Medical Administration Specialist

Full Job Description

The incumbent serves as a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) located in the Office of the Chief, Health Administration Service (HAS); the position has both the authority and responsibility to represent both the Medical Center Director and the Chief, HAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/13/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 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.

For the GS-09, you must have 52 weeks at the GS-07.Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Perform medical-legal administration functions of a comprehensive medical center; Knowledge of all aspects of the Medical Administration Service programs and how they interrelate to all other Medical Center services and programs; Interpret laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines governing health care delivery systems (i.e.

eligibility for medical benefits, processing of applications, beneficiary travel, patient transfers, inter-facility consults; Established effective working relationships that contributed to the attainment of the organization's goals; Communicate both orally and in writing with health care professionals, other medical center personnel and outside constituents; Apply Federal laws and other regulations to priorities of care, patient processing, entitlements, clinical/admission procedures and other appropriate patient processing activities; Investigate and obtain preliminary data involving injuries of patients or employees or employee/patient complaints and take immediate action to oversee the proper handling of all non-medical emergencies; Coordinate administrative matters that arise within a medical center/hospital on matters relating to personnel on duty during irregular hours for proper actions, emergency repairs, call-in personnel for emergency repairs or patient care emergency reasons; Identify and analyze complex problems or situations with a range of variables; Explain and organize complex issue in writing, complete projects; studies; narrative and statistical reports; and review in a through accurate and timely manner.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-09 level.

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.

Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials.

Education cannot be credited without documentation (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)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. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED).

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Legal, Government and Jurisprudence Analytical Reasoning Customer Service Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: The work requires much walking through the medical center with occasionally the requirement to lift objects such as suitcases, clothing, or medical charts.

Work is accomplished in a busy, generally congested office area. The HOD routinely goes to most sections and buildings, including offices, clinics, wards, laboratories and the morgue.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Medical Center Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters and issues that may arise.

Represents management in (non-policy making) administrative matters. Represents management in matters pertaining to the lawful retention of veterans in the VAMC.

Maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical administrative support during other than normal tours of duty to clinical and administrative medical center staff.

Responsible for achieving management objectives and supporting the decision of management in carrying out duties.

Provides technical guidance necessary to meet procedural, legal, and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of patients to achieve optimum use of available resources.

Processes administrative issues surrounding beneficiary death, seriously ill cases, elopements, suicides, assaults, deaths on arrival (DOAs), homicides, code blue, cost recovery matters, and facility or community disasters, etc.

Assists in responding to emergencies, determines priorities and nature of action to be taken. Assists with computer issues during non-business hours.

Maintains good public and media relations as instructed and trained by the Public Affairs Officer until the designated employee arrives.

Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects as assigned.

Reviews data and information for trends, problem areas, and makes recommendations to management to resolve issues. Performs other duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Full Time, rotating shifts, with some weekends and holidays as scheduled.

Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Specialist/PD99385S