• Job Description

  Req#: 794577300
  The position is in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Finance's Revenue Operations and aligned with a Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC). Through the VHA Chief Financial Officer (CFO), VHA's Office of Finance serves in a mission critical role as the principal financial advisor to the Under Secretary for Health (USH).
  
  Duties
  
  
  ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
  
  This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-7. At the GS-6 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-7. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  For GS-06 Specialized Experience: Possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the (Reimbursable Billing Technician), GS-06 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the grade GS-05 level in Federal service to qualify at the grade GS-06.
  
  Examples of specialized experience include:1)Provides customer service to meets the needs of the customer.2)Provides patient education to a diverse customer base utilizing telephone, face to face, electronic or written correspondence.3)Identifies, reviews, analyzes, process and completes co-payments and insurance encounters and other billing related activities.4)Independently reviews and processes all specialty billing encounters.5) Reviews, analyzes, researches, and verifies insurance policy coverage, filing time frames, Coordination of Benefits (COB) information and certification requirements for secondary billing.
  
  Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. Reviews, analyzes, researches, and verifies insurance policy coverage, filing time frames, Coordination of Benefits (COB) information and certification requirements for secondary billing.
  
  For GS-07 Specialized Experience: Possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the (Reimbursable Billing Technician), GS-07 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the grade GS-06 level in Federal service to qualify at the grade GS-07.
  
  Examples of specialized experience include:1)Provides customer service to meets the needs of the customer.2)Provides patient education to a diverse customer base utilizing telephone, face to face, electronic or written correspondence.3)Initiates, gathers, and processes 3rd party revenue actions related to legal case activities by applying appropriate and relevant guidelines.4)Researches and recognizes data for dialysis billing to 3rd party insurance companies using a specified patient claims information system database.5) Conducts assigned ad hoc corrective projects, answers questions, and solves agency revenue account problems.6) Assists in synchronizing and the operationalization of all revenue activities.7) Accesses various menu options to identify, review, analyze, process and complete co-payments and insurance encounters and billing related activities.
  
  Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. Reviews, analyzes, researches, and verifies insurance policy coverage, filing time frames, Coordination of Benefits (COB) information and certification requirements for secondary billing.
  
  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/.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with integrating life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 1700 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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