The Time & Leave Clerk (OA) position is located in Nursing Service, which provides guidance and leadership in directing the total Nursing Service of this Medical Center. The position will provide timekeeping functions for a segmented portion of Nursing Service employees as well as other Patient Care employees. ***THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN THE COMMUTING AREA OF DUTY STATION.***

Duties

The primary duties of this position include but are not limited to:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2023. Proficiency Requirement: Applicants for this position must show possession of the following skills: 40 words per minute typing speed. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience in the Federal service that equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as: Verifying & electronically posting time and attendance records. Maintaining/editing tour of duty lists. Checking leave balances of employees to ensure accuracy. Entering electronic requests for overtime/compensatory time Demonstrating ability to understand standardized rules and regulations/procedures. Preparing reports. Using computer equipment and a variety of software applications. Communicating with a wide variety of employees and supervisors. *We will not make assumptions when reviewing applications. Please see the Required Documents section below for resume requirements. Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week to receive proper evaluation.* 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 above high school education. 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 the GS-5 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 18 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-5. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e., 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e., 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Customer Service Personnel Security and Safety 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. 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/. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work requires the ability to move around the office and carry light items such as office files, papers, books and requires walking, standing, bending, and sitting for long periods of time.

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 James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 US
• Name: Toni Mason
• Phone: 901-752-9501
• Email: [email protected]