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Duties

This position will support the Geriatric Extended Care (GEC) programs within Social Work Service, including Contract Nursing Home, Adult Day Health Care, Respite and Homemaker/Home Health Aide Programs. This position must possess a basic understanding of the organization and a multifaceted healthcare delivery system, invoicing, ), data base and spreadsheet management, right fax and analysis techniques. The incumbent is self-directed in the implementation and maintenance of performance management data tracking and reports. Duties include but are not limited to: - Compiles, researches and analyzes service delivery, eligibility, and programmatic problems, issues or requirements such as preparing a variety of recurring reports related to GEC programming - Processes and reconciles data as received from community facilities and organizations, updates all required reporting systems to reflect accurately - Tracks authorizations for CNH/ADHC and if authorization is not completed within 24 hours works with finance for authorization completion - Research all policies, procedures and other published documents as they pertain to GEC Programs participating in program calls and training as required at the local, VISN and National guidelines - Integrates several types of software to generate specific working documents and forms such as spreadsheet, data base, word processing, desktop publishing, graphics and other similar products. Selects appropriate system, application and format - Supports the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) within Social Work Service - Reviewing invoicing/billing functions of the annual budgets for Contract Nursing Home and Adult Day Healthcare Programs - Primary point of contact for relationships with Homemaker/Home Health Aide vendors (currently on provider agreements), providing customer service to include technical support and training - Assists with annual BOA and Technical Reviews for CNH/ADHC; compile needed information, schedule room, VANTs, etc. to assist with coordination of these reviews. - Prepares programmatic reports, quarterly quality management summaries and reviews outgoing data reports - Assist Social Work Service, programs and special projects with coordination of meetings, room scheduling, VANTS, etc. Assist the Caregiver Support Program with coordinator of support groups and Clinical Eligibility Team Meetings by scheduling room, VANTs, etc. - Recorder for all committees that Social Work Service is responsible for to include but not limited to: Community Care Review Committee, Social Work Professional Practice Council, Social Work Staff Meeting, Social Work Quarterly meeting (BH/PS/PC) serves as the Service committee meeting Recorder following local policy. - Maintains Chief calendar and schedules appointments and meetings, enters facility vehicle requests for CNH/ADHC Program, assists with completion of electronic travel requests and expense reports and coordinates logistics for conferences, as required - Serves as the timekeeper for the Service and keeps track of employees leave and training Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Program Support Asst (OA)/PD088790 Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.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/

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 s described below: - Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: work that may have involved collecting and tracking statistical information and data in support of an organizations program, knowledge of a variety of software applications and the ability to communicate orally and in writing. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: - Communication - Computer Skills - Critical Thinking - Customer Service 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.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201 US
• Name: Shannon Kennedy
• Phone: 816 372-0948
• Email: [email protected]