Program Support Assistant
Provides credentialing and privileging advisory services to individual providers as well as clinical service personnel. Provides credentialing and privileging advice to individual providers as well as clinical service personnel on a wide range of operating situations and problem related to the substantial nature of the office services provided in support of the organization. Participates in the planning, development, staffing, and evaluation of the administrative activities. Interacts, in a timely and efficient manner, with each applicant to assist in the completion of required forms and documents necessary to credential and privilege the individual. Analyzes documentation provided by applicants requesting initial medical staff appointment and clinical privileges, or requesting renewal of medical staff appointment and clinical privileges. Completes primary source verification of all active and inactive state medical licenses and DEA certification, various education and training, allegation of malpractice, continuing medical education, board certification, and current and past privilege at other medical facilities. Incumbent completes National Practitioner Data Bank and Medicaid/Medicare Sanction Report screening prior to presentation of applications to the Physicians' Professional Standards Board. Communicates with Human Resources personnel reference requirements, appointments, board actions, citizenship, drug screening, etc. Interacts with insurance companies, courts, attorneys, and other institutions in retrieving information and verifying malpractice allegation reported by the applicant and/or the National Practitioner Data Bank. Prepares official board action for review by the Physician's Professional Standards Board, Human Resources, Chief of Staff and Medical Center Director. Collects, compiles, and tracks data in support of an organization's credentialing and privileging program. Uses word processing and database software applications to prepare reports. Reviews documents, reports and applications for omissions and inconsistencies to ensure data entry is complete and accurate. Enters data into an automated tracking system. Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule:
8:
00 AM to 4:
30 PM Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available. Telework:
Not Available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Support Assistant/PD10625-A, PD9121-A, and PD9120-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/23/2019. 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 consideration at the GS-06 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 grade level. For consideration at the GS-07 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06 grade level. For consideration at the GS-08 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 grade 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 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Your specialized experience must include work in a clerical or administrative capacity with extensive use of computer systems and software to include work-processing, spreadsheet management and e-mail, completion of memoranda, tracking milestones, communicating with multiple levels within a medical facility, providing customer service, responding to inquiries and using a variety of office equipment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationComputer SkillsTechnical Competence 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:
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items as reams of paper, books, small parts or driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule:
8:
00 AM to 4:
30 PM Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available. Telework:
Not Available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Program Support Assistant/PD10625-A, PD9121-A, and PD9120-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/23/2019. 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 consideration at the GS-06 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 grade level. For consideration at the GS-07 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06 grade level. For consideration at the GS-08 level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 grade 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 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Your specialized experience must include work in a clerical or administrative capacity with extensive use of computer systems and software to include work-processing, spreadsheet management and e-mail, completion of memoranda, tracking milestones, communicating with multiple levels within a medical facility, providing customer service, responding to inquiries and using a variety of office equipment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationComputer SkillsTechnical Competence 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:
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items as reams of paper, books, small parts or driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant - Salary Range:
$45,917 to $73,461 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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