NOT a remote position The Veterans Health Administration has adopted the HR Modernization and Shared Services Implementation, which is a new model of organizing and consolidating essential Human Resource (HR) functions and services to the Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) level. This improvement to HR service delivery will support the needs of the VISN's diverse workforce and the expectations of management related to the acquisition, compensation, retention, and performance of staff.

Duties

This is NOT a remote position. The first 50 candidates will be referred to the Selecting Official. Order of Referral: Eligible and Qualified applicants that apply from the opening of the announcement through the first 50 applicants will be on the first certificate referred to the hiring manager. Eligible applications received after this date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until the closing date of the announcement. Applicants may update their application packages at any time during the opening of the announcement. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be approved for highly qualified candidates. Student Loan Repayment may be approved for highly qualified candidates. Ad Hoc telework may be approved for highly qualified applicants. Duties include but are not limited to: Works directly with medical staff management to determine hiring needs, best recruitment avenues, and compensation packages for medical staff positions Provides outstanding customer service and "white glove" recruitment practices to ensure applicants for medical staff positions choose VA Builds coalitions with local educational institutions, professional organizations and other relevant recruitment sources Manages a robust record keeping system to ensure trends in compensation, recruitment difficulty, emerging specialties, and other relevant data are maintained and utilized to best support recruitment and retention of medical staff. Evaluates applications and resumes using Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Veterans Administration (VA) qualification standards, verifies eligibility, and rates and ranks applicants. As authorized by OPM, he/she is responsible for drafting and preparing announcement(s); evaluating, rating and ranking applications; adjudicates veteran's preference; updating various logs, maintaining active and inactive files and pending files, etc.; issues Notice of Ratings (NORs); and issues and audits certificate of eligible. Prepares or edits final drafts, examination announcement, recruiting plans, rating schedules and qualification inquiry forms in subject matter areas which the qualification and methods for their determination involve difficulty in definition and development. Prepares vacancy announcements based on Position Description (PD) and/or functional statements (FS) and Subject Matter Expert (SME) analysis of the position, qualifies/disqualifies applicants, and maintains all documentation for the job announcement. Reviews and consults, in conjunction with the hiring manager, on job analysis and/or rating and ranking panels when needed. Processes a variety of requests for personnel action (RPAs) to fill a variety of positions. Coordinates and works with local and regional operations regarding priorities for positions to be filled. Identifies management problems and analyzes them from the management viewpoint. Coordinates with local and regional supervisors, managers, and other HR specialists on possible regulatory changes. Supports the employment program by advising supervisors and managers on the fundamental legal and regulatory provisions of employment programs. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Various work schedules are available and will be discussed during the interview process. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist - Recruitment/Placement - Physician and Provider Recruiter/PD99721S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk, conferences, meetings, etc., and occasional visits to activity work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyances may be required. No special physical exertion is required. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment includes everyday low risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of offices, meeting and training rooms, or commercial vehicles.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2023. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Applying, a variety of HR staffing and recruitment principles, concepts, laws, regulations, techniques, guidelines, T2H Guidebook, and other VHA and industry best practices sufficient to: 1 ) supporting a MCD local recruitment and retention program; 2) assessing impact of recruitment and hiring processes on T2H and recommending solutions for improvement; 3) conducting job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques to gather, document, and analyzing information to develop qualifications rating factors; explaining the methodology to management; and 4) providing technical advice to medical facility leadership, SSBP, SBU and SSU in resolving the most difficult and controversial recruitment and retention problems including defining issues, determining applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identifying the most effective and efficient approach and technique to validate the correctness and propriety of the actions taken. Knowledge of effective marketing techniques needed to develop multi-faceted strategies to attract and appeal to various audiences, e.g. academic/faculty, and external physicians, providers and other professionals in hard-to-recruit occupations/specialties. Knowledge of professional communication techniques, persuasion, negotiation, and public speaking principles needed to successfully promote the features and benefits of a practice opportunity and the local community. Knowledge of Title 38 compensation including, but not limited to, physician, dentist, and podiatry pay setting; physician performance pay; nurse locality pay schedules; and Special Salary Rate (SSR) schedules. Interpreting qualification standards and other HR policies to make judgments on how qualified Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid candidates are for targeted vacancies. Developing and conducting qualitative and quantitative studies related to turnover of personnel to develop appropriate recommendations to facility leadership for changes in recruitment and retention procedures or practices. Utilizing USA Staffing to prepare vacancy announcements, issue referrals to managers, and onboard selectees. ~OR~ Education: Successful completion of a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. ~OR~ Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first two years) and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. QUALIFCATIONS FOR THE GS-12 POSITION ARE CONTINUED BELOW:

