Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/07/2026. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Basic Requirement: The Health System Specialist Series 0671 requires specific experience to be appointed into this position. All applicants must meet one of the following requirements in addition to the grade specific requirements. Your experience must show 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 of 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; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. In addition to the Basic Requirement, applicants must also meet specialized experience to qualify for the GS-12 grade level. GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Expertise in applying analytical and evaluation methods and techniques to patient experience issues Interpersonal skills in presenting recommendations, articulating decisions, and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. Experience with health care system operations and interdependence of various departments. Ability to embrace and adapt to change, as well as cultivate partnerships to build consensus. Uses MS Word or comparable word processing software to execute several office automation functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files; activating printers; inserting and deleting text; formatting letters, reports and memoranda; and transmitting and receiving e-mail. Uses MS Excel or other comparable spreadsheet software to develop and change spreadsheets to graphically display data. Uses MS PowerPoint or other comparable graphics software to develop presentation materials. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.