This position serves as the Program Support Assistant for the Radiology Department at the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The primary purpose of this position is to provide full support to the Chief of Radiology Service and the Administrative Officer. The incumbent will operate independently in assuring that imaging/scanning service-level goals and objectives are being accomplished and performance measures are being met.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Incumbent requires considerable specialized and expertise knowledge of, and use of, VISTA Imaging System, VISTA Scheduling, and DICOM Importer. Incumbent is considered super user of DICOM Importer and VISTA Imaging Systems, requiring expert knowledge of each system. Incumbent is responsible for retrieving consults in CPRS, viewing the report and image to verify accuracy of patient information, registering exam in the radiology package, electronically filing report with canned statement, entering appropriate diagnostic cods, importing report using DICOM Importer System, importing images using DICOM Importer System, verifying image quality/completeness and documenting actions performed in the Radiology consult in CPRS. Incumbent is required to train physicians within the facility and outside the facility, any applicable community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) personnel, and personnel credentialed through the VA from affiliated academic institutions. Serves as an educator by providing Radiology Imaging information to relevant organizations and groups internal and external to the facility. Incumbent must have thorough knowledge and ability to train others in areas related to staffing, budgeting, planning, academics, research, timekeeping, and data analysis/collection. Coordinates and makes decisions for continuum of care through coordination with all services within and outside the facility. Will work with patients, hospitals, and all available community resources to remove barriers that have traditionally interfered with patient access to or compliance with outpatient care. Will work in collaboration and continuous partnership with Radiology patients and their family/caregiver(s), clinic/hospital/staff, and community resources in a team approach. Will perform all other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD138450 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/05/2023. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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. Preferred Experience: Veterans Administration, VISTA Imaging System, DICOM Importer System, and CPRS experience is preferred but not mandatory. 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-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of, and use of, VISTA Imaging System, DICOM Importer System, independently handles routine requests and directs to staff members only those contacts requiring their attention, and the ability to research and apply specific guidelines to situations on an ad-hoc basis based on Federal and VA regulation, policy, and procedural guidelines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Teaching OthersTechnology Application 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: Most work is in an office setting. There is some standing, bending, stooping, walking, and carrying of light items to different areas of the medical center and health science campus. Incumbent carries lightweight items not normally weighing more than twenty-five pounds. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Jack C Montgomery VA Medical Center 1011 Honor Heights Drive Muskogee, OK 74401 US
• Name: Kenneth Meech
• Phone: 918-577-4753
• Email: [email protected]