Medical Support Assistant (Advanced)

The Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA) within the Clinic Practice Management service provides support across multiple ancillary & interprofessional clinics, services & sections. The AMSA plays an integral role in achieving first contact resolution through Veteran centered delivery of care & they collaborates to best coordinate the needs of the Veteran. The AMSA's provide information on programs, initiatives available to Veterans & administrative referrals of services as needed.

The Advanced MSA provides specialized and expert administrative patient support while working collaboratively in an interprofessional coordinated care delivery model. Work involves specialized administrative judgment and the flexible use of a wide range of clinical flow processes relating to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and/or community resources. Recommends changes to existing clinic procedures based on current administrative guidelines. Works collaboratively with Dayton VA Medical Center programs, services, and interprofessional coordinated care team members to facilitate access to care through focused efforts on meeting the needs of Veterans via various available contact modalities to include but not limited to telephone calls, secure messaging, chat, text messaging and video. Major duties include: Answering and initiating telephones calls and secure messages to address the needs of Veterans. Greet patients, perform check in and check out, capture insurance and demographic information, as well as relay messages to appropriate staff inside or outside of the Dayton VA Medical Center. Schedule appointments, interpret, and verify provider orders in accordance with VHA national scheduling guidelines. Scheduling, canceling, re-scheduling patient appointments in line with patient requests, entering no-show and cancellation information. Monitors appointment requests from multiple electronic sources. Manages software applications to verify and validate accuracy and resolve issues; evaluates patient information and clinic schedule lists to determine whether the patient requires an immediate appointment. Informs interprofessional team members about patient care needs (i.e.)., patients needing an appointment where there is no availability requiring an overbook. Develop and/or maintain effective and efficient communication with the patient, interprofessional care delivery teams, VA medical centers, and other non-VA agencies/medical facilities. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4pm. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 91336-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies: ** The following locations are available: Dayton, Ohio Middletown, Ohio Springfield, Ohio

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.