Health System Specialist
The primary goal of the Health System Specialist is to provide support to healthcare management officials by analyzing, evaluating and advising on and/or coordinating health care delivery systems and options. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises, and improves the effectiveness of work methods, processes, and procedures. Uses process improvement/system redesign techniques and lean management philosophy to achieve high performance Facilitates and leads teams to solve problems, improve processes, or to promote change management Serves on facility and VISN committees Effectively communicates with internal and external customers to inform, resolve concerns, motivate/inspire, or persuade. Reviews and analyzes workload, productivity, utilization, and resources and makes recommendations regarding program effectiveness Develops and formulates management policies, SOPs, protocols, and standard work 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. Work Schedule:
Administrative day tour, Monday - Friday, 8:
00 AM to 4:
30 PM Telework:
Adhoc Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Health System Specialist/PD300920 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/22/2020. Individual Occupational Requirement:
The 0671 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirement below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). You must have undergraduate and graduate education in a Major study of hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, Experience of 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 provided knowledge of the following:
Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 and 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. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR), you must also possess the specialized experience as described below to qualify for the Health System Specialist position at the GS-11 and GS-12 grade level. GS-11 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:
experience performing three of the following tasks:
collecting, analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of data and reporting results; using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to make improvements; supervisory duties such as setting priorities, assigning work and/or evaluating work; interpreting and developing standards, policies, and/or regulations; maintaining budget and/or staffing plans in a health care system. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or LL.M., if related. Major study must be in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration at the Ph.D. level with course work in health care administration. (Transcripts are required, must indicate degree type and date conferred.). OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education directly related to the work of the Health System Specialist position, which may be used to meet the experience requirements for GS-11 position. GS-12 Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
experience performing three of the following tasks:
collecting, analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of data and reporting results; using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to make improvements; supervisory duties such as setting priorities, assigning work and/or evaluating work; interpreting and developing standards, policies, and/or regulations; maintaining budget and/or staffing plans in a health care system. There is no substitution of education at the GS-12. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and Management Accountability Change Management Organizational Performance Analysis Technical Competence Technical Credibility Writing Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required such as walking, bending, standing, carrying items and assisting personnel in wheelchairs. Most work can be done while seated, at a desk and computer keyboard. Frequent walking may be required for frequent and routine point of care rounding. Incumbent may travel to all sites of care within the LVAHCS for employee education and training programs, as well as employee and community Town Hall meetings. Work Environment:
The work is performed throughout the VISN 9 market with routine travel to all facilities and sites of care and care locations associated with services provided by the LVAHCS. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. 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. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises, and improves the effectiveness of work methods, processes, and procedures. Uses process improvement/system redesign techniques and lean management philosophy to achieve high performance Facilitates and leads teams to solve problems, improve processes, or to promote change management Serves on facility and VISN committees Effectively communicates with internal and external customers to inform, resolve concerns, motivate/inspire, or persuade. Reviews and analyzes workload, productivity, utilization, and resources and makes recommendations regarding program effectiveness Develops and formulates management policies, SOPs, protocols, and standard work 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. Work Schedule:
Administrative day tour, Monday - Friday, 8:
00 AM to 4:
30 PM Telework:
Adhoc Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Health System Specialist/PD300920 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/22/2020. Individual Occupational Requirement:
The 0671 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirement below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). You must have undergraduate and graduate education in a Major study of hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, Experience of 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 provided knowledge of the following:
Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 and 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. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR), you must also possess the specialized experience as described below to qualify for the Health System Specialist position at the GS-11 and GS-12 grade level. GS-11 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:
experience performing three of the following tasks:
collecting, analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of data and reporting results; using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to make improvements; supervisory duties such as setting priorities, assigning work and/or evaluating work; interpreting and developing standards, policies, and/or regulations; maintaining budget and/or staffing plans in a health care system. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or LL.M., if related. Major study must be in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration at the Ph.D. level with course work in health care administration. (Transcripts are required, must indicate degree type and date conferred.). OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education directly related to the work of the Health System Specialist position, which may be used to meet the experience requirements for GS-11 position. GS-12 Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
experience performing three of the following tasks:
collecting, analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of data and reporting results; using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to make improvements; supervisory duties such as setting priorities, assigning work and/or evaluating work; interpreting and developing standards, policies, and/or regulations; maintaining budget and/or staffing plans in a health care system. There is no substitution of education at the GS-12. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and Management Accountability Change Management Organizational Performance Analysis Technical Competence Technical Credibility Writing Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required such as walking, bending, standing, carrying items and assisting personnel in wheelchairs. Most work can be done while seated, at a desk and computer keyboard. Frequent walking may be required for frequent and routine point of care rounding. Incumbent may travel to all sites of care within the LVAHCS for employee education and training programs, as well as employee and community Town Hall meetings. Work Environment:
The work is performed throughout the VISN 9 market with routine travel to all facilities and sites of care and care locations associated with services provided by the LVAHCS. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. 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. 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/.
- Department:
0671 Health System Specialist - Salary Range:
$64,009 to $99,741 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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