Program Support Assistant - Home Based Primary Care

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs invites applications for a Program Support Assistant supporting an HBPC PACT team. Under supervision of the HBPC Program Director, Nurse Manager, and Medical Director, you will provide administrative support to the team and help manage schedules, records, and correspondence.

Qualified applicants have at least one year of specialized experience at GS-4 level or 4 years of college, or a combination. The position closes on 10/09/2026.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 level.
• Four years of education above high school may substitute for the experience.
• Combination of education and experience with credit for education beyond 60 semester hours.

Skills

Receptionist

Typing

Minutes taking

Records management

Education

Four years of education above high school

Job description

The position serves as a Program Support Assistant to an assigned Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) PACT team, under the supervision of the HBPC Program Director. The primary purpose of this position is to provide assistant level support to the Program Director, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Medical Director and the HBPC interdisciplinary staff. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/09/2026.

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-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience working as a receptionist, typing correspondence, reports and hospital policies; preparing agendas and taking minutes; maintaining control records; maintaining time and attendance records. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have four years above high school. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

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/.