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Medical Management Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
HybridLeeds, MA$57K – $91KApply by May 22, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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The Medical Management Specialist is a position located in the Office of the Chief, Health Administration Service/Business Office (HAS) at the VA Medical Center in Central Western Massachusetts, whose responsibility is to represent both the Medical Center Director and the Chief of HAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty.
What You'll Do
- →In this position, you will serve as Medical Management Specialist and you will be required to provide 24-hour schedules, which involve teams of employees working across day and night or day, swing, and night shifts to provide 24/7 staffing.
- →Typical work assignments include, but are not limited to: Interprets VA rules and regulations, determining if presenting Veterans meet established criteria to warrant entitlement to benefits associated with hospital admission or outpatient care, nursing home care, dental treatment, domiciliary, distant patient lodging, non-VA care, prosthetic appliances, patient transfers, and beneficiary travel.
- →Authorized as certifying officer for documents pertaining to the administration of laws concerning VA.
- →Coordinates the resolution of medical-administrative-operational problems concerning the Healthcare System after normal working hours.
- →Delegated authority to act on behalf of the HCS Director to initiate actions dealing with any disaster situation, in accordance with the hospital disaster plan.
- →Serves as a resource to the Medical Officer of the Day (MOD), hospitalist, all other providers and clinical staff, and clerical staff concerning administrative matters necessary to support the operation of the Healthcare System during other than normal hours.
- →Provides Healthcare System staff advice on administrative procedures and requirements, many of which are based on law/statute or regulation, utilizing practical knowledge and ample experience in such day to day matters, including involuntary commitments, conservatorship, orders of protective custody, and management of disruptive or severely disturbed patients.
- →Maintains current bed inventory utilizing BMS (Bed Management System) software and ensures the accuracy of the program for national reporting purposes; obtains bed availability for treatment needs and provides daily report/log of all activities occurring during tour of duty.
- →Briefs on-coming shift of pending events or the current status of any administrative issues.
- →After regular hours responsible for initiating prearranged call tree, or for calling in all necessary employees on an overtime basis for emergent needs such as attending to patient care needs or emergency repairs.
- →Coordinates with VA Crisis Line and VISN or regional Nurse Advice Line in assisting Veterans in emergent or crises situations.
- →Records operative permits, when appropriate, and assists physician in administrative matters.
- →Provides compassionate and sympathetic explanation of death and burial benefits to family and next-of-kin.
- →Records procedural, operative, autopsy, organ donation permits when appropriate.
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 required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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