About the Position: This is a Medical Services Account Specialist position located in Fort Wainwright, Alaska. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Determine appropriate disposition for delinquent accounts. Appropriately age and track all accounts for Veteran Affairs, Medical Service Account (MSA), and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accounts. Provide final reconciliation of all medical service account collections and disbursements ensuring correctness. Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure appropriate and timely submission of patient claims to third party payers associated with Medical Service Accounts. Compose and submit to supervisor reports pertaining to the unit's operations, including workload and production data. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to obtain Financial Management Level 2 certification within 2 years of employment. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.

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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing one or more of the following: advising on billing procedures; assisting with implementing policies, guidance, and procedures regarding the billing and collecting of funds for medical services rendered; certifying the validity and accuracy of inpatient and outpatient medical service accounts; and assisting in compiling accurate and timely financial and accounting data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: 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. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Accounting or Finance. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83CG DHA ALASKA MKT-BASSETT ACH DO NOT MAIL Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk