework:
Eligible 3 days per pay period

Position Description Title/PD#:
Supervisory Health System Specialist/PD761490

Physical Requirements:
The work may require some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting.

The work often requires long hours to meet program deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected management crises resulting in sometimes highly stressful work situations.

The work requires almost constant use of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptop computers.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
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

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/13/202
Selective Placement Factor: This position includes selective placement factors (skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to and essential for satisfactory performance of the job). Selective placement factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration.

The selective placement factor for this position are:
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SPF#1: At least 3 years' experience as an informatics leader implementing Health IT solutions at the national level, providing management, functional, and technical leadership to National EHRM Councils and Workgroups to develop and use informatics people, process, and technology solutions in support of clinical and business decisions.
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SPF#2: At least 5 years' experience providing consulting and strategic advice at the request of VHA leaders regarding trends in health informatics to optimize the capability and the use of the VHA EHR

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Individual Occupational Requirements:

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 pr