Program Support Assistant (OA)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN seeks a Program Support Assistant (OA) to provide administrative and program support to the Medicine Service.

This role supports the organization and processing of service functions, adhering to VA policies and directives, and assisting with program analysis and documentation. Qualified applicants will demonstrate experience with administrative duties, medical service knowledge, and the ability to prepare memos and format documents for

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Medicine Service admin functions to organize and perform program support duties.
• Knowledge of administrative concepts, VA policies, regulations and directives to independently perform duties.
• Knowledge of management analysis methods to support program analysis.
• Knowledge of medical management practices, guidelines, regulations and precedents.
• Ability to search historical files for background information.
• Ability to analyze financial reports and forward reports.
• Ability to dictate memos and format documents for internal/external review.

Skills

Admin functions

VA policies

Mgmt analysis

Medical management

Historical files

Financial analysis

Memo drafting

Job description

The Program Support Assistant (OA) position is located at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. The role provides administrative and program support to the Medicine Service. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Specialized Experience

• Knowledge of the administrative functions of Medicine Service and its Specialty Care Programs sufficient to organize and perform the program support duties and functions associated with the service and programs/teams.
• Knowledge of administrative concepts, principles, VA policies, regulations and directives sufficient to independently perform administrative duties.
• Knowledge of the basic skills and understanding of the methods and techniques of management analysis and/or program analysis.
• Knowledge of medical management practices and/or medical programs, guidelines, regulations and precedents.
• Ability to search historical files for readily available background information.
• Ability to analyze financial reports and forward reports.
• Ability to dictate memos and format documents for internal and external review and submission.

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/.