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Medical Administration Specialist - Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Montrose, NY $73K – $95K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJ
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The incumbent serves as a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) located in 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.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Delegated full authority of the Chief, HAS for non-clinical administrative activities occurring during irregular tours.
- →Interprets VA rules and regulations relating to determining legal entitlement to benefits relating to hospital admission; nursing home, dental, domiciliary, Community Care (outside VA), and outpatient care; dental treatment; prosthetic appliances; patient transfer; and beneficiary travel.
- →Authorized as certifying officer for documents pertaining to the administration of laws concerning VA.
- →Coordinates the resolution of medical legal problems concerning the medical center.
- →Ensures that appropriate legal, regulatory, and policy requirements are met.
- →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.
- →Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects as assigned.
- →These may include access, consultations, travel, enrollment management, Medical Center Memoranda or Policies or other topics related to the flow of patient care related to health administration processes.
- →Reviews data and information for trends, problem areas, and makes recommendations to management to resolve issues.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Rotating shift.
- →Telework: Not Available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Specialist - Health Administration/PD99385S
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Physical Requirements: The work requires much walking through the medical center with occasionally the requirement to lift objects such as suitcases, clothing, or medical charts.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
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