Health Services Assistant

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Leavenworth (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks professionals to maintain and process medical and financial records, and to support scheduling and data entry tasks within a federal corrections setting.

Qualifications include at least four years of education beyond high school and demonstrated experience with medical data systems. This role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and attention to detail in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Four years of education beyond high school are required for GL-05; education may credit graduate work related to the position.
• Experience in maintaining medical and financial records and scheduling health care appointments is relevant.

Skills

Specialized experience

Medical records management

Data entry

Education

Four years above high school

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Education: GL-05: Four years above high school. GL-06: As a general rule, education is not credible above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GL-05: Experience in maintaining medical and financial records. Experience in preparing and keying medical data into a computer system. Experience in preparing, processing and maintaining medical and financial forms, documents and reports. GL-06: Experience in maintaining medical and financial records. Experience in scheduling health care appointments to accommodate patient treatment. Experience in keying medical data into a computer system. Experience in preparing purchase requests and coordinating orders and shipment of purchased medical items. Experience in preparing, processing and maintaining medical and financial forms, documents and reports.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: GL-05 only: A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**