The Travel Assistant position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration at the San Diego VAMC in the Health Administration Service. The primary purpose of the Travel Assistant is to correctly determine eligibility, process requests, ascertain correct fund control points, account reconciliation, arrange transportation and assemble and prepare documents.
Transportation Assistant duties include but are not limited to: Maintains knowledge of an extensive body of regulations, methods and practices to perform a wide variety of transportation support assignments. Advises on travel procedures, restrictions, and allowances , and to resolve conflicts or issues related to travel. Ensures compliance with procedures for obligating travel funds.
Organize and maintain documentation records supporting beneficiary travel reimbursements and vendor payments. Validate, control and maintain accounting records for many travel accounts ands make frequent dollar adjustments of those accounts. Reconciles vouchers against authorizations for accuracy prior to preparing certifications for payments.
Prepares correspondence to veterans concerning beneficiary travel eligibility and counsels veterans who do not meet criteria for transportation reimbursement. Creates and mail denial letters to customer and ambulance vendor. Pull data and create reports showing volume and cost of patients transported by special mode and patients receiving reimbursement for travel to their appointments. Use reports or other data to monitor the status of transportation actions.
Review process or special transportation for veterans requiring unusual accommodations including air ambulance when required and make determination on request for payments. Extract information and mileage from online map services and interpret contracts for transportation services. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730-1600 Telework: This position is not authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD11252A 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.
michelle.covert@va.gov · (385) 201-7032
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $51871 – $67432/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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