Health System Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at the 87th Medical Group, Medical Treatment Facility McGuire, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. 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 analyzing healthcare data to identify problems with healthcare processes, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, using various automated systems, and generating reports.

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. Major Duties:

• Plan, organize, direct, and manage the Clinical Quality/PI programs, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements to meet organizational needs.
• Conduct studies, review clinical and business indicators, analyze findings/trends, and make recommendations for best options to affect organization-wide quality outcomes.
• Coordinate the facility’s Quality of Care reviews for adverse events, Potentially Compensable Events, and malpractice claims/cases.
• Assist Chief of the Medical Staff and Legal Office in sequestering evidence and preparing the facility’s case in adverse privileging/practice actions.
• Develop and implement the facility identification/communication/ analysis, and risk reduction action plan for adverse and sentinel events in accordance with DoD and Air Force requirements.
• Prepare applications for accreditation surveys and Unit Effectiveness Inspection and updates applications as organizational circumstances change throughout the year.
• Regularly advise staff on changes to accreditation and inspection programs.
• Plan the deployment of mission, vision, values, and organizational goals and objectives within the Medical Group.