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 which includes extracting data from automated health care systems to identify clinic operating trends; preparing routine workload, staffing, or budget reports to support clinic operations; and maintaining provider credentialing and/or professional-practice records in accordance with established quality-assurance procedures.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree 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.

Develops internal operating policies that define access standards and procedures for the department's services.,Reviews staffing, budget, and productivity data to identify actions that improve patient appointment access and support efficient use of allocated funds.,Prepares briefings and reports that provide leadership with accurate information on clinic capabilities, performance, and resource needs.,Manages provider scheduling templates to optimize patient scheduling and clinic access.,Serves as liaison between the department and medical treatment facility stakeholders to coordinate healthcare and administrative services.,Analyzes healthcare performance data to identify adverse trends and recommend actions that improve operational results.