Health System Specialist

To qualify for this position, you MUST meet the following requirements: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Having completion of one (1) full year of education, such as education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and ability required to do the work of the position. (i.e., having 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.). The Education must have been at the graduate level and been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills ability necessary to do the work of this position. Note: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. You cannot receive Education credit without the transcripts. (Transcript Required) or SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: Having one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the knowledge, skill, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Health System Specialist position, and that is in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is 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: (a) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; (b) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; (c) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel and procurement; and knowledge of cognitive engineering, human factors engineering, human-computer interaction, or related fields. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE GS-11: Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3 ) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Transcript Required) OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GS-11: – Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. (Transcript Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and Management Critical Thinking Project Management Research IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The Health Systems Specialist is assigned to the Regional Research Office Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN), Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Albany, NY.