About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the department of Rehab, the position is a Monday- Friday 8 hour morning shift. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Greet patients and take necessary action to expedite a smooth and effective visit. Schedule patient appointments. Receive all telephone calls and visitors to the department, and answers inquires such as obtaining medical assistance; directions for contacting different clinics; resolving requests for changes in scheduled appointment; and test preparation. Utilize in-depth knowledge of office automation and printing equipment to create, copy, edit, store, retrieve and print various reports that contain medical terminology. Establish, organize, and maintain medical records, in the proper sequence, ensuring all necessary forms and documents are present, accurate, and complete. Train new staff on departmental guidelines to include, but not limited to, department standard operating procedures, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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 with includes receiving patients and visitors in a medical treatment facility; scheduling patient appointments; maintaining electronic patient records; and inputting medical data into automated healthcare systems such as Military Health System Genesis and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk