Program Support Assistant

Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Location: Smyrna
Posted on: June 21, 2022

Job Description:

Summary The Program Support Assistant position is located with the CPAC, organizationally aligned under the Chief Finance Officer in the Veteran Services Department. The CPAC is a regionally consolidated business entity established to increase revenue operations throughout the VHA network using an industry best model. Responsibilities The Veteran Services Program Support Assistant (PSA) serves as the primary CPAC contact for the Veteran, Veteran representative, or advocate regarding all aspects of VA 1st party copayment debt within the VA system. The PSA explains VA financial programs, VA regulatory requirements, and available debt management options. This process includes conducting interviews to ascertain current financial concerns and limitations and identifying issues and barriers of understanding in navigating VA financial policy. The PSA gathers relevant documents and data from multiple VHA and VBA systems (when necessary) and completes adjustments to Veteran copayment accounts as needed to resolve Veteran requests for debt relief and assistance. The PSA provides assistance and guidance to Veteran customers with the following internal and external agencies: VA Debt Management Center (DMC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury Offset Program (TOP), the Treasury Cross Servicing Program (CS), Congressional and White House communication teams, and multiple Veteran Services Organizations (VSO). Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available after training is complete, after supervisor approval Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD53003A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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, 06/23/2022. 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. 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. 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 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: 1) Makes determinations as to the correct course of remedy and eligibility for copayment charge adjustments, and performs corresponding accounting adjustments. 2) Ensures that all pertinent information is gathered and entered into automated systems in a timely and accurate manner. 3) Responsible for all aspects of the billing level adjustment, remedy and correction actions, and overall resolution of 1st party co-payment debt. 4) Communicates and treats customers, representatives, stakeholders, visitors, and all staff in a professional, courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. 5) Handles conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)InsuranceOperating SystemsProblem Solving 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 primarily sedentary with long periods of sitting at a desk, working with computers daily. Some work may require walking in offices and similar areas for meetings. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a VA job announcement includes language requiring applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply to this Job Announcement. VA may request information regarding your vaccination status, if selected, for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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