Program Support Assistant

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) service is a complex service consisting of six rehabilitation sections; Whole Health, Comprehensive Pain, Rehabilitation Technology, Therapy, Polytrauma outpatient, Polytrauma inpatient and Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation. Program Assistant to the PM&R Service provides administrative operational support, coordination of action items, gathering pertinent data, disseminate metrics, outcomes and other data driven reports to the PM&R Leadership Team.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Using current Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Teams, and Outlook, for the purposes of word processing, data collection, reporting presenting, scheduling, and conduction communications and Applying knowledge of anatomy and physiology to appropriately determine the urgency of medical need, how to appropriately direct care and when to seek help. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-XX. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level. 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.