The Medical Administrative Officer position is located in the Office of Community Care Department at the Newington, CT location. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week. This is a developmental detail and is not to exceed 120 days but may be extended based on agency needs.

Duties

Provide supervision for employees responsible for clinical care coordination and financial and administrative work in the support of the VA Community Care. Discuss, investigate, and respond to employees grievances and dissatisfactions to resolve conflicts. Provision and oversight of an annual multi million-dollar budget which includes budget formulation, justification, and financial reporting. Prepare, review, and submit budget estimates to executive leadership. Responsible in developing and coordinating internal review systems to assure that both clinical and administrative activities are in compliance with agency and accrediting and regulatory requirements. Provide for full administration of reporting, evaluation, and fee requirements associated with the accreditation of the organization. Develop both long and short-range policies and plans by coordination the needs of VA Community care for the medical center. Provide planning and direction for the Care in the Community. Identify needs and potential issues/concerns and devises flexibilities in operation and constructive, cost-effective approaches to the resolution of problems. Establish minimum standards for quality and productivity. Direct program implementation. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. Hours 8:00am- 4:30pm. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer (Detail)/PD021080 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. 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, 05/30/2024. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized experience may include: working with health care registration processes and information, coordinating multiple tasks, analyzing patient and hospital information, coordinating care with clinical services in and outside the hospital, overseeing a large budget and personnel correction, supervising a large medical administration section. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Financial ManagementInternal Controls/IntegrityLeadershipStrategic Thinking 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 is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address West Haven VA Medical Center 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 US
• Name: Troy Norman
• Phone: (203) 932-5711 X3964
• Email: [email protected]