This position serves as the Service Secretary to the Chief of :Pharmacy; thereby, providing secretarial assistance to the Chief of Pharmacy and other supervisory staff, the incumbent ensures an effective and efficient service through the management of inquiries (face to face or via telephone), The scheduling of events, and the review of correspondences.

Duties

Receives a diversity of telephone inquiries and personal visitors for the Chief, Pharmacy Service. Screens and routes numerous individuals who can be assisted by other pharmacy personnel such as the section supervisors, clinical pharmacists or the Assistant Chiefs. Answers questions of procedural or regulatory nature which do not require professional or technical knowledge. Schedules events, classes, meetings, arranges for travel, etc. for Pharmacy staff and the Service Chief. Schedules appointments, meetings and conferences using individual initiative based upon a personal knowledge of service management's established priorities., status of workload, and operational guidelines. Work Schedule: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8:00-4:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary (OA)/PD546-05997-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/02/2023. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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: Carefully read the following descriptions of the required specialized experience for the position. Your resume must support your response. Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Type 40 WPM, Basic computer skills - Microsoft Office, Timekeeping skills, Writing skills and Basic Record keeping skills. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Interpersonal SkillsOrganizational Stewardship 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. Physical Requirements: The physical requirements for this position are of the type normally occurring in an office environment and include sitting for long periods of time to utilize computerized word processing equipment. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.


Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1201 Northwest 16th Street Miami, FL 33125 US
• Name: Miguel Viera-Rodriguez
• Phone: 787-641-7582
• Email: [email protected]