Health System Specialist

U.S. Department of Defense; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Defense seeks staff for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer, Quality/Patient Safety in Bethesda, MD.

Direct Hire Authority applies for this DHA recruitment to the DoD competitive service. The role supports the Military Treatment Facility Healthcare Quality team, coordinating surveys, Sentinel Event Alert dissemination, performance indicators, and data collection for the MTF strategic plan.

Job description

About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), DEPT of Quality/Patient Safety at Bethesda, Maryland.

• Quality Directorate suite, BLDG 1, 2nd floor
• Hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

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.

Duties

• Support the Military Treatment Facility Healthcare Quality team with the Patient Safety (PS) program ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements to meet organizational needs.
• Assist in preparing for surveys/inspections and may serve as an internal resource and liaison to accrediting/inspection agencies.
• Aid with tracking and disseminating applicable Sentinel Event Alerts published by the Joint Commission.
• Coordinate with the collection of organization data to support the development of performance indicators under the MTF strategic plan, including coordinating and facilitating meetings and collecting and presenting applicable data at said meetings.
• Attend to MTF Patient Safety Manager and Quality Services team with maintaining the organization’s healthcare PS activities.
• Assist with the processing and review of over 2000 annual events in the Joint Patient Safety Reporting System (JPSR), to include management of reports, queries, and processing of applications for access to the system.
• Assist with the tracking of due dates of all Serious Reportable Events, including reporting to and submission of final reports to the Defense Health Agency and The Joint Commission.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 1 security investigation 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).
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position requires the incumbent to have Tuberculosis testing.