Health System Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements – Health System Administration Series, 0671 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 In-service 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/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. Preferred Experience: Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt Minimum Qualification in addition to Individual Occupational Requirement: GS-12 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 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: Developing, executing, and managing training and education programs relating to Lean Six Sigma and other process improvement. Develops reporting procedures, sampling techniques, measurement and monitoring tools at various points within improved processes to produce benefit estimates. Identify process weaknesses and performance gaps, and develop effective control plans to ensure sustainability of improved processes. Uses lean and Six Sigma tools to provide objective, quantifiable, evidence of process inefficiencies or ineffective work practices. Applying a wide range of advanced practice, theories, and emerging information in health care delivery analytical and evaluative methods and techniques. Familiar with pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and precedents, major issues, program goals and objectives, develop new or modified work methods. Resolving problems in work-flow, work distribution, staffing, performance appraisal, organizational structure, and/or administration. Conducting work in Minitab, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Access. Developing work processes within a Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) programs. Developing project management plans. 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.
The Health Systems Specialist improves effectiveness and efficiency of work processes to facilitate attainment of organizational goals using Lean and Six Sigma process improvement methodologies at the Black Belt Level. Work is located throughout the Miami Veterans Healthcare System. The Health System Specialist is assigned to the Executive Directors office as a member of the Systems Redesign Section and reports to the Systems Redesign Coordinator.