Supervisory Medical Administration Specialist

Summary The Supervisory Medical Administration Specialist provides leadership and support to the Clinic Support Section (CSS) within the Health Administration Service (HAS) - ensuring access to care. appointment management - and compliance with VHA directives. Serving as a subject matter expert - and acts as Chief - CSS during periods of absence. Responsibilities include administering and coordinating the Appointment Management System - and implementation of key initiatives. Qualifications To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/28/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 07. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Qualifying Specialized Experience: Plans and coordinates the orientation and training of new employees. Staffing - reviewing applicants - performance based interviewing and selection of new employee Support and enforce .directives and regulations to ensure standardization. Communicates in order to solve problems - coordinate training and exchange information as necessary. Provides data to improve scheduling and other performance processes and recommends changes to improve work production and services provided. Approving/disapproving/certifying leave and time card reconciliation according to VA policy. Develops leave schedules and contingency plans - including cross-training staff - to assure adequate coverage at all times. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: Master's or equivalent graduate degree - or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - or LL.B. or J.D. - if related OR - Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Administration and Management Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Leadership Organizational Stewardship Problem Solving Resilience Troubleshooting (Electronic Equipment) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Duties The Supervisory Medical Administration Specialist serves as a multidisciplinary team leader - formulating strategic objectives for the service and healthcare system to meet evolving needsThe Supervisory Medical Administration Specialist manages workflow on an ongoing basis - analyzes data to enhance scheduling and performance processes - and recommends changes to improve work production and services deliveredPlans and coordinates the orientation and training of new employees as required by hospital policyProvides and directs ongoing on-the-job training - cross-training - and annual training for all employees under supervisionDuties Include: Distributes workload within various clinic services and ensures work assignments are completed as directedReviews employee work at various stages to ensure compliance with directives - manages and anticipates overtime for the unit - and communicates related information to the Section Chief Clinic Support SectionMonitors workflow activities to ensure performance standards are achieved and manage clinic coverage and the clinic's overtime budgetDevelops and communicates staff schedules and contingency plans and conducts frequent reviews of staff work assignmentsArranges and conducts interviews (using PBI) - provides competency assessments - and completes performance evaluationsServes as the subject matter expert for Health Administrative scheduling applications - assisting in the identification and resolution of related issues through innovative problem-solving and an in-depth understanding of system processes and proceduresPerforms administrative data retrieval - including Clinic Access metrics - impacting and assessing numerous clinical areas such as Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) - Spinal Cord Injury - PT/O - Radiation Therapy Unit - Mental Health - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation - Psychology - Geriatrics - Surgical Service - Medicine Services - Specialty Clinics - Lab and Centralized SchedulingSupports workload studies for other services throughout the medical center by providing pertinent data and analysisCoordinates coverage - staffing - training - and the implementation of new initiatives and processesContributes to the management of clinic ACCESS and intake processes - including patient information management - insurance scanning - performs Regional Counsel third-party verification - and Active Duty/Sharing Agreement intake proceduresDevelop and introduce new techniques for process improvement - monitoring - reporting - and training - working collaboratively with hospital services to implement strategies that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of intake and access management processesThe incumbent will support team operations during periods of increased workload - staff shortages - or other operational needsIn the absence of another supervisor - this employee will be expected to assist with supervisory duties within that area to ensure continuity of operations and adequate oversightThis includes temporarily assuming supervisory responsibilities as needed - and providing support or guidance to staff until the primary supervisor returnsOther duties as assignedPerforms additional related duties in support of the Clinic Support Section and Health Administration Service as necessaryPromotion Potential: This position is at a GS-9 Full performance level with no known promotion potentialWork Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Medical Administration Specialist/PD062100 As a condition of employment - applicants who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period will be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.