Education

CONTINUED FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS SECTION ABOVE:

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria:
Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes:

• Applying, a variety of HR staffing and recruitment principles, concepts, laws, regulations, techniques, guidelines, and other VHA and industry best practices sufficient to: 1 ) supporting a MCD local recruitment and retention program; 2) assessing impact of recruitment and hiring processes on T2H and recommending solutions for improvement; 3) conducting job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques to gather, document, and analyzing information to develop qualifications rating factors; explaining the methodology to management; and 4) providing technical advice to medical facility leadership, SSBP, SBU and SSU in resolving the most difficult and controversial recruitment and retention problems including defining issues, determining applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identifying the most effective and efficient approach and technique to validate the correctness and propriety of the actions taken.
• Knowledge of effective marketing techniques needed to develop multi-faceted strategies to attract and appeal to various audiences, e.g. academic/faculty, and external physicians, providers and other professionals in hard-to-recruit occupations/specialties.
• Knowledge of professional communication techniques, persuasion, negotiation, and public speaking principles needed to successfully promote the features and benefits of a practice opportunity and the local community.
• Knowledge of Title 38 compensation including, but not limited to, physician, dentist, and podiatry pay setting; physician performance pay; nurse locality pay schedules; and Special Salary Rate schedules.
• Interpreting qualification standards and other HR policies to make judgments on how qualified Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid candidates are for vacancies.
• Developing and conducting qualitative and quantitative studies related to turnover of personnel to develop appropriate recommendations to facility leadership for changes in recruitment and retention procedures or practices.
• Utilizing USA Staffing to prepare vacancy announcements, issue referrals to managers, and onboard selectees.

~OR~
Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes:

• Applying, a wide variety of HR staffing and recruitment principles, concepts, laws, regulations, techniques, guidelines, and other VHA and industry best practices sufficient to: 1 ) supporting a MCD local recruitment and retention program; 2) assessing impact of recruitment and hiring processes on T2H and recommending solutions for improvement; 3) conducting job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques to gather, document, and analyzing information to develop qualifications rating factors; explaining the methodology to management; and 4) providing technical advice to medical facility leadership, SSBP, SBU and SSU in resolving the most difficult and controversial recruitment and retention problems including defining issues, determining applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identifying the most effective and efficient approach and technique to validate the correctness and propriety of the actions taken.
• Comprehensive knowledge of effective marketing techniques needed to develop multi-faceted strategies to attract and appeal to various audiences, e.g. academic/faculty, and external physicians, providers and other professionals in hard-to-recruit occupations/specialties.
• Thorough knowledge of professional communication techniques, persuasion, negotiation, and public speaking principles needed to successfully promote the features and benefits of a practice opportunity and the local community.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Title 38 compensation including, but not limited to, physician, dentist, and podiatry pay setting; physician performance pay; nurse locality pay schedules; and Special Salary Rate (SSR) schedules.
• Interpreting qualification standards and other HR policies to make judgments on how qualified Title 38 and Title 38 Hybrid candidates are for targeted vacancies.
• Developing and conducting qualitative and quantitative studies related to turnover of personnel to develop appropriate recommendations to facility leadership for changes in recruitment and retention procedures or practices.
• Utilizing USA Staffing to prepare vacancy announcements, issue referrals to managers, and onboard selectees.

Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 15 Human Resources One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Second Floor Kansas City, MO 64106-2149 US
• Name: Dawn Reidy
• Phone: 816-701-3226
• Email: [email protected]