Health System Specialist

Duties
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• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and applicable administrative staff to ensure appropriate security measures are in place to safeguard PHI.
• Develop guidance and assist in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures for local implementation of the DoD HIPAA regulatory and public law requirements.
• Incumbent is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and oversight of security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA).
• Ensure compliance with the new DoD Instruction 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) with the focus on addressing risk from an organizational, mission/business process and an information system perspective.
• Ensure that appropriate security measures and mechanisms are in place to prevent unauthorized access to electronic PHI and protect against reasonably anticipated threats.
• Perform internal audit of data access and use the findings to detect and deter breaches.
• Oversee, direct, and ensure delivery of initial privacy and security training and orientation to all employees, volunteers, clinical staff, business associates, and other appropriate third parties.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Basic Requirements for Health System Specialist:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: analyzing health care service performance within a medical facility; assisting in the development of facility procedures to improve performance; and managing healthcare data systems to support data retrieval and analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.