Job Summary

Serves as program support assistant for Anatomic Pathology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS), Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System. The incumbent will act as an administrative support coordinator for anatomic pathology. The anatomic pathology section is responsible for providing all surgical pathology, cytopathology, and hematopathology reports at this medical center.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet specialized experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/14/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: 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: Print, scan, and route pathology reports including reference lab results; assist with coding and review reports for coding accuracy; maintaining pending lists, printing/scanning reports, and accessioning; preparing samples for testing; coordinate release of information; coordinate send-out testing, package specimens, and tracks chain of custody; maintains electronic logs on tissue to released labs and transcribe results into report. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and year ending dates AND hours worked per week. 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/.