The position is located at the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC (CGVAMC), organizationally aligned within the Emergency Medicine Service

Duties

The AO reviews official outgoing correspondence for accuracy, proper composition, proper format, and whether such correspondence conforms to current VA policies, applicable laws, and regulations. The incumbent assures all actions are supported by laws and regulations while accurately representing the viewpoint of the supervisor/management. The AO seeks guidance and letters of opinion from Office of Regional Council when liability of a provider, employee, the service line, facility, or Department of Veterans Affairs is called into question. Administrative Officer administers the space plan and maintains effective utilization of all space associated with Emergency Services Care. Administrative Officer coordinates the needs of other support services needing space within area of responsibility assuring best utilization and patient care delivery. Administrative Officer submits space committee request and presents justification and recommendations to the committee as the subject matter expert of overall patient flow and needs. The incumbent assists managers in advocating for staffing needs, writing position descriptions, developing job analyses, and preparing performance plans/appraisals. The AO assists in reviewing requests and provides appropriated guidance based on knowledge of internal operations, agency personnel policies, budgetary constraints, and clinical work priorities. Knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies of the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations and substantive administrative support functions (internal activities or functions such as supply, budget, procurement, or personnel which serve to facilitate operations). Work Schedule: Monday -Friday 8:00am -4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD044660 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2023. 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: coordinating the administrative/operational and planning activities within programs; recommending areas and methods that needs to be improved; and providing Program Director, Emergency Services leadership, clinical supervisors and other clinical/administrative staff with consultative direction and advice on a variety of administrative subjects to ensure that services are integrated and coordinated across all disciplines and sections. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., 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 beyond a bachelor's degree.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Administration and ManagementApplies Technology to TasksEmployee DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsExperience 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. 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; or driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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 Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 US
• Name: Cyreena Driver
• Phone: (919) 956-5541
• Email: [email protected]