What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prosthetic Clerk position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Prosthetics Clerk who will provide support services for the Office of the Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) located at our facility in Savannah, GA.
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Duties
Major Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:
Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Not eligible for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD# 80327-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/23/2024.
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-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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.
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.
GS-5: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Preferred Experience:
A minimum of one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level or higher in the Federal Service is preferred. This experience should have equipped you with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to efficiently perform the responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities encompass utilizing various computer systems to retrieve, input, monitor, and handle information, as well as showcasing proficiency in time management, multitasking, and organizational skills. Moreover, effective communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for courteous and professional interaction with both internal and external customers, both orally and in written form.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
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; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Education
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional information
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and 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 ICTAP and 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/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information
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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.
Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
109 Bee Street
Charleston, SC 29401
US
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Prosthetics Clerk who will provide support services for the Office of the Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) located at our facility in Savannah, GA.
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Duties
Major Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:
- Sorting, compiling, typing and distributing requisitions, orders and miscellaneous procurement documents.
- Process micro-threshold purchase orders in the PSAS software package.
- Conducts daily shipments of PSAS items to Veterans homes as instructed on clinical consults.
- Understand disability codes relative to issuance of prosthetic items.
- Determine legal eligibility and medical entitlement for prosthetic items and services.
- Responsible receiving and educating Veterans on specialty programs such as the Annual Clothing Allowance entitlement, the Home Improvement Structural Alteration and the Automobile Adaptive Equipment programs.
- Responsible for maintaining PIl for all digital and written with critical judgement of documents distributed throughout the PSAS service.
- Identifying timekeeping discrepancies and correctly them in a timely manner.
- Independent judgement of the procurement process in accordance with VA Handbook 1730.1 as required for the procurement of prosthetic items such as eyeglasses and shoes.
- Placing purchase card orders through the use of APAT and Acuitas purchasing software, reconciling transactions in VISTA and US Bank as well as maintaining an electronic log of all transactions.
Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Not eligible for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD# 80327-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
- 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
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/23/2024.
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-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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.
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.
GS-5: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
- Examining records and files to determine eligibility and entitlement for services;
- Utilizing various computer systems to access, input, track and maintain information; processing payments and claims for reimbursement; and
- Communication and interpersonal relation skills sufficient to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers both verbally and in writing.
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
- Making and authorizing purchases on behalf of the government, a company or organization; coordination with contracting services, outside vendors and business;
- Reconciling invoices and resolving discrepancies;
- Examining records and files and determining eligibility and entitlement for services;
- Knowledge of medical terminology;
- Knowledge of budgeting control point maintenance and skills in accounting procedures including basic math skills necessary to maintain accurate funding, billing and sub accounts balances; and
- Ability to explain to vendors using tact and diplomacy and the ability to investigate non-payment complaints from vendors and resolution of the complaint; skills in the use of a variety of databases, spreadsheets, and word processing software and programs.
Preferred Experience:
A minimum of one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level or higher in the Federal Service is preferred. This experience should have equipped you with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to efficiently perform the responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities encompass utilizing various computer systems to retrieve, input, monitor, and handle information, as well as showcasing proficiency in time management, multitasking, and organizational skills. Moreover, effective communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for courteous and professional interaction with both internal and external customers, both orally and in written form.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Clerical
- Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
- Decision Making
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
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; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Education
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional information
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and 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 ICTAP and 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/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information
Read more
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