Medical Administration Officer
What you'd do
The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Medical Administrative Officer, for the Parma Community Based Outpatient Clinic. The Medical Administrative Officer will be responsible for directing, integrating, and evaluating administrative operations that support healthcare delivery.
Major duties
The Medical Administration Officer serves as the medical administration officer for the CBOC and has the responsibility of coordinating, directing and assuring quality management of the patient care administration activities of the clinics within the outpatient clinic. The CBOC operates as a matrix organization housing various service lines; functions as a liaison, coordinating among the Primary Care Line Patient Care Administration Officer, the management of Patient Care Administration Service, Mental Health and the multiple specialty clinics, assuring compliance with all requirements, quality control, program management, reporting and special projects; accountable for overseeing the day-to-day activities of all outpatient care administrative progran1s at the clinic and directing the patient care administration staff; deals individually with all administrative and clinical personnel assigned to the CBOC. Primary Care Line staff relies heavily on the incumbent's advice, guidance and assistance and responsible for relieving Primary Care's professional staff to the maximum extent possible of the administrative and management responsibilities that can be assumed by a non-physician. The duties of this position can include, but are not limited to, the following: Manages and oversees office schedule and clinic programs. Facilitates effective coordinating and interfacing between the clinic's administrative and clinical program elements. Leads program administration within the clinic concerning matters such as equal opportunity, merit promotion, labor management relations and position management. Reviews orders to verify their need and ensures that each section revises the appropriate share of the funds available. Ensures safety and environmental regulations are met for clinic area and staff. Develops both long and short-range policies and plans for the outpatient clinic, coordinating with the medical administration needs of the medical center or network. Participates in the formative stages of overall facility managerial planning, raising awareness of medical administrative issues and assuring that implementation is considered, influencing management decisions. Develops. evaluates. and modifies organizational structures and systems to achieve program goals. Plans and/or accomplishes special projects by solving unusual problems by performing various duties relating to special projects involving administrative or support issues by conducting extensive research of data from diverse sources. Establishes minimum standards of quality and productivity. Directs program implementation. Develops reporting procedures, sampling techniques and measurements at various points in the transaction process or business cycle, identifying problem areas or inherent weaknesses in work processes, procedures, information systems and content. Provides information concerning available training and makes all arrangements for the training to occur. 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 8am-4:30pm Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD21625A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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, 08/03/2026. 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-11position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. For a GS1-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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. 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. Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/. All Title 38 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) employees must have served in their Excepted Service position for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for a position within the Competitive Service. Applicants who were previously selected under a Competitive Delegating Examining Unit (DEU) announcement must have served in their position for at least 90 days prior to being eligible for other positions within the Competitive Service. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience as a facility director at an outpatient clinic, coordinating, directing and assuring quality management of the patient care administration activities of a clinic; overseeing day-to-day activities of an outpatient care facility to include supervision of patient care administrative staff; ensuring all requirements for quality control, program management, reporting and special projects are completed within a clinic; applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; and coordinating with stakeholders regarding facility needs, concerns, incidents, and communications with lessor, contracting, and subcontractors. GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience as a facility director at an outpatient clinic, coordinating, directing and assuring quality management of the patient care administration activities of a clinic; overseeing day-to-day activities of an outpatient care facility to include supervision of patient care administrative staff; ensuring all requirements for quality control, program management, reporting and special projects are completed within a clinic; applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; and coordinating with stakeholders regarding facility needs, concerns, incidents, and communications with lessor, contracting, and subcontractors. 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: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. May require occasional travel. 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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