Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation)

Full Job Description

About the Position: The selectee ensures optimal dental readiness by coordinating provider schedules, patient flow, and clinic support operations at the Army Health Clinic- Dental in Baumholder, Germany.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes collecting and maintaining data in dental automated systems, scheduling appointments, and performing administration duties.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60.

Add the two percentages. 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.

Major Duties:

• Prepares schedules for Dental Care Providers (DCPs), utilizing Corporate Dental Application (CDA) based on protocols provided by clinic Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC).
• Monitors DCPs daily schedules to ensure that all available appointments are utilized.
• Retrieves data in order to prepare monthly, weekly, and quarterly reports used by the supervisor or management.
• Files and retrieves patient records and radiographs alphabetically and numerically.