Health System Specialist Job-USA Department of the US AIR FORCE

Location: Fairchild AFB, WA, USA

    

Company: USA Department of the US AIR FORCE

Job Position: Health System Specialist 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Qualification:

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a health-related field is desired. Master’s degree in business, management, or a health-related field is preferred

2. CPHQ Certification by the Healthcare Quality Certification Board, (HQCB/NAHQ) preferred
3. Specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions +IOR for the GS-0671 series.
4. Knowledge of the missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of healthcare delivery systems and the relationships of Performance Improvement and Risk Management, within the AF Medical Service.
5. Knowledge of regulations and directives from Department of Defense Health Affairs, HQ USAF SG and MAJCOMs. Knowledge of regulatory agencies' standards, including requirements for accreditation promulgated by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and standards for recognition from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices.
6. Knowledge of claims management and judge advocate claims investigatory processes (e.g., potentially compensable events) along with the additional knowledge of medical liability, patient policies, and a wide range of administrative laws, regulations and standards associated with the administration and adjudication of claims.
7. Skill in the operation of information management systems to support performance improvement, strategic planning and risk management/patient safety, and to verify or research safety, security, analysis and reporting techniques, data input requirements, and organizational structure.
8. Ability to prepare and conduct training sessions to educate all levels of healthcare staff in areas of quality management and performance improvement; skilled in effective oral and written communication
9. Ability to gather, analyse, and makes recommendations based on complex and diverse data using performance improvement techniques to include: root cause analysis, cause and effect analysis, failure mode and effects analysis, and the ability to develop action plans.
10. Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
11. This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
12. Disclosure of Political Appointments
13. Membership in American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), and affiliation with the American College of Healthcare Executives or other relevant.
14. Professional association, and/or a professional society relating to Performance Improvement is desirable.

Job Responsibility:

1. Plans, organizes, directs, and manages the MTF Clinical Quality/Performance Improvement programs, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements to meet organizational needs

2. Develops, plans, organizes, directs, and manages the Healthcare Risk Management program. Responsible for the organization's healthcare risk management activities
3. Administers accreditation and compliance programs for the Military Treatment Facility (MTF)
4. Administers management support programs for the Commander and Deputy Commander which fulfill the organization's requirements for strategic planning and data management