Assistant Health System Administrator (Assistant Health Services Administrator)
What are the Major Duties of this Position? The Assistant Health System Administrator (AHSA) assists the Health Systems Administrator in managing and directing the activities of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals within a correctional facility. The AHSA provides direct supervision to the Health Services staff, and ensures continued compliance with governing regulations. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis. To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Education:
GL-09:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related. Evaluation of Education:
Major study-hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields, such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. NOTE:
If you are using education to qualify, transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically transferred from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). The education MUST be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Transcripts MUST be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.(If you are selected for this position, you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.) For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications OR
Experience:
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Specialized experience is progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility, or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems. Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups. Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas, such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Applicants must also possess:
Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate, and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. Some examples of the qualifying experience are:
GL-09:
Knowledge of basic fiscal management principles and awareness of medical equipment, supplies and service cost. Experience with applying Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) Ambulatory Care standards, American Correctional Association, and/or program review standards for accreditation certification. management in directing a health care delivery system. GS-11:
Experience assisting with managing and directing the activities of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals responsible for medical and health services in a healthcare organization. Experience in contributing to the establishment of policy and/or program regulatory compliance requirements for a health care entity. Knowledge of fiscal management principles and awareness of medical equipment, supplies and service cost. INSERVICE PLACEMENT IS TO BE USED FOR MERIT PROMOTION JOBS ONLY Special Provision for In-service Placement:
Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:
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 individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. OR Combination of Education and
Experience:
GL-09 and GS-11:
Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
GL-09:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related. Evaluation of Education:
Major study-hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields, such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. NOTE:
If you are using education to qualify, transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically transferred from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). The education MUST be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Transcripts MUST be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.(If you are selected for this position, you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.) For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications OR
Experience:
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Specialized experience is progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility, or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems. Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups. Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas, such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Applicants must also possess:
Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate, and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. Some examples of the qualifying experience are:
GL-09:
Knowledge of basic fiscal management principles and awareness of medical equipment, supplies and service cost. Experience with applying Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) Ambulatory Care standards, American Correctional Association, and/or program review standards for accreditation certification. management in directing a health care delivery system. GS-11:
Experience assisting with managing and directing the activities of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals responsible for medical and health services in a healthcare organization. Experience in contributing to the establishment of policy and/or program regulatory compliance requirements for a health care entity. Knowledge of fiscal management principles and awareness of medical equipment, supplies and service cost. INSERVICE PLACEMENT IS TO BE USED FOR MERIT PROMOTION JOBS ONLY Special Provision for In-service Placement:
Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:
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 individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. OR Combination of Education and
Experience:
GL-09 and GS-11:
Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.
- Department:
0670 Health System Administration - Salary Range:
$53,154 to $80,912 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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