The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for one (1) Transportation Assistant, in the Health Administration Service located in Long Beach, CA. This position will serve as the Transportation Coordinator for our Veteran Transportation Service (VTS) in the Health Administration Service (HAS) located at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Administer work involving consult management, appointment scheduling and admissions scheduling. Delegate responsibilities include collecting, compiling, and/or tracking data and statistical information in support of Veteran Transportation Service (VTS). Perform a basic analysis of all the data and generates a variety of reports. Evaluate documents, e.g., sampling plans, permit applications and/or other data collection and form aggregates in-coming data from a variety of sources. Collect pertinent information into an automated tracking system. Review Managerial Cost Accounting (MCA), formerly Decision Support System (DSS) extracts to verify that the workload being captured in MCA is correct. Collaborate with other transportation services such as Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), including our Beneficiary Travel Department and our on-site Motor Pool department, along with other transportation providers. Utilize the Veterans Health Information System & Technological Architecture (VistA); Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) or SharePoint Consult/Request Tracking System in processing internal consultations. Review workload types in Veteran Transportation Service e.g. outpatient clinic visits, and surgical admissions. Coordinate the daily operations of the VTS program flow, processes and functions. Provide advisory services to the Mobility Manager regarding the requirements and implications of the office services provided. Provide advice to operating managers and/or supervisors on how transportation services can assist in accomplishing their missions and programs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD11994A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 02/08/2024. 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. Preferred experience posses a basic computer skills and familiar with various Microsoft programs to include Excel, Word, Power Point, etc. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: (In addition to meeting Time and Grade) 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: transportation regulations, methods and practices to perform transportation, resolve problems, coordinate special mode transportation, travel rules, VA travel regulations, extract information and mileage, interpret contracts, transportation services, determination payment, MS Office, and travel reimbursements. (Must be in Resume) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Interpersonal SkillsSelf-ManagementWriting 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 requires no special physical demands, but will require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending or sitting. 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 Long Beach VA Medical Center 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 US
• Name: Jeremy Trader
• Phone: 816-764-4280
• Email: [email protected]