The incumbent performs both routine and complex administrative and miscellaneous clerical duties as assigned with general administrative support from Prosthetic management.
DUTIES: The incumbent performs both routine and complex administrative and miscellaneous clerical duties as assigned with general administrative support from Prosthetic management. Incumbent is responsible for scheduling appointments, including interpreting and verifying provider orders in accordance with VHA national scheduling guidelines.
Assignments at this level include, but are not limited to, scheduling, cancelling, and re-scheduling patient's appointments and/or consults; entering no-show information; preparing for clinic visits; monitoring both inpatient and outpatient appointments for areas of responsibility; ensuring encounter information is completed in order to obtain appropriate workload credit; and verifying and updating demographics and insurance information.
The incumbent will perform assigned duties to facilitate efficient daily operations, providing support to clinical lab practitioners and will participate in meetings, briefings, and/or daily huddles. The incumbent will manage the daily flow of service by coordinating administrative services for veterans and their family members and caregivers.
The incumbent will also be responsible for providing durable medical equipment to Veterans and/or providers presenting to the service as needed and posting stock issues. The incumbent is responsible for proactive behaviors in preventing, identifying, and reporting unsafe patient care situations. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not available Telework: ADHOC ONLY Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 VA Careers - Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/EE9c4XkaELo
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/. Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs.
Grandfathering Provision All MSAs employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series, and grade held, which are a part of the basic requirements of the occupation.
For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Such employees may be reassigned, promoted, or changed to a lower grade within the occupation.
Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
If an employee who was converted to Title 38 hybrid status under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Creditable Experience. Knowledge of MSA Practices.
To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) associated with current MSA responsibilities or an equivalent administrative patient support role in a non-VA medical inpatient or outpatient setting. Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid/non-paid employment as an MSA or an equivalent position in a non-VA hospital or clinic setting. Quality of Experience.
Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to MSA experience or equivalent administrative clinical support role in a non-VA medical inpatient or outpatient setting at the next lower grade level.
For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty), and a range of varieties as described in this standard, at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Part-Time Experience.
Part-time experience as an MSA or equivalent administrative patient support in a non-VA medical inpatient or outpatient setting is creditable according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, an MSA employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive one full-time workweek of credit for each two weeks of service.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.
Padmini.Elayath@va.gov · 410-691-0612 X40612
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $42216 – $68926/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-08.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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