Health System Specialist

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs staff support work for short- and long-range planning efforts, the maintenance of data related to VAPSHCS operations and the interpretation and compliance with VA regulations
• Serves as liaison for and represents QSV Leadership at meetings within the organization and to VISN, VACO and external organization for all issues within QSV leadership's purview
• Serves as an active team member with the QSV Leadership team
• Oversees the daily operations of QSV Leadership team's activities
• Manages special projects system-wide on behalf of the QSV Leadership team Maintains awareness, monitors and assures timely completion of all suspense items assigned to QSV Service Line
• Serves as the primary supporting consultant for the development and implementation of program operations related to new programs and/or initiatives that have a direct impact on data management, processing, problem resolution, and process improvement
• Utilizes knowledge of the VHACO program office's clinical performance standards, quality and performance improvement principles, regulations, and precedent decisions to assist the program office in providing policy and technical guidance to support continuous quality improvement and performance improvement throughout the organization
• Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects
• Ensures budget plans provide for accurate and reasonable resource allocations for personnel and workload requirements.
• Evaluates, interprets, analyzes and presents in final form all resource and workload data in support of studies
• Collaborates with the National Center for Patient Safety, Quality Safety Value staff to include the QSV Patient Safety Section, Systems Redesign (Improvement) Coordinator and the leadership to ensure planning, coordinating, tracking, reporting and communicating objectives to the various stakeholders both external and internal to VA
• Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees
• Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary
• Provides guidance and relates policy and procedure to all disciplines within the program
• Other duties as assigned

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

Telework: This position may eligible to telework on an as needed (ad hoc) basis, determined by the needs of the service. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position.

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/ PD414270

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized