This position is organizationally aligned to Pharmacy Service at the VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL. The primary purpose of this position is to provide administrative support to Pharmacy Service under the general supervision of the Administrative Officer and the Chief of Pharmacy.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Performing a variety of administrative and support type duties in such areas as administration, records and files management, travel, and reports. Scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, and/or scheduling conferences. Providing general clerical services relative to calendar maintenance such as updating calendars and recording appointments and arranging for meeting. Assisting the Pharmacy Department by collecting data, tracking required measures of performance, and running various office reports. Acting as backup for travel requests, preparing travel requests and vouchers for travel. Assisting in preparing procurements requests, evaluating proposals to work, writing sole source justifications, and maintain contracting records. Composing, drafting, and editing correspondence. Reviewing documents for accuracy, spelling, and format assuring final submissions are error free, meet timelines, and appear professional. Receiving visitors and telephone calls in a professional and confidential manner. Directing patients, visitors, and callers to appropriate staff member based on specific request or by ascertaining the nature of the call. Serving as primary timekeeper. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-6 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess 1 (one) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service, that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to this Program Support Assistant position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes utilizing computer software such as Microsoft Office to compose, draft and edit correspondence; receiving visitors and phone calls in a processional matter; performing a variety of administrative duties such as records and file management, creating reports, scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings/conferences; performing timekeeping duties for a work unit. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementCustomer ServiceManages and Organizes Information IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work, however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; escorting patients and visitors throughout the medical center; directing staff to meeting areas. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, or libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Danville VA Medical Center 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]