Health System Specialist

Job Title

Health System Specialist

Major Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following:

• Plans, organizes, trends and reviews requests for resources within their assigned executive's chain of command and makes recommendations, based upon the relative needs while considering their ability to utilize the resources requested.
• Assist in prioritizing resource allocations throughout the healthcare system in conjunction with other Director's Office Staff.
• Assist the Executive Leadership Team in assessing needs in a realistic fashion, documenting them effectively, and presenting them to a diverse audience of internal and external stakeholders.
• Point out (and correct as appropriate) errors, incomplete or inconsistent data, and illogical arguments or conclusions.
• Incumbent reviews resources requests for FTEE, Equipment, Overtime, and Space, and keeps abreast of the medical center budget and forecasts needs based on regional market trends.
• Reviews policies and procedures that are in conformance with the overall philosophy of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) related to all aspects of healthcare programs.
• Reviews medical center budget initiatives, subsequent justifications and defends for the clinical or administrative service/program to the Medical Center Director as needed.
• Provides guidance and advice on program specific matters such as handling legislative issues, the development and implementation of policy or program initiatives, protocol issues, and other important correspondence or VISN/VACO related matters.
• Coordinates and participates in strategic planning throughout the healthcare system, and with subordinate services and programs within their ELT members chain and scope of command, to produce decisions and actions.
• Reviews audits and evaluations which are conducted at the facility. This includes reviews by the Joint Commission, Medical Inspector, and Inspector General, and program evaluations which requires monitoring progress.
• Incumbent deals with problems arising from quality of care issues and consumer complaints arising from individual patients, Veterans groups, Congressional offices, and other stakeholders.

Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/ PD13291A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized