Medical Support Assistant (OA)

Created at: August 05, 2025 00:17

Company: Indian Health Service

Location: Wewoka, OK, 74884

Job Description:

This position provides clerical support and receptionist duties for the Behavioral Health Department at the Wewoka Service Unit. This position reports to the Director of Clinical Services.
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Applicants must meet the following typing proficiency: 40 words per minute based on a five minute sample with three or fewer errors. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Experience in a medical office setting with responsibility for scheduling appointments for services, working with patient registration and patient related data management computer systems, creating various documents and reports using computer software, and orders departmental supplies. OR 4 years of education above high school. Successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable for grade GS-5. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. Combining Education and Experience: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements at grade GS-5. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Medical Support Assistant Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Schedules all appointments for the Behavioral Health Department Manages consumer education files to assure adequate supply of current education material and compiles patient education packets Performs registration duties to update information by interviewing patient to obtain appropriate information about insurance, Medicare, Medicare, changing addresses Types a variety of narrative, tabular material and other paperwork Performs clerical duties such as receiving, reviewing, filing, typing, locating or compiling data or information from files.


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