Clinical Administrative Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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.

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: GS 9 Minimum Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization, and that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position . Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Administrative management within a healthcare system; Knowledge of productivity, access to care, consult management and provider utilization; Managing requests for data, controlled correspondence and/or suspense items; Basic budget and accounting principles; Fund control point management or purchase card holder; Human Resources management. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D in a related field of the position to be filled. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience equivalent to GS 7 described above to meet the total experience requirements. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) GS 11 Minimum Qualifications: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Analyzing, identifying, interpreting and evaluating trends and issues related to productivity, access to care, consult management and provider utilization; Managing requests for clinical information, data pulls, controlled correspondence and suspense items; Knowledge of healthcare system accreditation and regulatory requirements; Coordination of credentialing and privileging documents; Management of administrative resources such as budget, contracting/procurement, space and equipment; Human Resources management such as recruitment, promotions, labor relations, performance reviews, position classification, employee orientation and training, developing functional statements and position descriptions, and compensation panels; Developing and utilizing budget estimates; Coordinating the flow of documents within the service line; Developing or revising administrative procedures, reports, or tracking mechanisms to improve effectiveness of clinical programs or administrative systems. A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is required and you must submit a copy. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M, in a related field of the position to be filled. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first 2 years) and specialized experience equivalent to the GS 9 as described above to meet total experience requirements.