This position serves as the principle Administrative Official for the Quality Management (QM) service and will report to the QM Director. Duties include oversight of administrative aspects of service programs to include: data gathering, analysis, tracking, trending and reporting, budget preparation and other fiscal duties including fund control point, expenditure tracking, interactions with Veterans, their families and representatives, writing reports, and other duties as assigned.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information, organizes and maintains information or information management systems; Writing: Recognizes and uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling, communicates information (facts, ideas or messages) in a brief, clear and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience; Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on the job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues; Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals; Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Telework: AD HOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/521-9438-0 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, . 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 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 09. 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. 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. Specialized Experience: GS-11 EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one (1) full year of Specialized Experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position at the GS-11 grade level. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in Federal service. Examples of Specialized Experience include: applies knowledge of pertinent laws, policies, regulations, precedents applicable to the administration of programs at a complex health care system; applies a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems; plans, organizes and directs team improvement and system redesign work and negotiates effectively for acceptance and implementation of recommendations; adapts analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity. (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, salary/grade level, and the number of hours a week spent in such employment). OR GS-11 EDUCATION: Must possess a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related. (One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours will be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement). (Transcripts Required) OR GS-11 COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and Specialized Experience directly related to the work of the position, as outlined for the GS-11 above. (Transcript Required) 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 duties and responsibilities of this position require some mobility between the Office and various other clinics/offices located at any of our health care system sites. General the work is sedentary but may require some slight physical effort. 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.

Contacts

• Address Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 US
• Name: Lynn Rixmann
• Email: [email protected]