Program Support Assistant - Home Based

Program Support Assistant
- Home Based Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration all cities, AK

Description: The position serves as a Program Support Assistant to an assigned Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) PACT team, under the supervision of the HBPC Program Director. The primary purpose of this position is to provide assistant level support to the Program Director, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Medical Director and the HBPC interdisciplinary staff.

• Performs general clerical and administrative duties to include preparing correspondence; meeting minutes; compiling reports; extracting and organizing data; reviewing documents for accuracy; maintaining files; and, managing and maintaining databases.
• Executes several office automation functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files; formatting letters; creating and compiling HBPC weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports and memoranda; and, preparing materials for publications such as pamphlets, forms, graphs or technical manuals.
• Performs as HBPC timekeeper for staff including payroll software and time and leave requirements.
• Maintains a calendar and coordinates meetings (i.e., interdisciplinary staff meetings, care planning meetings) and conference calls as well as prepares materials for these events.
• Responsible for recording and typing minutes and assisting the Program Director and Medical Director with administrative functions.
• The PSA maintains equipment inventory list specific for the program and conducts annual physical inventory of equipment when requested. Generates a variety of materials for distribution including incoming and outgoing correspondence, forms, statistical reports, etc.; maintains cumulative records on program reports and responses; routine data and information requested from outside services; policy statements; confidential patient records, medications and equipment; home visits, patient status, supplies, HBPC fiscal budget, phone consultations, etc.

Work Schedule:

Monday
- Thursday, 6:30am-5:00pm and choice of M-F  or

Compressed/Flexible:
Compressed Tour Available
- Will discuss during interviews

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#:
Program Support Assistant
- Home Based Primary Care/PD589-A4-09476A

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026.

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: experience working as a receptionist, typing correspondence, reports and hospital…