Advanced Medical Support Assistant

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is recruiting an Advanced Medical Support Assistant for the Marion, IL VA Medical Center, located at the Paducah, KY VA Clinic.

The AMSA provides advanced administrative patient support within an interdisciplinary care delivery model across clinics and community resources. Responsibilities include handling clinical flow processes, coordinating appointment availability, and facilitating effective communication with the care team, VA centers, and external

Responsibilities

• Supports administrative patient care across multiple clinics in an interdisciplinary care model.
• Coordinates clinic appointment availability and scheduling to align with patient care needs.
• Maintains accurate electronic records and ensures proper communications during discharge and follow-up activities.
• Participates in team huddles and meetings to plan, problem solve, and follow up with patient care.

Job description

The Marion, IL VAMC is accepting applications for an Advanced Medical Support Assistant position (Nursing Operations Department) with the VA, located at the Paducah, KY VA Clinic.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Duties

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
The incumbent serves as an Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA) performs difficult and responsible specialized and expert administrative patient support while working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model.
Work involves specialized administrative judgment and the flexible use of a wide range of clinical flow processes relating to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and/or care in the community resources.
Recommend changes to existing clinic procedures based on current administrative guidelines.
Expertise in utilizing numerous advanced patient systems in support of multiple clinics involved in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model.
Coordinates with the patient care team to review clinic appointment availability (utilization) to ensure that clinic schedules are closely monitored to effectively support the needs of the clinics, and makes adjustments as necessary.
MSAs at this level develop and/or maintain effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model teams, VA medical centers, and other agencies (e.g., assist with communications during the inpatient to outpatient discharge; communicate with non-VA medical facilities; prepare correspondence to notify patients of normal lab results; manage a system for follow-up care such as consults, tests, etc.).
Other assignments at this level include, but are not limited to: processes incoming patient secure messaging through MyHealthyVet and coordinates with care team as appropriate; participates in team huddles and team meetings to manage, plan, problem solve, and follow-up with patient care by sharing information and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team; setting priorities and deadlines, adjusting the flow and sequencing of the work to meet team and patient needs; identifies incomplete encounters and communicates findings to providers; as needed; assists the team to reinforce the plan of care and self-help solutions; enters appropriate information into the electronic record; monitors pre-appointment information and/or requirements to assure readiness for patient visit/procedure; manages patient systems to verify and validate accuracy and resolve issues; evaluates patient information and clinic schedule lists to determine whether the patient requires an immediate appointment; informs team members about shared patients (i.e., those who receive their care at multiple VA centers or those who receive care in the community).
Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized