Medical Support Assistant (OA)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks a Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation) at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, under the Directorate of Surgery. This Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation targets qualified DoD personnel for competitive service appointments.

Qualifications include one year of specialized experience or education as described: scheduling patient appointments, data entry/retrieval with office automation, and receptionist duties; typing at 40 WPM with minimal

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: scheduling patient and/or coordinating provider appointments.
• Experience entering or retrieving data with office automation software.
• Receptionist duties are part of the role.

Skills

Typing (40 WPM)

Reception duties

Time management

Education

Four years education beyond high school

Tools

Office automation software

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as a Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation) within the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center under the Dir of Surgery.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes scheduling patient and/or coordinating provider appointments; utilizing office automation software to enter or retrieve data; and performing receptionist duties. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR

Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.