Supervisory Health System Specialist (System Redesign)

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Supervisory Duties 30% The Systems Redesign Coordinator assigns work to subordinates, delegates authority as appropriate and holds staff responsible and accountable for the performance of the duties associated with Health Care System wide performance improvement programs, projects, products, under their supervision and management. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. The Supervisory System Redesign Coordinator evaluate work performance of subordinates. In this capacity the incumbent exercises supervisory responsibilities which include:
  • Prioritizing major work efforts towards process improvement;
  • Evaluating the performance of the Systems Redesign staff;
  • Giving advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinates (direct reports) on both work and administrative matters;
  • Interviewing and tentatively selecting candidates for positions, and recommending appointment, promotion or reassignment involving such positions;
  • Hears and resolves appropriate complaints and grievances from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager;
  • Effects minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other action in more serious cases;
  • Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training;
  • Finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed;
  • Develops performance standards for subordinates.
• Analytics and Project Management 30% Organizes, directs, controls and coordinates group activities in a timely and effective manner. Conducts extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue. Pulls, isolates and manipulates data to identify root causes of a performance issue. Develops statistical models to measure successful of performance improvement actions. Converts data into numerous formats using advanced statistical models including statistical process control charts, histograms, paretto charts, and many more. Defines a project scope and goals through a collaborative process with subject matter experts and leadership at the facility, service line or program, or unit level. Leads a team of subject matter experts, front line staff and leadership through a rigorous and defined project management process utilizing multiple tools from Lean Six Sigma, Lean VA-TAMCCS and other performance improvement disciplines to further define the current state of the process.
• Internal Consultation for System Engineering 30% Identifies and provides for management development and training needs of key staff members. The mentoring environment must also ensure personal growth for the incumbent. The incumbent deals with general personnel management policy matters affecting the facility, involving such matters as: recommending appropriate personnel actions when indicated; resolving differences between key management officials at the facility; and identifying and resolving problems which may inhibit accomplishing the facility's patient care mission and public policy objectives. Participates in and facilitates transformative quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency improvement efforts. Plans and conducts studies directed at reducing errors due to cognitive overloading and human-computer interaction failure. Identifies systems designs problems that contribute to human errors. Identifies alternative systems and processes based on Lean/Systems Redesign/Systems Engineering principles to mitigate these types of errors.
• Educator 10% Provides instruction to others on Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Systems Redesign or other improvement methodologies principles and tools through formal classroom instruction or small group mentoring. Develops written and verbal teaching materials. Delivers classroom instruction about Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Systems Redesign or other improvement methodologies tools and techniques to all levels of the organization. Delivers training materials and curriculum consisting of advanced practices of project management, statistics, coaching, facilitation and leadership. Responsible for leading the team through development of control strategies, to ensure project solutions are sustained after the project lifecycle.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Health System Specialist (System Redesign)/PD99933S
Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the position require the incumbent to have the ability to walk, sit, and stand in a typical office environment.

Conditions of employment

• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• 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 (OR INSERT "trial 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 (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

OR

Specialized Experience: 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.

OR

Special Provision for Inservice Placement: Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; 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 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 the IOR, candidates must also fully meet the below grade requirements.

Specialized Experience
GS-13 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: leads project teams through designed brainstorming sessions to develop solutions towards a specific deliverable or goal during a project, creates designs of experiment that align to project goals and team developed solutions, conducts experiments and collects data to identify if the developed solutions are affective, develops control plans, communication plans, risk management plans, and through closeout of the project, prepares complete and fully documented studies for review of work teams, Hospital Committees and top management, instructs staff on implementation of guidelines and recommendations, analyzing, evaluates the quality of care and the efficiency of care processes.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

Documents Accepted:

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

Documents Required:

• Resume

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

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