Medical Support Assistant (Office Automation)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the Director of Surgery, Department of Anesthesia in Bethesda, MD.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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 equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service which includes performing clerical duties such as monitoring, scheduling, and rescheduling patients for treatment; entering data into automated healthcare systems; initiating, assembling, or filing medical records; and directing patients and visitors on clinic policy and procedures.

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:

• Enter, manipulate, and/or retrieve information and data from automated systems, as appropriate to the area assigned.
• Schedule appropriate patient appointments manually and/or in MHS GENESIS.
• Complete request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders for blood work, consults, and other requests, as required.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically.
• Record and relay messages and/or redirect calls, as necessary.
• Maintain all patient records, both electronic or hard copy, according to regulation ensuring each entry contains proper patient and health care provider identification.
• Respond to emergency calls and notifies emergency medical personnel.
• Type routine correspondence, progress reports, medical statements, memoranda and statistical reports using various automation systems and programs.