Health System Specialist (QAPI)

Summary

This position is located at Northern Cheyenne Service Unit, Division of Quality Services, Lame Deer, MT. The incumbent serves as the primary administrative coordinator supporting organizational quality improvement, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, risk management, policy management and Employee Health coordination. Incumbent reports to the Quality Services Supervisory Nurse. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Duties

• Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Health System Specialist Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Coordinates and implements quality assessment program and organizational performance improvement projects and develops annual program plans and annual evaluations. Performs regulatory tracers and compliance audits, prepares departments for accreditation readiness and coordinates accreditation mock surveys. Maintains employee health requirements in accordance with applicable federal regulations and service unit requirments. Provides administrative and analytical support for provider quality monitoring and credentialing requirements. Prepares reports and provides presentations for executive staff and appropriate

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Individual Occupational Requirements: 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. In addition to the requirements listed above, the Excepted Service Qualification Standards also require the following: Applicants must also possess: Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-09: 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 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7. GS-11: 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 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: GS-09: Assists with performance improvement projects by developing project plans and timelines; participates in quality workgroups and quality orientation activities; conducts regulatory tracers and compliance audits; monitors corrective action plans and compiles performance data; and maintains quality records, profiles, and accreditation review documentation. GS-11: Plans, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates quality management activities; develops annual departmental plans; conducts quality orientation and education; coordinates preparation for accreditation surveys; guides corrective action planning and follow-up; develops quality management reports; and coordinates the resolution of patient complaints and grievances. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Except…

Education

This position has an education requirement. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.