Serve as a program and administrative assistant to the Amputation System of Care Program at the San Juan VA Medical Center.

Duties

Major duties include but aren't limited to: Planning, reviewing, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies. Performing a basic analysis of the data and generating a variety of reports. Administering approved surveys. Reviewing and evaluating documents, reports and forms and other data collection forms for omissions and inconsistencies and ensuring data entry is complete and accurate. Recognizing and resolving program issues on an ongoing basis. Arranging transportation and travel as needed. Performing general clerical duties and other appropriate duties as requested. Conducting or ensuring required market research. Resolving disputes of unknown or incorrect charges. Work Schedule: 7:30 am-4:00 pm M-F Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant (Office Automation)/PD672-12673-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. 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, 01/16/2024. This position requires the ability to type 40 words per minute. This position requires proficiency in spoken and written English and spoken Spanish. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Collecting, compiling, and/or tracking of data and statistical information; planning, reviewing, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies; providing program administrative and technical assistance in day-to-day operations; facilitating arrangement of transportation and travel as needed; performing general clerical duties; reconciling purchase card charges. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailComputer SkillsConscientiousnessCustomer ServiceDatabase Management SystemsInterpersonal 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 physical demands of the position involve standard office requirements such as using the telephone, working with written documents and files, writing, etc. Some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as books, files, papers, etc., and pushing of carts may be involved. Considerable walking between various buildings of the facility is required and occasional off-station activities may be required. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 San Juan VA Medical Center 10 Calle Casia San Juan, PR 00921 US
• Name: Hunter Hobbs
• Phone: 615-983-3252
• Email: [email protected]