Job Summary

The File Clerk is a member of the Administrative Support Service which is a part of the Health Administration Service (HAS), Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho. The File Room is totally responsible for management of all medical records of the veterans serviced by this Medical Center, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), and Expansion Clinics.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet the specialized experience and/or education requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/25/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. For this vacancy, employees under the GS pay system must have held a GS-2 or higher position in the last 52 weeks to be eligible for the GS-4 grade level. If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks, or are a Wage Grade employee, this requirement does not apply to you. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: General Experience: You must have one year of general experience, that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of general experience is Filing using electronic filing systems and current technology, scanning and importing, imaging applications, researching on materials and knowledge of records management procedures; utilizes a computer to retrieve electronic documents and files for importing purposes, performs data entry, compose and edit letters, reports, and memoranda and transmit; and identifies possible errors in indexing within the filing systems. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed two (2) full years of education above high school or equivalent degree in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time undergraduate 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. Note: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of general experience and education beyond high school. Note: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Problem Solving 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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 with computers is mainly sedentary in an office environment. However, paper records, retrieval, filing, and management involves long hours of standing, with extensive bending, reaching lifting, stooping, pulling, and other physical exertion or strain. Some work sill be performed in a warehouse setting and requires packing boxes (whose weight will typically exceed 20 pounds) and otherwise preparing records for shipment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.