Health System Specialist

This Health System Specialist position is with Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Phoenix, AZ. The incumbent works to manage, coordinate, and analyze the VA/DoD Joint Patient Safety Reporting System (JPSR) project in coordination with the NCPS Director for Human Factors Engineering and on behalf of Chief Safety and Risk Awareness Officer/NCPS Director and the DoD's Defense health Agency (DHA). Key duties: • Performs data analysis, data mining, reporting, and program evaluation in all areas of patient safety, particularly analysis of all aspects of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports submitted on adverse events. Conducts searches in safety event reporting database using approved NCPS search tools (Datamatrix, Polyanalyst). Devises and implements ways to clearly communicate NCPS program and project information with internal and external stakeholders. Prepares and delivers complex briefings, reports, program, and project updates for executive leadership. Produces analytic reports and studies for internal and external stakeholders, including VISN and field patient safety professionals, and oversight bodies. Coordinates and consults with other VHA program offices, VISN, and field staff to initiate, develop, and execute projects in support of development of data needs. Reviews and interprets regulations, directives, and memoranda for currency and applicability to NCPS programmatic functions and advises leadership of potential impact. Monitors internal VHA and external sources for information that could potentially impact patient safety. Researches, designs, and assists in the preparation, presentation, and implementation of new methods, procedures, and projects, to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the program office. Participates in the design and development of national tools and knowledge products, including surveys, databases, reports, and database applications. Knowledge of methodologies related to analyses of healthcare data measuring such concepts as quality, safety, and error reduction models. Ability to effectively communicate in writing with professional, administrative and technical staff at all levels in order to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD062560 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Selective Placement Factor: Knowledge of patient safety analysis techniques (methods), including Root Cause Analysis and proactive risk assessment systems as applied to the health care setting. Ability and skill to search and/or analyze large healthcare data sets. Proficiency in communication and ability to effectively deliver training and presentations to audiences at the national level. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: 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: Applies diverse qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate and enhance major operating programs, as well as to improve the effectiveness of complex management processes and systems. Uses patient safety analysis techniques, including root cause analysis and proactive risk assessment systems as applied to healthcare setting. Conducts analysis of healthcare data focused on quality, safety, and error reduction, supported by medical and healthcare experience and familiarity with clinical terminology. Communicates in writing to staff at all levels to influence clinical and management decisions. Plans, organizes and directs interagency work and negotiate with management or other stakeholders to accept and implement recommendations. AND The Individual Occupational Requirement: For the 0671 Occupational Series you must have 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.