About the Position: This position is located with the Department of Behavioral Health, Family Advocacy Program at Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Duties

Serves as Medical Support Assistant (MSA) for the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) at a medical treatment facility (MTF) and provides direct assistance to the Chairperson, Case Review Committee (CRC) and the FAP staff. Provides clerical/administrative and automation support for FAP and/or Social Work Services using multiple computer systems and technologies. Provides administrative and medical support that requires the application of extensive guidelines and specialized knowledge for the FAP. Review and maintain medical records and information directories.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. A National Agency Check w/ Inquiries (NACI) background investigation is required.
• This position is inclement weather essential. This means that you must be willing to make every attempt to report for duty on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• This position may require periodic immunizations (other than the influenza vaccine) and tuberculosis monitoring.
• This position requires a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccine and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 demonstrated/documented experience that involves 1) entering, maintaining and/or updating health care records to maintain data base information; 2) preparing correspondence and/or reports ensuring correct grammar and format to support communication efforts AND 3) utilizing office and clinical automation systems to input, store, retrieve and manipulate data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). ***This position requires a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM) based on a 5 minute sample with 3 or fewer errors. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Education

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address M1-W2P1AA US ARMY MEDDAC-FORT CARSON DO NOT MAIL Fort Carson, CO 80913 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk