Health System Specialist (Credentials)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth is seeking a Health Systems Specialist (Credentials) to analyze, evaluate, advise, and coordinate credentials activities for management. The role supports credentialing processes and prepares leadership briefings with evidence-based insights.

The position requires a master’s degree or graduate study in health administration or related fields, and/or substantial credentialing experience, with a focus on healthcare operations and program coordination.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in credentialing employees.
• Experience using a computer to develop and maintain documents.
• Ability to prepare briefings for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, evaluate, advise and coordinate all credentials activities.
• Support management with credentialing analyses and recommendations.

Skills

Credentialing

Data analysis

Briefings for leadership

Education

Master's degree in hospital administration/public health administration

2 full years of progressively higher graduate education in related field

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as Health Systems Specialist (Credentials) at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia who provides support to management by analyzing, evaluating, advising and coordinating all credentials activities.

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.

For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., hours per week and "month/year" to 'month/year" or "month/year" to "present"). If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Health System Specialist (Credentials) GS-09:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes credentialing of employees; utilize a computer to develop and maintain documents; and prepare briefings for leadership. 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 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.