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Patient Service Representative

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$46,533 - $60,494

per year

Closes

January 21, 2026

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a frontline representative in a military hospital, helping patients and visitors with their health-related questions, complaints, and concerns while using computer systems to track issues and improve services.

You'll act as an advocate for patients, conduct satisfaction surveys, and work to make the overall experience better for everyone.

It's a good fit for someone with customer service experience in healthcare or administrative roles, who is empathetic, organized, and comfortable with basic office technology.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-04 level, such as assisting with health-related inquiries, using automated systems for reports, and handling correspondence
  • OR four years of education above high school from an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university
  • OR a combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-04 or equivalent if previously in a GS position within the last 52 weeks
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities, such as disabled veterans, current DoD civilians, military spouses, or veterans' programs
  • Ability to receive and resolve patient complaints and grievances effectively

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA.

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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 the GS-04 grade level in the Federal Service which includes assisting staff, patients, visitors, and customers with health related problems, questions, and/or concerns, utilizing automated systems to generate reports and analysis', and receiving and reviewing incoming/outgoing issues, inquiries, and/or complaints correspondence.

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.

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-04).

Major Duties:

  • Serve as an advocate for patients throughout the facility, receiving and listening to complaints and grievances from patients or from individuals on behalf of patients.
  • Serve as primary clinic representative for customer service issues, conducts patient satisfaction surveys; and identifies, analyzes, and evaluates trends that reflect patient perception of services.
  • Promote and improve patient satisfaction with services rendered by all activities.
  • Identify patient problems, recommends strategies for resolution, and initiates corrective action where possible.
  • Coordinate with leadership to resolve system defects in delivery of services, procedures, and policies or environment of care.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJG-26-12861814-MP