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To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/21/2024. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: GS-06 The duties and responsibilities listed below are those that are required at the developmental grade. The incumbent will receive progressively more difficult assignments, projects, and responsibilities to achieve specialized objectives leading to the full performance level: A thorough and comprehensive knowledge of pertinent laws, federal regulations, polices guidelines, VHA directive and procedures that require extensive training. An in-depth knowledge and experience in the field of patient administration, including medical records and related fields of medical administration, especially related to PBS. GS-07 A thorough and comprehensive knowledge of pertinent laws, federal regulations, polices guidelines, VHA directive and procedures that require extensive training. An in-depth knowledge and experience in the field of patient administration (outpatient), including medical records and related fields of medical administration, especially related to any Enrollment and Eligibility program. Proficient in several HEC software applications to retrieve veterans’ information: such as, Defense Personnel Records System (DPRIS), Veterans Information Solution (VIS), SHARE, Veterans Benefit Management System (VBMS), Veterans Enrollment System (VES), Cerner, Electronic Health Record Management to conduct thorough research, analysis, and fact-finding to adjudicate Veterans claims for health care, and make appropriate eligibility determinations, perform a variety of data entry functions, execute data transmissions, monitor workloads, and productivity. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: 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: This is primarily a sedentary position, but the work requires some walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light objects such as manuals, documents, etc. Concentration and sustained performance under prolonged stress is required because of the time factors involved in completion of work assignments within deadlines. 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/.
The primary responsibility of the individual in this position is to support Enrollment & Eligibility in researching, determining, and explaining complex health benefits and enrollment questions to both internal and external customers of the VA Columbus Healthcare System. The incumbent is responsible to process enrollment applications and work through multifaceted eligibility requirements that guarantees the accurate and timely assignment of healthcare benefits.