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Announcement #877527700

Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician

Veterans Health Administration · Smyrna, Tennessee
Federal transitionInternal

What you'd do

The incumbent serves as a Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician performing a broad range of duties to achieve the established expected results for medical billings and reimbursable and non-reimbursable collections. ****This is not a virtual position. Must live within a commuting distance of the facility.****

Major duties

Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Leads the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques. Reports to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, and training needs. Distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials and supplies. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on agency need at supervisor discretion. Telework: Not authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Must live within a commuting distance of the facility. Position Description/PD#: Lead Medical Reimbursement Technician/PD04348A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

What you need to qualify

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/05/2026. 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. 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. 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. Coordinate completion of forms with patients, administrative staff and providers. Verifies health insurance coverage. Validate claims for billing purposes, ensuring eligibility and referring questionable coding for review. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications Lead or Supervise Manages and Organizes Information Technical Competence Physical Requirements: This is primarily sedentary, office work. 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/. 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/.

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