About the Position: This is a permanent position with Army Dental Clinic Moncrief. Moncrief Army Health Clinic is located on Fort Jackson, South Carolina and is part of the 82 square mile military installation located adjacent to the state capital of Columbia. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Receive patient and verify appointment. Maintain patient records, assemble and fill x-rays and laboratory reports. Answer routine questions patient may have regarding steps to a procedure. Coordinate schedules to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of dental providers and augment access to patient appointments. Prepare and print documents creating formats, form letters, standard paragraphs, etc.

Requirements

• Typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM) based on a 5-minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.
• This position may require a pre-employment physical examination.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Tier 1 Investigation is required.
• Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
• This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel approximately 5% of the time away from your permanent duty station.

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. 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. Experience Required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. One year of specialized experience which includes 1) providing administrative support of patient care and treatment within a medical environment with task encompassing scheduling appointments, responding to inquiries, and managing patient check-ins and check-outs, etc., 2) understanding and deciphering Dental and Medical terminology for proper input or usage, 3) utilizing automated systems such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Windows Software Applications to input and access information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Transcripts must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

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.

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-DD83CX DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-MONCRIEF AHC DO NOT USE Columbia, SC 29207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk