Health System Specialist

Summary

The incumbent serves as the Strategic Planning Officer for the Eastern Kansas Health Care System. The incumbent is responsible for leading ongoing strategic planning efforts for EKHCS. The goal of the scope of practice is, through data analysis, to define medium to long term strategic goals relating to expansion or decrease of services to meet health care demands.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Strategic and Capital Planning (40%) Co-leads, with the Associate Director, the EKHCS planning cycle to include environmental scanning, gap analyses, strategy development and prioritization, implementation, and tracking. Leads a multi-disciplinary team through the planning cycle per VHA and VISN guidance, eliciting input for Executive/Senior Leadership and coordinating planning related activities for the Space Committee, Resource Executive Board, Executive Board, and annual SCIP submission. Coordinates the development and effective implementation of the EKHCS Strategic Plan that is aligned with VISN 4, HSA 4.2 goals and priorities. Develops and incorporates space planning priorities (Master Space Plan, Capital Plan, and Facility 5-Year Plan). Strategic Partnerships (15%) Researches, engages, and collaborates with public and private community health care providers and organizations to expand EKHCS' health care delivery network, improve access to care, identity innovative solutions, and leverage all community resources in support of the Veteran population. Coordination and Support of Market Planning (20%) Serves as lead facilitator for the EKHCS Facility Planner; directs the completion of planning tasks and responsibilities and coordinating planning activities to ensure the integration of health system planning priorities into a consolidated service delivery plan. Builds consensus among EKHCS Executive and Senior Leadership market sites through facilitation, negotiation, and influencing in support of a unified market service delivery plan. Develops and manages related tracking mechanisms for EKHCS strategic initiatives and actions. Data Analysis (15%) Performs EKHCS catchment population-based demographic studies involving data collection and analysis, forecasting, and related methodologies, and advises the EKHCS on planning issues associated with program development and expansion initiatives. Special Projects / Staff Support (10%) Performs special projects for the EKHCS Associate Director and the VISN 4, HSA 4.2 Planner involving facility-specific or VISN-wide initiatives (e.g. Congressional Briefings, White Papers, Joint VISN meetings, special focus studies). Projects will often require presentations (formal and informal) including narrative, graphic, and visual mediums. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, hours to be set by supervisor Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD105950 Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Specialized Experience Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Special Provision for Inservice Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. AND: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE- GS-13 One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.