Lead File Clerk

Veterans Health Administration; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix VA Health Care System is recruiting for a Lead File Clerk in the Health Information Management Service (HIMS), Phoenix, AZ. The incumbent will act as work leader as the Lead Scanning Specialist for the HIMS Scanning Unit, guiding three or more Scanning Clerks.

Qualification includes one year of specialized experience or equivalent education, involving scanning, uploading, indexing, and destruction of health records, plus customer service in a medical setting.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04.
• Scanning, uploading, indexing, and destruction of electronic and non-electronic health records.
• Customer service in a medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead three or more scanning clerks as work leader.
• Serve as Lead Scanning Specialist for the Health Information Management Scanning Unit.

Skills

Administrative coordination

Customer service

Health records management

Job description

The Phoenix VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for a Lead File Clerk to work in the Health Information Management Service (HIMS), Phoenix, Arizona. The incumbent will serve as work leader as the Lead Scanning Specialist for the Health Information Management Scanning Unit. The incumbent, as a regular and recurring part of their assignment, leads three or more Scanning Clerks.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/25/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearily demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: administrative coordination and receipt; scanning, uploading, indexing, and destruction of electronic and non-electronic health records; and customer service in a medical setting. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have . OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond 2 years of progressive education above high school. 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/.