Health System Specialist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA at Eglin AFB, Florida is seeking a qualified professional to support patient safety initiatives and ensure compliance across medical departments. This role is located on base and emphasizes a strong background in health care administration and safety systems.

Applicants must be US Citizens. The position is offered as a Direct Hire Solicitation with potential incentives and the possibility of education transcripts being required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: developing processes to improve patient safety and collaborating with medical departments to assess compliance with patient safety regulations.
• Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education in health care administration or related field with transcripts required.
• Combination of Education and Experience: can qualify with a mix of education and experience fulfilling 100% of requirements with transcripts required.

Skills

Patient safety

Regulatory compliance

Healthcare administration

Education

Ph.D or equivalent

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Eglin AFB, Florida.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

• A recruitment or relocation incentive MAY be authorized.
• Student Loan repayment MAY be authorized.
• Advanced in hire 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 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 assisting with developing processes to improve patient safety and collaborating with various medical departments to assess compliance with patient safety regulations. 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. (You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.)

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. (You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.)