This position is an Administrative Support Assistant position serves as the principal office assistant performing various administrative and clerical duties in support of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Chief and the Anatomic Pathology section of the Laboratory.
Major duties and responsibilities include: Preparing a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring official correspondence, reports, research, educational protocols and other documents via information obtained from the Service Chief, staff, files, and other sources. Composing non-technical correspondence such as office procedures, requests for information concerning the organization's programs, letters of acknowledgement, commendation, or notification.
Reviewing and processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, and other materials submitted for the Service Chiefs signature.
Receiving and screening regulations and directives directed to the service Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents that often require complex formats, such as graphics or tables within text, editing and reformatting electronic drafts, and updating or revising existing databases or spreadsheets.
Utilizes office computer programs such as: Vista, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to produce documents that may include: surgical pathology cytology reports, committee reports and accession logs. Communicates effectively with all laboratory staff, physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers, patients and family members, and visitors.
Maintains automated system of program-specific data to track progress on items such as project milestones, reports, funding accomplishments, compliance strategies. Completes transcription and compiles correspondence as directed and complies departmental manuals at the directions of supervisors. Performs work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information in support of an organization's program operations.
Assisting in the planning, review, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies.
Reviewing documents, reports, and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies, and ensuring data entry is complete and accurate Ensuring and generating quality assurance issues pertaining to the service are documented and appropriate follow-up action occurs regarding any problems, or recommendation found or made as a result of the service's quality assurance activities. Collect relevant information from many varied sources, some of which are difficult to access.
Maintains automated system of program-specific data to track progress on items such as project milestones, reports, funding accomplishments, compliance strategies. Knowledge of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) used for coding surgical pathology and cytology reports Service as a team member and as a team leader to insure changes are relayed to others appropriately. Work Schedule: Monday -Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Support Assistant/PD133200 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $50460 – $65599/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-04.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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