Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Campbell North (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, invites applications for a receptionist/clerical position within its medical treatment facilities and satellite clinics.

The role emphasizes front-desk duties: greeting patients, scheduling appointments, and maintaining accurate medical records, with a required typing speed of 40 words per minute and attention to detail. U.S. citizenship required; government civil service eligibility applies.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in receptionist, recordkeeping, and clerical duties in a medical facility.
• Experience includes receiving patients, scheduling appointments, and maintaining medical records.
• Qualified typist can type 40 words per minute with few errors.

Responsibilities

• Perform receptionist and clerical duties within a medical facility.
• Receive patients and schedule appointments.
• Maintain and update medical records.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Receptionist duties

Recordkeeping

Clerical duties

Education

Four years of education above high school in business/secretarial/technical field

Job description

About the Position:

These positions are located within Blanchfield Army Community Hospital's medical treatment facilities at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and local satellite clinics.

• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

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 of specialized experience which includes performing the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping, and miscellaneous clerical duties within a medical treatment facility such as: receiving patients, scheduling appointments, and maintaining medical records. 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.