You will serve as the Administrative Support Assistant (OA) for the Home Based Primary Care, Nursing Service located in VA Puget Sound Health Care Center (VAPSHC), Port Angeles, Washington.

Duties

You will provide services include palliative care, rehabilitation, disease management and coordination of care. You will be responsible for tracking financial, personnel, supply, contracting, procurement, and other administrative transactions. You will prepare various personnel actions and recruitment forms to be submitted to human resources, to include official word documents and forms for Incentive award and/or recommendations going to the Awards Committee. You will provide data data/reports related to the administrative, clinical, and technical aspects of the HBPC program to the VISN 20 Network Office. You will be the Automated Data Processing Applications Coordinator (ADPAC) for HBPC and GEC. Attends ADPAC meetings and training classes, informing the Program Manager of any changes that may have an impact on the service. You will analyze and solve problems in a positive, goal-oriented manner and to make clear, well-defined recommendations. You will document control, filing, and retrieval system development must be suitable for managing a significant volume of time sensitive correspondence. You will manage a variety of administrative, clerical, and technical functions of the office, which affect the accuracy and reliability of processes of the HBPC Program. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30 am- 4:00 pm Position Description/PD#: Administrative Support Assistant (OA)/PD41313A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 09/19/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS-05 grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 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-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Executive level clerical or administrative support; developing, editing, proofreading various forms of correspondence; managing suspense's; set deadlines, track, and report metrics; timekeeping and ability to demonstrate excellent communication and customer service. OR, EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) year of graduate education that is directly related to the duties of the position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementFinancial ManagementInformation ManagementOral CommunicationWriting 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 primarily sedentary with routine walking around the Medical facility. Work involves some walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and some lifting (5-10 lbs.) and carrying light items such as papers, books, supplies, etc. Duties require mental concentration and alertness. Requirement to meet reporting deadlines is an ongoing demand. Sitting at a computer terminal may be required on a daily basis. Work Environment: The work is typically performed in an office environment. Working in VAPSHCS involves everyday risks and discomforts, but normal safety precautions. Personal safety is foremost in all situations. The position may include travel between both divisions and Community Based Outpatient Clinic's (CBOC) of VAPSHCS. 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 VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: Maria Dela Cruz
• Phone: 253-582-8440 X75434
• Email: [email protected]