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Job opening: RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGE

Salary: $72 553 - 94 317 per year
City: Columbia
Published at: Aug 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the HR Modernization and Shared Services Implementation, which is a new model of organizing and consolidating essential Human Resource (HR) functions and services to the Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) level. This improvement to HR service delivery will support the needs of the VISN's diverse workforce and the expectations of management related to the acquisition, compensation, retention, and performance of staff.

Duties

The Records Officer is the delegated authority and senior technical advisor on all matters relating to federal records management and information governance regardless of media. The Officer's primary duties and responsibilities involve singularly formulating and implementing policy, performing strategic analysis, planning, leading, organizing, and directing program outreach and training, developing metrics, and ensuring federally mandated information governance and accountability measures are effectively in place. The Officer implements, overseas, and directs the broad Health Care System's records management program functions through expert technical and procedural implementation based on federal requirements of VHA Records Control Schedule (RCS) 10-1, General Records Schedule (GRS), 36 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR), Title 18, 31, 38, 40, 44 United States Codes (U.S.C), 41 CFR, the Privacy Act (PA) as amended, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and implementing regulations, Executive Orders, OMB Memorandums, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) policies and requirements. The Records Officer will independently develop and utilize records management metrics, dashboards, audits, surveys, and other reports to identify potential issues related to the Health Care System records management program. Conducts site visits to all outpatient clinics and contracted CBOCs as well as business affiliates to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall records management program and ensure records information management compliance. Develops detailed assessment reports and corrective action plans after identification and analysis of problem areas. Compiles and presents findings to service chiefs, management, and upper leadership (or designees) and follows up on action plans until full remediation. The employee will undertake problem-solving initiatives that encompass records life cycles, releases, training and education, system of records amendments, and dispositions (destruction, sanitization, and transfer). The Records Officer promotes records management practices to Health Care System management and staff thereby elevating the system's information governance program in accordance with NARA and VHA policy. The Records Officer articulates and executes comprehensive visions and strategic analyses to improve and promote mission delivery, superior customer service, accountable stewardship, and full compliance with the Health Care System's record-keeping requirements. Performs records inventories, quality control and compliance inspections, and audits to ensure Health Care System records are properly managed. Identifies and reports problems and deficiencies in individual services along with required corrective actions. Provides management briefs, feedback, and resource recommendations to executive leadership. The Records Officer is the designated authority charged with devising Federal records management and information governance implementation strategies, defining and implementing targeted monitoring programs, conducting program reviews and audits, and establishing a comprehensive facility-wide training program to meet stringent national compliance and sustainability directives. When system maintenance or upgrades are required, the Records Officer provides subject matter expertise regarding meta data repository attributes needed to ensure federal records and document preservation. In partnership with VA IT leadership, the Records Officer helps maintain and assure access to the facility's records. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0700-1530 Position Description/PD#: RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGE/PD010630 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/19/2024. 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: OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Capacity ManagementCommunicationManages and Organizes InformationTeaching Others 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 generally sedentary but involves frequent walking, standing, and bending in searching for various files. There is occasional lifting and carrying of such items as record boxes and bulky files. 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 Columbia VA Health Care System 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 US
  • Name: Deanna Zito
  • Phone: 803-776-4000 X6818
  • Email: [email protected]

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