Health System Specialist

This is a bargaining unit eligible position.

Major Duties:

• Apply change management theory and application at the national regional and local level; leading up to during and after deployment of the modernized Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Determine long-rang work plans and schedules to implement goals objectives and deadlines set by higher management. Incumbent determines resource needs allocates resources and accounts for their effective use.
• Integrate organizational goals change management theory contract management and communications skills in a rapidly changing environment.
• Apply project management tools and techniques as well as change management theory and application.
• Work closely with the Change Management Strategy End User and Engagement team and EHRM-IO Training teams to ensure cross-function communication and effective approach in implementation of all field facing change management activities.
• Execute change management programs to meet the needs of end-users of the modernized electronic health records within the regions and sites under his/her purview.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness efficiency and productivity of administrative and technical programs throughout the Electronic Health Records Modernization and Integrated Office (EHRM-IO).
• Identify education needs models and resources related to the implementation of change management practices particularly best practices for the multiple VA sites deployment of Electronic Health Record Modernization EHRM) across the organization.
• Express oral and written communication skills to interact effectively with a variety of internal external stakeholders.
• Prepare written and oral presentations requiring extensive technical and analytical input by the incumbent and/or subordinates.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public 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.

Selective Placement Factor:
Experience leading change management efforts at a regional and/or national level or scale. Has Prosci Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) Change Management Specialist (CMS) Kotter (KCCS) or other change management certification.

The Individual Occupational Requirements for this position are:

• Missions organizations programs and requirements of health care delivery systems;
• Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
• Government-wide agency and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget personnel and procurement.

• Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies practices and procedures and basic government administrative policies and requirements;
• Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and
• Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individuals progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.