Transportation Assistant

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Iron Mountain (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Transportation Assistant at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI to serve Veterans’ transportation needs. This non-virtual position requires residency or relocation within commuting distance and on-site presence.

You will coordinate with the VTS Supervisory Mobility Manager to forecast workload, design schedules, improve processes, and support the ongoing operations of the Veteran Transportation Services program.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs.
• Collaborates with the VTS Supervisory Mobility Manager to forecast workload, design schedules, and improve operational flow of the Veteran Transportation Services program.

Job description

Duties

This position is located in the Veteran Transportation Service (VTS) within the Patient Administration Service (PAS) at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, MI.

THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WISEFUL TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION

The Transportation Assistant acts as primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs. The Transportation Assistant works with the Veteran Transportation Service (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. The coordination of transportation function is multi-faceted and diverse.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following: