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Supervisory Health System Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $126K – $197K Apply by Aug 5, 2026 Health System Specialist ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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NCPS is a complex VHA national program office having direct impact at the Central Office, Network, facility, and frontline levels. The incumbent serves as Chief Patient Safety Analyst and is responsible for the VHA-wide patient safety event capture and reporting systems and in developing and managing national level data and reporting systems affecting all levels of patient safety program oversight for VHA within the purview of the NCPS.
What You'll Do
- →Ensures the effective operation of the NCPS Patient Safety Information and Reporting System, which is the enterprise business application system for a VHA-wide network of safety personnel utilized to facilitate documentation and analysis of adverse events reporting to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and outcomes.
- →Provides expert advice and technical assistance to managers and supervisors in a wide variety of areas.
- →Resolves sensitive problems involving planning, management, communications, and control in relation to manpower and material resource utilization, objectives, and policies of the NCPS.
- →Performs data analysis, data mining, reporting, and program evaluation in all areas of patient safety.
- →Interprets findings resulting from studies that are independently developed.
- →Completes analyses of data and identifies programmatically significant findings and trends.
- →Conducts searches in safety event reporting database using approved NCPS search tools, e.g., Polyanalyst, JPSR, SPOT, PSAT, Recalls or VSSC.
- →Independently communicates with staff of other national VHA program offices, VHA VISN and facility patient safety professionals and leadership, and other key officials within or outside of the VHA to define requirements, obtain information, negotiate for services, and to clarify issues.
- →Advises on the allocation of resources to support program activities and ensures the efficient use of those resources.
- →Organizes and leads change at NCPS to respond to national goals and objectives, and actively participates with NCPS's leadership team in the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures.
- →Researches, designs, and assists in the preparation, presentation, and implementation of new methods, procedures, and projects, to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the program office.
- →Participates in proactive strategic planning activities that may improve operation of NCPS program and projects.
- →Prepares and delivers complex briefings, reports, program, and project updates for executive leadership.
- →Produces analytic reports and studies for internal and external stakeholders, including VISN and field patient safety professionals, and oversight bodies.
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.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓This position requires the application, assessment, and questionnaire to be fully completed.
- ✓The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9801d6ee-2b42-421a-aca1-32209c0400a0
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