Med Administration Officer

Summary

This position is located within the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The Medical Center is a tertiary care facility providing comprehensive primary and specialty health care services. The incumbent serves as the Assistant Chief of Health Administration Service (HAS).

Duties

• The incumbent provides guidance to HAS staff, ensures compliance with procedural, legal, and administrative requirements, and supports workload data integrity and program success at both Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and the main facility. The incumbent: Assists with directing and managing the full range of Health Administration Service programs. Oversees human resources and administrative requirements. Provides program management and personnel administration. Directs staffing, recruitment, promotions, awards, training, and disciplinary actions. Supports performance management and achievement of organizational goals. Develops status reports and response materials for leadership. Directs development of personnel documentation and personnel actions. Advises the Chief of HAS regarding program implementation and personnel activities. Assists in budget formulation, justification, execution, and financial reporting. Makes recommendations regarding budgeting and financial management. Participates in budget defense and resource allocation discussions. Assists with procurement and contracting activities, including statements of work and contract management. Interprets administrative policies and develops local procedures. Participates in the development and implementation of administrative management policies. Supervises the full range of Health administration Services, including but not limited to: Scheduling (Specialty, Primary Care, Mental Health, Dental, etc.), Eligibility, Beneficiary Travel, HIMS, AODs, Business Office functions, wards, emergency department, telephone operators, specialty call center, etc Supervises the facility coordinator for the Fugitive Felon Program and State Veterans Home and maintains required tracking procedures. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00am-16:30pm Compressed/Flexible: N/A 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#: Med Administration Officer/PD074360 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Approved has been provided for a recruitment or relocation incentive for 15 percent of the applicable salary. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Approved PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Approved

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Mastery of qualitative and quantitative program management methods, knowledge of healthcare administration principles. Knowledge of budgeting, finance, statistics, and analytical methodologies, knowledge of administrative laws, regulations, and policies ,understanding of organizational structure and strategic objectives. knowledge of patient administrative functions and clinical practice guidelines and knowledge of health information management principles. Incumbumbent should be familiar with knowledge of VHA's, Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system knowledge of HAS core functions. Knowledge of Combat Veteran and OEF/OIF transition programs. Knowledge of the OIG Fugitive Felon Program. Knowledge of insurance verification, utilization review, billing, and collections. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience 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. Physical Requirements: ??????? 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. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.