Summary
The Administrative Support Assistant position serves as the principal office assistant performing various administrative and clerical duties in support of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Chief and Anatomic Pathology section of the Laboratory.
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Clarification from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.
Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Prepare a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring official correspondence, reports, research, educational protocols, and other documents.
- Review and process incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, and other materials.
- Receive and review regulations and directives.
- Receive telephone calls, greet visitors, and oversee vendor visits.
- Perform clerical and administrative work in support of the service chief and pathology section.
- Utilize office computer programs such as: Vista, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook to produce documents that may include surgical pathology/cytology reports, committee reports, and accession logs.
- Maintain Service Chiefs or Anatomic Pathology supervisors' calendar, coordinate meeting arrangements, and schedule meetings and/or conferences.
- Perform work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information in support of the organization's operations.
- Assist in planning, review, and reporting of data/statistical results of the program/project studies.
- Perform analysis of data and generate a variety of reports.
- Ensure quality assurance issues pertaining to the service are documented and appropriate follow-up action occurs regarding any problems, or recommendations found or made as a result of service's quality assurance activities.
- Maintains automated system of program-specific data to track progress on items such as project milestones, reports, funding accomplishments, compliance strategies, etc.
- Knowledge of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) used for coding surgical pathology and cytology reports.
- Medical transcription and knowledge of terminology concerning surgical pathology, necropsy, and cytology procedures as well as general medical terminology: anatomy, physiology, clinical medicine, surgery, diagnostic tests and pharmacology.
- Code all Pathology actions using knowledge of CPT and workload codes.
- Ensure that the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Joint Commission and any other accrediting agency standards are properly followed.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Position Description Title/PD#: Administrative Support Assistant/PD13320O
Physical Requirements: The work is mainly sedentary but on occasion requires standing, bending, climbing ladders, and walking. Employee may be called upon to work extended hours.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- May serve a probationary period
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
GS-7 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:Preparing a wide variety of recuring and nonrecurring official correspondence, reports, research, educational protocols, and other documents; collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information; and entering/maintaining data in automated systems.
There is no educational substitution for the GS-7 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
There is no educational substitution for this position.
Benefits
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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. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Other (1)
- Performance Appraisal
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/15/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12565616.
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.
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.
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