This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Asheville, VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in the Health Information Management Section (HIMS) of Health Administration Service (HAS). This position has a recruitment incentive of $2000.00 to be paid in a lump sum upon the one year employment anniversary.

Duties

Responsible for carrying out a variety of health information functions. Ensures regular quality checks are carried out according to prescribed timeframes and criteria. Scans loose filing by indexing the loose material to the appropriate Clinical or Administrative setup in VistA Imaging to facilitate future reference. Utilizes a computer to perform a wide variety of record keeping, correspondence, and tracking operations. Retrieves records using a combination of computer-based patient treatment history and historical record transactions to deduce locations of hard-to-find records. Fully protects the confidentiality of patient information. Promotion Potential: This position is at its full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description/PD#: Scanning/File Clerk/PD04209A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/25/2023. 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-04 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-03. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS- in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Utilize computerized patient record system and Vista software or other scanning software to perform scanning duties, conduct quality assurance checks to verify accuracy of information and/or scanned images, working as a team member with peers in the health information management section scanning area and communicating with leadership on a routine basis. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years above high school education. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailComputer SkillsFollow DirectionsInformation ManagementQuality Assurance 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: Work involves considerable walking, standing and bending in the search for health records. There is lifting and carrying bulky records and boxes, usually it does not exceed 50 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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: http://ope.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 Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 US
• Name: Damaris Gomez
• Phone: 9199565541
• Email: [email protected]