Job opening: Medical Support Assistant
Salary: $36 209 - 51 456 per year
Published at: May 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is under the direct supervision of the House Supervisor for the LaCreek IHS District Clinic. The incumbent is expected to provide efficient services to clients, visitors and other healthcare providers under the direction of a registerd nurse.
This position will support the Federal Government's response efforts to COVID-19.
Duties
Schedules patient appointments.
Coordinate patient care based to medical provider referral.
Ensure patient care supplies are available and properly stored.
Collects and records clinical data from patients.
Supports and adheres to hospital and nursing service policies and procedures and maintains record confidentiality and safeguard medical information.
*This position is being announced concurrently under the Excepted Service/Merit Promotion procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-24-GP-12423241-ESEP/MP; for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:
GS-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least (1) one year of general experience. General Experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
OR
(2) two years of education above the high school level.
GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least (1) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Interviewing patients to obtain demographic and third party insurance information; greeting patients; maintaining logs on referrals and reports; knowledge of available health resources and programs, medical terminology and medical care practices.
OR
(4) four years of education above the high school level.
GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least (1) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Receiving and directing patients and visitors, answering routine inquiries and making appropriate referral of questions concerning patients' condition, use and apply medical terminology, determining eligibility requirements for Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance enforcing and working with laws and regulations related to the confidentiality of medical records and the release of information from medical records, computerized data entry and information systems.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education
You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
https://www.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. For further information, visit
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address Pine Ridge Service Unit
PO Box 1201
E Hwy 18
Pine Ridge, SD 57770
US
- Name: Joseph Dudley
- Phone: 605-226-7203
- Email: [email protected]
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