Health System Specialist

About the Position: This position is located within Raymond W Bliss Army Health Center, Fort Huachuca, AZ. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Applicants with a strong clinical background and direct patient care experience (such as nursing, medical assisting, or other hands-on clinical roles) are highly preferred.

Maintain patient safety policies, programs, and practices in accordance with Quality Management Program principles and numerous applicable regulations.

Implement a process to receive and centrally manage patient safety reports from Military Treatment Facility staff and/or patients or visitors.

Train staff as appropriate in the patient safety and process improvement concepts in order to promote their role as team members, team leaders, and recorders.

Provide feedback to staff regarding the identification and follow-up of patient safety events, lessons learned, and corrective actions.

Comply with directives in preparing annual and cyclic planning documents.

Assist in the planning, development and implementation of the patient safety and performance improvement programs, patient safety policies and procedures.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.