Job opening: Program Assistant
Salary: $47 601 - 61 881 per year
Published at: Sep 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position reports to the Administrative Officer in the Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) Service line.
Duties
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 0730-1600
Telework: Not authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Assistant/PD02885O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/04/2023.
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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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-06 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 and experience in the field of patient administration, including medical records and related fields of medical administrations. Knowledge of varied functions of computer spreadsheets, database computer applications, etc., to produce and maintain a wide variety of documents. Knowledge of statistical analytical principles and computer literacy of the degree that program systems are developed and data entry and reports revival can be made. Working knowledge of computer systems necessary to mange, control, secure, coordinate and implement computer activities. Able to analyze and validate reports of data, workload and funding, etc. Able to effectively teach, train and orient other staff to data validation methods and monitoring systems. High degree of aptitude in oral presentation, written communications as well as a sound mathematical base to perform assignments.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Organizational Performance AnalysisOrganizational Stewardship
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: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items (medical records, computing devices, manuals, papers, books, small parts), or driving an automobile. The work requires manual dexterity for computer data entry, office machine operation and filing. However, in general, the work does not require unusual physical demands. The work does require emotional stability to resolve crisis situations.
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 Las Vegas VA Medical Center
6900 North Pecos Road
North Las Vegas, NV 89086
US
- Name: Yesenia Nery
- Phone: 910-488-2120 X1273
- Email: [email protected]
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