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Form of workThe Program Support Assistant (OA) provides support for Patient Care Services, by analyzing and evaluating a wide range of issues relating to the data analysis, program analysis, program review, process analysis, as well as developing action plans and processes to improve patient care within the Iowa City VA Health Care System.
This is not a virtual or remote position.Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/09/2024.
GS-05 grade level: Specialized Experience: one full year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). Qualifying specialized experience includes but is not limited to:
- Providing administrative support;
- Collecting, compiling, and tracking data and information;
- Processing documents and reports;
- Establishing, updating, and maintaining office files and records;
- Performing automation duties using software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail, desktop publishing, calendar, database and/or graphics;
- Collaborating with staff to identify issues or problems of a procedural nature.
Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-05 level: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
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Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 level: To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
GS-06 Minimum Qualifications:
Specialized Experience: one full year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Qualifying specialized experience includes but is not limited to:
- Performing clerical/administrative duties in an office environment;
- Maintaining files/records;
- Collecting, compiling, and tracking data and statistical information;
- Performing office automation duties using software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail, desktop publishing, calendar, database and/or graphics;
- Collecting and analyzing data;
- Preparing reports and making recommendations to improve patient care program performance based on data analysis;
- Collaborating with staff to identify and resolve issues or problems of a procedural nature.
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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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 will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Measuring Instruments
- Plan and organize work
- Reliability And Dependability
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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.
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: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.Employment Type: FULL_TIME
