This position functions as Assistant Chief, Business Office at the VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN. This medical center is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility. This medical center is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities includes, but are not limited to: Exercise direct/indirect of 140 other personnel. Direct tort claims for the medical facility/reproduction or medical records in civil hearings. Develop/manage dispositions for staff dispositions under State Mental Health Act for settlements of estates, guardianship proceedings, and civil actions. Direct and supervise services that involve files, reproduction, forms management, travel of patients etc. Directly manages section supervisors in the operational aspect of the service to support all clinical activity. Review and recommend approval of contract submittal as the Contracting Officer Representative(COR) for outsourcing continuum. Hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints, and reviews or approve disciplinary actions, suspensions, or removal, Establish and review policies and procedures for the Business Office. Conduct management analysis techniques that promote management principles in wards, admitting offices, and emergency setting by making workload surveys that inhibit positive changes in clinics, admission services, and scheduling policies. Respond to subpoenas/testimony in court or other non- medical center type of civil hearings. Exude via policy of applicable laws pertains to the determination of eligibility for discharges and transfer of patients. Furnishing pre/post opt care; the disposition of deceased patients, their funds and effects of furnishing authorized services. Personnel management of expenditures and withdrawals, selection, procurement and purchase of clothing and other articles for obligation of debts Coordinates "Bed Utilization" studies by bed management software. Develop all necessary information relating to bed demands, availability of staff, seasonal fluctuations, changes in procedures and policies as they affect planned bed utilization. Formulate and issue policies which provide sound administrative practices. Operational responsibility for creating/utilizing program evaluations for physical facilities and equipment as describes by the Medical Treatment Facility. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

GS-13 Specialized Experience: Applicant must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience planning, developing, organizing, and directing a complex, comprehensive patient administrative management which provides the services and technical counsel necessary to meet all legal, procedural, and administrative requirements of a healthcare organization; making recommendations that affect internal and external healthcare programs and policies; and experience restructuring and forecasting immediate and long-range goals, objectives, plans, and schedules to meet changes in legislation, program authority, and/or findings. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementFinancial ManagementLeadershipOrganizational Awareness IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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). 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. Physical Requirements: Position is sedentary in nature. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Memphis VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]