Health System Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Director for Healthcare Operations, Department of Managed care, Business Decision Support in Bethesda, MD. Core Hours 0600-1800 Work environment: Cubicle setting This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Major duties
Design and organize filing systems, prepare information for the tracking of projects, correspondence, and statistical reports. Prepare authorized requests for information such as status of eligibility, suspense dates for matters concerning compliance, and information available from medical records. Monitor and assist in the preparation of the annual budget, determining whether requests for funds and expenditures are proper, justified, and timely. Monitor and coordinate clinical staffing requirements for resourcing providers to their clinical areas within MHS Genesis. Validate and approve security keys to clinical personnel and ensure that mapping/resourcing of providers is correct. Identify problems with health care processes and recommend alternatives to improve processes, identifying and reporting any quality improvement issues. Monitor clinical appointment release and ensure that appointments are available within DHA requirements and that appointments are maximized per DHA expectations. Accumulate, develop, maintain, interpret, and analyzes a variety of statistical, access to care, and demographic data including charts, graphs, and/or reports data (e.g., operative case log reports, ambulatory data system reports, etc.). Manage and maintain Military Health System Genesis clinical templates and schedules.
What you need to qualify
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. Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-11 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Qualifications for GS-09 Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assist in coordinating and consulting with department supervisors on program administrative matters; assist in monitoring and coordinating access to care concerns; assisting in the resourcing of providers; and assist in analyzing a variety of statistical and demographic data including charts, graphs, and/or reports data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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. Qualifications for GS-11 Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes coordinating and consulting with department supervisors on program administrative matters; monitoring and coordinating access to care concerns; assisting in the resourcing of providers; and analyzing a variety of statistical and demographic data including charts, graphs, and/or reports data. 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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.
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