This position is located in the Medical Service of the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Directing and performing all administrative functions of the service including human resources management, budget and finance, management and program analysis, office support services, document control, logistics, etc.; Forecasting, formulating, and executing medical service budgets for four national programs; Analyzing supply usage to determine economies of scale; Evaluating patient care alternatives to reduce budget/overtime requirements; Preparing and presenting justifications to management to procure, transfer, or increase allocated funds; Making budget projections and analyses for future projects and fiscal years; Managing finance control points; Selecting vendors, ordering supplies, tracking purchases, and retaining records related to purchasing; Creating and maintaining records on personnel salaries for budgetary purposes; Analyzing and prioritizing equipment needs for the service and maintaining inventory; Developing, implementing, and tracking polices, goals, and objectives; Serving on clinical and administrative committees and representing the chief of the medical service as needed; Participating in management meetings to make recommendations on the daily functions of the service; Overseeing alterations and construction of medical service space, developing plans for new clinical areas or renovations of current areas, reviewing drawings and plans, and suggesting modifications to architects/engineers; Writing position descriptions, functional statements, and performance requirements for employees; Conducting interviews and reviewing qualifications to determine new hire selections; Discussing disciplinary problems and grievances with employees and supervisors and taking further action as needed; Approving leave requests, completing timecards, and providing guidance to part-time physicians in the completion of subsidiary time sheets; Providing employees with regulations and procedures intended to improve section operations and interpretations of regulations to facilitate operations; Acting as the focal point within the service to solve difficult operational/administrative problems; Making recommendations regarding budget, planning, personnel, acquisitions, and administrative management; Training and educating medical service staff to ensure that guidelines and requirements are met; Supervising the administrative staff of the medical service; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in Federal service. Specialized experience includes: formulating and executing budgets; creating and maintaining personnel records; and developing and tracking departmental goals. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. ~OR~ A Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is 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 should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts required. ~OR~ An equivalent combination of specialized experience and progressively higher-level graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Your experience must be detailed, and transcripts required. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: CommunicationFinancial ManagementManages and Organizes InformationManages Human ResourcesManages Resources 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 of this position is primarily sedentary but requires some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as books, papers, and files. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. The position may require occasional travel. 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 Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]