This position serves as a Time and Leave Clerk Office Automation (OA) located in Acute Care Services, Nursing/Patient Care Services at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The incumbent will provide guidance and leadership in directing Nursing/Patient Care Services staff in Time and Leave matter at the VA Medical Center; act as a consultant to timekeepers in other service lines supporting posting time for nursing staff.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent serves as a timekeeper for the Nursing/Patient Care Services' Time and Leave Units for full and part time professional nurses, practical nurses, nursing assistants, secretarial/clerical staff and volunteer service staff. He/she is responsible for duties that include: a. Maintaining the computerized Enhanced Time and Attendance records by utilizing a certified daily assignment schedule; which requires that each employee's tour of duty and attendance be accurately recorded daily. The incumbent needs to have expert knowledge of Title 38 and General Schedule regulations to ensure that each category of personnel is coded correctly. The incumbent will be responsible for coding of annual and sick leave; leave without pay; absence without leave; non-pay status; Saturday and Sunday premium pay; overtime hours worked and overtime hours not worked; holiday pay; coding of continuation of pay for traumatic injury hours and days; unscheduled hours for part time employees; coding of military leave in hours and days; coding of on-call hours for personnel; compensatory time earned and compensatory time used. He/she must be able to provide explanation for all unusual occurrences such as authorized absence, absence without leave, travel status, traumatic injury, unscheduled duty hours, advanced sick leave or annual leave, etc., and must record through the remarks section of the computerized Enhanced Time and Attendance system; Complete prior pay period exceptions, (greater than), 14 days old. The incumbent will need to use the computerized timekeeping system, VATAS, enters requests for authorization of overtime/compensatory work for employees who perform overtime and compensatory services, including selection of applicable types of time codes and night and evening differential. The incumbent will maintain timekeeping related files/record. Work Schedule: M - F 07:30a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Time and Leave Clerk (OA)/PD #50236A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Work Environment: The work requires the normal risks and discomfort, typical of an office; work is mainly sedentary.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/01/2022.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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Maintaining the computerized Time and Attendance records by utilizing a certified daily assignment schedule. The employee independently processes the most difficult procedural and technical tasks or actions by use of automation and typing assignments on a daily basis, and preparation of timecards and related payroll documents. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years of education beyond High School. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 4 years. . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Computer Skills 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 the normal risks and discomfort, typical of an office; work is mainly sedentary. 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 Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Jeniqua Knuckles
• Phone: 843-577-5011 X201807
• Email: [email protected]