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Supervisory Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 42 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $122K – $158K Apply by Aug 14, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Health System Specialist - Supervisory Facility Systems Redesign Coordinator. The primary purpose of this position is to supervise and implement a Performance Improvement program at the Health Care System level. The position is responsible for delivering Performance Improvement techniques to a broad array of program and services throughout the Medical Center, including Lean, Six Sigma, Coaching, Project Management, and Training.
What You'll Do
- →This position involves 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.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Assigning work to subordinates, delegating authority as appropriate and holds staff responsible and accountable for the performance of the duties associated with Health Care System wide performance improvement programs, projects, products, under their supervision and management.
- →Conducting extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue.
- →Pulling, isolating, and manipulating data to identify root causes of a performance issue.
- →Developing statistical models to measure success of performance improvement actions.
- →Converting data into numerous formats using advanced statistical models including statistical process control charts, histograms, paretto charts, and many more.
- →Identifying and providing for management development and training needs of key staff members.
- →Participating in and facilitates transformative quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency improvement efforts.
- →Acting as the project lead for healthcare and operational improvement projects impacting patient care delivery systems and functions throughout the medical center.
- →Facilitating, coaching, and training audiences at all levels of the organizations throughout the lifecycle of a performance improvement project.
- →Identifies alternative systems and processes based on Lean/Systems Redesign/Systems Engineering principles to mitigate these types of errors.
- →Collects baseline information, identifies limitations in current systems, and discovers potential improvements.
- →Developing statistical, graphical, and narrative reports, and communicating these studies to medical center executive leadership, service chiefs, supervisors and other staff.
- →Aligns appropriate performance improvement teams and resources, project scopes, and value streams, strategic and operational plans.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
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