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Health System Specialist - HPE
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
Hybrid Saint Cloud, MN $67K – $106K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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This position is in the Health Professions Education (HPE) Office (HPEO) and is organizationally aligned and supervised by the Designated Education Officer (DEO) who reports to the Chief of Staff (COS). This position supports the DEO and HPE management for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the quality of HPE programs and the quality of care delivered by Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but not limited to: HPT Onboarding Specialist - 50% Serves as the Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) onboarding specialist.
- →Responds to requests for information and guidance from all levels of the organization.
- →Responsible for analyzing and synthesizing data from several data systems and sources to cross check, validate and present accurate and relevant information.
- →Serves as the facility subject matter expert (SME) in HPT recruitment, supporting clinical services and providing guidance related to Trainee Recruitment Events (TREs), VA scholarship and loan repayment programs for HPTs (i.e.
- →Health Professional Scholarship Program [HPSP], Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program [SELRP]).
- →Monitors and manages the onboarding and off-boarding activities of HPTs to ensure each individual HPT is qualified to train at VA, meeting the requirements of the affiliate training program and requirements for federal employment.
- →Facilitates and validates information for the TQCVL and expedites approval process from the DEO through the VA Facility Director and verifies information prior to any HPT's appointment.
- →As the SME, trains and guides affiliate staff in completion of the TQCVL including navigation of multiple data sources such as National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE), and Selective Service System.
- →Maintains various VA and local databases that consist of information related to HPT records, training, security background, academic programs, VA transfers, pharmacy prescribing authorization and licensure.
- →Program Administration, Outreach and Development - 50% Advises HPE management and OAA's informed decision-making processes with the research, collection, compilation, analysis, presentation, and management of data and HPE program information.
- →Establishes and maintains collegial working relationships with key academic, accreditation organizations, such as university and college academia and administrative staff, civilian medical facilities key personnel, other federal and state government agencies, and professional societies.
- →Informs stakeholders to ensure HPTs are eligible to rotate at the facility, have appropriate training qualifications and certifications, and to complete required legal documentation such as affiliation agreements and onboarding applications.
- →Conducts special projects related to performance/process improvement to include rapid improvement events and new/revised policy or program changes.
- →Prepares data and information for executive-level briefings, decision or white papers, reports and other documents used for official reporting, communications or publication by the facility.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 48022254-7a32-432e-8289-7be1f936c5f3
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