Medical Administrative Assistant

Veterans Health Administration • Salisbury, NC

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent works at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Salisbury, North Carolina in Chief of Staff Office (COS). This position has responsibility for reporting and setting up clinic profiles within the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) computer system. Duties Major duties include, but are not limited to: Communicates to the clinic profile manager related primarily to access and clinic profile management and appraised of events and decisions which could have a significant impact on the successful operation of the clinic profiles and other Data Quality programs. Effectively build slots, manages slot conversion, leaf portal requests for clinic profile, build simple clinical profiles as assigned. Effectively and accurately update information associated with clinic names including clinic address, phone numbers and other related information. Always available on teams to provide excellent customer services to scheduling staff and clinical services. Performs data retrieval and analysis of abstracted data for Medical Center management and clinic staff for validation (example: VistA, CPRS, reports, etc.). Incumbent validates national reports against local reports of workload statistics.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Must complete all required steps in the process, including an online assessment.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Must serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Experience where you were responsible for providing administrative support functions within a healthcare facility.
• Experienced with procurement processes necessary to obtain goods and services for an office.
• Performing automation duties using such software applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, desktop publishing, calendar, database and/or graphics.
• Assisting in the formulation and execution of budget estimates to include updating budget spreadsheets which are used in briefings.
• Collecting, compiling and tracking data and information.
• Researching reference materials, regulations, and standards to identify appropriate action necessary to correct problems or issues.
• Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Communicates to the clinic profile manager related primarily to access and clinic profile management and appraised of events and decisions which could have a significant impact on the successful operation of the clinic profiles and other Data Quality programs.
• Effectively build slots, manages slot conversion, leaf portal requests for clinic profile, build simple clinical profiles as assigned.
• Effectively and accurately update information associated with clinic names including clinic address, phone numbers and other related information.
• Always available on teams to provide excellent customer services to scheduling staff and clinical services.
• Performs data retrieval and analysis of abstracted data for Medical Center management and clinic staff for validation (example: VistA, CPRS, reports, etc.).
• Incumbent validates national reports against local reports of workload statistics.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed