Supervisory Medical Support Assistant

Medical Support Assistant

Duties at this level include:

• The functionary is responsible for all administrative aspects to include evaluation, planning, implementation and direction of the Care in the Community Program as directed by the Service Chief and Assistant Chief.
• Provides guidance to the facility staff in regard to the Care in the Community Program pertaining to consultation processing, care delivery and results processing. He/she is responsible for training subordinate personnel in relation to these functions.
• Responsible for professional development of subordinate personnel.
• Under the auspices of the Chief and Assistant Chief, will assign tasks to be accomplished, considering priorities, and requisite needs of the assignment and capabilities of the program.
• Incumbent works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model within Care in the Community to accomplish tasks at hand performing any needed function associated with patient care and treatment for Care in the Community services which include inpatient, outpatient, and/or NIC (Non-Institutionalized Care) program services activity, consultation management, and record retrieval.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 40695-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized