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Health System Specialist (Facility Systems Redesign)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
On-site Providence, RI $101K – $132K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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This Health Systems Specialist (Facility Systems Redesign) position is in the Quality and Patient Safety service of the Providence VA Medical Center, located in Providence, RI. This is full time position, at 40 hours a week.
What You'll Do
- →The primary purpose of this position is to implement a Performance Improvement program for the VA Providence Health Care System.
- →The position is responsible for delivering Performance Improvement techniques to a broad array of program and services throughout all locations of the Medical Center, including Lean, Six Sigma, Coaching, Project Management, and Training.
- →Additional functions of the position involve advising leadership in the formulation of planning complex facility wide Strategic Plans and facility wide projects in the execution phase of supporting of Strategic Planning and HRO.
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Joins a team of subject matter experts, front line staff, and leadership through a rigorous and defined project management process utilizing multiple tools from Lean Six Sigma, Lean VA system, and other performance improvement disciplines to further define the current state of the process.
- →Leads project teams through designed brainstorming sessions to develop solutions towards a specific deliverable or goal during a project.
- →Participates in and facilitates transformative quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency improvement efforts.
- →Acts as a project lead for healthcare and operational improvement projects impacting patient care delivery systems and functions throughout the medical center.
- →Facilitates, coaches, and trains audiences at all levels of the organization throughout the lifecycle of a performance improvement project.
- →Conducts experiments and collects data to identify if the developed solutions are effective.
- →Develops control plans, communication plans, risk management plans, and through closeout of the project.
- →Provides consultation to executive, service line, and program leadership by leveraging VA data analytics and resources.
- →Converts data into numerous formats using advanced statistical models including statistical process control charts, histograms, paretto charts, and many more.
- →Conducts extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue.
- →Pulls, isolates, and manipulates data to identify root causes of a performance issue.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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