HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALIST Job

Vacancy No. HQKF259194946608HW Department Defense Health Agency
Salary $62,009.00 to $156,755.00 Grade 9 to 13
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 7/19/2025 Close Date 7/25/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
San Antonio, TXFalls Church, VA


Summary

About the Position:

  • Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment offers promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when the selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-13 level. If not selected at full performance, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.
  • This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Duties

  • Serves as a Senior Healthcare Business Analyst within DHA’s Financial Operations Directorate, Business Integration Division, Network and MTF Support Branch.
  • Subject matter expert in Military Health System (MHS) data systems, resourcing models, military beneficiaries and health services, and product lines for healthcare delivery and military readiness functions.
  • Elicits, analyzes, validates and documents business, organizational and/or operational requirements to support the business needs of stakeholders including the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the Department of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
  • Performs complex data extraction, integration of disparate data sets, and conducts statistical analysis of medical and business intelligence systems
  • Provide consultation services and develops Enterprise-level decision support tools, products, and business practices to inform MHS resourcing strategies and support MTF optimization efforts
  • Performs impact analysis of various organizational structures, cultures, business processes, personnel policies and medical information systems usage in wide ranging functional data quality areas.
  • Prepares projects, metrics, studies, analyses, and reports.
  • Assists in the communication of DHA policies to the field by providing explanations of the analysis upon which the policies are based.
  • Applies statistical analysis to operational data in order to provide decision support and program analysis.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • A Personnel Security Investigation is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a NACI background investigation.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • One year trial/probationary period will be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic requirement for a Health System Specialist, GS-0671-09:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes accessing various medical or business intelligence data systems to view metrics, updating data in medical or business databases or automated dashboards, and retrieving metrics for command or headquarters-level review. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a 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.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Basic requirement for a Health System Specialist, GS-0671-11:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes includes accessing various medical or business intelligence data systems to view metrics, updating data in medical or business databases or automated dashboards, conducting research of clinic operations, and assisting in the development of decision support metrics used for senior level decision making. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Healthcare Administration. You must attach transcripts to your application package.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Basic requirement for a Health System Specialist, GS-0671-12:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes accessing various medical or business intelligence data systems to view metrics, updating data in medical or business databases or automated dashboards, conducting research of clinic operations, assisting in the development of decision support metrics used for senior level decision making, assisting in developing business solutions to resolve analytical reporting issues and assisting in the evaluation of health system financial and analytical tools in order to assist in healthcare resourcing optimization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Basic requirement for a Health System Specialist, GS-0671-13:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes accessing various medical or business intelligence data systems to view metrics, updating data in medical or business databases or automated dashboards, conducting research of clinic operations, developing decision support metrics used for senior level decision making, developing business solutions to resolve analytical reporting issues, evaluating health system financial and analytical tools in order to assist in healthcare resourcing optimization, and authoring and presenting executive-level briefings that provide recommendations for policies that support healthcare strategy methodologies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12 and GS-13 grade levels, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Additional information

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • A recruitment incentive may be authorized.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary range posted does not include any locality pay. Locality pay (if applicable) will be added to the salary once the duty location is established.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
  • This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/25/2025to receive consideration.

  • To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12766608).
  • Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
  • You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
  • It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
  • Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk
Address
KF-DDAAFC DHA HQs
DO NOT MAIL
Falls Church, VA 22042
US

Next steps

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