The incumbent serves as the Supervisory Medical Support Assistant (MSA) within Integrated Care Services (ICS), overseeing medical administrative operations for Outpatient Clinics and Health Care Centers across the Health Care System. ICS supports patient care through functions such as intake and processing, eligibility, insurance verification, scheduling, travel coordination, transfers, records management, transcription, revenue-cycle activities, and coding.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Supervisory Medical Support Assistant (MSA) is responsible for supervising administrative functions that directly impact patient access, clinical efficiency, revenue-cycle operations, and regulatory compliance. The role integrates leadership, staff development, process oversight, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure outpatient services operate smoothly, efficiently, and in alignment with VHA standards. Key duties include develop training programs, conduct training sessions, assesses training needs and effectiveness, provide coaching and support, maintain training records and compliance, supervising staff, evaluating performance, resolving patient-service issues, and addressing employee concerns. The incumbent supports the Chief of Operations and Associate Chief of Staff, contributing to decisions that impact daily operations and program development. Additional responsibilities include data extraction, analysis, and report preparation to support performance measures, insurance capture, and workload monitoring. The incumbent collaborates with HIMS and Quality Management to ensure medical-record practices meet TIC, ROI, and privacy standards. They participate in cross-service meetings, help establish short- and long-term goals for outpatient areas, and represent ICS on committees or task groups. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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) 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: Ad-hoc Available Virtual: This is not a virtual/remote position. Functional Statement #: 56200-F
There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Documentation Requirements for Proof of High School Completion or higher If using post-high school education to substitute for experience at the GS-04 or GS-05, you must submit a copy of your unofficial or official college transcript with your application. If selected, to meet the basic requirement of high school education or equivalent and prior to a firm job offer being extended, applicants must provide one of the following as verification of the education requirement if not covered under the grandfathering provision: Copy of high school diploma OR High school transcript (unofficial or official) OR GED Certificate OR Homeschooling completion OR proficiency certificate issued by a State or Territorial Board or Department of Education OR college transcript (official) If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. 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/.
Jessica.Garcia2@va.gov
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