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Transportation Assistant

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Cleveland, OH, United States


Transportation Assistant

Duties of the Transportation Assistant include but are not limited to:
Performs work involving consult management, appointment scheduling and admissions scheduling.
Evaluates documents, e.g., sampling plans, permit applications and other data collection forms.
Aggregates in-coming data from a variety of sources.
Performs a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports.
Reviews documents, reports and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.
Enters pertinent information into an automated tracking system.
Receives DSS extracts to verify that the workload being captured in DSS is correct.
Maintains automated system of program-specific data to track items such as service project milestones, progress reports, program trends, performance measures, and compliance strategies.
Interacts with various other transportation services such as Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and other transportation providers.
Coordinates service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
Plans consult processing flow to ensure veterans receive consultation services in a timely manner.
Utilizes the Veterans Health Information System & Technological Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) or SharePoint Consult/Request Tracking System in processing internal consultations.
Plans for, organizes, administers, and directs how the work will be accomplished for the VTS program.
Coordinates the day-to-day operation of VTS program flow, processes, and functions.
Provides technical and management guidance necessary to achieve the optimum use of service resources.
Plans and provides support services in the following types of program areas: electronic records management; driver scheduling setup & management; space utilization services.
Provides advisory services to the Supervisor regarding the requirements and implications of the office services provided.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: PD99780S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized