Health System Specialist at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Job Listing at DirectEmployers in Boston, MA (Job ID 4225173-2024-08-08)

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Summary The Health System Specialist position is aligned to the VA Boston Healthcare System's Office of Research and Development and is responsible for the management of regulatory committees, providing expertise regarding the regulations that ensure compliance in research, providing analytical and procedural support of projects in a research setting, and working independently in accordance with established practices and and procedures. Responsibilities This is a bargaining unit position. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 75 applications. The first 75 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (75 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 75 in the order they applied. Note: Submitting multiple applications will change the order in which your application is reviewed. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available Telework: Available Duty Location Status: Will work from a VA owned or leased space Position Description Title/PD#: Health System Specialist/ PD99493S and PD99586S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11. At the GS-9 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied. Major Duties: Utilize knowledge of scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. Apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature in applying Federal, State and VA laws, rules, and regulations relative to compliance and the conduct of investigative studies involving human subjects, animal study research, research safety and security, and research information security. Use qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques such as: literature search; work measurement; task analysis and job structuring; productivity charting; determining staff to workload ratios; organization design; development and administration of questionnaires; flowcharting of work processes; graphing; and calculation of means, modes, standard deviations, or similar statistical measures. Correspond and manage data via Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel for word processing, communications, data manipulation and data storage aspects of responsibilities. Plan, coordinate, and carry out the successive steps in fact-finding and analysis of issues necessary to complete each phase of assigned projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/09/2024. You may qualify based on your education/experience/combination as described below. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualification on education. Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0671 Health System Administration Series: 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: (for positions above GS-5): 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; AND; Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions: GS-9 level: Possess a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. B. or J. D., if related; OR Possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-7) utilizing analytical and evaluative principles to resolve issues and accomplish program goals for a clinical, medical, and/or research department/organization; utilizing communication skills and applying stakeholder management principles; creating, maintaining, and disseminating electronic information and documents/files with office automated systems, equipment and software; OR Possess equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience as outlined above. GS-11 level: Possess a Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. M., if related; OR Possess possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9) applying analytical and evaluative techniques in support of investigative studies involving human subjects, animal study research, research safety and security, and research information security; providing technical/consultative guidance regarding Institutional Review Board (IRB) matters and operations; assisting with development and implementation of program informing processes and policies; analyzing data, preparing data presentations, and developing action plans to resolve problems or improve efficiency; OR Possess equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience as outlined above. Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade l

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