Health System Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a Health System Specialist responsible for supporting the organization's mission to remain Joint Commission survey ready through on-site observations, data analysis, and leadership engagement. This position is located at Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC). Hours of work are Monday-Friday 0730-1600. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Uses medical healthcare knowledge to assess all assigned clinical and administrative health care delivery processes to determine compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) standards.
• Implements and educates staff on patient care and system tracers to evaluate the delivery of health care is IAW established Medical Center Activity (MEDCEN) policies and procedures.
• Works in coordination with personnel responsible for performance improvement, patient safety, infection control, credentials and risk management programs.
• Answers all questions regarding standards, the accreditation process; researches questions and provides written documentation when applicable.
• Prepares and directs staff members to assess compliance in their individual areas, to point out weak areas that need to be corrected.

Qualifications

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: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes independently investigating, evaluating, advising on, and resolving unusual problems, issues, and conditions, monitoring changes in regulations and accreditation standards, and assesses local policies, workflows, clinical care observation, environment of care to identify gaps to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission and regulatory standards. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

See Qualifications section for education requirements. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.