This position serves as the Administrative Officer for the P&LMS service and reports directly to the Chief, P&LMS. The AO supports the Chief of P&LMS, the Chief Medical Technologist and all Staff Physicians. The position is an extremely complex blend of professional and administrative knowledge and skills and is considered the subject matter expert for the management of administrative tasks and duties within P&LMS.

Duties

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0830-1700 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. Oversees all aspects of human resources functions to include position descriptions, recruitment, employee/labor relations, training and other related activities. Manages on-line certifications labor mapping. Provides communication with Administrative services within the Healthcare Center an non-VA facilities. Monitors performance, suspense actions and ensures issues are resolved. Gathers data, analyzes and prepares reports to improve administrative operations Recommends actions to ensure economical and efficient use of equipment and other property. Develops and keeps administrative position descriptions and performance plans current. Oversees and audits timekeeping records and processes. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer (Pathology & Lab Medicine Service)/PD516-10068-O 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, 11/21/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Oversees all aspects of human resources functions to include position descriptions, recruitment, employee/labor relations, training and other related activities. Manages on-line certifications labor mapping. Provides communication with Administrative services within the Healthcare Center an non- VA facilities. Monitors performance, suspense actions and ensures issues are resolved. Gathers data, analyzes and prepares reports to improve administrative operations Recommends actions to ensure economical and efficient use of equipment and other property. Develops and keeps administrative position descriptions and performance plans current. Oversees and audits timekeeping records and processes. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related (transcripts required). OR Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education (transcript required). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCommunicationInformation ManagementProblem Solving 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 work requires prolonged sitting. In addition, the work requires manual dexterity, visual acuity, color vision, regular and recurring physical exertion such as reaching and lifting heavy materials of supplies or materials, typing/data entry using a computer and the demand for accuracy and timeliness. 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.

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 CW Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard Bay Pines, FL 33744 US
• Name: Miguel Viera-Rodriguez
• Phone: 787-641-7582
• Email: [email protected]