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Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
Hybrid Murfreesboro, TN $75K – $97K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Healthcare
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The Health System Specialist (HSS) position is located in the Office of Associate Director for Patient Care Service (ADPCS) at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). The HSS applies knowledge of health care management to coordinating and evaluating the delivery of health care services to Veterans. The HSS collaborates with service chiefs, administrative support, and members of TVHS' Executive Leadership Team, VISN and VACO staff in the implementation of a complex health care delivery system.
What You'll Do
- →VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is an integrated tertiary health care system comprised of two hospitals, the Alvin C.
- →York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro and the Nashville VA Medical Center, as well as 21 outpatient clinics located in middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
- →TVHS provides ambulatory care, primary care, and secondary care in acute medicine and surgery, specialized tertiary care, transplant services, spinal cord injury outpatient care, and a full range of extended care and mental health services.
- →More than 146,000 Veterans in middle Tennessee, southern Kentucky, and northern Georgia trust VA TVHS for their health care needs.
- →TVHS is the seventh largest VA medical center system in the nation serving roughly 75 counties with robust research and development, health care innovation, and more.
- →Middle Tennessee offers entertainment such as historic music venues, NFL Titans and NHL Predators, recreational activities, and natural sceneries.
- →Additionally, Tennessee does not have state taxes making the area more attractive to high-quality candidates.
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Providing continuity between TVHS' Services(s) Program activities; researching and interpreting internal and external policies, directives, survey standards and regulatory requirements.
- →Monitoring service activities including review and reporting of all workload statistics and program functions.
- →Ensuring accurate identification, reporting, tracking, and trending of services' resource utilization; adjust operations and resources as needed.
- →Preparing correspondence to local and national inquiries by collecting and analyzing information and preparing responses in proper format for final signature.
- →Collecting data from multiple sources ensuring precise and accurate summaries are provided for reporting and decision-making.
- →Coordinating administrative service needs to ensure timely completion and results: investigations, projects, service changes and implementations, annual evaluations, etc.
- →Advising and assisting with plan, organization, development, direction and evaluation of all operations and programs under the supervision the Associate Director for Patients Care Services.
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 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 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
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