The FRM serves as the Medical Center manager for revenue-related issues from both CPAC and Medical Center staff, and is responsible for the development, enhancement and analysis of operational procedures between administrative and clinical services to maximize collections. In this position, serves as a revenue subject matter expert on local facility committees, Program Management Office (PMO) workgroups, OCC committees, and any national initiative aimed at enhancement of revenue activities.

Duties

Serves as the Medical Center manager and subject matter expert for revenue related issues from both CPAC and Medical Center staff. Advises and consults with counterparts and/or officials with higher and broader authority concerning problems involving work in the revenue program and its impact on broader programs, education, training needs for staff, and training problems affecting the unit and other related programs. Provides revenue utilization review support, address revenue reported issues, and address OI&T issues as needed. Serves as the revenue educator for Veterans on service connection (SC) and/or special authority (SA), repayment plans, hardships and waivers. Exercises judgment in assessing the financial position of the revenue program and areas affecting revenue generation. Analyzes potential revenue sources within the Medical Center and ensure that all MCCF billing and collections guidelines are strategically followed. Analyzes total MCCF collections in terms of productivity and percentage collected in relation to established VISN and National goals. Analyzes the active first and third-party accounts receivable for a given period with respect to the values of outstanding accounts receivable greater than 90 days old. Performs Special Disposition Inpatient Listing (SPIL) regularly to ensure timely and appropriate billing is taking place to prevent undue hardships to the Veteran. Reviews are completed on inpatient encounters that have been identified to hold copayments until further clinical analysis has been done. Analyze and validate that any first-party copayments are cancelled appropriately. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level GS 11 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: Total-Rewards-of-a-Nonclinical-Professionals-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Work Schedule: 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday; Tour of Duty to be set based on organizational need. Compressed/Flexible: Available to meet the needs of the organization. Telework: Authorized for some days per Pay Period, after successful completion of training, supervisory approval, and agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Management Specialist/PD57798A, PD87429A, and PD87429a Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Auhorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2023. 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. 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. GS-09 Time-In-Grade Requirement: For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.GS-11 Time-In-Grade Requirement: For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. You may qualify based on your experience and/or educationas described below: GS 09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Participates in ad hoc meetings/committees/workgroups with Chiefs of Service, Administrative Officers, Department Heads, Compliance, Revenue. Collaborates with Mental Health and Veteran Services to identify Veterans at High Risk and assist with billing concerns. Analyzes potential revenue sources within a Medical Center and ensure that all MCCF billing and collections guidelines are strategically followed. Develops and implements programs to effectively manage patient accounts, identify potential billable cases, and optimize collections. Communicates frequently with Attorneys, legal offices and Regional Counsel regarding legal cases. OR, GS 09 Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work? OR, GS-09: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Financial Management Specialist position, which may be substituted to meet the experience requirements for GS-09 position?. GS 11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Participates in ad hoc meetings/committees/workgroups with Chiefs of Service, Administrative Officers, Department Heads, Compliance, Revenue. Collaborates with Mental Health and Veteran Services to identify Veterans at High Risk and assist with billing concerns. Analyzes potential revenue sources within a Medical Center and ensure that all MCCF billing and collections guidelines are strategically followed. Develops and implements programs to effectively manage patient accounts, identify potential billable cases, and optimize collections. Communicates frequently with Attorneys, legal offices and Regional Counsel regarding legal cases. Develops and provides monthly reports to the Health Information Management (HIM) Chiefs - Business Office Manager (or comparable position), Compliance. Assesses the financial position of the revenue program and areas affecting revenue generation. OR, GS-11: Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR, GS-11: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Financial Management Specialist position, may be substituted to meet the experience requirements for GS-11 position. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsHealth Information ExchangeLeadershipTechnical Competence 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: Duties are primarily performed in an office setting and are mostly sedentary with some physical exertion, such as walking, bending, stooping, and stretching. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA MACPAC Asheville 730 128 Bingham Rd. Suite #500 Asheville, NC 28806 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]