Summary

About the Position: As a Supervisory Health System Specialist at Walter Reed. You will act as the principal advisor to Command Leadership on clinical business planning, capacity management, and resource utilization. You will supervise a team of administrative and technical professionals, manage contractor relations, and analyze health system data to directly drive strategic healthcare delivery and access-to-care decisions across the regional network.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

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• Serves as Supervisory Health System Specialist in a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
• Supervise administrative functions in support of a large subordinate element within an assigned Deputy Command. Administrative functions include personnel, budget, administration, and logistics.
• Oversee the mission to improve healthcare delivery processes for multiple departments within a MTF.
• Solve complex and unusual issues by conducting research and analysis as required to create a corrective action plan using reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical and narrative data to justify findings and recommendations.
• Advise organizational policy makers on the relevant technical and regulatory issues related to the Healthcare System.
• Identify problems with Healthcare System processes and recommend alternatives to improve processes, identifying and reporting any quality improvement issues.
• Monitor the Military Healthcare System (MHS) for trends, analysis, and comparisons, gather and interpret data, and make recommendations to the chain of command on findings that may affect productivity, access and quality of service.
• Collaborate with the Deputy Commanders, Assistant Deputy Commanders, Department Chiefs and other counterparts to negotiate, determine and/or coordinate work-related changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery.
• Provide substantive management support in the areas of program cost analysis, annual and multi-year fiscal planning, and development of annual health promotion programs.
• Conduct cost-benefit and cost-effective analysis, and research existing methods of program evaluation for use in the development of resources and to implement counter measures to financial risk factors.
• Exercise full supervisory authority over professional, technical, and administrative staff supporting Business Decision Support services.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments and the capabilities of employees.
• Develop and complete all special projects as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require the incumbent to complete a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position has mandatory seasonal Influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal Influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• You may be authorized to Telework on a Situational basis

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or specialized 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 evaluating, advising on, and identifying problems with healthcare system processes, clinics, programs, or policies to improve care access, quality, productivity, and cost-effectiveness; collaborating with medical treatment facility leadership to implement process improvements and establish corrective action plans using analytical reports, charts, and narrative data; assisting with program cost analyses and budget planning/execution utilizing enterprise financial systems such as the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS); and providing leadership, supervision, oversight, or coordination for personnel and workforce matters. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional 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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• 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.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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