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Program Support Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
On-site Syracuse, NY $50K – $66K Apply by Aug 5, 2026 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant ESFJISFJISTJ Operations
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We are recruiting for one Program Support Assistant at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse NY. The Administrative Assistant is responsible for all administrative support to the Associate Chief of Staff, Surgery Service. The Surgical ICC includes Anesthesia, Pain, Dental, Eye Care, Podiatry, Vascular, Thoracic, Otolaryngology, Urology, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics.
What You'll Do
- →Performs a variety of administrative tasks associated with maintaining and supporting the work performed within Surgery Service.
- →The administrative assistant provides direct administrative and program support to the Surgery ACOS and provides support to the AO on an as needed basis.
- →Monitors, coordinates, and provides information to facilitate personnel management activities of the work unit.
- →Performs clerical or technical program support work to the Surgery ACOS and AO in support of the programs of Surgery Service.
- →Coordinates and prepares agendas, meeting minutes, and presentations for VISN meetings for ACOS in VISN role.
- →This position develops a variety of presentations (e.g. staffing methodologies, provider evaluations, overtime/salary presentations, fund control point usage).
- →Data Collection & Tracking Support 25 percent - Working with the Surgery AGPM and ACOS, the administrative assistant performs work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information in support of Surgery Service program operation.
- →Assists in the planning, review, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies.
- →Makes recommendations to the facility directors, ACOS and service chiefs.
- →Establishes protocols for incoming data, organizes computerized data sets, and retrieves computerized data.
- →Performs a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports.
- →Assesses and Coordinates incoming data from a variety of sources.
- →Reviews documents, reports, and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies, and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.
- →Completes special research projects in support of the policy development and/or technical/program activities of the Surgery ACOS, making recommendations as needed.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓No education substitution.
Personality Fit
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