This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 7), Atlanta VA Health Care System (VAHCS), VA Community Care Service (VACC), in Atlanta, GA. The incumbent will provide managerial leadership, monitoring and expert technical health administration guidance to VACC staff, as well as consultative and support services to Service Lines throughout the facility.

Duties

The Supervisory Medical Administrative Specialist is responsible for a wide variety of functions related to VACC and other contract services; these include financial analysis, programmatic oversight of VACC, provider contract development and contract maintenance, information management. performance of clinical/financial feasibility studies, and support in strategic planning efforts. The Supervisory Medical Administrative Specialist serves as the immediate supervisor of the MSA Supervisors as well as other administrative positions located within VACC. The Supervisory Medical Administrative Specialist serves as the immediate supervisor of the MSA Supervisors as well as other administrative positions located within VACC. One year supervisory experience and one year community care experience is desired. The Supervisory Medical Administrative Specialist duties include but are not limited to the following: Establishes and maintains good relations with Veterans, their families, visitors, and clinical and administrative employees. Provides oversight and management of administration activities within the community care department. Develops and tracks monitors for all program areas and identify need for changes in process functions or further evaluation. Manages staffing, budgeting, procuring, and training for the community care department. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets, and adjust short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. Manages the medical administration operations and supports the mission, vision, and fundamental principles of the community care department. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates to adjust priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Interviews candidates for positions in the unit. Recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment to positions. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, (some variation may be required based on the needs of the Service).Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Medical Admin Specialist/

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/18/2024. 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. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have. OR, 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Clerical Critical Thinking Customer Service Human Factors Leadership Manages and Organizes Information Managing Human Resources Technical 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: The work requires frequent standing bending, reaching and walking. The work requires light lifting and carrying under 15 lbs. Must have full manual dexterity and keyboarding skills. This may be considered demanding physical activity .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 Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Jeniqua Knuckles
• Phone: 843-864-4844 X201807
• Email: [email protected]