The incumbent of this position serves as the personal assistant to a Nursing Director coordinating a wide variety of administrative and clerical tasks essential to the management of the nursing department. Provides administrative, technical and procedural advice in support of the nursing department by identifying and analyzing potential issues.

Duties

Duties for this position include but are not limited to: Provide time keeping services to Patient Care Department and act as backup for other NWIHCS time keepers. Be familiar with governing regulations and procedures to ensure all time keeping transactions are correct. Provide staff development and training in time keeping procedures. Participation and collection of quality improvement data. Provides oversight of routine to complex time keeping and PIV duties. Act as back up for Patient Care's Primary PIV Sponsor. Recorder for VEC and Patient Satisfaction Oversight Committee. Take minutes, prepare agendas, and track monthly action items. Enter space committee requests. Communicate with Veteran's Administration staff to obtain desired results. Order and maintain office supplies; order and maintain necessary forms. Monitors and tracks equipment and personnel budget expenditures. Insure compliance with established policies and regulations. Organizes work; sets priorities to ensure timely completion of work. Monitors and tracks personnel administrative functions within the department, including personnel action requests and performance appraisal timeliness monitoring. Prepares and manages department correspondence and presentation documents including the generation of reporting data charts and graphs. Prepares travel documentation submissions and expenditure tracking. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Position Description Title/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD70176A Physical Requirements: The work is mostly of a sedentary nature with some lifting of light boxes required. The work is performed in an office environment, with adequate lighting and climate control, with no unusual risks or discomforts. Position may require occasional travel. The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: performing various administrative duties, such as preparing correspondence or reports; collecting and analyzing statistical data; coordinating travel requests; and ensuring compliance with regulations and policies. There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level. 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.

Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level.

Contacts

• Address VA Nebraska-Western Iowa HCS - Omaha 4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE 68105 US
• Name: Meghan Brooks
• Phone: 515-699-5999 X23402
• Email: [email protected]