Job: Supervisory Financial Management Specialist Facility Revenue Manager

Jobing Description

Supervisory Financial Management Specialist Facility Revenue Manager
JOB SUMMARY:

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 600120 (Please include on all documents)

Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.

Relocation expenses may be paid to a highly qualified, impacted candidate.

The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty stations or facilities. For more information go to http://vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.asp.

TOUR OF DUTY: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

KEY REQUIREMENTS
* You must be a US citizen to apply for this job
* Selectees are subject to fingerprint and background investigation.
* Selectees may be subject to a one-year probationary/trial period.
* More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
* All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

DUTIES:

The Supervisory Financial Management Specialist will work as the Facility Revenue Manager of the Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC) and will be responsible for the coordination and management of the daily operations of revenue functions at the assigned medical center. Functions and operations of the CPAC include: compliance, revenue data validation, customer service, revenue utilization review, monitoring of revenue intake functions, reporting and liaison with medical center and CPAC leadership. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

Participation in all revenue initiatives related to the complete revenue cycle.

Identification and coordination of changes.

Implementation of process improvements.

Monitoring of performance measures.

Ensures maximum collections and compliance with revenue activities.

Maintains standardization of processes.

Presents solutions to problems and tracks program progress.

Analyzes potential revenue sources.

Ensures all MCCF billing and collections guidelines are followed.

Develops and implements programs to manage patient accounts.

Identifies potentially billable cases.

Performs audit duties for either financial or operational programs.

Maintains internal controls and quality management.

Instructs employees on the purpose of assignments.

Sets deadlines and priorities for work assigned to employees.

Resolves conflicts as they arise.

Identifies developmental and training needs of employees.

Supervises assigned Facility Revenue Technicians and Revenue Utilization Review Nurse(s).

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: The full performance level of this position is GS-12. If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 level you may be promoted without further competition to the next higher grade level when fully qualified and recommended by the selecting official. However, promotion potential is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

Time-in-Grade Restriction

GS-09: Candidates must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions no lower than GS-07.

GS-11: Candidates must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions no lower than GS-09.

GS-12: Candidates must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions no lower than GS-11.

GS-09 RQUIREMENTS

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.B or J.D., if related. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED.

OR Specialized Experience: Must possess experience at least one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties that are related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least GS-09 grade level to perform the duties of this position successfully. Specialized experience includes: monitoring the integrity of file data by ensuring data is timely and accurate; experience with the inter-relationship of healthcare support functions and operations, such as: account receivable, billing, patient access, compliance, insurance verification; financial reporting; knowledge of rules and regulations; auditing files; ability to work independently. NOTE: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in position held. Please provide such documentation on your resume.

OR Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required; and then adding the two percentages to equal 100% to qualify for the position.

GS-11 REQUIREMENTS

Education: 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. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY.

OR Specialized Experience: Must possess experience at least one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties that are related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least GS-09 grade level to perform the duties of this position successfully. Specialized experience includes: monitoring the integrity of file data by ensuring data is timely and accurate; experience with the inter-relationship of healthcare support functions and operations, such as: account receivable, billing, patient access, compliance, insurance verification; financial reporting; knowledge of rules and regulations; auditing files; ability to work independently; supervisory experience. NOTE: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in position held. Please provide such documentation on your resume.

OR Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required; and then adding the two percentages to equal 100% to qualify for the position.

GS-12 Specialized Experience Only: Must possess experience at least one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties that are related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least GS-11 grade level to perform the duties of this position successfully. Examples of qualifying experience are coordination and management of the daily operations of Healthcare revenue functions which includes revenue data validation, customer service, revenue utilization review, monitoring of revenue intake functions, reporting and liaison between medical centers and higher level leadership. Maintains open communication with medical center departments and services, especially as they impact the revenue process. Provides recommendations on resources (equipment, space, staffing, etc.) Evaluates departmental staff skills for assessment of training needs. Interprets laws, rules, regulations, decisions, and other government directives as they pertain to healthcare revenue operations. Maintains liaison and coordinates with representatives of other organizations throughout healthcare-related facilities, Medical Centers, and Patient Access Departments concerning projects that are being developed in order to determine their effect on the facility's resources. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal government.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. ***

Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or r sum . Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your r sum and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

As a part of the Occupational Questionnaire, you will be rated on your overall knowledge, skills, work experience, and ability to perform the specialized tasks that the position entails. Examples of these competency factors are:

-Knowledge of laws, regulations and procedures related to healthcare revenue operations.

-Ability to gather, analyze and compile data for accuracy.

-Skill in performing a variety of financial activities with knowledge regarding methods, practices, concepts and principles.

-Ability to supervise and develop staff.

-Technical knowledge required by the position regarding software, healthcare, revenue and insurance.

Narrative essays may be requested later in the selection process to differentiate between quality levels of eligible, basically qualified applicants.

BENEFITS:

Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp.

OTHER INFORMATION:

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (meets minimum qualifications, any selective factor and demonstrates ability to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.