About the Position: The position is located at Army Health Clinic, Lyster. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Completes request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests. Maintains and monitors patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice. Monitors and manages the Army Medicine Secure Messaging System (AMSMS) at the clinic/practice level. Provides information regarding the practice, clinic, and hospital policies, procedures, and locations to patients, family members, staff, etc. Performs Quality Assurance monitoring, using appropriate tools regarding the completion and contents of the patients’ record.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• May be required to obtain a pre-employment physical.
• This position may require TDY (Temporary Duty Travel) of up to 5%.
• This position may require drug testing.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing automated healthcare systems to manage patient appointments and enter and/or retrieve patient data; providing education or instructions to patients regarding medical appointments or procedures; utilizing automated office software to create reports or draft correspondence. Maintain and monitors patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.Proficiency Required:This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83CV DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-LYSTER AHC DO NOT USE Fort Novosel, AL 36362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk