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Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $90K – $145K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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The Office of Systems Redesign & Improvement (SR&I) is strategically aligned within the Office of Quality Management (QM) under the Office of Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) of the Veterans Health Administration. The incumbent reports to the Associate Director, Systems Improvement and Consultation. The Education Consultant provides oversight of education policies, programs, and training for internal and external customers and stakeholders.
What You'll Do
- →Ensure alignment with the overall organizational mission and vision for the future from an organization perspective.
- →Serve as a resource and advisor to both clinical and administrative staff in the development and review of training and education plans and strategies, requiring outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- →Develop and maintain a system for tracking educational activities, attendance, and participant satisfaction to ensure cost-effective programs and the best use of resources to meet or exceed customer requirements.
- →Support, facilitate and ensure continuing education policies and programs to promote the continuing professional competence of program staff, including cross-service educational programs of general interest.
- →Comprehensive knowledge of the range of administrative policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the implementation and administration of continuous process improvement programs and the HRO principles.
- →Knowledge of program goals and objectives, the sequence of timing of key events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the worth of program accomplishments and performance measures.
- →Skill to plan, organize, and direct team study work with team leads in negotiating and effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may be in conflict with other program objectives.
- →Related work requires the ability to direct/lead complex studies requiring the application of advanced communication, educational and evaluation methods, and related techniques.
- →Investigates and analyzes adverse quality trends in improvement initiatives or conditions in initiates corrective actions, consults with technical experts to examine and analyze unusual or problem situations indicated by changes in program quality indicators.
- →Champions the use of innovative strategies as performance improvement in quality improvement techniques appropriate to the agency mission and culture.
- →Is recognized as an expert whose services are available VHA wide.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- →Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓This announcement will close on 09/14/2026.
- ✓The first 100 applications received will receive first consideration.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 66065085-62ab-49dc-a432-87c734786293
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