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Job opening: Medical Support Assistant

Salary: $34 584 - 49 009 per year
City: Kayenta
Published at: Aug 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Kayenta Service Unit. Division of Nursing Services, Inpatient Care Branch, Kayenta, AZ. The primary purpose of this position is to perform receptionist, record keeping, key-entering and retrieving patient data form the facility's automated systems.

Duties

Receives patients and visitors to the unit Assembles and identifies patient's health record Enters patient referrals in the automated referral system to the appropriate department Reviews health records for completeness upon discharge Maintains the Service Unit's customer satisfaction expectation Records admission data and orders on Kardex, into compute, patient record and unit log Transcribes physician's orders to Kardex and treatment records, verifies medication in the automated health record system Enters radiology and laboratory requests into automated computer system and prints out labels for the specimen Assists nursing staff for routine issues Maintains current Administrative Leave Record to assure accuracy in time and leave Organizes and obtains Earning and Leave Statement Routes controls and distributes mail to individuals on the nursing unit

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resumes. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-04: Candidates at the GS-04 Grade level must have 1 year of general experience and/or 2 years above high school. GS-04 General Experience: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to perform the work of this position at the GS-04 level. GS-05: Candidates at the GS-05 grade level must have 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 level to qualify for the GS-05 level and/or 4 years above high school. Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements. GS-05 Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level that equipped me with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples include: arranging follow-up appointments, assembles & identifies patient's health record, maintain ITAS bi-weekly and maintains current Administrative Leave Record, orders supplies, etc. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.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 http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

  • Address Kayenta Service Unit PO Box 368 Kayenta, AZ 86033 US
  • Name: Claircita Richards
  • Phone: 928-697-4000
  • Email: [email protected]

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