Health Services Assistant - Lompoc, United States - US Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

US Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

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Lompoc, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Responsible for processing budget, medical and other administrative documents, to include updating, maintaining, researching, inventorying and filing records.

Responsible for prioritizing assigned tasks, soliciting feedback, preparing and consolidating reports and retrieving and maintaining records for two cost centers and monthly accruals.

Assists with technical and analytical tasks involving complex medical material procurement.

Serves as a liaison between the Financial Management Department and the Health Services Department.

Serves as a contact person in dealing with community hospitals and contract consultants relating to the Health Services Department billing, and scheduling of patient appointments and procedures, and tracking outside medical contractor time sheets.

The liaison for outside institutions and medical facilities regarding obtaining medical information and medical care for inmates, to include scheduling, establishing priority, securing approval, arranging transportation, and coordinating routine and emergency medical transfers with institution officials and receiving institutions.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship is Required.
See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications:

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education:

GL-05:
Four years above high school.

GL-06:

As a general rule, education is not credible above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR

Experience:

GL-05 and GL-06: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

GL-05:

Experience in maintaining medical and financial records.
Experience in preparing and keying medical data into a computer system.
Experience in preparing, processing and maintaining medical and financial forms, documents and reports.

GL-06:

Experience in maintaining medical and financial records.
Experience in scheduling health care appointments to accommodate patient treatment.
Experience in preparing and keying medical data into a computer system.
Experience in preparing purchase requests and coordinating orders and shipment of purchased medical items.
Experience in preparing, processing and maintaining medical and financial forms, documents and reports.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

GL-05 only: A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Education:

See Qualifications Section for education requirements,
if applicable.

Foreign Education:_ For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U

S Department of Education website:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Additional information:

This position IS included in the bargaining unit.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C.

3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.

If you are above the maximum entry age and have prior federal law enforcement coverage, you MUST submit an SF-50 to verify prior coverage.

Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from meeting the maximum age. Please refer to the Required Documents Section for the appropriate documentation to submit to validate veteran eligibility.

Special Conditions of Employment Section:

All applicants not currently working in an institution will be required to complete a qualification inquiry regarding convictions of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence in order to be authorized to carry a firearm.

The Core Value Assessment (CVA) is an in-person asses