This position reports to the Chief Nurse-Education, a service aligned under the Office of the Associate Director, Patient Care Service/Nurse Executive located in Honolulu, HI. Responsible for the management of all employee, nursing, and patient education.

Duties

As the Administrative Officer, you will: Provide overall administrative management for the Education Service Line Conduct studies on manpower, space, equipment utilization and other resource intense items Gather and analyze budget needs of the Medical Center for the Education Service Department programs and oversees all phases of budgeting within administrative requirements Actively participates in strategic planning, and creating and maintaining statistical data for decision making purposes Serve as the Human Resource Office liaison on all personnel-related matters (i.e., project staffing needs, write position descriptions, develop job analyses, prepare performance plans and appraisals, draft disciplinary and adverse actions May chair or participate in committees, task forces, or work groups involving coordination and implementation of educational initiatives or training Review, analyze, and interpret incoming request, recommend appropriate actions, or suggest appropriate alternative Plan, coordinate, and monitor programs to improve processes and decision making Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. 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/PD008040 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 10/04/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to experience that provided the: 1) Expert knowledge in administrative functions that include budget, finance, space planning, and general administration management; drafting correspondence, recommendations, reports, and memoranda related to management and administrative programs and issues; 2) Identify and perform routine liaison tasks to support the organizational planning process; 3) Manage administrative aspects of office moves, office construction, and other facility improvements, including furniture, equipment, telephones, and short-term storage; and 4) Formulate and interpret professional policies and procedures and defining their administrative requirements and providing advice on related issues.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. (NOTE: TRANSCRIPT(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION MATERIAL. CONFERRAL OF DEGREE(S) EARNED SHOULD BE PRESENT ON TRANSCRIPT(S). UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OK). . OR, Combination of Specialized Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administrative LawPathophysiologyProduction and Processing 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 mostly sedentary. The work requires walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items such as books, papers, files, and intermittent moderate physical activity of pushing, pulling, carrying not more than 45 pounds of weight. 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 Spark M Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 459 Patterson Road Honolulu, HI 96819 US
• Name: Cathleen Tittnich
• Phone: 9098257084 X1973
• Email: [email protected]