This position serves as the Administrative Officer for Primary Care Nursing services for the Atlanta VA Healthcare System, and manages all administrative functions and collaborates with other senior leadership to provide day-to-day direction and oversight of various administrative operations to include support of the Emergency Department Nursing and Sterile Processing Service (SPS).

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/08/2024. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9.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: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: FOR GS-9: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants should be expected to understand the principles of the listed Specialized Experience and perform these tasks under direct superivision and guidance. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. Communicating professionally with multiple levels of leadership throughout the healthcare system as well as a number of outside stakeholder organizations, such as The Joint Commission, utilizing written, oral, and presentation methods and materials. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques such as literature research, work measurement, task analysis/job structuring, productivity charting, staff to workload ratios, organization design, space planning, flowcharting work processes, and calculation of means, modes, standard deviations, or similar statistical measures. Conducting interviews with supervisors and employees to obtain information about organizational missions, functions, and work procedures. Knowledge of major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, administrative operations, and automated systems as they affect the operation of a large medical facility or organization. Handling difficult situations involving families and other outside stakeholders with professionalism, empathy, sympathy, and compassion. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. 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 the undergraduate level. FOR GS-11: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants experience should reflect direct specialized experience; applicants selected at this level will be expected to perform the full range of duties for this position with little to no direct supervision. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized experience is the same for this grade level, but applicants must demonstrate a higher level of direct specialized experience to be considered. Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related 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 the graduate level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementFinancial ManagementManaging Human Resources 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 is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. 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 Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Emerson Mitchell
• Phone: 214-857-3991
• Email: [email protected]