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Health System Specialist
Organization Veterans Health AdministrationLocation Hines, United StatesPosted 18 May 2026Deadline 26 May 2026 ⚠️
Health System Specialist
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To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/26/2026. Qualification Requirements: The Health System Specialist occupation has a Individual Occupation Requirement that must be met to qualify for the position. 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 (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. Special Provision for In-service 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 meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, you may qualify for this position based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Qualification Requirements: Specialized Experience GS-11:You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal Service in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization, that is typically in or related to the work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully duties of the Health System Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as 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: (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. At this level, applicants would have obtained this experience working within a health care setting, coordinating with managers, clinical service lines, and other organizational components, to plan studies, organize projects, analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations for improvement in the effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriateness of operational functions and find solutions for management in support of the delivery of Quality and Patient Safety. -OR- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond 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. GS-12 Qualification Requirements: GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experi
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