Advanced Medical Support Assistant - Dental

Department of Veterans Affairs • North Chicago, IL

57d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Dental Directorate on Recruit Training Command (RTC) and is located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois as part of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The Advanced MSA performs clerical work in support of the care and treatment provided to patients at Dental Departments on RTC.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative functions working closely with Department personnel to schedule, cancel, and reschedule appointments
• Ensures appointments are made with patient input where applicable and per all applicable directives and policies
• Uploads demographic information into the Corporate Enterprise Training Activity Resource (CeTARS) to develop recruit divisional rosters
• Creates dental appointments into the electronic health record (EHR) and creates hard copy dental records to include creation of physical record and labels
• Coordinates with other departments to send/receive completed dental records and interdepartmental patient movement
• Collects and compiles patient data from healthcare providers for submission into DENCAS, CDS, and MRRS for use by upper management team
• Maintains all patient's files and ascertains that records are accurately completed and in order
• Initiates new treatment records on returning Navy and Other Services Personnel
• Uses a variety of window based applications in day to day activities and duties such as Outlook, Excel, and Word

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees