Medical Management Specialist

Department of Veterans Affairs

Delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Medical Center Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters and issues that may arise; represents management in (non-policy making) administrative matters; represents management in matters pertaining to the lawful retention of veterans in the VAMC; maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical administrative support during other than normal tours of duty to clinical and administrative medical center staff.

• You will serve as a Medical Management Specialist having both the authority and responsibility to represent both the Medical Center Director and the Chief, HAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty. Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: - Delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Medical Center Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters and issues that may arise. - Represents management in (non-policy making) administrative matters. - Represents management in matters pertaining to the lawful retention of veterans in the VAMC. - Maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical administrative support during other than normal tours of duty to clinical and administrative medical center staff. - Responsible for achieving management objectives and supporting the decision of management in carrying out duties. - Provides technical guidance necessary to meet procedural, legal, and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of patients to achieve optimum use of available resources. - Processes administrative issues surrounding beneficiary death, seriously ill cases, elopements, suicides, assaults, deaths on arrival (DOAs), homicides, code blue, cost recovery matters, and facility or community disasters, etc. - Assists in responding to emergencies, determines priorities and nature of action to be taken. - Assists with computer issues during non-business hours. - Maintains good public and media relations as instructed and trained by the Public Affairs Officer until the designated employee arrives. - Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects as assigned. - Reviews data and information for trends, problem areas, and makes recommendations to management to resolve issues. - Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-time; Rotating hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays Compressed/Flexible: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Management Specialist/PD99385-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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