Description:
This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VASierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS), Reno, Nevada, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS).
As a Prosthetic Representative, you will work on various prosthetic and sensory aids programmatic assignments for PSAS. This serves as a standard Prosthetic Representative functional statement to be used throughout the VHA.
Requirements:
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.
Grade Determinations:GS-5:
- One year of creditable experience that demonstrates knowledge of basic medical and anatomy terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; and the ability to research, analyze and comprehend, and apply decisions
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution AND at least 24 semester hours in coursework related to healthcare, public administration, or business
- One year of creditable experience equivalent to at least GS-5 that demonstrates knowledge of basic medical and anatomy terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; and the ability to research, analyze and comprehend, and apply decisions
- One full year of graduate level education
- One year of creditable experience equivalent to at least GS-7 that demonstrates knowledge of basic medical and anatomy terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; and the ability to research, analyze and comprehend, and apply decisions
- Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
- One year of creditable experience equivalent to at least GS-9 that demonstrates knowledge of basic medical and anatomy terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; and the ability to research, analyze and comprehend, and apply decisions
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11 . The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-5 to GS-11.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .
Preferred Experience: Experience and/or knowledge of Prosthetics Programs and business practices. Experience with the Advanced Prosthetic Acquisition Tool (APAT) and purchase card rules ad regulations. Provides great customer service and able to communicate well with a variety of internal and external customers.
Physical Requirements:
Please see VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.
Mar 11, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov