Medical Administrative Assistant
Representing facility leadership on all administrative matters occurring during other than regular duty hours. Including making decisions on administrative matters; providing technical guidance; interpreting VA rules and regulations; directly intervening in problems regarding patient activity; coordinating non-routine contacts; overseeing determination of applicant's eligibility; processing administrative issues involving suicides, assaults, beneficiary death, and elopements; providing administrative advice to Medical Officer of the Day and other clinical staff, assisting medical center staff with medically related legal problems; coordinating patient transfers and referrals; preparing daily Gains and Losses Sheet, daily report/log of all activities during tour of duty, and other statistical reports; maintaining current bed inventory and seriously ill roster; inputting information into VISTA and maintaining computer systems; initiating actions dealing with any disaster solutions; responding to emergencies; implementing search plans for missing patients; calling employees to fill behind absent employees, and in emergency cases calling in necessary employees on an overtime basis. Contacting Medical Administration Service and facility leadership as needed on complex issues.Provide administrative support to off tour staff (clinical and administrative). The incumbent may be asked to provide cross campus coverage between Lyons Veterans Affairs Medical Center and East Orange Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2020. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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 as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work, while primarily sedentary, does require ability to walk, bend, twist, push/pull, grasp for various activities which include keyboarding, operating various equipment (phones, copier/all in one, etc.) walking through the medical center to nursing station or other areas. Maximum lift requirement is no more than 10 pounds at one time. Appropriate physical posture/positions are to be utilized when performing duties. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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 as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work, while primarily sedentary, does require ability to walk, bend, twist, push/pull, grasp for various activities which include keyboarding, operating various equipment (phones, copier/all in one, etc.) walking through the medical center to nursing station or other areas. Maximum lift requirement is no more than 10 pounds at one time. Appropriate physical posture/positions are to be utilized when performing duties. 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/.
- Department:
0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant - Salary Range:
$49,976 to $64,964 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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