Health System Specialist - Trainer

Veterans Health Administration • Las Vegas, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Health System Specialist is responsible for developing educated, competent employees throughout Community Care (Outpatient). The incumbents work independently to propose, plan and implement training. Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 09.
• 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.
• 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.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: proposes, plans and implements training, incorporates the development and implementation of training program courses, develops program objectives into viable programs, develops essential surveys and questionnaires to evaluate training needs and training outcomes.
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, Or LL.M in the related field of the position to be filled (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration).
• The education portion must include courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
• Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university.
• Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements.
• The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position (i.e., hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration).
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• Community Care Experience

Responsibilities

• Instructs courses covering a wide variety of topics in well-established areas of a subject-matter field, including but not limited to automated/computer-based Scheduler programs, VHA software applications.
• Translates technical jargon and complex terms into simpler explanations.
• Demonstrates specific actions to learners during instruction to ensure compliance with complex technical, regulatory guidance.
• Identifies skills gaps and utilizes practices to close them that are appropriate and aligned.
• Responsible for identifying and determining training priorities, conducts educational surveys, provides training, and administers programs.
• Provides administrative assistance to services and training programs that announce various workshops and training programs offered by the facility and/or VISN.
• Provides information concerning available training and makes all arrangements for facility training to occur.
• Provides information concerning available training, arranges for instruction, prepares reports and help facilitate courses.
• Incorporates the development and implementation of training program courses, including but not limited to VHA software programs, and employee development.
• Develops and implements strategies for effective communication of training program information.
• Participates in program planning meetings.
• Provides support for updating all Learning Service documents for service line Share Point site.
• Performs duties involving education policies and programs.
• Assists subject matter experts with the development of learning objectives, selection of appropriate instructional technology strategies and delivery systems for each activity.
• Collects information for analyses of training program courses and ensures effective operation of training program activities.
• Identifies and recommends ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying, or improving procedures and processes.
• Reviews new programs and/or curricula for possible inclusion in the learning & development training inventory.
• Develops reporting procedures, sampling techniques, and measurements at various points in the business cycle to identify problem areas or inherent weaknesses in work processes, procedures, information systems and content.
• Develops program objectives into viable programs.
• Develops essential surveys and questionnaires to evaluate training needs and training outcomes.
• Uses a variety of teaching modalities to meet learners' needs; organize and interpret course materials to best communicate and motivate learning.
• Applies principles, practices, and techniques of adult learning and use effective oral and written communication skills.
• Collects, collates, researches, analyzes track and trend educational program information.
• Provides technical input for purchasing training.
• Develops and delivers briefings, develop surveys, questionnaires, assessments, spreadsheets, statistical and administrative reports.
• Develop guidelines, instructional methods, materials, etc., and new or improved applications of educational technology to training programs.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree