Advanced Medical Support Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Tuskegee (AL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electronic health care scheduling

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs in Tuskegee, AL is seeking a GS-6 professional to support access to care through scheduling and coordination across care teams.

Qualifications include U.S. citizenship, a high school diploma or GED, English proficiency, and one year of creditable experience at a lower grade. Preference for clerical experience and health care terminology is noted; grandfathering may apply.

Qualifications

• Basic requirements include U.S. citizenship; English proficiency; a high school diploma or GED equivalency; and no previous experience required for the entry grade.
• Grade determinations require one year of creditable experience at the next lower grade and knowledge across care coordination and health care processes.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology and ability to collaborate with multiple clinical disciplines to meet patient care goals.
• Ability to set priorities, organize work, meet deadlines, and communicate clearly with internal and external customers.

Skills

Health care process

Interdisciplinary care

Medical terminology

Clinician collaboration

Prioritization

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Experience: None.
• Education: High school diploma General Education Development equivalency certificate or proficiency certificate from a State or territorial -level Board or Department of Education.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. §7403(f) .

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candidates must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement at grade levels specified.

Experience. One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade.

In addition to meeting the experience for the GS-06 level, you must possess the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

• Advanced knowledge of the technical health care process (including, but not limited to, scheduling across interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery and/or care in the community models and patient health care portals) as it relates to access to care.
• Advanced knowledge of policies and procedures associated with interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery and/or care in the community operational activities that affect patient flow, and patient support care administrative functions to include, but not limited to appointment cycles, outside patient referrals, follow-up care, overbooking, provider availability, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology due to the technical nature of language utilized by clinicians.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with a wide range of medical clinicians across multiple disciplines (e.g., medical doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, clinical pharmacists, and nursing staff) to accomplish team goal setting to ensure medical care to patients is met.
• Ability to independently set priorities and organize work to meet deadlines, ensuring compliance with established processes, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to communicate tactfully and effectively, electronically, by phone, in person, and in writing, with internal and external customers. This may include preparing reports in various formats and presenting data to various organizational levels, as well as resolving patient concerns.

Preferred Experience

Clerical experience, Microsoft excel, Call Center experience.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing; clear, distinctive speech; and manual dexterity. The position requires potentially long periods of continued sitting, telephone and computer usage, walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring of equipment/objects may be required