Description:
The position is located within the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Specialty Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) at the Columbia VA Healthcare System. The position will be in Columbia, SC. The incumbent serves as a Lead Program Support Assistant with the HBPC program in supporting programs within the Columbia VA Healthcare System and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/17/2026.
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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. Note: 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 may qualify based on your experience as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: the ability to use various Microsoft Office Programs; maintaining internal databases and records; ability to evaluate and interpret policies, procedures, and regulations.
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.
Preferred Experience :
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with limited direction.
- Time management skills and a high level of judgment are necessary.
- Independence of action, general latitude of decision-making and knowledge of information sources concerning complex questions, policies, and procedures.
- Must have demonstrated experience using VA administrative systems (e.g., VATAS, CPRS, VISTA) and performing PIV sponsorship duties to ensure timely onboarding and access for staff.
- Ability to work with limited direction.
Physical Requirements : The work is typically sedentary with regular and recurring work involving sitting at a desk. The incumbent comes in frequent contact with staff physicians, section chiefs and various other clinical staff throughout the Medical Center.
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/ .
Feb 11, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov