U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 12 hours ago
Program Support Assistant
Saginaw, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$45K/yr - $59K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Program Support Assistant to provide administrative support within the Primary Care Service at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Facility. The role involves maintaining program-specific data, reviewing documents for accuracy, and providing organizational support for compliance and reporting.
National DefenseGovernmentPublic SafetyHealthcareMedicalNational Security
Responsibilities
Maintains a system of program-specific data to track suspension items such as project milestones and provide support for various consult & encounter reports using the VSSC database - Vista - consult toolbox - and compliance strategies
Reviews documents - reports - and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies - and ensures data entry is complete and accurate
Provides organizational and data management support for the Primary Care staff and maintains appropriate charters - agendas and minutes for various committees
Coordinates and communicates mandatory education requirements - populates data and tracks/reports service compliance upon demand
Provides administrative and technical support for Primary Care Service including documentation and communication of program issues/compliance
Prepares reports and correspondence according to Primary Care Center - VISN - and VACO requirements
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/20/2026
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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5
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
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 must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Performing clerical and administrative support duties within a medical facility; preparing forms and correspondence; planning and coordinating training events and meetings; Collecting and compiling data into report format; utilizing and understanding computer operations and automated systems (such as various Microsoft Office programs) to create spreadsheets - databases - and reports; Multi-tasking and managing assignments effectively - independently with minimal supervision and Utilizing computerized scheduling
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
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
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