The position serves as Medical Support Assistant (MSA) in Employee Occupational Health at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, Chief of Staff service line. The VA San Diego Healthcare System is designated as a Level 1A facility, one of the most complex facilities in the nation, with numerous outpatient clinics dispersed over a large geographic region and affiliations with several colleges and universities.
Service protects employees through prevention, safety, and workplace health programs.
Major duties include, but are not limited to: Schedules, cancels or reschedules tests in accordance with scheduling guidelines for requests, consults, and direction from occupational health designees. Verifies orders, employee records as appropriate. Interacts with internal and external customers to achieve desired outcomes. Registers staff that are eligible for employee occupational health services including COVID-19 Testing.
Inputs templated administrative notes into the employee health record. Obtains medical information from patients, accurately documenting this information in the appropriate system while communicating this information in an accurate and timely manner to the appropriate personnel. Ensures clinicians complete encounter forms to obtain workload credit. Uploads records from sources including Access and Excel into the employee health medical record (OHM).
Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 4:00PM. 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 #: 000000 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/.
Jorge.Delarosa@va.gov · 480-232-7991
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $40177 – $65597/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-13.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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