Health System Specialist

Health System Specialist (Facility Strategic Planner)

The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is currently recruiting one Health System Specialist (Facility Strategic Planner) for the Office of the Director in Prescott, AZ. The incumbent serves as a back-up for other Health System Specialists in the office and may be detailed to fill critical administrative leadership positions within the facility and VISN to support continuity of healthcare delivery operations.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Reviewing requests for FTEE, Equipment, Overtime, and Space, and remaining current on the medical center budget and/or forecasts needs based on regional market trends.
• Reviewing policies and procedures that are in conformance with the overall philosophy of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) related to all aspects of healthcare programs.
• Reviewing medical center budget initiatives, subsequent justifications and advocating for the clinical or administrative service/program to the Executive Leadership as needed.
• Planning, organizing, trending and reviewing requests for resources within their assigned executive's chain of command and/or make recommendations based upon the relative needs while considering their ability to utilize the resources requested.
• Provides guidance/advice on program specific matters e.g. handling legislative issues, development/implementation of policy or program initiatives, protocol issues, VISN/VACO related matters, and/or other important correspondence.
• Coordinates/participates in strategic planning throughout the healthcare system with subordinate services and programs to produce decisions and actions that shape/guide the organization's purpose and/or activities.
• Makes recommendations assigned projects, including what elements are to be included in the scope of the project based on local, VISN, or national strategic initiatives and alignment.
• Assists the Executive Leadership Team in assessing needs in a realistic fashion by documenting them effectively and presenting them to a diverse audience of internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Works closely with other facilities and/or VISN on project development and submission.
• Develops administrative/strategic operational initiatives of the organization that enables the specialist to identify problems, analyze data, recommend resolutions based on specific knowledge of the organization's objectives and priorities, resources, and/or catchment area.
• Serves as the primary liaison on behalf of all services of the healthcare system between the VISN and headquarters.
• Conducts analytical studies on particular operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects.
• Resolves issues from quality of care and consumer complaints arising from Individual patients, Veterans groups, Congressional offices, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrates poise, tact, self-confidence and lack of irritability while under pressure of adverse conditions.
• Reviews audits and evaluations which are conducted at the facility.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD13291A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified applicants.

Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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.

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:

• UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION: undergraduate or graduate education in a major field of study hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields, such as business or public administration, with course work in health care administration.
• 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.
• SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INSERVICE PLACEMENT: Completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program should have been performed in an operating health care system and included: 1) Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 2) 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 3) Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.