Health System Specialist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Hinesville (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under the Defense Health Agency seeks a Health System Specialist at WINN Army Medical Center, Ft. Stewart, GA.

The role supports the Direct Healthcare Provider Program (DHCPP) and other contracting efforts as a COR, ensuring contract performance and data accuracy. Qualifications include a year of specialized healthcare/contract management experience or a relevant master’s degree.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience using healthcare and contract management systems.
• Experience inputting/retrieving healthcare, contract or payment data.
• Credit for qualifying volunteer experience; transcripts may be required.

Responsibilities

• Input and retrieve healthcare data using contract management systems.
• Assist with development of contract specifications/requirements; expense reconciliation and/or cost estimates.
• Perform contract surveillance for assigned contracts.

Skills

Contract management systems

Data input/retrieval

Cost estimates

Contract surveillance

Education

Master's degree or 2 years grad study in health/public administration

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as a Health System Specialist in a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) within the Defense Health Agency. Performs support duties of a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in support of the Direct Healthcare Provider Program (DHCPP) and other assigned contracting efforts for the organization.

This position is located in Ft. Stewart, GA at WINN Army Medical Center in the department of Resource Management.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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.

Basic Requirements for Health System Specialist:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing healthcare and contract management systems to input and/or retrieve healthcare, contract or payment data information; assisting with the development of contract specifications/requirements, expense reconciliation and/or cost estimates for contracts; performing contract surveillance for assigned contracts.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Hospital Administration or Public 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.