Health System Specialist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Huachuca (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Raymond W Bliss Army Health Center at Fort Huachuca, AZ, is seeking candidates for a position involving program development to manage patient safety reports and to promptly investigate healthcare delivery errors.

Applicants should have a strong clinical background and direct patient care experience. The role emphasizes risk assessment guidance to staff and the application of Lean/Six Sigma/PDSA cycle methodologies to improve workflows.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience developing processes to manage patient safety reports to promptly investigate healthcare delivery errors.
• Experience guiding staff in risk assessment and analysis.
• Applying continuous process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or PDSA cycles) to re-engineer inefficient workflows.

Skills

Risk assessment

Process improvement

Healthcare administration

Lean Six Sigma

Education

PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in health administration

Tools

PDSA cycles

Job description

About the Position

This position is located within Raymond W Bliss Army Health Center, Fort Huachuca, AZ.

• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Applicants with a strong clinical background and direct patient care experience (such as nursing, medical assisting, or other hands-on clinical roles) are highly preferred.

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 1) developing processes to manage patient safety reports to promptly investigate healthcare delivery errors; 2) providing guidance to staff members in the areas of risk assessment and analysis; and 3) applying continuous process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or PDSA cycles) to re-engineer inefficient workflows.

OR

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or 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.