Lead Medical Support Assistant

**Duties**: - Lead the work of 4 or more GS-05 Medical Clerks. - Distribute and balance the workload among employees. - Enter, manipulate, and/or retrieve information and date from the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and the Clinical Information System (CIS). - Schedule and coordinate appointments for patients with various clinics ensuring all treatment requested by the physician has been scheduled. - Verify patient's eligibility for treatment. - Compile data for reports and prepare a variety of materials. - Provide clinic orientation to newly assigned personnel. **Requirements**: **Conditions of Employment**: - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. - You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. - One year trial/probationary period may be required. - Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. - This position requires a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM). **Qualifications**: **Who May Apply: US Citizens** - **Specialized Experience**: One year of specialized experience which includes scheduling medical appointments; using medical computer software such as Composite Healthcare Systems (CHCS) and knowledge of medical terminology; creating, editing and retrieving data and letters for reports to managers/letters to patients. - This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). **Education**: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted. **Additional information**: - Direct Deposit of Pay is required. - U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. - If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12. - If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12. - Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. - Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions. - This position is not authorized LQA. - PCS is not authorized for this position and PCS costs will not be reimbursed. - The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months. - Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. - **Continued Under "Next Steps"** - Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. 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. **How You Will Be Evaluated**: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. - Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career