Health System Specialist (Clinical Quality/Risk Management)

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About the Position: This position falls under the Defense Health Agency-Atlantic Network at the 633RD Medical Group, responsible for healthcare quality, healthcare risk management (HRM), accreditation, and/or strategic planning activities and initiatives for two geographically separated Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs).

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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, 1) Developing reports for leadership review on recommendations based on healthcare risk management data analysis and in accordance with prescribed guidance and laws; 2) Participating in quality improvement initiatives to enhance clinical care delivery and improve health services delivery systems; AND 3) Participating in a healthcare risk management program to identify and reduce the risk of adverse events in a healthcare facility.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Major Duties:

• Responsible for healthcare quality, healthcare risk management (HRM), accreditation, and/or strategic planning activities and initiatives for two geographically separated Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs).
• Manage and monitor Joint Commission regulator elements, serving as a database system administrator within the organization.
• Create, analyze, and provide Joint Commission accreditation compliance reports, summary of standards, executive summaries, and inspection/assessment statistical reports to organizational leaders.
• Facilitate assigned patient care objectives, ensuring quality patient care, standards of care, standards of practice and regulatory requirements.
• Determine education and training needs related to performance improvement, patient safety, continuous survey readiness, and risk management.
• Serve as a liaison with the local Market to synchronize strategic initiatives with Defense Health Agency initiatives.
• Develop solutions and measure the implementation of the recommended processes necessary to train and develop a cadre of Process Improvement Specialist/Green Belts to sustain unit-driven continuous improvement.
• Develop processes and systems which identify and reduce the risk of harm events, Potentially Compensable Events (PCE) and other adverse events to the facility's patients, staff, and visitors.
• Manage Federal Tort Claims Act and Military Claims Act malpractice claims and active-duty malpractice cases, and death cases.
• Interface and coordinate with defense attorneys and Chief, Risk Management Operations office to meet malpractice claim requirements and deadlines.
• Serve as a Joint Commission (JC) subject matter expert, compliance consultant and liaison between the assigned Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF’s) and accrediting agencies.
• Serve as a strategic planner for the local organization, coordinating Executive Planning Sessions and developing performance plans informed by Defense Health Agency strategy.
• Educates on Project Improvement models, tools, data sampling/collection, analysis, and activities.