Medical Admin Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Lexington, KY, seeks a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) to represent the Medical Center Director and HAS Chief during non-standard tours.

You will provide full medical administrative support, coordinate responses to emergencies, and ensure compliance with procedural, legal, and administrative requirements to optimize resource use and patient care.

Qualifications

• Transcript required for education-based qualifications.
• Certificate of Foreign Equivalency may be required for foreign degrees.
• Experience in government or health administration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Delegated authority to exercise Medical Center Director prerogatives in admin matters.
• Represents management in non-policy administrative matters.
• Maintains continuity of medical admin support during non-normal tours.
• Provides guidance to meet procedural, legal, and admin requirements for care.
• Processes issues around death, DOAs, suicides, incidents, and disasters.
• Assists in emergencies and with after-hours computer issues.
• Conducts analyses and makes management recommendations.

Skills

Medical administration

Communication skills

Public service awareness

Education

Transcript required

Foreign education equivalency

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The incumbent serves as a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) located in the Office of the Chief, Health Administration Service (HAS); the position has both the authority and responsibility to represent both the Medical Center Director and the Chief, HAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Medical Center Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters and issues that may arise. Represents management in (non-policy making) administrative matters. Represents management in matters pertaining to the lawful retention of veterans in the VAMC.

Maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical administrative support during other than normal tours of duty to clinical and administrative medical center staff. Responsible for achieving management objectives and supporting the decision of management in carrying out duties. Provides technical guidance necessary to meet procedural, legal, and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of patients to achieve optimum use of available resources.

Processes administrative issues surrounding beneficiary death, seriously ill cases, elopements, suicides, assaults, deaths on arrival (DOAs), homicides, code blue, cost recovery matters, and facility or community disasters, etc. Assists in responding to emergencies, determines priorities and nature of action to be taken. Assists with computer issues during non-business hours.

Maintains good public and media relations as instructed and trained by the Public Affairs Officer until the designated employee arrives. Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects as assigned. Reviews data and information for trends, problem areas, and makes recommendations to management to resolve issues. Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full Time, rotating shifts, with some weekends and holidays as scheduled. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Admin Specialist/PD99368S

Requirements & Education

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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $61722 – $80243/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-18.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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