This position is in the Environmental Management Service (EMS), Veterans Health Administration Medical Center in Salisbury VA Medical Center. This position serves as an Administrative Officer, the primary purpose of the position is to direct and coordinate the administrative, operational/planning activities internal and external to the service, oversee the budget and conduct comprehensive staffing/organizational analyses of EMS.

Duties

Direct and coordinate the administrative, operational/planning activities internal and external to the service Oversee the budget and conduct comprehensive staffing/organizational analyses of EMS (final authority resting with the Service Chief) Assist in strategic planning; creating and maintaining statistical data for decision-making purposes Develop and monitor cost-effective programs Personnel management for EMS; tracking, preparing, and finalizing the many requests (surveys/data calls) Responsible for assessing patient satisfaction, quality management Attend meetings as alternate/designee for Service Chief or Assistant Chief to provide continuity Develop the need for and maintain an awareness of available resources, and makes recommendations to EMS management regarding needs, distribution, or redistribution of these resources Lead in administering programs concerning such matters as equal opportunity, merit promotion, labor management relations, and position management Required to maintain contract administration files in accordance with VA policies and procedures Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD021150 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: N/A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): N/A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/05/2024. 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. 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: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service which equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of an Administrative Officer, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: Coordinating and monitoring the functions of administrative services within an office; managing budget activities; assisting with human resources functions to include recruitment, position classification, performance, training, etc.; develop new or modified work methods, organizational structures, records and files, management processes, staffing patterns, procedures for administering program services, guidelines, and procedures, and automating work processes for the conduct of administrative support functions or program operations; prepare a variety of specific working documents and forms such as spreadsheets, database, word processing, reports and presentations etc. NOTE: 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 in their resume. ~OR~ Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-09 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-09. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: If using education, alone or combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer ServiceDecision MakingFinancial ManagementFlexibilityInformation ManagementOrganizational Awareness 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. Manual Dexterity is required in operation of a calculator and/or other office machines. 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 WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 US
• Name: Valerie Hernandez
• Email: [email protected]