Health System Specialist

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

This position requires a Special Placement Factor (SPF). Candidates must possess experience at least at the next lower grade level to be eligible for consideration. The required experience must be clearly documented in your resume. Failure to explicitly demonstrate this experience may result in disqualification from further consideration. Special Placement Factor includes: Experience participating in or reviewing Root Cause Analyses (RCA) or Comprehensive Systematic Analyses Experience with data analysis, data mining, reporting and program evaluation in patient safety.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performs data analysis, data mining, reporting and program evaluation in areas of patient safety.

Conduct detailed analysis of all aspects of Root Cause Analysis and submit reports to leadership Prepares and delivers complex briefings, reports, program and project updates for executive leadership Provide consultation as a subject matter expert with individuals and small or large groups in support of patient safety programs Implement ways to clearly communicate program and project information with internal and external stakeholders.