Transportation Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) in Louisville, KY, seeks a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator. The role focuses on coordinating connections and scheduling, documenting travel information, and supporting data-driven decisions within a high-volume healthcare environment.

The incumbent will collect and track daily data, perform basic data analyses, generate reports, and manage entries in tracking databases to support program operations

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes coordinating connections/scheduling, documenting travel information.
• Collecting, compiling, and tracking data on a daily basis; generating a variety of reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation connections and scheduling for patients and staff.
• Document travel information and maintain accurate records.
• Enter data into automated tracking databases and generate reports to support program decisions.

Skills

Transportation coordination

Data entry

Data analysis

Reporting

Job description

The employee serves as a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator within Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Louisville, KY. To qualify for this position, applicant(s) must meet the minimum qualification requirements described below.

Specialized Experience GS-6:

You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-05) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator. Qualifying specialized experience includes performing transportation support duties such as coordinating connections/scheduling, documenting travel information; collecting, compiling, and tracking data on a daily basis; performing a basic analysis of data and generating a variety of reports; entering data into automated tracking data bases; and planning and directing a program that provides support services.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

Incumbent will be exposed to stressful working situations that require a professional attitude and collective reasoning. The incumbent is subject to a high volume of work, the need for accuracy, frequency of interruptions and ever-changing demands due to program changes. Duties will be predominantly performed in the Veteran Transportation Service program office with intermittent trips to various locations throughout the Medical Center's catchment area both in and near patient care areas where there may be risk of exposure to disease.

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/.