Lead Medical Administration Specialist

Description:

The Lead Medical Administration Specialist is a management position located in Patient Business Services, at the Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/20/2026.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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.

GS-11: Specialized Experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performing analytical studies on operational processes i.e., access, consultations, travel, enrollment management, Medical Center Memoranda or Policies or other topics related to the flow of patient care related to Health Administration processes, etc. Knowledge of public laws, state laws served by medical center in matters of judicial hospitalization, issuing warrants, Workman's Compensation, reimburse hospital insurance, liability of third parties, and other medical legal matters. General Knowledge of medical and administrative records systems; Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, as they relate to release of information on patients. Knowledge of commitment laws and proceedings in the state and other neighboring jurisdictions so that required actions are taken without violating patients' rights.

OR,

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED

OR,

Combination of Education and Experience: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level. You must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (beyond the second year) and experience to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-11 level. NOTE : If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

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.

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/ .