HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALIST

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Administrative support to management and conducting studies in the area of budget, equipment utilization, personnel, and resource management as it relates to organizational efficiency and support for medical research and its investigators. 2) Sufficient knowledge of the medical-legal system to coordinate all potential claims directly with the claims section legal office. OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Certification in Health Care Risk Management is preferred. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
About the Position: This position is in the Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms with the Directorate of administration. The city is the home of Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters and the proud Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to federal service.