Job opening: Supervisory Medical Support Assistant

Salary: $61 333 - 79 731 per year

Published at: Jul 30 2024

Company: Veterans Health Administration

Employment Type: Full-time

The Supervisory Medical Support Assistant position is in Primary Care service at VA Manchester Healthcare System, located at Somersworth, New Hampshire. This position will include travel to all CBOCs and Manchester campus. The position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Duties

Incumbent serves as Supervisor for Medical Support Assistants within the Primary Care Service at the VA Manchester Healthcare System. Major Duties include but are not limited to: Planning, organizing and directing the work of lower graded medical support assistants. Established work priorities. Identifies developmental training needs of employees and arranges training when required. Conducts in-service on-the-job skills assessment and instruction. Assigns work based on requirements and resources available. Reviews work produced and analyzes weekly reports to evaluate production. Resolves backlogs, scheduling errors, ICB Capture, EARR review and pre-registration data. Conducts regular staff meeting with medical support assistants. Communicates and updates on policy changes and new procedures. Services as point of contact for resolving patient issues especially regarding appointment and scheduling concerns. Acts as liaison with medical support assistants, medical staff, nursing staff and other services. Collects, compiles and tracks data and statistical information in support of several VA, VISN and local programs. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required NOTIFICATIONS: This position is not a bargaining unit position. Position is in the Excepted Service. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. The incumbent is required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/08/2024. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: MSAs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j. Experience and Education: (1) Experience: Six months experience of clerical, office, customer service, or other administrative work that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position OR (2) Education: One year above high school OR (3) Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable. Grade Determinations: GS-7 Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Candidates must demonstrate [all of] the KSAs below: Ability to provide the full range of administrative and supervisory duties [in a patient support setting,] which includes assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, and recommendation of awards and/or advancements]. Ability to collaborate, communicate, and demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills with [internal and external customers] to ensure quality/continuity of care and ensure compliance with established policies and regulations. Ability to provide briefings, orientations, staff development, and [training related to administrative functions in a patient support setting]. Ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, accomplish program goals, and adapt to changing priorities. GS-8 Grade Level Requirement. Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level (see above) leading or supervising MSAs or equivalent administrative patient support staff in a non-VA medical inpatient, outpatient, or interdisciplinary setting. GS-8 Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must demonstrate [all of] the KSAs below: Ability to provide the full range of administrative and supervisory duties [to at least one subordinate MSA supervisor or team leader in a patient support setting which includes assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, and recommendation of awards and/or advancements.] Ability to collaborate, communicate, and demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to ensure quality/continuity of care and ensure compliance with established policies and regulations. Ability to provide briefings, orientations, staff development, and training [in a patient support setting]. Ability to manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs, and identify budget needs. Advanced knowledge of managing or leading patient support staff in a clinic. This includes independently utilizing reference sources, decision making, and empowering the team to collaborate and resolve problems within a complex systems environment.] Assignment: Supervisory MSAs at this level plan and direct programs at medical centers and/or satellite outpatient clinics. They have full responsibility for supervising at least one subordinate MSA team leader, supervisor, or equivalent administrative patient support staff in a non-VA medical inpatient, outpatient, or interdisciplinary setting. Assignments at this level include, but are not limited to: evaluating the work of subordinate staff; resolving complex problems to ensure patient services are met; evaluating new products, equipment, and systems to make recommendations for improved operations; identifying educational or training needs; making final decisions on hiring selections; evaluating performance, and taking disciplinary action when necessary. The employee has administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the subordinate lead, supervisor, and MSA's activities. Responsible for extracting and analyzing data to provide reports to senior management in support of tracking measures. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Preferred Experience: 3-5 years of Leadership/Direct supervisory experience. 3-5 years of medical office experience Medical terminology experience References: VA Handbook 5005, PART II, APPENDIX G45 Medical Support Assistant VA Qualification Standard. http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/Directives-Handbooks/Documents/5005.pdf. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-8. Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion such as prolonged periods of standing, bending, reaching, crouching, stooping, stretching, and lifting moderately heavy items such as papers, books, manuals, record boxes and boxes of computer paper. Computers are used and therefore keyboarding is required. The work includes walking from area to area when covering other employees. Applicant may at times be exposed to stressful situations with Veterans.

Education

IMPORTANT: 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/.