Hybrid Medical Support Assistant (Pharmacy) presso Department of Health and Human Services

Medical Support Assistant (Pharmacy)

Department: Department of Health and Human Services

Location(s): Belcourt, North Dakota

Salary Range: $40332 - $64952 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in the Pharmacy department of the Turtle Mountain Service Unit, Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility, Belcourt, North Dakota. The purpose of this position is to perform clerical duties involved in the operation of the Pharmacy department. This position is subject to rotating shifts.

Major Duties:

• Patient care duties include interacting with patients and other health care team members, recording patient messages, and understanding requests. Ensures up to date and accurate patient demographics are entered in Electronic Health System. Use automation equipment and software scheduling system, insurance collection systems, and scanning software following policies and procedures. Deliver prepared pharmacy mediation packages to property and supply for local mail out. Assist with contracting to fulfill ordering of supplies when requested using prescribed purchasing guidelines and procedures.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower GS-04 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Answer the telephone, refers calls and answer general patient questions. Type materials assigned by the supervisor such as letters and forms using proper format and spelling. OR Education: 4 years of education above the high school level OR; Specialized experience and education: A combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for the GS-05 grade level. GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower GS-05 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Answer the telephone, refers calls and answer general patient questions. Type materials assigned by the supervisor such as letters and forms using proper format and spelling. GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower GS-06 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Answer the telephone, refers calls and answer general patient questions. Type materials assigned by the supervisor such as letters and forms using proper format and spelling. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Read all Eligibility questions and respond accordingly. . Complete the assessment questions. Verify all required documentation is included in your application package. The IHS provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Lynette Uchima, [email protected], and/or 760-572-4126.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq.

Application Deadline: 2025-08-05