This position is a Not to Exceed 120-day detail opportunity within the Medicine Service and serves as the Administrative Officer who directly reports to the Associate Chief of Staff, Medicine Service.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to: Is an integral member of the service leadership team, working closely with the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) and the Associate Chief Nursing Service (ACNS) of the assigned service to ensure successful administrative operations. Ensures that actions support the overall mission of the medical center and represent the collective interests of both physician and nursing personnel. Serves as the business manager of the assigned service, working closely with administrative service chiefs throughout the medical center to ensure effective, efficient processes that meet regulatory requirements. Keeps the ACOS and ACNS apprised of progress toward goals, provides recommendations regarding performance improvement, identifies areas of risk and provides status reports regarding the overall business operations of the service. Develops, initiates, and implements administrative policies and procedures for facility-wide areas of responsibility. Formulates proposed administrative directives and policies. Discusses pertinent issues with operating personnel to determine the impact on new or revised guidance on current operations. Recommends the establishment of, and prepares administrative policies, directives, and procedures for implementation throughout the facility. Provides advice and guidance on the interpretation and application of administrative directives and instructions. Participates in the development of strategic long-range plans for the service. Analyzes plans to determine the impact on administrative processes and the feasibility of making modifications to accomplish mission requirements. Plans and conducts detailed management studies and analyses to determine the impact of major medical facility reorganizations and changes. Compiles and analyzes facts, develops plans, and performs extensive coordination. Prepares comprehensive reports with findings and recommendations based on varied management and administrative considerations. Some projects include the analysis of multiple functions when no one element has complete responsibility. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer (Temporary Promotion - Not to Exceed 120 Days)/PD93175-0 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/28/2024. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: directing a personnel management program; providing budgeting and financial management; managing procurement and contracting; managing an accreditation program; providing for the overall administrative management of an organization. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must possess 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of Graduate Education beyond a Master's Degree (leading to a PhD) and Specialized Experience. Such experience and education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. NOTE: You must clearly demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities on your resume, or you will not qualify for the position . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Contracting/Procurement Quality Management Financial Management Personnel and 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 sedentary. It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books, papers; some walking, standing, and bending. No special physical qualifications are 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

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 John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 US
• Name: Montana Martin
• Phone: (313) 858-1404
• Email: [email protected]