HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALIST

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Fort Belvoir, VA in the Defense Health Network East, Clinical Operations, Network 6 IOC Position. This position provides subject-matter expertise for hospital and ambulatory practice management to include access to care, template and referral management planning and programming.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

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Duties

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• Provide technical oversight of medical management guidelines to ensure consistent, high-quality health care delivery across the Network.
• Develop evidence-based medical management and clinical evaluation criteria to strengthen intervention quality and inform Network clinical policy.
• Establish program standards to assess clinical processes and ensure compliance with DoD, national quality, and Uniformed Services medical regulations.
• Coordinate clinical policy updates with MTF clinical leaders to maintain alignment with current literature and Joint Commission requirements.
• Analyze clinical policy and medical management data to inform senior leader decisions and support integrated clinical optimization guidance.
• Lead strategic planning activities to shape practice management direction and integrate provider productivity requirements into planning processes.
• Conduct onsite assessments and deliver training to evaluate Military Treatment Facility program implementation and enhance clinical quality improvement efforts.
• Oversee personnel management policies and supervise multidisciplinary staff to ensure effective staffing, performance management, and mission alignment.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes experience overseeing enterprise medical management policy to ensure alignment with advanced clinical and DoD standards; and applying expert clinical quality methods to evaluate complex health system performance and guide Network policy; and leading strategic planning for large, multi service healthcare systems to influence practice management direction; and managing multidisciplinary personnel programs to ensure effective staffing and organizational mission execution. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• This position may require the incumbent to complete a one year supervisory probationary period.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Telework: You may be authorized to Telework on a Regular and Recurring or Situational basis.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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