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Supervisory Medical Support Assistant

Veterans Health Administration

Job Location:

Garner, IA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 60167 - 60167

Posted: 6 October 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 4 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

GARNER VA CLINIC and CLAYTON VA CLINIC-The Supervisory Medical Support Assistant (MSA) position serves as the direct line supervisor for all Medical Support Assistant (MSA) and Lead Medical Support Assistant Staff and is a foundational role within the VHA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) initiative to include all interdisciplinary clinics call centers and all other areas that support the initiative. Patient care is delivered in a team based model known as the teamlet.

Duties

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The Supervisory MSA plans and directs programs at medical centers and/or satellite outpatient clinics and has full supervisory responsibility. Assignments at this level include but are not limited to: assigning and evaluating the work of subordinate staff; resolving complex problems to ensure patient services are met; evaluating new products equipment and systems in order to make recommendations for improved operations; identifying educations or training needs; making final decisions on selections; educating performance and taking disciplinary action when necessary. The employee has full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing MSAs activities. Responsible for extracting and analyzing data in order to provide reports in support of performance measures to senior management.

Work Schedule: 08:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Adhoc
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave 13 days of sick leave 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth adoption or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment full time employees with a total family income below $144000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Medical Support Assistant /PD000000

Requirements

Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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 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.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency:MSAs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 Part II Chapter 3 Section A paragraph 3.j.
Experience and Education
- High school diploma or transcript (including homeschooling)
- General Education Development (GED) certificate
- Proficiency certificate issued by a State or Territorial Board or Department of Education
- Post-high school education
- You do not have one of the education levels listed above but you were in the Medical Support Assistant occupation (GS-0679) on a permanent appointment with the Department of Veterans Affairs as of February 5 2026 meeting all qualification requirements as part of the grandfathering provision

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations:
Supervisory Medical Support Assistant GS-07.
(1) Experience. One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade.
(2) Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs).
In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
(a) Ability to provide the full range of administrative and supervisory duties in a patient support setting which includes assignment of work performance evaluations selection of staff and recommendation of awards and/or advancements.
(b) Ability to collaborate communicate and demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to ensure quality/continuity of care and ensure compliance with established policies and regulations.
(c) Ability to provide briefings orientations staff development and training related to administrative functions in a patient support setting.(d) Ability to delegate authority evaluate and oversee people and programs accomplish program goals and adapt to changing priorities.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: Work is generally sedentary in nature with some walking standing and bending. Occasionally requires moderate physical activity e.g. carrying light items such as books and papers or lifting boxes or records.

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: 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:

Additional information

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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Required Experience:

Manager

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