Transportation Assistant

Veterans Health Administration; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Charleston VA Healthcare Network is seeking a Transportation Assistant to support workload forecasting, scheduling, and process improvement for the Veteran Transportation Services program. The incumbent collaborates with the VTS Supervisory Mobility Manager to design procedures and monitor operational efficiency.

Applicants should be ready to assist with ongoing evaluation of workflows, modification of processes, and quality improvement initiatives as part of a Federal service team.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-05 in the Federal service.
• Time-in-grade requirements may apply; SF-50s may be required to verify eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist with workload forecasting for Veteran Transportation Services.
• Support scheduling design and procedure development.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and document changes.
• Assist in evaluating and improving the operational flow of the Veteran Transportation Services program.

Skills

VISTA/CPRS knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Tools

VISTA/CPRS

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Charleston VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Transportation Assistant! The incumbent works with the VTS Supervisory Mobility Manager for transportation workload forecasting, scheduling design, procedure development, and quality improvement implementation, modification of processes, evaluation and ongoing operational flow of the Veteran Transportation Services program.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 clearly 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and ability to use the Medical Center computer system (VISTA, CPRS), personal computer and software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. 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/.