Location: Oklahoma City,OK, USA
Summary
This position, located at the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, serves as a Transportation Assistant and is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, implementation, management, and evaluation of clinical applications of patient transportation with particular emphasis on improving care and safety of Veterans.
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
10/02/2024 to 10/15/2024
* Salary
$44,117 - $57,354 per year
* Pay scale & grade
GS 6
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
* Oklahoma City, OK 1 vacancy
* Remote job
No
* Telework eligible
Yes-ADHOC telework may be determined by the agency policy and facility supervision
* Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Competitive
* Promotion potential
None
* Job family (Series)
* 2102 Transportation Clerk And Assistant
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Other
* Drug test
No
* Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
* Trust determination process
* Suitability/Fitness
* Financial disclosure
No
* Bargaining unit status
Yes
* Announcement number
CBSU-12564485-25-ESN
* Control number
812395700
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This job is open to
* Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.
* Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
* Federal employees - Excepted service
Current excepted service federal employees.
* Individuals with disabilities
* Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.
* Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
* Military spouses
* Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
* Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
* Veterans
Clarification from the agency
This position is open to Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Federal employees - Competitive service, Federal employees - Excepted service, Individuals with disabilities, Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS, Land & base management, Military spouses, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista, Special authorities, and Veterans.
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Duties
Major duties of this position include but are not limited to...
* Reviews and processes Beneficiary Travel claims for accuracy and completeness
* Reviews eligibility of each Veteran before finalizing Beneficiary Travel reimbursements
* Research payments for reimbursement when requested by Veterans, Supervisor or the Mobility Manager, coordinating with the Fiscal office when required
* Prepares data processing report for daily batch review
* Compiles and submits daily clerk report summarizing all vouchers processed, phone calls, and customer service interactions
* Maintains timekeeping accountability and accuracy within the timekeeping system
* Schedules and reserves tickets for eligible patients requiring airline transportation
* Evaluates all aspects of fraud research and prevention in accordance with VA Policy
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD11139A
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
* You may be required to serve a probationary period
* Subject to background/security investigation
* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
* Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
* Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Additional Information below for details.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/15/2024.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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 by the closing date of this announcement.
For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of 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...knowledge and application of an extensive body of transportation regulations, methods and practices to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard transportation support assignments and resolve a wide range of problems; knowledge of travel rules and regulations regarding legal entitlement to travel reimbursement; knowledge on how to extract information and mileage from a road atlas and city street maps and the ability to interpret contracts for transportation services; knowledge of how to organize and maintain documentation and records supporting beneficiary travel reimbursements and vendor payments; knowledge of validation, control and maintaining accounting records for many travel accounts and make frequent dollar amount adjustments of those accounts; must have office automation abilities, to include knowledge of email system, MS Office, spreadsheets and other equipment; knowledge of beneficiary travel reimbursements, including funds for mileage payments, airline tickets, ambulance, gurney van, wheelchair van, cab and taxi for authorized and unauthorized claims; and knowledge of how to pull data and create reports showing volume and cost of patients transported by special mode and patients receiving reimbursement for travel to their appointments.
Preferred Experience: Customer Service, Attention To Detail, Time Management Skills
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
* Accounting
* Communication
* Customer Service
* Problem Solving
* Quality Management
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.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: No special physical exertion is required. The work is primarily sedentary though some work may require periods of standing. The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk, conferences, meetings, etc., and occasional visits to activity work sites.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at
Education
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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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.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. 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 resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
For more information on the Who may apply eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
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.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.