The Charleston VA Healthcare Network is recruiting Lead Medical Support Assistants! (Lead MSA). The Lead MSA supports Radiology Service, which provides diagnostic and interventional imaging across the medical center and six clinics. This role works with physicians, supervisors, and technologists, serving as a key member of the Radiology MSA team and managing orders and scheduling.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Assigns, distributes, and monitors radiology orders for all Advanced MSAs. The Lead MSA manages daily workload assessments, assigns tasks, and ensures proper staffing coverage. Responsibilities include reviewing training records, identifying training needs, and supporting MSAs across interdisciplinary settings.
The Lead assists with complex and non-standard procedures, including clinical flow processes related to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and community resources. Duties also include ensuring timely and accurate appointment scheduling; providing staff guidance on policy and procedure updates; creating and maintaining employee schedules; and serving as a liaison among Advanced MSAs, patients, and interdisciplinary teams to resolve day-to-day conflicts.
Work Schedule: 7:00am to 3:30pm or 7:30am-4:00pm (actual tour of duty to be determined) Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 63111F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $52719 – $68536/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This is a 7:00am to 3:30pm or 7:30am-4:00pm (actual tour of duty to be determined) position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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