The position is located in the Division of Nursing Operations in the Directorate of the Office of the Nurse Executives located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois, West Campus. This position is responsible for rating, processing and maintaining attendance and leave records for assigned Time and Leave (T&L) units for all Nursing Departments.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Provides technical advice and assistance on pay and leave matters to employees, supervisors, and other management officials and services. Sets up, posts, and maintains all Personnel and Accounting Integrated Data (PAID) time and leave records for each Nursing Divisions employee on a biweekly pay cycle. This includes entry of all regular time, overtime (OT), compensatory time earned and used (CTE/CTU) as well as other types of leave. Works effectively with all levels of Nursing Divisions personnel, Human Resource Management and Fiscal Services to ensure accuracy and timelines of work and to resolve any problems related to time and leave records. Maintains current and accurate data within the computerized PAID system; communicating changes to Fiscal and Human Resources Management Services on a timely basis. Maintains an accurate, current and approved computerized tour of duty/work schedule database for each Time and Leave (T&L) unit. Responds to questions from employees concerning the application of pay, leave, and benefit policies and procedures explaining the rationale behind the procedures and solutions to pay and leave problems. Provides orientation to the Time and Leave System to all new or detailed Nurse Managers. Prepares and types unit schedules. Assures the use of appropriate terms, abbreviations and codes for certified time. Sees that the schedules follow applicable regulations regarding holidays, days off, leave, etc. T&L WOP, sick leave/FFLA and FMLA hours for all assigned Nursing Divisions. Enters scheduled hours into database based on unit schedules. Maintains files of completed certified time schedules for each T&L unit. Keeps T&L Unit supervisors informed as to the leave status of employees assigned to T&L Unit. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify at the GS-05 level if you fulfill one of the following qualifications: -Specialized Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: setting up, posting, and maintaining time and leave records, including entry of regular time, overtime, leave used, etc.; maintaining data within a computerized personnel and accounting system; maintaining files of completed time schedules, documentation for leave, etc. -OR- -Education: Successful completion of four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) -OR- -Equivalent Combinations of education and specialized experience (as described above) to meet the requirements at the GS-05 level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: ClericalCommunicationCompensationComputer Skills 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 performed while sitting but can require bending, walking, standing, and carrying light objects such as files, reports and books. Bending and stooping may be required in searching various office files. The Time and Leave Clerk may have to walk considerable distances to assigned Time & Leave's, Human Resource Management offices, or to Payroll Services to deliver, collect or review various items on a needed basis. 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.

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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]