Supervisory Health System Specialist - Group Practice Manager

This position functions as a Supervisory Health System Specialist - Group Practice Manager at the Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center and reports to the Quality and Patient Safety service line. The primary purpose of the position is to ensure a high quality patient experience by acting on continued feedback from the Veteran customer, family/significant others, engaged employees and expert clinical teams; and to provide oversight and administrative management and supervision. To qualify for this position Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series. To qualify for the GS 0671 occupational series, applicants MUST possess one of the following: Undergraduate and Graduate Education Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR, Specialized Experience 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. OR, Special Provision for Inservice Placement Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 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 oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. In addition to the IOR, candidates must also fully meet the below grade requirements. GS-13 grade level One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Develops policies/guidance and designs processes to manage supply/demand of providers, supporting staff, space, and equipment at facilities and clinics. Provides guidance to medical center leadership and collaborates across service lines to develop medical center policies on clinic operations management. Serves as an expert/advisor to leadership on ways to enhance experience and improve clinic efficiency. Oversees the scheduling process Provides administrative input and participation in the planning process to improve care by taking the initiative to identify needs and potential issues/concerns. Develops and maintains annual budget plan and staffing plans for outpatient care. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty, the requirements of the assignments and the capabilities of employees. There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair