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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
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Duties
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DUTIES:

• Serves as the Scheduling Operations Chief for the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center.
• Manages the medical administration operations and supports the mission, vision and fundamental principles of the contact center by promoting quality, performance improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness in a call center environment that is committed to serving Veterans during the day, evening, night, weekend and holiday.
• Has overall responsibility for customer service, enrollment, eligibility, pre-registration, scheduling, appointment management, insurance collection, administrative and clinical software maintenance, management of patient first contact resolution processes, and patient information collection management.
• Responsible for short-term and long-term planning, contact center customer service and scheduling operations and evaluation of medical administration functions and processes for continuous improvement that meets the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center goals and objectives.
• Provides oversight and management of medical administration activities within the contact center, serves as part of the contact center leadership team, and consults VISN 12 leadership on health administration service activities of the contact center.
• Manages staffing, budgeting, procuring, and training for the Scheduling Service.
• Develops and implements long and short-range goals and plans, which includes identifying needs and potential issues in operation of the Scheduling Service through analyzing workload, expenditures, trends, and national VA policy implications.
• Participates in the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center strategic planning initiatives as well as those of other VISNs located across the nation to assure an awareness of medical administration issues and implications are considered and influence management decisions.
• Provides a safe working environment for employees.
• Responsible for full authority of fund control points and operating budgets for the Scheduling Service.
• Manages and
• Approves overtime expenditures for the Scheduling Service and works to manage resource in the best
• interest of patient care and the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center operations.
• Manages and approves overtime expenditures for the Scheduling Service and works to manage resource in the best interest of patient care and the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center operations.
• Manages personnel issues within the Scheduling Service, which includes recommending action on hiring, promotions, selections, awards and disciplinary actions.
• Investigate employee complaints and implements or recommends appropriate action.
• Assures performance standards are in place and deadlines are met for employee appraisals and competencies.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for the interpretation and implementation of policies and directives.

Work Schedule: Primary hours are Monday through Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm. At times may need to flex based on the needs of the service.
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD21137O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may/will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/20/2026.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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.
GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Experience with healthcare administrative and scheduling systems, call center technologies, and collaboration tools, along with experience supporting or implementing new technical solutions.
• Proven success supervising large, diverse, and geographically dispersed teams, including experience managing performance, staffing, coaching, and conflict resolution in a 24/7 operational environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing complex healthcare administrative operations, including scheduling, enrollment, eligibility, and patient access services in a medical center or large healthcare system.
• Experience in strategic planning, budget management, resource allocation, and implementing policies, procedures, or process improvements that enhance service quality, efficiency, and compliance.
• Strong background in quality and performance improvement, including analyzing operational metrics, conducting audits, and leading initiatives that improve workflow, productivity, or customer service.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with experience engaging stakeholders at multiple levels including clinical teams, executive leadership, external partners, and Veterans to resolve issues and support organizational goals.

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/.
Education
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional information
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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