Credentials Technician (Office Automation)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Credentials Technician position located at Fort Drum, New York.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist.

A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing automated data processing systems or automated credentialing systems; researching records to ensure employees or applicants are in compliance with credentialing requirements; and performing administrative or clerical duties for an organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-6).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Major Duties:

• Conduct prime source verification on the following credentials as relevant to the HCP or the clinical support staff member: licensure, certification, educational degrees to include medical residency training and fellowships and prior employments.
• Screen individual healthcare provider files in accordance with Department of Defense regulations and directives.
• Verify that all designated Healthcare Providers have received and maintain a valid, current license in accordance with governing regulations.
• Develop agenda and minutes for the Credential Committee.
• Process notification of privileges according to the recommendations to the Credentials Committee.
• Interpret regulations, directives and policies relevant to the privileging and reappointment process, format and content of Practitioner Credentials and Provider Activity files.