Health System Specialist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Alaska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is seeking candidates for a federal position under a Direct Hire Solicitation. This role requires specialized experience in performance improvement and regulatory compliance.

Qualified applicants may have Ph.D. or 3 years of graduate education in hospital/public health administration, or a combination with experience. This posting emphasizes education/experience blend and requires transcripts where applicable.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience managing an organization’s performance improvement to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Experience analyzing trending data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Experience training employees on performance improvement processes.

Skills

Performance improvement analysis

Data trend analysis

Training and development

Education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of grad study in health care administration

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Federal employees in Alaska are currently entitled to receive 1.49% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This is subject to change.

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 managing an organization's performance improvement plan to ensure regulatory compliance, analyzing trending data patterns to identify opportunities for improvement, and assisting in training employees on performance improvement processes. 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.