Supervisory Medical Support Assistant

Summary
the Alaska VA Medical Center is looking to fill Two Supervisory Medical Support Assistant position in Office of Community Care. The list generated from this announcement can be used up to 90 days to fill any additional vacancies that may arise.

Summary
the Alaska VA Medical Center is looking to fill Two Supervisory Medical Support Assistant position in Office of Community Care. The list generated from this announcement can be used up to 90 days to fill any additional vacancies that may arise.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the announcement closing date
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
• English Language Proficient
• Education:
  
  High school diploma OR high school transcript (unofficial or official) OR GED Certificate OR homeschooling completion OR proficiency certificate issued by a State or Territorial Board or Department of Education OR college transcript (official) If selected - to meet the basic requirement of high school education or equivalent and prior to a firm job offer being extended - applicants must provide one of the following as verification of the education requirement if not covered under the grandfathering provision:
  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) Specialized Experience must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level leading or supervising MSAs or equivalent administrative patient support staff in a non-VA medical inpatient - outpatient - or interdisciplinary setting
• Resume must include hours per week for work experience credit
• At the GS-8 grade level education cannot be used as a substitution for the above specialized experience
• Candidates must demonstrate the KSAs below: (a) Advanced knowledge of managing or leading patient support staff in a clinic
• This includes independently utilizing reference sources - decision making - and empowering the team to collaborate and resolve problems within a complex systems environment
• (b) Ability to provide the full range of administrative and supervisory duties to at least one subordinate MSA supervisor or team leader in a patient support setting which includes assignment of work - performance evaluations - selection of staff - and recommendation of awards and/or advancements
• (c) Ability to collaborate - communicate - and demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to ensure quality/continuity of care and ensure compliance with established policies and regulations
• (d) Ability to provide briefings - orientations - staff development - and training in a patient support setting
• (e) Ability to manage fiscal matters - forecast resource and equipment needs - and identify budget needs References: VA Handbook 5005/117 - Medical Support Assistant Qualification Standard - GS-679
• Published August 1 - 2019 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 8
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work is mostly sedentary but may require periods of standing or walking however - there are no physical requirements for the 0679 Medical Support Assistant occupation.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties:
  Supervisory Medical Support Assistants (SMSA) provide administrative support to our clinical colleagues in the care of our Nation's Veterans
• Our mission is to provide efficient and effective healthcare services by promoting and enabling the delivery of timely - accurate - accessible health care
• VA is committed to cultivating a dedicated workforce of highly skilled employees who understand - believe in and take pride in VA's mission
• SMSAs are essential to the success of this mission and may be assigned to many areas (service lines) of the medical center that have a need
• The SMSA has the ability to collaborate - communicate - and demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to ensure quality/continuity of care and ensure compliance with established policies and regulations
• The duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:
  Plans - organizes - administers - and directs how the support services work will be accomplished for the organizations served
• Planning -…