Health System Specialist (Executive Assistant)

Description:

The incumbent serves as the Executive Assistant to the Associate Medical Center Director (AMCD), in a confidential and advisory capacity, exercising authority and responsibility over various clinical and administrative programs and duties delegated by the AMCD.

Requirements:

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

Individual Occupational Requirement - This series has the following Individual Occupational Requirement: You may qualify based on your experience/education as described below:

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 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirement in addition to Individual Occupational Requirement:

GS-13 grade level: One (1) 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: advising on and/or coordinating healthcare delivery systems, strategic planning, and clinical operations; knowledge of clinical, administrative, and financial programs; interpreting rules, regulations, and administrative laws; developing and implementing policies, preparing correspondence and ensuring all memorandums, policies, etc. contain correct format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation; experience interacting with a variety of executives and high-ranking representatives; scheduling and coordinating meetings and conferences for the Executive Leadership Team and staff; Knowledge of latest technical planning developments in hospital management including current standard methods and techniques sufficient to formulate new criteria and control procedures and other planning guidance; providing qualitative and or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement or program effectiveness or the improvement or complex management processes and systems.


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.