Health System Specialist

What you would do

• Analyze and evaluate management and administrative policies, programs, and operations.
• Conduct internal reviews to confirm clinical and administrative work meets standards.
• Review administrative guidelines and set up internal operating procedures.
• Gather information, prepare reports, and recommend fixes for problems.
• Monitor technical, performance, and administrative aspects of contracts.
• Analyze reports to track progress, spot trends, and suggest other courses of action.

Do you qualify for GS-9?

With experience: One year of specialized experience at the GS-7 level. This means coordinating decisions on program management and administrative support, analyzing health care operations, and developing recommendations to solve problems in a clinical support division.

With education: A master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher graduate study leading to one, or an LL.B. or J.D. A field such as hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields like business or public administration with health care administration coursework is needed. You can also combine education and experience to reach 100 percent. Education from a foreign school must be evaluated by a private evaluation organization or given full credit by a U.S. accredited school.

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates by month and year, hours per week, and duties
• Transcripts if you qualify through education
• Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
• Optional cover letter

How you will be rated: Your application package, including your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire responses, will be reviewed to see if you meet the qualifications. Incomplete packages or missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating. If your qualifications or experience are found to be inflated, you may lose consideration.

Tips for this job:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must show the hours per week for each job.
• If you qualify through education, submit your transcript with your application or you will be rated ineligible.
• Describe your experience in plain language and avoid acronyms, since the agency will not assume what your resume means.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses may be reimbursed under agency policy. Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized. Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants. Permanent change of station costs are authorized. Selectees may receive foreign area benefits such as living quarters allowance or government quarters.

Conditions of employment:

• Suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete Selective Service registration certification
• Proof of U.S. citizenship required
• One-year trial or probationary period may be required
• Must follow Exceptional Family Member Program requirements
• Must meet requirements of DoDI 1400.25 for employment in foreign areas
• Immunization screening required for employees at medical treatment facilities
• Temporary duty or business travel of 20 percent of the time
• Mandatory yearly seasonal influenza vaccination
• Position designated as mission essential
• Direct deposit of pay required
• Initial overseas tour of 36 months

Job details

Salary

$52,727 – $68,549 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-9 · General Schedule

Location

Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

1

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

25% or less

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Health System Specialist (0671)

Announcement

HSJG-26-13103461-DHA