Health System Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) in Prescott, AZ. They report directly to an Executive Leadership Team (ELT) Member and is a member of the management team, responsible for areas including development of HCS's organizational strategy, analysis of demography, epidemiology of market area, focused studies on strategic issues, development of new organizational initiatives, coordination of long-range capital, facility planning, and space optimization.
Major duties
Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Works closely with members of national and VISN strategic planning program offices, VA HCS Engineering Service, the Chiefs and staff of various VA HCS clinical and administrative specialties, and other staff members. Works without any other sight but in the context of a multi disciplinary planning team. Directly responsive to the VISN Program Officers, Medical Center Director or other members of the Executive Leadership Team as circumstances require. Responsible for a variety of planning functions. Researches and provides data analysis, process design, stakeholder engagement, project management, and written and oral communication. Works with facility Section Chiefs and Program Managers in the formulation of strategic and business plans for their respective sections. Works closely with Service Chiefs and Program Managers in establishing priorities for personnel, workforce development and education, safety, security, equipment, supplies, and allocation of resources as needed. Coordinates and accomplishes special projects using own expertise and all available resources. Oversee EHRM Project Change Management Lead Strategic Planner Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD14279A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/20/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). You must meet the following: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION: Have undergraduate or graduate education in a major field of study hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields, such as business or public administration, with course work in health care administration OR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Have specialized experience that is progressively responsible for analytical or administrative, or clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities where I forged close working relationships with facility managers and analysis/coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities which provided knowledge in the following areas: 1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; 2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and 3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.OR SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INSERVICE PLACEMENT: Have successfully completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program was performed in an operating health care system and included: 1) Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 2) Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and 3) Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. In addition to meeting the IOR above, you must meet the experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Research and data analysis, process design, stakeholder engagement, project management, quality improvement and system redesign activities, and demonstrated skill leading multidisciplinary teams. 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/.
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