About this opportunity
US Department of Veterans Affairs lists this Medical Support Assistant (Advanced) opportunity in jackson, Mississippi. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job TitleAllied Health ProfessionalDutiesDuties include, but are not limited to:Maintaining appointment schedules for Community Care.Communicating with Community Care providers to ensure they accept VA patients and payments.Maintain current provider agreements or contracts.Prepares any required pre-appointment documents.Process and document the consults following proper guidelines/procedures.Schedules the appropriate level of care and documents the schedule in the appropriate consult.Obtains medical documentation from community providers, scans to appropriate consult within the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and alerts VA providers for continuity of care.Coordinates internal and external care between customers and providers.Processes consults following Office of Community Care procedures and guidelines and enters appropriate authorizations, if required, utilizing the correct Fund Control Point (FCP)/Obligation number and correct cost estimations.Supports patient safety standards using the correct Veterans Affairs identification of all patients through the use of two forms of identification, name and Social Security Number.Collects, scans, and updates health insurance information, serving a major role in the revenue process.Work ScheduleMonday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.PayCompetitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).Paid Time Off37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior (work experience) or military service experience.Parental LeaveAfter 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.Child Care SubsidyAfter 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66RetirementTraditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsuranceFederal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)TeleworkNot AvailableVirtualThis is not a virtual position.Functional Statement #00172FPermanent Change of Station (PCS)Not Authorized
Worksite address
jackson, MS, 39201, US
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