Health System Specialist

Healthcare And Science Security Specialist

Help Collaborate with healthcare professionals and applicable administrative staff to ensure appropriate security measures are in place to safeguard PHI.

Develop guidance and assist in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures for local implementation of the DoD HIPAA regulatory and public law requirements.

Incumbent is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and oversight of security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA).

Ensure compliance with the new DoD Instruction 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) with the focus on addressing risk from an organizational, mission / business process and an information system perspective.

Ensure that appropriate security measures and mechanisms are in place to prevent unauthorized access to electronic PHI and protect against reasonably anticipated threats.

Perform internal audit of data access and use the findings to detect and deter breaches.

Oversee, direct, and ensure delivery of initial privacy and security training and orientation to all employees, volunteers, clinical staff, business associates, and other appropriate third parties.

Conditions of employment :

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• 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 background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications :

Who May Apply : US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and / or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirements for Health System Specialist :

Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes : analyzing health care service performance within a medical facility; assisting in the development of facility procedures to improve performance; and managing healthcare data systems to support data retrieval and analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade / level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education : This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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