Medical Support Assistant

This Medical Support Assistant position is with Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Tucson, AZ. The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System is seeking to fill Medical Support Assistant vacancies at the Tucson VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible for scheduling appointments, including interpreting, and verifying provider orders. Key duties: • Duties include but not limited to: Make computer entries to record arrival of patients to the vaccine clinic. Keep current with nursing staff on patient actions and movements in the clinic. Verify, update, and enter demographic information in the computer system. Look for delays or problems in processing patient's scheduled treatment or follow-up care and as appropriate. Serve as communications coordinator for the vaccine clinic, receiving telephone calls and responding or referring these to the appropriate resource person. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7"30am-4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Qualifications: Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: High school diploma or transcript (including homeschooling) General Education Development (GED) certificate Proficiency certificate issued by a State or Territorial Board or Department of Education Post-high school education Note: Copy of high school diploma OR high school transcript (unofficial or official) OR GED Certificate OR homeschooling completion OR proficiency certificate issued by a State or Territorial Board or Department of Education OR college transcript (official) May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Experience/Education: One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade. OR Two years of education above high school. In addition to the experience or education above, do you demonstrate the following KSAs: Advanced knowledge of medical terminology specific to understand medical diagnosis and procedures sufficient to communicate clinical staff instructions to patients. Skill in customer service with the ability to identify customer concerns, and refer to the appropriate staff, as necessary, to ensure a satisfactory resolution. Ability to operate computerized programs and systems in order to enter, modify, and retrieve sensitive medical and patient identifying information (PII) into or from electronic health records, scheduling systems, and/or reports. Ability to schedule medical appointments in a clinical setting. Ability to work independently in the accomplishment of a wide variety of duties performing patient support work. Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in person, electronically, and/or by telephone, with internal and external customers. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-5. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.