Medical Admin Specialist

Medical Administrative Specialist

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

Rotating shifts (evenings & nights, no day shift) with Holidays/Weekends required

Rotating shifts are as follows below:

• Weekdays: M-F 4:00pm-12:00am
• Weekends and Holidays:
  Sat & Sun 8:00am-4:00pm
• Midnights: 12:00am-8:00am

Telework:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position

Position Description/PD#:
Medical Admin Specialist / PD99385S and PD99368S

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized