VA Subject Matter Expert; SME Team Lead

Position Summary

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) is a trusted partner to federal health agencies. We are seeking a VA Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will serve as a Team Lead supporting the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH) Women Veterans Quality Improvement Project (WV-QIP). The SME will provide executive-level healthcare operations expertise and strategic guidance to support comprehensive evaluations of Women’s Health Programs, identification of opportunities for improvement, and implementation of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) initiatives across VA Health Care Systems (HCSs).

Leveraging extensive experience in hospital and health system administration—preferably within VHA—the SME will provide insight into VA organizational structures, healthcare delivery models, leadership and governance, clinical operations, staffing, care coordination, quality improvement, organizational culture, and the environment of care. The individual will participate in on-site evaluations and stakeholder interviews, assess findings against VA policies and standards, advise local leadership and project teams, and help translate evaluation findings into actionable improvement strategies.

• Serve as a senior VA healthcare SME and Team Lead for assigned VA HCS evaluations, site visits, and quality improvement activities.
• Provide executive-level expertise regarding VHA organizational structure, hospital administration, healthcare operations, governance, clinical service delivery, and implementation of national VA policies and priorities.
• Lead and participate in on-site evaluations of Women’s Health Programs, including engagement with facility executive leadership, clinical leaders, program managers, subject matter experts, and Quality Improvement (QI) Practice Teams.
• Conduct and support stakeholder interviews, document reviews, and assessment activities to evaluate program operations, staffing, care coordination, organizational culture, environment of care, and adherence to applicable Women’s Health policies and standards.
• Apply extensive VA operational experience to identify organizational, operational, and implementation barriers affecting the delivery of high-quality care to women Veterans.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings to identify strengths, gaps, risks, opportunities for improvement, and recommended areas of focus for facility leadership and OWH.
• Present evaluation findings and recommendations to VA facility leadership and facilitate discussions regarding improvement priorities and potential interventions.
• Support selection and development of facility-specific EBQI focus areas, goals, objectives, and action plans based on evaluation findings and local priorities.
• Provide strategic guidance and coaching to QI Champions, QI Practice Teams, and facility leaders throughout implementation of EBQI initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration among executive leaders, clinical teams, administrative stakeholders, and project personnel to advance improvement initiatives and promote stakeholder accountability.
• Contribute executive-level perspective to site-specific assessment tools, evaluation summaries, EBQI Action Plans, final site reports, and cross-site findings.
• Identify recurring themes, systemic barriers, promising practices, and opportunities that may inform OWH’s broader understanding of Women’s Health Program performance across VHA.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Project Managers, Senior Program Analysts, Data Analysts, Clinical Informaticists, and other SMEs to integrate operational, clinical, analytical, and informatics perspectives into project recommendations.
• Support effective communication and coordination with…