Medical Management Specialist

Summary

The incumbent serves as the Medical Management Specialist for the Dental Service located in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System (TVHS) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Duties

The core duties of this position include but are not limited to: Uses logic and judgment to evaluate alternatives and develop solutions. Performs analytical studies and evaluates processes for improvement opportunities. (including use of Pyramid Analytics). Competent use of computer programs including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. Uses Dental Record Manager. Competent use of the English language using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Communicates clearly to a variety of audiences. Organizes data effectively. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT Telework: Ad Hoc Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Management Specialist/PD708500 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50s at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. 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 GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting analytical reviews. Managing and tracking data. Conducting audits. Managing special projects for new program initiatives. Providing data analysis support. Developing and providing routine and special reports. Researching reference materials, regulations, and standards. Managing multiple projects, priorities, and meeting deadlines. OR EDUCATION: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a 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. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level. 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/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.