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Job opening: Travel Assistant

Salary: $37 696 - 54 625 per year
City: Roseburg
Published at: Sep 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is the Employee Travel Clerk and Agent Cashier for the VA Roseburg Healthcare System in Roseburg, OR.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-06. At the GS-05 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-06. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds. Major duties and responsibilities include: Reviewing travel requests and applicable regulations to determine entitlements and method of travel. Planning and carrying out the successive steps to complete transportation support duties and use accepted practices to resolve problems and deviations. Reconciling bills and verifying costs when the documentation is unclear and requires extensive research. Training and advising individuals in the efficient use of the FedTraveler program. Submitting treasury reports, reconciliations, disbursements, and receipts to the Austin Finance Center. Maintaining the cash flow so that adequate cash is on hand to operate the daily cashier functions. Making cash payments to patients, employees, and cash replenishments to alternate tellers. Determining the appropriate type of payment (e.g. Third Party, Means Test, Co-Payment, or a combination of several types). Balancing accounts daily to assure that the disbursing fund and collections are properly accounted for. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-5 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING: GS-5 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of a Transportation Assistant. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-4) in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes performing transportation support duties; entering data into automated tracking data bases, generating reports, investigating problems, expediting timely paperwork, responding to travel inquiries, and performing clerical support responsibilities. ~OR~ GS-5 EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) ~OR~ GS-5 COMBINATION: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e. beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-6 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Transportation Assistant position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in Federal Service. Specialized experience includes: Performing transportation support duties; reviewing travel requests; tracking and reporting travel costs; screening itineraries; reconciling bills; balancing accounts; and assisting individuals before, during, and after travel. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Interpersonal SkillsManages and Organizes InformationTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; 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. Physical Requirements: The work may require some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting. Payment documents received from an adjacent office requires reaching back and forth across a small area. Lifting of cash boxes is required for putting the boxes in and taking them out of a large safe. There are no special physical demands. 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

MPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Roseburg VA Medical Center 913 Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard Roseburg, OR 97471 US
  • Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
  • Phone: (844)456-5208
  • Email: [email protected]

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