You will serve as an ASSISTANT PATIENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICER in the PATIENT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT of NMRTC TWENTY NINE PALMS CA.

Duties

You will conduct a wide range of patient administration related functions within the hospital. You will provide medical principles and practices required to support the administrative needs of the Military Health Services System. You will oversee the day-to-day medical readiness of the Patient Administration Department. You will provide continuous measurement, assessment, and improvement of department functions You will resolve management-employee problems You will assign, distribute and review work of subordinates. You will organize and coordinate all Decedent Affairs functions for deaths occurring at NMRCTC 29 Palms You will serve as the survivor benefits counselor pertaining to the educational, Veterans Administration and other survivor benefits You will communicate with the responsible County Coroner on all cases involving Active Duty., Military Dependents and Retired Military member deaths

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience establishing plans, controls, and supportive mechanisms to ensure quality patient administrative services (e.g., birth certificates, organ donations, HIPAA Protocols). Experience managing administrative obligations for medical and physical evaluation boards to track medical readiness determinations (e.g., Integrated Disability Evaluation System and Limit Duty Cases). Experience organizing Decedent Affair functions for deceased members in accordance with Decedent Affair Program policies. Experience inspecting remains of deceased and instructing medical staff on handling care. Experience leading a patient admin department by resolving management-employee problems, distributing workload, and evaluating performance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC TWENTY NINE PALMS CA Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms, CA 92278 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]