This position is located in the Dental Department of the Haskell Indian Health Center. The primary function of this position is to provide registration and eligibility service information by interacting with patients to obtain and process demographic and insurance information for alternate resources, Purchased Referred Care and private/commercial insurance. Incumbent reports to the Supervisory Dental Assistant.

Duties

Interviews patients to obtain pertinent patient registration information Determines the eligibility of patients seeking healthcare Maintains, keys-enters, updates and verifies all alternate resources data Enters all information into the RPMS (Resource Patient Management System) patient registration system This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applicants. Applicants who previously applied need not re-apply unless they would like to update their application.

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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-5: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Specialized Experience is defined as determining eligibility requirements and obtaining and processing demographic and insurance information for patient registration, alternate resources, purchased referred care services and related purposes. OR Four years of education beyond the high school level (must provide transcripts). OR Equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience are also qualifying. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

For positions requiring positive education 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 resume.

When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts (unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution.
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

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Kansas Service Unit 2415 Massachusetts Lawrence, KS 66046 US
• Name: Jennifer Miller
• Phone: 785-832-4885
• Email: [email protected]