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Medical Administration Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 54 days ago
On-site Hines, IL $56K – $90K Apply by Jul 30, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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The Administrative Officer of the Day is a management position, located in the Office of the Chief, Patient Administrative Service (PAS), whose responsibility is to represent both the Hospital Director and the Chief of PAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty. The AOD is delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Hospital Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters occurring during the tour of duty.
What You'll Do
- →In this position, you will serve as Medical Administration Specialist.
- →Typical work assignments include: Interprets and applies VA rules and regulations relating to determining legal eligibility to benefits relating to hospital admission; fee basis; outpatient care; patient transfer; and beneficiary travel.
- →Coordinates the resolution of medical-legal problems concerning the hospital.
- →Processes administrative issues surrounding beneficiary death, seriously ill cases, elopements, suicides, assaults, death on arrival (DOA), homicides, code blue, cost recovery matters, and facility or community disaster, etc.
- →Assumes control of communications and notifications in event of local and civil disasters, in accordance with local facility disaster plan.
- →Provides orientation and situational technical advice to physicians regarding VA administrative policies and procedures.
- →Assists hospital staff with medically related legal problems, including involuntary commitments, orders of protective custody, and management of unruly or severely disturbed patients.
- →Coordinates non-routine contacts received at the hospital after regular business hours.
- →Receives and responds to non-routine condition inquiries and other administrative inquiries from concerned families, Veterans, visitors, law enforcement officials, representatives from private hospitals, Veteran's service organizations representatives, VA Central Office, Congressional offices, unitary personnel, private physicians, media, and the public.
- →Oversees determination of applicant's eligibility and determines extent of release of information or social data from patent's records.
- →Guides PAS personnel assigned to the service during off tours and services as an advisory source for file room personnel, medical support and patient service assistants.
- →Prepares daily gains and losses sheet and other related statistical reports.
- →Provides written and oral reporting of incidents, beneficiaries, employees, as well as safety or other issues.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 identification 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 41055fba-6d5c-420e-9263-7629da9d7090
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