This position is located at the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Fort Meade, SD and Hot Springs, SD. The primary purpose of the Administrative Officer (AO) is for supporting high quality, accessible, cost effective health care services.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Deploys an analytics system for the collection and analysis of inpatient and outpatient care patient feedback for access and quality measures; Develops sustainment and continuous improvement plans for the service line; Incorporates Lean management, system redesign, and process improvement; Provides training and orientation on policies, procedures and performance measures; Collects and analyzes trended data sets to assist in the allocation of resources; Provides feedback and assistance in the development of both long-and short-term policies and plans for the service line; Develops flexibilities in operations cost-effective approaches to ensure Veteran and employee satisfaction; Leads and provides direction for budgeting and financial management operations; Directs the personnel management program for the service line; Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 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

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully 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. Examples of specialized experience include overseeing the administrative functions of a medical office, organization, or program; analyzing data related to productivity and efficiency; developing the strategic plan and fiscal budget; and performing statistical analysis This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. ~OR~ Education: 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 demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be 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~ Combination: 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: Analysis and Problem SolvingManages and Organizes InformationPlanning and Evaluating 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 primarily sedentary, although some duties may require extensive walking per day. The work performed is of a precise nature requiring long periods of concentration that is often interrupted. 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 VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]