Job opening: Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation)
Salary: $41 297 - 53 684 per year
Published at: Apr 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located in the AMC Womack, DIR OF Clinical Support, NITRITION CARE at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Incumbent will perform the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping, and miscellaneous clerical duties within an ambulatory setting.
Duty Hours: M-F 0730-1600
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Duties
Perform the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping, and miscellaneous clerical duties (scheduling appointments, greeting the patients, answering telephones, taking messages, etc.) in a clinic or Medical Treatment Facility.
Record and relays messages and/or redirect calls, as necessary to appropriate staff.
Utilize automated office or healthcare systems to schedule patient appointments; update, enter, or retrieve patient information; or complete clerical duties.
Maintain patient records, both electronic and hard copy, according to policies, procedures, and medical treatment facility regulations.
Provide information to patients, family members, staff, etc. on the practice, clinic, and hospital policies, procedures, and locations.
Perform clerical duties inherent to the reception, care, and out-processing of patients, families, caregivers, and guests.
Coordinate patient appointments with other clinics or specialties as needed.
Complete request forms manually or automated for individual patient orders to include height, weight, and vitals.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has been designated Weather Essential. In the event of inclement weather conditions, the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
- This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
- Incumbent is required to be screened for applicable immunizations and subject to missing/required immunizations.
- This position requires incumbent to obtain and maintain a favorable result from a National Agency Background Check.
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 performing clerical duties such as maintaining files, answering telephone calls, and/or receiving patients/guest within a clinic or medical treatment facility (MTF); providing basic medical information to patients, medical staff, and the general public; assisting with scheduling patient appointments; and utilizing automated office, healthcare, and/or scheduling systems to enter and retrieve data.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-DDAAFN DHA CENTRAL NC MARKET
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Liberty, NC 28310
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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