Health System Specialist - Credentialing and Privileging Specialist

Summary

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Health System Specialist - Credentialing and Privileging Specialist for the The Medical Staff Office. Incumbent is responsible for the Credentialing and Privileging (C&P) process of VAMC clinical services providers, including full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, contract, without compensation (WOC), fee basis, and telehealth Licensed Independent Providers (LIPs), as defined in the VAMC Medical Staff Bylaws.

Duties

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Duties include, but are not limited to :

Program Analysis and Support - 25%

• Assists the Credentialing and Privileging (C&P) Manager / Analyst in developing short- and long-term goals necessary to accomplish the mission of the C&P program
• Assists C&P Manager / Analyst in drafting local credentialing processes and Medical Staff Bylaws in compliance with all applicable regulations
• The incumbent ensures accurate provider data is entered into and maintained in the VetPro computer program.
• The incumbent holds the credit card and is responsible for maintaining records, reconciling monthly charge statements and verifying legitimacy of requests for National Practitioner Data Bank - Continuous Query (NPDB-CQ) enrollments / renewals, licensure verification (if applicable), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, American Medical Association, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), National Student Clearing House, Work Number and, board certification (if applicable).

Compliance - 25%

Quality Assurance - 25%

Program Advisor - 25%

NOTE : The position is under Classification Consistency Review and the grade may change once the person is hired into the role.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm

Telework : This position may be authorized for as needed (Ad-Hoc) telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Position Description / PD# : Health System Specialist - Credentialing and Privileging Specialist / PD91698VS

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) : Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

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. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider :

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12 / 12 / 2025.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) : This occupational series has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). To meet the IOR / basic qualification of the 0671 Health System Administration Occupational Series, you must possess one of the following :

In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), you may qualify based on your experience and / or education as described below :

OR,

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position :

NOTE : The position is under Classification Consistency Review and the grade may change once the person is hired into the role.

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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements : The work is mostly sedentary. Occasionally, light physical effort may be required, such as that involved with walking, stair climbing, and carrying of light office items.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications (to include both the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and / or grade level qualifications) on education.

Note : Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here : If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit :

Transcripts must be official or unofficial college transcripts. A copy of your certificate / degree or screenshot of your current classes are not a replacement of your transcript and they will not be used in the qualifying process. Transcripts must include the following information :

If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying based on education, you need to list your education history including the type of degree and your major of study. If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses in your resume.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

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.

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