The Central Alabama Veterans Health
Care System (CAVHCS) is a consolidated health care system that includes VA
Medical Centers in Montgomery and Tuskegee Alabama as well as Community Based
Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Dothan Alabama, Ft. Rucker Alabama, Monroeville,
Alabama and Columbus Georgia. The primary duty station for these positions are at
the Montgomery Campus (2), Tuskegee (2), MVAC (1).
As a VA professional, your
opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA,
you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your
fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced
integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other
services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National
Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to
balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of
predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the
Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
Special
Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including
those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of
persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical
disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability
of 30% or more.
Summary
The Central Alabama Veterans Health
Care System (CAVHCS) is a consolidated health care system that includes VA
Medical Centers in Montgomery and Tuskegee Alabama as well as Community Based
Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Dothan Alabama, Ft. Rucker Alabama, Monroeville,
Alabama and Columbus Georgia. The primary duty station for these positions are at
the Montgomery Campus (2), Tuskegee (2), MVAC (1).
As a VA professional, your
opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA,
you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your
fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced
integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other
services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National
Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to
balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of
predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the
Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
Special
Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including
those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of
persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical
disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability
of 30% or more.
This position is responsible
for providing transportation to beneficiaries and their attendants traveling to
and from VA facilities and other places for examination, treatment or care. The
incumbent will independently manage the Central Alabama Veterans Heath Care
System Beneficiary Travel Program. These positions are in Montgomery and
Tuskegee, AL. The duties include but are
not limited to the following:
·
Responsible for
determining method of payment for authorized and unauthorized ambulance claims
submitted for consideration.
·
Prepares reports for cab
service to determine annual and local mobility usage.
·
Arranges all modes of
transportation via air ambulance, commercial air, taxi, ambulance, bus and/or
independent transports.
·
Reviews requests for
reimbursement of travel costs assuring compliance with regulations and
procedures, completeness, accuracy, internal consistency, and agreement with
basic authorization.
·
Corresponds with
physician, traveler, and vendor to determine the most dependable and economical
mode of transportation.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Position description Title/PD:
Program Support Assistant, #00823A
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
Must meet time in grade.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Physical Requirements: This
position requires walking to several locations away from office to maintain contact
with the Agent Cashier, File Room, Medical Information, and other section of
the Business Office as needed. It
requires contact attention to minor detail and long periods of standing,
sitting, bending, stooping, stretching and lifting moderately heavy equipment
and materials.
Time-in-grade: 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. For a GS-06
position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 level.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized
experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-05) in the normal
line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of
specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited
to: Ability
to communicate with staff, Veterans, family members, Federal, and
Civilian agencies; Manage patient accounts to include deposits withdrawals and
reconciling balance sheets; Dispatching and coordinating travel for Veterans with different agencies to include other services within the VAMC, civilian hospitals,
and public transportation; Review documents and reports to ensure proper data entry is accurate and complete; Retrieve and provide daily and monthly reports.
There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level.
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.
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.
Additional information
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection
priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be
qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found
well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans
preference points) for this vacancy. Information on about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the
policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial
hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job
opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
You will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position.
Competency 1: Ability to communicate with employees of all levels, Veterans and family members, and external customers.
Competency 2: Knowledge of managing bank accounts to include balancing, withdrawals, and deposits.
Competency 3: Ability to coordinating and arrange transportation for Veterans..
Competency 4: Ability to retrieve, manage, and present reports.
Competency 5: Skill in reviewing documents and reports to ensure data is accurate and complete.
If
you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit
additional job related information, which may include, but not limited
to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a
work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Please use this checklist to ensure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), or 10pt (CP/CPS, XPP, XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP), on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section(s) provided. A legible copy of your DD214(s) indicating character of service, disability certification, SF-15 (if claiming 10 pt. preference) or if you are currently serving on active duty and expected to be released or discharged within 120 days; documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation. Documentation is required for eligibility verification.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 2022083.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
VHA Central Alabama HCS Tuskegee
215 Perry Hill Road
Human Resources
Montgomery , AL 36109
Next steps
After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if your résumé and application package do not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email (if provided); otherwise, applicants will receive a notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your status, click on "more information." Information regarding applicant notification points can be found in the USAJobs Resource Center.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Please use this checklist to ensure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), or 10pt (CP/CPS, XPP, XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP), on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section(s) provided. A legible copy of your DD214(s) indicating character of service, disability certification, SF-15 (if claiming 10 pt. preference) or if you are currently serving on active duty and expected to be released or discharged within 120 days; documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation. Documentation is required for eligibility verification.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 2022083.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
VHA Central Alabama HCS Tuskegee
215 Perry Hill Road
Human Resources
Montgomery , AL 36109
Next steps
After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if your résumé and application package do not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email (if provided); otherwise, applicants will receive a notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your status, click on "more information." Information regarding applicant notification points can be found in the USAJobs Resource Center.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
