HEALTH SYSTEM SPECIALIST

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Fort Belvoir, VA in the Defense Health Network East, Clinical Operations, Network 6 IOC Position. This position provides subject-matter expertise for hospital and ambulatory practice management to include access to care, template and referral management planning and programming. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Duties

• Provide technical oversight of medical management guidelines to ensure consistent, high-quality health care delivery across the Network.
• Develop evidence-based medical management and clinical evaluation criteria to strengthen intervention quality and inform Network clinical policy.
• Establish program standards to assess clinical processes and ensure compliance with DoD, national quality, and Uniformed Services medical regulations.
• Coordinate clinical policy updates with MTF clinical leaders to maintain alignment with current literature and Joint Commission requirements.
• Analyze clinical policy and medical management data to inform senior leader decisions and support integrated clinical optimization guidance.
• Lead strategic planning activities to shape practice management direction and integrate provider productivity requirements into planning processes.
• Conduct onsite assessments and deliver training to evaluate Military Treatment Facility program implementation and enhance clinical quality improvement efforts.
• Oversee personnel management policies and supervise multidisciplinary staff to ensure effective staffing, performance management, and mission alignment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience overseeing enterprise medical management policy to ensure alignment with advanced clinical and DoD standards; and applying expert clinical quality methods to evaluate complex health system performance and guide Network policy; and leading strategic planning for large, multi service healthcare systems to influence practice management direction; and managing multidisciplinary personnel programs to ensure effective staffing and organizational mission execution. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Education

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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/16/2026to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13059517). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.