Program Support Asstistant (Oa)

Summary

The position is located in the DoD Medical Operations Patient Administration, Directorate for Resources Management located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. The primary purpose of the Program Support Assistant is to provide coordination, administration and Limited Duty program information to Active Duty Service members, facility staff, local and remote commands and military personnel support offices.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

04/17/2024 to 05/03/2024

• Salary

$54,728 - $71,148 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 7

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• North Chicago, IL 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

No

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent -

• Work schedule

Full-time -

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

None

• Job family (Series)

0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Not Required

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

• Announcement number

CAZP-12390391-24-BT

• Control number

787112200

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

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Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Receives medical provider recommendations for LIMDU and ensures proper routing and signatures on all LIMDU forms.

• Counsels in person all Service members referred to LIMDU by FHCC providers, explains program requirements, military personnel actions that will occur upon entering/ending LIMDU status and procedures for making follow-on appointments to all members referred to LIMDU.

• Prepares and submits standard Naval messages to the local Personnel Detachment (PSD), DUPERS and/or U,S, Marine Corps Headquarters (MCHQ) placing and removing members from LIMDU status. Tracks and provides reports on the status of all Navy and

Marine Corps LIMDU personnel In AOR.

• Reviews all recommendations for LIMDU with emphasis on the probalillity of the Service member's ability to return to full duty.

• Assists primary care providers with placing and appointing referrals for specialty services for members who may need to exceed one period of LIMDU.

• Assists Service members with follow-on appointments with providers to assess fitness for return to duty.

• Provides LIMDU program information to all FHCC Providers, Service members, local and/ or remote commands.

• Provides guidance and interpretations of regulatory requirements to FHCC providers.

• Serves as the Deployability Coordinator for any FHCC Active Duty Service members placed in a LIMDU status.

• Chairs monthly meetings with local command, medical liasions, and remote command medical representatives.

• Conducts annual LIMDU training session open to all FHCC providers.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0730-1600

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Support Asstistant (OA)/PD06340O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

• You may be required to serve a probationary period

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/03/2024.

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-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: provide coordination, administration and program information to applicable personnel, ensure procedures and regulations are managed and executed accordingly, tracking and reporting, subject matter expert for policies, procedures and regulations of program.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Attention to Detail

• Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)

• Organizational Awareness

• Planning and Evaluating

• Self-Management

• Technical Competence

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary in nature and predominantly involves significant time (4 or more hours daily) of office automation tasks; Incumbent will be required to walk to various clinics several times daily (usually at least two). Incumbent works within a healthcare facility and limited risks to contagious illness exist. Immunity to common infectious diseases may be screened and immunizations may be provided if required.

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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a VA job announcement includes language requiring applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply to this Job Announcement. VA may request information regarding your vaccination status, if selected, for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.