Health Systems Specialist

Veterans Health Administration (DOVA); Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

The incumbent serves as a Health Systems Specialist – Health Professions Education (HPE) Specialist at the VA Long Beach facility. This role supports the Designated Education Officer in establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the care delivered by health professions trainees.

Location: Long Beach, CA. Full-time employment with responsibilities spanning affiliation processes, credentialing, onboarding, and cross-functional coordination across clinical and

Responsibilities

• Review and validate HPT applications, qualifications, and appointment against OAA criteria before starting clinical rotations and performing patient care.
• Inform management with authoritative analyses, policy guidance and opinions regarding HPT appointment and on- and off-boarding processes as it relates to HPE programs.
• Synthesize and maintain data from diverse data systems and sources to cross check, validate and present relevant information and reports.

Job description

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Health Systems Specialist – Health Professions Education (HPE) Specialist. This position supports the Designated Education Officer (DEO) and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by health professions trainees (HPTs) at the VA medical facility.

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Overview

• Location: Long Beach, CA
• Vacancies: 1
• No matching locations found.
• Telework eligible: No
• Remote job: No
• Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
• Salary: $71,957 – $93,549 per year
• Pay scale & grade: GS 9 – 11
• Promotion potential: 11
• Work schedule: Full-time
• Travel Required: Not required
• Appointment type: Permanent
• Occupations and job series: 0671 Health System Specialist
• Supervisory status: No
• Federal service type: Competitive Service
• Represented by a union: No
• Drug test: No
• Security clearance: Other
• Position sensitivity and risk: Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
• Background check type: Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness
• Financial disclosure required: No
• Announcement number: CBSX-13098586-27-YAS
• Control number: 890537300
• Open to: Internal to an agency, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Clarification from the agency: This vacancy is open to current, permanent VHA employees located at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.

Duties

• Responsible for the technical work required for HPE programs including affiliation agreements, trainee qualifications and credentials letter (TQCVL), program letters of agreement (PLAs), direct HPT/affiliate staff customer service, and the on- and off boarding processes of HPTs.
• Review and validate HPT applications, qualifications, and appointment against OAA criteria before starting clinical rotations and performing patient care.
• Inform management with authoritative analyses, policy guidance and opinions regarding HPT appointment and on- and off-boarding processes as it relates to HPE programs.
• Enhance the efficiency of processes and HPT training experience as it effects the reputation of VA and its ability to maintain and expand the clinical workforce of VA and the nation through recruitment and retention of highly qualified HPTs.
• Responsible for enacting process changes with OAA, affiliate staff, facility leadership, clinical and administrative service lines by implementing SOPs, developing and administering training programs, and advising on HPE regulations.
• Provide complex coordination across clinical and administrative service lines at both facility and Veterans Services Integrated Network (VISN) levels.
• Synthesize and maintain data from diverse data systems and sources to cross check, validate and present relevant information and reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory,