This position is located in the Patient Administration Department at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major Duties: Communicate ever changing and complex records management requirements up their chain of command to include Executive Leadership, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) leadership, and Veterans Administration (VA), Veteran's health Administration (VHA), Department of Navy (DoN) and Department of Defense (DoD) Records Management Office. Have comprehensive knowledge sufficient to manage the records and information management program for the entire Health Care System; VHA and DoD System of Records. Work with DoD Records Officers to address record related concerns and ensure uniformity and consistency in records management practices and maintains a thorough and working knowledge of DoD Systems of Records (SOR) and DoD privacy policy. Collaborate with emergency Preparedness Coordinator and management to develop, implement, and maintain a disaster preparedness and business continuity program specific to records and information. Develop and implements a forms management program. Identifies emerging technologies and trends relating to records management including best practices, advanced techniques and technology innovations and recommends changes in procedures as needed. Maintains master records inventory and conducts annual updates to ensure federal records are identified, safeguarded, and dispositioned timely. Coordinates pick-up, delivery, storage, and retirement of records with warehouse staff. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00AM - 4:30PM Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized 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. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE: Possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Records and Information Management Specialist? Facility Records Officer. Qualifying specialized experience includes: possessing competence and confidence in public speaking, be articulate, and provide executive- level briefings; orchestrating adult learning and developmental training programs; applying and adapting analytical techniques and evaluative criteria to improvement effectiveness and productivity of a program; developing and utilizing metrics, dashboards, audits, surveys, and other reports to identify potential issues in a program area; extensive knowledge and understanding of agency information systems and archiving processes. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Possess the successfully completed three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, LL.M., or equivalent doctoral degree in the related field of the position to be filled. The education portion must include courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPEREIENCE: Possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first 2 years) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Experience must be clearly indicated in your resume. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Capacity ManagementCommunicationManages and Organizes InformationTeaching Others IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work is generally sedentary but involves frequent walking, standing, and bending in searching for various files. There is occasional lifting and carrying of such items as record boxes and bulky files. The work may be performed in an office setting with adequate light, heat, air conditioning, and ventilation. May require occasional travel to geographically separated units, HCA, or CBOCs. 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

IMPORTANT: 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 Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]