Health System Specialist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The position is stationed at a Military Treatment Facility and involves travel to Dam Neck Clinic and Tricare Prime Clinic Virginia Beach. Work hours are 0700-1530 or 0730-1600, with duties across clerical, administrative, and health-care reporting tasks.

Candidates should have specialized experience in health care delivery within a facility setting, and may qualify with a Ph.D. or 3 years of advanced graduate study in health care or public health administration as described.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in health care delivery systems in a Medical Treatment Facility.
• Experience using automated accounting and record-keeping systems to generate reports on healthcare data services.
• Education options include Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of graduate study in health care administration with related coursework.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical, administrative, and technical duties in support of health care delivery systems at a Medical Treatment Facility.
• Generate healthcare data reports using automated systems.

Skills

Clerical work

Administrative support

Healthcare data reporting

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 full years of graduate study in health care administration

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at the Medical Treatment Facility Oceana, in Virginia Beach, Virginia under the Directorate of Branch Clinics but will be expected to travel to Dam Neck Clinic and Tricare Prime Clinic Virginia Beach. Individuals will have office space to complete daily tasks, 0700-1530 or 0730-1600 will be the working hours.

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) perform a variety of clerical, administrative, and technical duties in support of health care delivery systems/programs in a Medical Treatment Facility AND 2) utilize various automated accounting and record keeping systems to generate reports on healthcare data services. 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.