The incumbent of the position serves as Time and Leave Clerk - Time Keeper for Patient Care Services (PCS)/Nursing for the Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC) supporting the needs of the Nurse Executive, four Associate Chief Nurses, Executive Assistant to the ADPCS while overseeing daily operations of the PCS Business Office.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/31/2023. 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-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: understanding or standardized rules and regulations relating to entitlement and use of various categories of time and leave; utilizing administrative and clerical policies and procedures to create, format, and proofread documents; reproducing and distributing materials, and maintaining files; using computer equipment and a variety of software applications; and communicating with a wide variety of employees and supervisors. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. 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 high school. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalComputer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Technical Documentation 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, although there may be some physical effort may be required using computers or transporting records too other offices within the facility. The Time and Leave Clerk must be capable of sitting for long periods of time concentrating on details while planning and scheduling work, preparing reports, compiling statistics, etc. On occasion, he/she will be required to do extensive investigating work to gather data and prepare presentation. Frequent travel between divisions may be required. 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 Wilmington VA Medical Center 1601 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19805 US
• Name: Heather Shipp
• Phone: (302) 333-6713
• Email: [email protected]