Health System Specialist

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 which includes conducting healthcare studies and surveys; draft improvements for overall healthcare operation practices and policies; performing evaluations on healthcare systems as it relates to inpatient and outpatient records; working with treatment facility personnel as well as management on healthcare processes; making recommendations on operational performance for areas of the hospital to maintain or improve the quality of service and health care delivered. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS- 11 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Health Systems Analysis Health Systems Data Management Healthcare Operations Administration Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
About the Position: The Position is with the Defense Health Agency, Puget Sound Market, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. The primary purpose of the work is to support designated clinical service lines assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center. Working with providers, nurses and other administrative and clinical para-professionals to address workflow improvements and the assimilation of new product lines and services for clinical care.