The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the HR Modernization and Shared Services Implementation, a new model of organizing and consolidating essential Human Resource (HR) functions and services to the Network level. Relocation Incentive is authorized for highly qualified individuals. This occupation is currently approved for a Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) through 10/7/2023. Candidate may be eligible for a pro-rated CSI amount if onboard prior to the CSI expiration date.

Duties

Position serves as the case-manager for all physician and provider recruitment and onboarding activities ensuring effective and efficient processes that maximize recruitment outcomes and reduce Time-to-Hire (T2H). The incumbent will focus on hiring quality physicians and providers as quickly as possible to meet the unique needs of the health care system. The incumbent is the primary point of contact (POC) for physician and provider candidate site visits/interviews and ensures an enhanced candidate experience through coordination of candidate travel, interview agendas, facility tours, local area community tours, formal contingent offers, and initiation of credentialing and privileging (C&P). Provides case management and facilitation of the onboarding process. Responsible for the recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing retention life cycle for physicians and providers within the health care system, and as such, will forge strategic and harmonious relationships with the following key stakeholders: 1) facility and VISN leadership; 2) National Recruitment Service (NRS); 3) affiliated university leaders; 4) regional professional associations; 5) community leaders; and 6) HR personnel in SBU and SSU; and 7) other key stakeholders as needed. Serves as the HR subject matter expert (SME)/technical advisor in Title 38 physician, dentist and provider recruitments, onboarding, market pay administration, and retention and serves as the primary point of contact for the provider. Position is involved with recruitment of other mission-critical occupations as needed. The Physician and Provider Recruiter works with Service Chiefs, Section Chiefs or other designated hiring officials, and their designated support staff, to develop short- and long-term facility recruitment strategies. The Physician and Provider Recruiter works with these partners to conduct recruitment search assessments to clarify position requirements and preferences in addition to posting announcements, review qualifications, issuing certificates, assist with pre-employment, physician market pay, and job fairs. Responsibility also includes securing necessary documentation of approvals for recruitment, relocation and retention incentives (3Rs), Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), and Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation. Serves as the HR technical advisor for physician, dentist and podiatrist pay decisions. Serves as the SME for recruitment and placement of non-US citizens and facilitates processes with SBU and SSU HR personnel, NRS, and VHA's Workforce Management and Consulting's (WMC) Center of Expertise (COE). Meets with local hiring managers to conduct recruitment search assessments in order to develop tailored recruitment marketing and sourcing strategy. Obtains critical information about the vacancy during recruitment search assessment that will enhance marketability of the opportunity and improve the likelihood of sourcing best-fit candidates. Meets regularly with COS, clinical service line managers, SSBP, DEO, PAO, SBU, and SSU to coordinate recruitment advertising and the sharing of recruitment information within the appropriate academic and/or professional community. 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: Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Human Resources Specialist (Physician Recruiter) Relocation Incentive Authorized/PD99721S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required *This occupation is currently approved for a Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) through October 7, 2023. candidate may be eligible for a pro-rated CSI amount if onboard prior to the CSI expiration date. Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/22/2023. 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, but are not limited to: recruiting for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations by posting announcements, reviewing qualifications, issuing certificates, assisting with pre-employment, physician market pay, and job fairs; using advanced sourcing including social networks, Boolean searches, direct mail, database mining, forecasting and networking; provides authoritative management advisory in developing short and long-term facility recruitment strategies to optimize recruitment and retentions outcomes and achieve health care system objectives; responsible for preparing recruitment search assessments to clarify and develop ideal candidate profiles and tailored recruitment, marketing, and sourcing strategies; recruits for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations.. ~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. 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: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. 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, but are not limited to: recruiting for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations by posting announcements, reviewing qualifications, issuing certificates, assisting with pre-employment, physician market pay, and job fairs; using advanced sourcing including social networks, Boolean searches, direct mail, database mining, forecasting and networking; provides authoritative management advisory in developing short and long-term facility recruitment strategies to optimize recruitment and retentions outcomes and achieve health care system objectives; responsible for preparing recruitment search assessments to clarify and develop ideal candidate profiles and tailored recruitment, marketing, and sourcing strategies; recruits for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations. ~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 (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes, but are not limited to: recruiting for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations by posting announcements, reviewing qualifications, issuing certificates, assisting with pre-employment, physician market pay, and job fairs; using advanced sourcing including social networks, Boolean searches, direct mail, database mining, forecasting and networking; provides authoritative management advisory in developing short and long-term facility recruitment strategies to optimize recruitment and retentions outcomes and achieve health care system objectives; responsible for preparing recruitment search assessments to clarify and develop ideal candidate profiles and tailored recruitment, marketing, and sourcing strategies; recruits for facility hard-to-fill Physician and Advanced Practice Provider occupations. 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. 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

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.

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.

Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 17 Human Resources 2301 E. LAMAR BLVD SUITE 650 ARLINGTON, TX 76006-7428 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]