Job Title: Health System Specialist

Health System Specialist Position Overview

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who served our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people – our Veterans. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your Country’s service.

If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA. The VA is committed to hiring Veterans. The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.

NOTE: You must be a citizen to apply for this job. You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.

Health System Specialist Duties and Responsibilities

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Office of Communications, Office of Media Management, in .  You will perform duties directly contributing to the management and oversight of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) national intranet and Internet web/social media presences, initiating and developing web-based policy, interpreting federal regulations, implementing guidelines for website management, participating in national training initiatives, and performing graphic/web design functions.  Duties will include:

  1. Analyzing, evaluating, advising on, and coordinating the posting of data on websites owned by the VHA.
  2. Providing support to health care management officials by analyzing, evaluating, advising on, and coordinating the posting of data on VHA websites.
  3. Reviewing and approving all web content.
  4. Writing and editing content for websites, including assisting or leading field advisory boards.
  5. Using tools, software, and processes to develop and promote websites and social media sites. Tools/software include, but is not limited to, VA’s Enterprise Content Management System (Teamsite), HTML, CSS, Javascripts, and other scripting/development languages.
  6. Applying specialized principles and practices of health care management in support of projects serving the VA health care delivery system.
  7. Assisting the Director in planning, designing, developing, evaluating, implementing, and evaluating projects that range in scope from complex/enterprise-wide projects to smaller local projects.
  8. Providing guidance in all areas such as those dealing with fiscal, procurement, personnel, program management analysis, and contract management.
  9. Preparing MS PowerPoint presentations, using MS Excel to display data, create tables and graphs, and using MS Word for documents.
  10. Assisting with analyzing the Office’s budget, making recommendations for changes in allocations and/or purchases, analyzing financial documents to identify program-related expenditures and accrual problems, and analyzing prior year expenditures and preparing the draft budget for the next year.
  11. Preparing correspondence and reports.
  12. Communicating with both technical and content personnel at a national, regional, and local level.