Patient Relations Assistant

This position reports to the Manager Operation Support Services (OSS) and supports the Deputy Chief of Nursing Operations (DADPCS) at the the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center (VAMC). The Patient Relations Assistant impacts the clinical aspect of patient care, including answering phones, coordinating appointments, discharge planning, inpatient processing, coordinating transportation, collecting, and updating demographic and insurance information, handling patient information and customer service.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/12/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Preferred experience posses a basic computer skills and familiar with various Microsoft programs to include Excel, Word, Power Point, etc. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: (In addition to meeting Time and Grade) You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: administration, customer service, safeguard patient information, knowledge or patient rights, benefits regulation, registrations, medical transporter, CPR, Heimlich maneuver for choking, seizure precautions, safety during seizures, safety and emergency first aid. (Must be in Resume) OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have at least 4 years above high school. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Communication Decisiveness Veteran and Customer Focus 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 requires no special physical demands, but will require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending or sitting. 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/.