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USAJOBS · 2 days ago

Health System Specialist (C&P)

Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$84K/yr - $110K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and they are seeking a Health Systems Specialist Credentialing and Privileging Manager (C&P) assigned to the Medical Staff Office. The role involves collaborating with leadership to implement best practices for credentialing and privileging, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing oversight for the program.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Providing consulting and guidance to local leadership and C&P employees on all matters pertaining to the facility's C&P program

Attending committee meetings and presents providers' credentials, clinical practice histories and red flags

Applying organizational and system-wide strategies for continuous quality improvement as they relate to C&P processes and procedures

Providing guidance to VAMC leadership related to credentialing, privileging, adverse privileging actions, National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reporting, and State Licensing Boards (SLB) reporting

Implementing mechanisms to monitor and evaluate completed tasks for their compliance with established policies and procedures as well as quality of customer service

Participating in policy and decision-making initiatives at the VAMC, and continuously develops a greater understanding of regulatory and policy requirements, quality assurance methodologies as well as best practices

Utilizing evaluation results to make suggestions and improve organization/program performance

Developing data gathering strategies and work with other services and work teams to obtain the necessary process information

Conducting and overseeing internal controls and audits

Coordinates with Service Chiefs, VISN Chief Medical Officer, and Committee for Reviews and Recommendations when query results require action

Serving as an administrator for the Federation of Medical Boards, NPDB, and the Our Providers Database

Providing direct technical and administrative supervision to employees

Ensuring that employee(s) are efficiently and effectively accomplishing quality work that is compliant with regulatory requirements and procedures

Setting and adjusting short and long-term priorities

Qualification

Health Care AdministrationCredentialingPrivilegingQuality AssuranceRegulatory ComplianceAnalytical SkillsTechnical CompetenceInterpersonal SkillsLeadership

Required

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

Subject to a background/suitability investigation

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

A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

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

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0671 occupational series

All applicants, regardless of grade level must meet minimum education requirements or specialized experience

For this occupation, the education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained

Possess a bachelors 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 course work in health care administration. (Transcripts Required)

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 which included a formal individualized training plan

GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service

Qualifying specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field

At this level, applicants would have obtained this experience working within a health care setting, working directly with clinicians and other administrators to solve problems in support of the delivery of patient care

Experience running an administrative component of a health care credentialing and privileging program

Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, Or LL.M in the related field of the position to be filled

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Quality Assurance, Technical Competence

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations

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

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