Supervisory Medical Support Assistant

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Presencial

USD 56 000 - 73 000

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Resumo da oferta

Veterans Health Administration in Alabama seeks a Supervisory Medical Support Assistant to provide administrative leadership and support for Community Care. You will oversee staff, ensure compliance with regulations, and coordinate care with healthcare professionals to maintain high-quality patient services.

The role involves planning staff orientation, training, performance monitoring, and daily department operations, with an emphasis on staffing, productivity, and performance improvement

Qualificações

Foreign education must be evaluated for credit.
Only education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be used to qualify for Federal employment.

Responsabilidades

Provide administrative support to the Chief and/or Assistant Chief of Community Care.
Lead department daily operations.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to coordinate care.
Prepare and discuss quarterly time and attendance reviews and required training.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Staff supervision

Regulatory compliance

Training & development

Formação académica

Foreign education

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Supervisory Medical Support Assistant functions as an administrative expert and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the Community Care process when providing or supervising administrative staff. The primary purpose of this position is to provide overall operational and administrative support to the Chief and or Assistant Chief of Community Care.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Demonstrate leadership skills and understand processes and procedures related to assignment; collaborates and works well with others. Demonstrates knowledge and supports compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, Directive, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP). Leads professional development and motivation for employees to work at optimal efficiency. Provide management of the department daily.

Collaborates with other healthcare professionals in coordinating care and seeks assistance when needed. Ensure department is staffed appropriately based on staffing guidelines. Promote performance-based improvement activities and sharing information with staff to enhance the quality of patient care provided and consult management.

Collecting and preparing information for required reports in a timely manner including performance improvement reports, certified time, Issue Briefs, Heads Up Messages, Action Items, and other workload and consult management data requested. Plan and coordinate the orientation and training of all new employees as required by hospital and departmental policy.

Provide continuous on the job training, cross training and required annual training of all employees under his/her supervision. Facilitates staff education and development. Actively participate in interdisciplinary team huddles, workgroups, and performance improvement meetings. Conducting regularly scheduled unit staff meetings encourages open communication and verbalization of options when identifying problems on the Unit.

Collaborate with Employee Relations/Labor Relations for seamless communication between management and employees and work to effectively resolve conflicts that arise in the workplace. Consistently counseling and/or providing constructive feedback to staff members as indicated by performance or conduct; documents according to prescribed procedures; and maintains an objective relationship with the staff. Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles.

Create daily assignments according to departmental metrics and departmental workflow. Monitor workflow activities to ensure performance standards are achieved (i.e., weekly (biweekly) productivity reviews). Quality Performance: completing quality assurance audits on consults and any assigned tasks. Complete Performance Standards within facility assigned deadlines. Consult Management to include processing consults appropriately.

Complete and discuss quarterly time and attendance reviews. Complete and adhere to necessary annual VHA training requirements (i.e., TMS, etc.). Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM Compressed/Flexible: Telework: Ad-hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 59998F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Requirements & Education

Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. 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 $56445 – $73376/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

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