The incumbent serves as a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) located in the Business Office (BO); This is a full time position at 40 hours per week working days/nights/weekends/holidays. Note: Tour of Duty (TOD) will be discussed upon selection.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Provides medical administrative coverage for all Facility administrative duties during absences and irregular hours (Non-Policy Making). Assist with processing admissions. Assists with processing discharges. Assists with enrollment & eligibility for external customers about VA Health Benefits. Provides travel processing support for internal and external customers. Supports health information management systems with information and processing, presentation, and reporting. Maintains and pulls regular reports on multiple digital systems upon request. Coordinates communication between departments and leadership for any emergency situations. Interprets and instructs on established VA, Federal, and Local Policy, Procedures, and SOPs. Provides medical administrative coverage for all Facility administrative duties during absences and irregular hours (Non-Policy Making). Assist with processing admissions. Assists with processing discharges. Assists with enrollment & eligibility for external customers about Health Benefits. Provides travel processing support for internal and external customers. Supports health information management systems with information and processing, presentation, and reporting. Provides medical administrative coverage for all Facility administrative duties during absences and irregular hours (Non-Policy Making). Assist with processing admissions. Assists with processing discharges. Assists with enrollment & eligibility for external customers about Health Benefits. Work Schedule: Week days, weekends and holidays (TOD will be discussed upon selection) Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Admin Specialist/PD99385S NOTIFICATIONS: This position is in the Competitive Service. 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. This is an NAGE Bargaining Unit position. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement12/21/2024. 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. 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 07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Plans, develops and conducts internal review studies in deficient areas including records management, and privacy issues. Utilization Review and Health Information activities, privacy, records management and the new scanning program. Interviewing and counseling Veterans concerning the law and regulatory guidelines on their enrollment and eligibility for health care benefits. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a 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. The degree must be in a field that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the Medical Administration Specialist position. 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 one year of graduate education.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Manchester VA Medical Center 718 Smyth Road Manchester, NH 03104 US
• Name: Christian DiNoia
• Phone: 508-577-5306
• Email: [email protected]