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Position Title
Medical Administrative Officer
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBAQ-10963168-21-NJA Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, November 27, 2020 to Monday, December 7, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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2. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND, 
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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4. Are you a current Federal employee in the excepted service in an agency covered by an Interchange Agreement with at least one year of service in that position?  

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems

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Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; or,
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?

For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
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5. Are you currently employed as a civilian employee in the competitive service in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs?
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
  • your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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Preferences
1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Medical Administrative Officer position with Department of Veterans Affairs. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application (limit characters)
The following section is used to identify time-in-grade requirements for this vacancy. (Note: Time-in-Grade Restriction - Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade anytime in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. Applicants must have held the GS-12 grade or higher for a year to meet this requirement for the GS-13 level of this vacancy. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the federal service. If you select "A" for your response below, please provide the positions' title, grade level, and dates (MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY that you held this position in your resume. For example: "Management Program Analyst, GS-343-9. Held this position from 10/01/06 to 10/01/07" OR "Management Analyst, GS-343-11, 04-22-08 until present." (Note: You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" at time of application)." (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, please select the response that best reflects how you meet the time in grade requirement for the GS-13.
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This section includes questions about the minimum qualifications for this vacancy. (limit characters)
2. From the descriptions below, please select the response that best reflects your level of experience for the GS-13.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Develop administrative policies related to patient benefits and entitlements for assigned programs.
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4. Conduct public speaking presentations to Veteran Service Organization members.
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5. Serves as alternate resource person to various care line/service chiefs and top management in resolving difficult and highly complex problems.
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6. Manage activities of the organization regarding all entitlements for the delivery of health care services.
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7. Assign work to supervisors and employees and ensure the work is consistent with the overall goals of the organization.
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8. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates in order to adjust priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work.
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9. Investigate employee complaints and implement appropriate action.
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10. Participate in formal and informal training sessions including policy review of medical care needs.
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11. Provide workload statistics which reflect patient care provided trends and changing program priorities.
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12. Advise on fund shortages and make recommendations regarding findings or program adjustments.
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13. Promote "cost consciousness" and identify areas in which savings are possible.
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14. Interpret broad policy guidelines as they apply to overall medical programs.
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15. Serves as technical expert on such topics as the application of state and local laws regarding health care or eligibility provisions.
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16. Interpret guidelines in the development of administrative policies related to patient benefits and entitlements for all assigned programs.
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17. Ensure that laws, rules, regulations, and policies of health administration nature performed outside the realm of the organization are adhered to.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
18. CERTIFICATION OF UNDERSTANDING: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. Do you acknowledge that you understand the information provided above and certify that the information provided in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith?
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