The Phoenix Health Care System is currently recruiting one Health System Specialist (Facility Planner) for the Associate Director in Phoenix, AZ. The incumbent is to assess the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare systems operations and to analyze problems in the staffing and efficacy of staff activities and administrative support.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. NDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. To qualify for the GS 0671 occupational series, applicants MUST possess one of the following: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION: undergraduate or graduate education in a major field of study hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields, such as business or public administration, with course work in health care administration. (A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing your qualifications on education). OR, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: specialized experience that is progressively responsible for analytical or administrative, or clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities with close working relationships with facility managers and analysis/coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities which provided knowledge in the following areas: 1) Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; 2) Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and 3) Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. OR, SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INSERVICE PLACEMENT: Completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program, which included a formal individualized training plan. The training program should have been performed in an operating health care system and included: 1) Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 2) 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 3) Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. In addition to meeting the IOR, you may qualify based on your specialized experience as described below: You may qualify for the GS-0671-12 Health System Specialist (Facility Planner) based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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. You may qualify for the GS-0671-13 Health System Specialist (Facility Planner) based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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, independently and without supervision: 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. 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.
Duties include but are not limited to the following: Ensure that Network Health Care Planning Model and priorities are fully integrated into the Facility Strategic Capital Investment Planning by working with the Capital Assets Manager and Chief Engineer. Provide advice to services on strategic plan development associated with program development and expansion initiatives, coordinating planning activities with Network for VA/DoD Sharing Initiatives, VHA Site Tracking (VAST), Clinical Inventory, Rural Health, Telehealth and Bed Control Programs. Creates business cases to analyze, evaluate, and provide recommendations on strategic planning of administrative programs or issues. Identify and collect necessary data including legislative and program data and interviews with senior management, program officials, employees and supervisors; assembles and assesses information gathered; formulates findings, conclusions, and recommendations; presents results in written and/or oral form, which are well-organized, supportable and clearly expressed. Develop Cost Benefit Analyses of the different strategic and resource alternatives facing the PVAHCS. Track and monitor a multitude of ongoing projects and briefs senior executives on project status and will interface with Health Care System leadership to insure effective and seamless project integration. Identify short and long-term planning parameters required to adequately accommodate existing and future healthcare demand. Engage senior leadership in all aspects of planning, including the development of goals, objectives and performance measures. Demonstrate problem-solving techniques, to include gathering facts through research and inquiry, conducting an analysis of information for impact and relevance, developing potential solutions or alternatives, and presenting recommended courses of action. Acts as a data extractor, evaluator, and consultant for the Strategy and Planning Service. Develops reports & dashboards utilized in the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of operations throughout the PVAHCS to determine resource and space planning. The incumbent will analyze market trends, competitive advantage, population health analytics, and demography to support executive-level decision-making and long-term strategic planning. The incumbent conducts critical studies that provide senior executive leadership with in-depth analyses of specific clinical and operational issues as they relate to best practices and operations. Creates in depth business plans based of data analytics utilizing knowledge of VistA, CPRS, PowerBI, Pyramid Analytics and VSSC. Develops project cost estimate analysis and program for design (facility plan) for future capital asset planning, increasing PVAHCS's ability to meet a growing market demand. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist (Facility Planner)/PD133090 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Physical Requirements: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work. Work is sedentary, and the employee may sit comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to other facility sites of care, interviews, meetings, and sources of information. Work is performed in the office setting. May require occasional travel. Work is usually performed in offices, meeting rooms, or similar settings. The position may require occasional travel, including the normal everyday risks and discomforts of auto, bus, rail, and air transportation.