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Medical Support Assistant (Advanced)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/EE9c4XkaELo Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Specialty Care Advanced Medical Support Assistant (MSA) generally performs a variety of support duties working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model in this specialty care setting.
- →The incumbent collaborates with and facilitates the work of physicians, nurses, and other members of the medical facility who provide patient care.
- →The Advanced MSA coordinates and provides diverse and varying degrees of support to unit staff and manages the processing of consults and action required reports to ensure that patients are seen in a timely manner and that workload is correctly entered.
- →Maintains effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary team, VA medical centers, and other agencies (e.g., assist with communications with non-VA medical facilities; facilitate/process secure messaging with the patient and team.
- →Functions as an independent clinic clerk and receptionist.
- →Assists in inventory management activities and Annual Chemical Inventories.
- →Picks up and Sorts mail of Specialty Care Clinics and delivers to Clinic staff.
- →Maintains electronic records and files on all matters pertaining to the overall function of their specialty area.
- →Composes correspondence pertaining to clerical and administrative functions of the clinical service.
- →Prepares on own initiative, letters, memoranda, clinical reports, and other official correspondence for signature of clinical staff and reviews same for accuracy of spelling and grammar.
- →Receives and makes telephone calls for clinical staff and acts as a receptionist to patients, other professional and clinical staff, and the public.
- →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)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →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.
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.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no education substitution for the GS-6 grade level.
Personality Fit
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