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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Heath System Specialist - High Reliability Organization Coordinator

Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$74K/yr - $96K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Health System Specialist (High Reliability Organization Coordinator) for the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Health Care System in Walla Walla, Washington. The role focuses on delivering High Reliability/Performance Improvement techniques across the Medical Center and its associated clinics, aiming to enhance patient care delivery and operational efficiency.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Program management/administration ensuring programs/initiatives align directly with the journey to high reliability

HRO Baseline Training, Clinical Team Training facilitator. Facilitates, coaches and trains staff at all levels of the organization on high reliability principles/concepts

Serves as the subject matter expert on the HRO mission and objectives

Acts as the project lead for healthcare and operational HRO improvement projects impacting patient care delivery systems and functions throughout the medical center

Conducts studies and special projects to implement health care delivery programs and improve the efficiency and reliability throughout the organization

Participates in and facilitates transformative quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency improvement efforts

Responsible for the oversight of the use and management of data for the facility, including collection, reporting and analysis in support of its high reliability journey

Identification of information needs required to manage the critical aspects of clinical operations, design and develop informatics and analytic studies and reports, and to implement data collection processes and systems to meet the ongoing needs of the organization

Develops technical guidance and standards for use within the program office for processes where no established criteria exist and where improvement is needed

Prepares and delivers written and verbal review of findings and recommendations to medical center, VISN, and VHACO leadership to determine applicable requirements and feasible problem resolution

Provides leadership, direction and control of the implementation of HRO activities across the organization, including developing appropriate controls to assure standardization in use of evidence-based processes and guidance

Provides detailed reports to senior leadership on the schedule, measures, and key change management components

Qualification

Health care administrationData analysisProgram managementQuality improvementClinical managementProject managementCoachingLeadershipCommunicationTeamwork

Required

U.S. citizenship

Background/suitability investigation

May serve a probationary period

Selective Service Registration for males born after 12/31/1959

Complete application package including Resume and Transcripts

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment

Basic Requirement for ALL applicants: Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) must be met

Possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with coursework in health care administration

Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field

Successfully completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program in an operating health care system

GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the federal service

Specialized experience includes: Health care service administration, continuous quality improvement; data analysis; healthcare principles, theories and practices; budgeting, planning, administration, and labor/union relationships

Education may substitute for experience at the GS-11 level: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

Combination of specialized experience and education to qualify at the GS-11 level