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USAJOBS · 2 days ago

Health System Specialist (Quality and Patient Safety)

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$62K/yr - $97K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Health System Specialist (Quality and Patient Safety) at the Tennessee Valley HCS in Nashville. The incumbent will be responsible for providing administrative and operational support to the Health System Director and ensuring the overall management of quality healthcare services.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provides consultation, direction, and leadership for professional, technical, administrative, and clerical employees, particularly regarding governance related issues and agency issue briefs

Oversees the management of all TVHS governance-related documentation to include policies, charters, and minutes ensuring files are properly protected and readily available when needed

Develops tools required to collect and evaluate data and information into reports, tables, charts and graphs, reviews subject matter, and provides a concise analysis to leadership, particularly regarding governance related issues and agency issue briefs

Provides full and thorough review, analysis, and evaluation of governance related programmatic activities and development

Works to establish and implement the primary goals and support the mission of TVHS, setting the direction, and overlay for governance related issues

Provides insight in a variety of operational and management issues and integrates this understanding into the development and implementation of governance programs

Establishes, in concert with leadership and key support staff, both long- term and short-term governance related plans, policies and procedures, assuring that administrative and clinical programs are integrated in order to provide high quality patient care with optimal resource utilization

Serves as the facility subject matter expert and manager of facility level policy creation, modifications, maintenance, storage, and distribution. Ensures local policies adhere to higher level policy guidance and appropriately support accreditation readiness and external oversight regulations

Serves as the technical advisor and consultant to all levels of TVHS leadership on governance issues such as committee structure, requirements, membership, documentation, responsibilities, and oversight. By thoroughly reviewing all applicable higher level agency, local facility, and external oversight guidance, ensures that all committees are properly chartered, organized, and managed

Qualification

Lean/Six Sigma CertificationQuality Improvement ExperienceData AnalysisBudget ManagementContract ManagementOrganizational AwarenessCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges or universities may be used to qualify for Federal employment

Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates, AND hours worked per week

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

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

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

You must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience, Education, or Combination

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 level, you must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE or EDUCATION or COMBINATION

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE or EDUCATION or COMBINATION

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials

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

Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications

Preferred

Lean/Six Sigma Process Improvement Belt Training and Certification

Quality and/or High Reliability Organization (HRO) Training & Experience

Government Financial, Contracting, & Human Resources Experience

Expert Knowledge of Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, Formatting, and Executive Correspondence and Would Be Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Applications