Health System Specialist - Trainer

Veterans Health Administration

Las Vegas (NV)

On-site

USD 76,000 - 99,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Las Vegas seeks a Health System Specialist - Trainer to develop and deliver education for Community Care, assess training effectiveness, and manage program administration. The role emphasizes translating complex guidance, balancing priorities, and facilitating workshops.

The incumbent will apply adult learning principles, organize materials, and prepare reports while coordinating with service lines and SharePoint resources.

Qualifications

Transcript must be submitted with your application.
Foreign education must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency if used.
Knowledge of adult learning principles is preferred.

Responsibilities

Instructs courses covering topics including automated/computer-based scheduling and VHA software.
Identifies skills gaps and develops training priorities and surveys.
Develops and implements training programs and reports; coordinates workshops and instructional delivery.

Skills

Teaching

Training delivery

Instructional design

Adult learning

Education

Transcript required

Foreign education equivalency

Tools

VHA software

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Health System Specialist is responsible for developing educated, competent employees throughout Community Care (Outpatient). The incumbents work independently to propose, plan and implement training. Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Duties to include but not limited to the following: Training Duties: Instructs courses covering a wide variety of topics in well-established areas of a subject-matter field, including but not limited to automated/computer-based Scheduler programs, VHA software applications. Translates technical jargon and complex terms into simpler explanations. Demonstrates specific actions to learners during instruction to ensure compliance with complex technical, regulatory guidance.

Identifies skills gaps and utilizes practices to close them that are appropriate and aligned. Responsible for identifying and determining training priorities, conducts educational surveys, provides training, and administers programs. Provides administrative assistance to services and training programs that announce various workshops and training programs offered by the facility and/or VISN.

Provides information concerning available training and makes all arrangements for facility training to occur. Provides information concerning available training, arranges for instruction, prepares reports and help facilitate courses. Program Administrative Duties: Incorporates the development and implementation of training program courses, including but not limited to VHA software programs, and employee development.

Develops and implements strategies for effective communication of training program information. Participates in program planning meetings. Provides support for updating all Learning Service documents for service line Share Point site. Performs duties involving education policies and programs. Assists subject matter experts with the development of learning objectives, selection of appropriate instructional technology strategies and delivery systems for each activity.

Collects information for analyses of training program courses and ensures effective operation of training program activities. Identifies and recommends ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying, or improving procedures and processes. Reviews new programs and/or curricula for possible inclusion in the learning & development training inventory.

Develops reporting procedures, sampling techniques, and measurements at various points in the business cycle to identify problem areas or inherent weaknesses in work processes, procedures, information systems and content. Program Tracking Duties: Develops program objectives into viable programs. Develops essential surveys and questionnaires to evaluate training needs and training outcomes; Instruct courses covering a wide variety of topics.

Uses a variety of teaching modalities to meet learners' needs; organize and interpret course materials to best communicate and motivate learning. Applies principles, practices, and techniques of adult learning and use effective oral and written communication skills. Collects, collates, researches, analyzes track and trend educational program information.

Provides technical input for purchasing training; Develops and delivers briefings, develop surveys, questionnaires, assessments, spreadsheets, statistical and administrative reports. Develop guidelines, instructional methods, materials, etc., and new or improved applications of educational technology to training programs. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm or 8:00 am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Trainer/PD02290O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76280 - $99169/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.