Position involves providing a wide variety of administrative tasks for the Environmental Management Service (EMS) associated with maintaining and supporting work performed within the service. Such work includes administrative services such as validating, assisting, advising, and consulting clinical and administrative services on such matters as personnel, equipment, administrative reports, maintenance, and safety programs for SLVHCS.

Duties

The Program Analyst position is organizationally located in the Office of the Chief, EMS and functions under the supervision of the Chief and/or Assistance Chief. Analyzes and evaluates on a quantitative or qualitative basis the effectiveness of departmental program operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Analyzes new or proposed legislation or regulations to determine impact on medical facility programs. Identifies data required for use in the management and direction of programs. Conducts scientifically valid studies as mandated by various regulatory agencies to evaluate and provide comprehensive insight into numerous factors impacting EMS's operations and the level of satisfaction experienced among GLA staff and patient communities. Acts as the liaison with Human Resources concerning minor to complex personnel and labor relations issues. Resolves a variety of day-to-day personnel and payroll issues and providing consultation to line- managers relative to the recruitment and selection of employees within the framework of the Office of Personnel/VHA regulations. Interprets program and budget directives, and ascertains that medical facility operating elements understand the directives. 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, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD073060 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 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, 08/29/2023. 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. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: ??????? Specialized Experience: For GS 11 you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Creating reports, coordinating, and scheduling meetings, and submitting requests/work orders using a personal computer and office automation programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, etc.). Accurately preparing timecards for submission and processing; managing and balancing financial aspects of general fund control points and purchase procedures. Perform various human resources/personnel management duties related to recruitment, disciplinary actions, and/or awards. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have substitution of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education as described above, and graduate education as described above which totals at least one year. [To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementForward ThinkingManages and Organizes InformationOrganizational 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 work is sedentary. It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers; some walking, standing and bending. No special physical qualifications are required. 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

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

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 New Orleans VA Medical Center 2400 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 US
• Name: Rhonda Price
• Phone: 973-362-2796
• Email: [email protected]