Health System Specialist - San Diego, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

San Diego, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Major duties includes, but are not limited to the following:

Organizes, directs, controls and coordinates group activities in a timely and/or effective manner
Conducts extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue
Identifies systems designs problems that contribute to human errors
Plans and conducts studies directed at reducing errors
Develops local data metrics and dashboards to monitor projects
Evaluates the quality of care and the efficiency of care processes
Pulls, isolates and manipulates data to identify root causes of performance issues
Develops statistical, graphical, and narrative reports
Develops statistical model(s) to measure successful performance improvement action(s)
Identifies various solutions approaches and when necessary further leads project team through prioritizing exercises
Develops control plans, communication plans, risk management plans, and through closeout of projects
Instructs staff on implementation of guidelines and recommendations
Develops written and verbal teaching materials
Delivers classroom instruction or other improvement methodologies tools and techniques to all levels of the organization
Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30pm

Position Description Title/PD#:
Health System Specialist (Systems Redesign Specialist)/PD12428A

Physical Requirements:

The work requires some physical exertion, such as periods of standing when teaching; some walking, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or similar activities when visiting work sites; and some moderate lifting and carrying.

At other times the work is sedentary, requiring the use of a computer.

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.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Subject to a background/suitability investigation
May serve a probationary period
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
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.
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INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR):An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

To qualify for the GS 0671 occupational series, applicants MUST possess one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: specialized experience that is progressively responsible for analytical or administrative, or clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities with close working relationships with facility managers and analysis/coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities which provided knowledge in the following areas: 1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; 2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and 3) Government wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

OR,

In addition to meeting the IOR, you may qualify based on your specialized experience as described below:

GS-11:

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Specialized Experience:You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
assisting in delivering Performance Improvement techniques to a broad array of services throughout the Medical Center or Healthcare facility, including Lean Six Sigma, system redesign coaching, project management, and training

OR,:

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Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.
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or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

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OR,:

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Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized e