The Incumbent serves in the Health Administrative Service who has direct responsibilities for developing and analyzing health administrative service programs for corporate Tampa. The incumbent has a high level of analytical ability, interpersonal skills, and data analysis and data base systems.

Duties

Major Duties Include: Resolves HAS operating problems referred by service employees through application of equipment operating manuals and troubleshooting personnel. Works closely with the Business Office on processes that affect revenue. Provides reports of errors and corrective action taken to the Chief, Health Administration Service that may be forwarded to Central Office, VISN or Service Chiefs throughout the medical center. Serves as a point of contact for the medical center on all training matters relating to the units of the Health Administration Service (HAS) computer system, coordinating training and monitoring the needs of users. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Specialist/PD4714-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Approved.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/13/2024. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Leads and conducts internal audits on compliance with directives, policies and procedures. Incumbent actively seeks out errors, instructs employees on how to correct errors, and trains employees to avoid recurrence of errors. Serves as a point of contact for the medical center on all training matters relating to the units of the Health Administration Service (HAS) computer system, coordinating training and monitoring the needs of users. Experience with the computer system and have a knowledge of the total hospital data collection concept, including a variety of operating systems data bases, functions and options, terminal codes, language and computer applications. Initiates ongoing data validation of VISTA initiated reports for Health Administration Service (HAS) to ensure accuracy of data. Provides reports of errors and corrective action taken to the Chief, Health Administration Service that may be forwarded to Central Office, VISN or Service Chiefs throughout the medical center. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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., if related OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 full year of graduate level education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AuditingHealth InformaticsNetwork Management 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: Position requires walking, standing, bending, and prolonged periods of sitting. The work is mostly sedentary; however, it occasionally requires carrying light objects such as files, books and papers. 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 James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 US
• Name: Maria Link
• Phone: (814) 943-8164
• Email: [email protected]