File Clerk

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky seeks a qualified applicant to join Health Information Management Service. The role emphasizes general office competencies, attention to detail, and information management while fitting federal staffing standards.

Applicants should demonstrate the ability to meet education and experience requirements, including possible substitutions and combinations as outlined in the job posting.

Qualifications

• One year of general experience that equips you with the knowledge and skills for the duties.
• Two years of education beyond high school in any field with transcript required.
• Combination of education and experience may meet total qualification requirements.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Clerical

Communications

Computer Skills

Information Management

Education

Two years of education beyond high school

Job description

Employee will be assigned to Health Information Management Service, VA Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one (1) year of general experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. General experience is 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 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Successful completion of two (2) years of education above the high school level in any field. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical school.

OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Combination of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Attention to Detail
• Clerical
• Communications
• Computer Skills
• Information Management

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary; however, there may be lifting and carrying of bulky records and/or boxes, usually not exceeding 50 pounds.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.