The Administrative Officer position is to direct and perform all administrative functions within the Sterile Processing Service that includes administration, human resources management, budget and finance, management and program analysis, office support services, document control, logistics, and a variety of related administrative matters in support of a complex medical facility, and is responsible for advising the service management team.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Monitors, reviews, and checks requests for allotment of funds from approved operation budgets. Utilizes knowledge of financial management policies, guidelines, and best practices to provide overall budgeting and financial management for the service. Prepares and maintains the annual budget plan for all service control points. Makes recommendations on obligations for salaries, travel, equipment, supplies, etc. Coordinates all areas of supply administration such as expendable supplies, new and replacement equipment, requisitions, repairs, disposal, etc. Develops methods and establishes criteria for analysis, completes analytical surveys of space utilization, and recommends plans for future needs based on identified deficiencies, anticipated program changes, workload and staffing projections, budgetary considerations. Oversees a variety of functions that includes incoming/outgoing correspondence, records management, publications/forms management, administrative standard operating procedures, administrative internal controls, and organizational files management. Prepares reports to topics including but not limited to clinic utilization, clinic space utilization, access, equipment management, patient experience, and process improvement. Conducts studies, surveys, and interviews to gather information necessary to formulate policies, procedures, and strategies. Keeps management informed of new or revised policies, regulations, and procedures that affect the organization. Collects, analyzes, interprets, advises on, and presents data and information for leadership decision-making in support of the Service's daily operations and long-term strategic planning. Provides advice and assistance to management in such areas as; recruitment initiatives to replace loss of skilled employees, recruitment and hire lag problems, mission or workload expansion, change or decrease, merit promotion requirements/procedures, requirements and procedures to determine employee placements and to effect a variety of placement actions such as reassignments, reduction-in-force, realignments, non-competitive promotions, and details. Assists management in preparing position descriptions implementing new classification standards and explaining position classification to employees. Serves as principal advisor to directorate all levels of staff within clinical organization, in matters of personnel management/requirements, position management and manpower utilization, processes and procedures of performance management systems, incentive awards, training and other aspects of administrative management. Conducts studies to determine immediate and long-range activity training needs and assessments for positions with relatively difficult to understand work processes or with fairly specialized skills, technical, professional, managerial, administrative or skilled crafts. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Telework: 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#: Administrative Officer/PD13493A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. 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, 10/02/2023. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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: GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying analytical techniques and evaluative methods to issues or studies concerning all administrative and related management matters in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation. Principles and objectives of Government Budget formulation to provide a variety of substantive budget and financial management duties for the service. Understanding of human resource management principles and practices pertaining to personnel management, reorganization/ realignment, organizational structure, staffing, position management, manpower utilization and training issues. Skill in planning, scheduling, and conducting projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations, adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria. Developing new or modified work methods, organizational structures, records and files, management processes, staffing patterns, procedures for administering program services, guidelines and procedures, and automating work processes for the conduct of administrative support functions or program operations. Operating personal computer software programs including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Visio. Preferred Experience: Three years of previous administrative experience, knowledge of Sterile Processing reusable medical equipment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalysis and Problem SolvingContract AdministrationFinancial ManagementHuman Resources Management 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. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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 for the GS-11 position only.

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 Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 US
• Name: Megan Grajeda
• Phone: 562-844-9475
• Email: [email protected]