Health System Specialist

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as senior technical authority and consultant to Patient Administration Division, OTSG, and MEDCOM on all operational and regulatory aspects of the Disability Evaluation System, MEB processing, Reserve Component medical retention, and VA transition.

Serve as the senior technical authority and consultant to the Patient Administration Division (PAD), OTSG, and MEDCOM . Establish Healthcare Administration Policies. Represent the Army in Inter-Service and Veterans Affaris Joint Working Groups. Adjudicate complex or precedent-setting case issues. Execute Staff Assistance Visits (SAVs) and Compliance Inspections. Deliver executive briefings and decision support. Direct PEBLO training and certification programs. Administer Specialty Disability Tracking Systems, including the Electronic Medical Evaluation Board (eMEB) and Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (APDES). Perform program evaluation and quality assurance.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in which includes evaluating and advising on military Disability Evaluation System (DES) and Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) or Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) processes; analyzing health system workflow metrics and electronic health/disability tracking systems (e.g., eMEB, APDES, or MHS Genesis) to optimize case management; developing and implementing healthcare administration policies, directives, or standard operating procedures; and collaborating across military medical treatment facilities, service branches, or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to resolve complex patient administration and disability evaluation issues.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above).