Medical Administration Officer

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/09/2026. 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 level. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to....Knowledge of major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative operations of the medical center; skilled in conducting detailed analyses of complex business functions and work processes affecting the business operations of the facility; detailed knowledge of business procedures, including accounting, budgeting, contracting, HIMS and logistics; knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of mission-essential facility programs; ability to develop and apply new or modified work methods, management processes, and procedures for administering program services; ability to analyze new revenue-enhancing projects, plan and implement new projects and report the results to the Director and other key staff; practical understanding of the terms used by clinical staff and the administrative implications of medical care needs; expert knowledge and understanding of, and ability to explain, rules for admissions, non-­VA care, patient travel, bed control, and various health/welfare laws governing healthcare facilities; knowledge and understanding of, along with the ability to apply, requirements under the Freedom of Information Act for protection of records; expert knowledge of the specific processes and procedures applying to management of the service line such as: personnel management regulations, requirements and practices, fiscal reporting requirements, and budget/resource management; ability to establish and effectively communicate business priorities; ability to use time effectively; ability to meet and deal with people; ability to delegate work effectively; ability to write clear reports; and ability to design and implement practical administrative and technical systems.