Senior Healthcare Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Director Health Care Operations

Overview

Senior Healthcare Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Director Health Care Operations

The City of Falls Church is a unique and historic city. Besides featuring quick access to renowned museums and art galleries in nearby Washington, D.C., almost every neighborhood is a treasure of its own with a variety of restaurants and shops that reflect the city's great ethnic and cultural diversity. You'll find a warm welcome in the City of Falls Church where you can shop, play, and join in the many activities offered throughout the year.

The city is conveniently located just miles from Washington, DC. (City Hall is only nine miles from the White House.) Falls Church is easily access by Routes 66 and 50, the East and West Falls Church Metro Stations (Orange Line), and by a number of bus routes. Interestingly, neither Metro station lies within the City's boundary.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. The DHA supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and is responsible for driving greater integration of clinical and business processes across the MHS.

Responsibilities

About the Position: This is a Senior Level (SL) position located in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)), Defense Health Agency (DHA), Falls Church, Virginia. The DHA is under the authority, direction and control of the USD(O&R), through the ASD(HA). The DHA is a Combat Support Agency (CSA).

MAJOR DUTIES:

Provide senior healthcare leadership on organizational, programmatic, and operational matters pertaining to the worldwide management of TRICARE private sector care for the provision of healthcare and dental care services.

Provide subject matter expertise on healthcare matters and on complex program and operational issues and set the strategy for THP to support seamless integration between the direct care system and private sector care partners.

Participate in the development, formulation, implementation, and advocacy of health care and dental care operational policies, MHS transformation, and program objectives of critical importance to the goals of the Secretary of Defense.

Ensure TRICARE program compliance and adequacy in the areas of policy interpretation and administration.

Ensure clearly defined lines of authority, responsibility and accountability are established for all assigned programs; develop plans and policies and ensure review and maintenance of program milestones.

Serve as the senior health plan expert, responsible for contract management oversight and ensuring that on-going purchased care operations of the MHS are working smoothly and efficiently.

Ensure that future needs are properly planned for, including policy for the introduction of new business practices, technologies and approaches to existing and future programs.

Align and integrate work of THP to support annual goals and priorities as established by the DAD HCO, DHA Director, ASD(HA), and USD(P/R).

Manage multiple projects and activities with varying timelines and due dates. Complete special projects as directed for high-priority issues that may be sensitive in nature and have short deadlines.

Perform high-level data analyses, review program(s) schedule(s), develop information and decision papers and briefs, and assist on healthcare initiatives as required.

Provide guidance on methodologies required to attain new strategies for the development of health care contract requirements.

Provide guidance and expert level advice on long-range operating and management goals and objectives for program operations. Review results achieved by the TRICARE program and provide recommendations for program improvements.

Advise the DAD HCO on capabilities and alternative strategies to accomplish assigned DHA mission-based functions, tasks and training objectives.

Ensure proper and adequate program accomplishments and provide recommendations for improving program implementation.

Chair or participate in various workgroups with representation by senior management officials from Federal, State or private sector organizations on DoD healthcare issues.

Perform other executive duties as assigned.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION :

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

◦An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.

◦An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.

◦An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY :

The Defense Health Agency does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Qualifications

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A comprehensive background investigation is required.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Qualifications


Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Senior Executive Service (SES) Members

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs), and other qualifications if applicable, listed below.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two (2) pages per technical qualification.

MTQ 1: In-depth knowledge of the healthcare industry, with broad experience and understanding of one or more of the following: the MHS management; managed health care operations; TRICARE Program operations; other federal health programs; and/or senior leadership experience within a civilian or uniformed services healthcare facilities.

MTQ 2: Broad knowledge of the federal legislative and regulatory procedures and processes, OMB and Congressional appropriation and budgetary processes/guidelines, and federal acquisition and contracting policies/procedures.

MTQ 3: Demonstrated ability to analyze and understand complex healthcare administration issues, recommend practical solutions, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on matters concerning technical and financial performance of major programs.