This position is located in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veteran Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Care Network (VISN 6), VA, Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury/ Disorders, Hampton, Virginia. The incumbent serves as a Secretary for Spinal Cord Injury performing a variety of administrative duties which support both the work of the chief, SCI/D service, Administrative Officer and SCI/D nursing staff.

Duties

The incumbent will gather and interpret data to formulate reports, plans, letters, memorandum, and prepare a variety of specific working documents and forms, such as spreadsheets, graphics and other similar products. Assists the chief prepare personnel action plans, schedule performance appraisals, rounding etc. He/she ensures the documents are submitted to HR in a timely manner. Generates SCI monthly on call schedule. Organizes and maintains all service MCMs, policies and manuals. Acts as the primary timekeeper This position will assist the Service Chief in evaluating the success of the program. The incumbent will evaluate reports produced by the management of information coordinator to assist the chief in making decisions and determining programs goals are met. Current, Permanent VHA employees nationwide only. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 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. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary/PD028720 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/12/2024. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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: To qualify for the GS-318-06 based on Specialized Experience: Qualifying specialized experience includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-05 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is defined as experience serving as a secretary or office assistant performing administrative management functions, coordinating appointments, travel, scheduling, or maintaining calendars; recording meeting minutes; reviewing correspondence for appropriate guidelines, proper grammar and punctuation; and preparing correspondence or other documents in final form. In addition, experience must demonstrate ability to utilize computer technology, as well as ability to interact collaboratively with others to provide consultation and liaison services; A working and detailed knowledge of the functions of all positions for which he or she is responsible is required of the incumbent. A thorough knowledge and understanding of VA regulations, laws, policies and procedures which relate to the operations within the unit and those which affect the operations of the other units within the Health Administration Service. Incumbent must possess basic knowledge of legal entitlement to VA benefits; medical, dental and prosthetics. Knowledge of the VISTA computer system is essential to facilitate and monitor employee work performance and standards; to develop and/or apply existing VISTA computer applications and software programs which impact the outpatient encounters and patient demographic information. OR, To qualify for the GS-318-06 based on Education: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. For the GS-6, applicants must have successfully completed Six months of graduate education in a degree program directly related to the work of the position as a substitution for specialized experience. Qualifying graduate coursework includes: Business Management, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or comparable major of study. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Transcripts (unofficial) are required at time of application. A transcript or course listing must be submitted if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Applications submitted without this information will not be considered. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 6 months of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 9 semester hours or 27 quarter hours should be considered as satisfying the 6 months 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. When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard. OR, To qualify for the GS-318-06 based on combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at these grade levels. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: 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 Requirement: Work is generally sedentary and requires sitting, walking, standing, bending, and/or carrying light items. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 US
• Name: Tanisha Ward
• Phone: 202-627-0866
• Email: [email protected]