Health System Specialist

Quick Facts

• Role: Health System Specialist (GS-12)

• Reporting: Reports to the Director or a Chief Compliance Officer

• Primary purpose: Lead, provide strategic direction, and oversee compliance activities for a medical facility within the VHA health care system

Description

The Health System Specialist provides leadership and oversight of the facility’s Compliance and Integrity program. The role helps develop and implement compliance goals, plan and sequence compliance program activities, and monitor implementation and effectiveness. The specialist also provides regular reporting to senior leadership and escalates urgent and significant compliance or business integrity issues.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Facility Compliance Program: develop/recommend compliance and integrity goals; create plans with milestones, dates, schedules, and tracking of process and costs

• Review programs/projects to minimize disruption to staff and mission operations while meeting timelines

• Provide regular reporting to local health system and VISN senior executives and executive committees

• Communicate urgent and significant compliance or business integrity issues on an ad hoc basis

• Recommend allocation of resources (including potential community care options) and adjust plans to meet mission and cost-efficiency within budget constraints

• Monitor existing and emerging workflow and consult management issues; guide clinical and administrative leads as needed

• Monitor Information Technology (IT) usage and issues and provide information/assistance to clinical leads as required

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Complete all required steps in the application process, including an online assessment

• Selective Service registration required for eligible males

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (I-9 acceptable documents)

• Driver’s license/state ID must be REAL ID compliant

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required

• Serve a required 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period

• Meet the individual occupational requirement: education in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields with health care administration coursework

• Meet GS-12 qualification requirements by the closing date; if a current federal employee, meet time-in-grade requirements

Benefits

Federal employment provides a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and schedule.