The Women's Health Program Support Assistant is assigned to the Birmingham Veteran Administration Healthcare System (BVAHCS) Women's Health Service Line under the supervision of the Women's Health Nursing Director/Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM). As the Program Support Assistant, the incumbent is required to render services to, and contact patients, the patients' family members and to contact other VA or community resources to facilitate patient care.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Clerical Support of various programmatic activities Data Entry Report Processing and Management File Maintenance Program/administrative assistance Organizational & professional communications with other medical service lines Data Collection Computer literacy assistance Employee Training and Travel Order processing for Office supplies Timekeeping and other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD111200 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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, 10/24/2023. 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-05) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to; Knowledge of an extensive body of management and/or program analysis, technical rules, guidelines, regulations and precedents, and knowledge of the basic objectives and policies governing various management or program operations is required; knowledge and skill to operate a typewriter, personal computer, word processor providing clerical and administrative support in an office setting; using various office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; creating and generating reports; coordinating, planning, and organizing administrative duties; preparing meeting agendas and minutes; communicating orally and in writing to internal and external customers; researching various publications, manuals, handbooks, and policies; analyzing, extracting, tracking, summarizing, and compiling information for reporting and review; preparing correspondence; providing customers with consistent information according to established policies and procedures, ect You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Interpersonal SkillsOrganizational 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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 Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 US
• Name: Abdul Turay
• Phone: 919-286-0411 X178628
• Email: [email protected]