Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician

Summary

This position is aligned under the Veterans Health Administration Office of Finance, and is physically located in Middleton, Wisconsin North Central CPAC, in the Billing department - OR - Orlando, Florida at the Florida-Caribbean CPAC, in the Insurance Verification department. The Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician performs a broad range of duties to achieve the established Central Office VISN expected results for medical billing, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable collections.

Duties

• Keep in touch with status and progress or work and make day-to-day adjustments. Estimate and report on expected time of completion of work. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques. Give on the job training. Distribute and balance the workload among employees In accordance with established workflow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position is considered onsite. Ad-Hoc telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician/PD04348A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/06/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Track, review and correct claims denials. Process third party collection and reimbursement actions. Validate claims for billing purposes, ensuring eligibility and referring questionable coding for review. Coordinate completion of forms with patients, administrative staff and providers. Keep in touch with the status and progress of work and make day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. 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.