This position is located in the Pharmacy Service of the Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID. This position serves as the Program Support Assistant performing complex administrative and programmatic duties relevant to program functionality, development, evaluation, and data/system management in direct support of the Pharmacy Service Administrative Officer (AO) and Pharmacy Chief.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Perform the collecting, compiling and/or tracking programmatic support and administrative needs in support of service operations. Perform timekeeping for all services groups. Provide regulatory guidance and training concerning time and attendance. Ability to use software applications to draw information from a wide variety of sources in order to prepare reports. Ability to compile monthly workload report(s) for all program staff. Sort and distribute incoming mail. Perform all types of administrative duties include composing and editing letters. Reviewing correspondence for accuracy and completeness. Perform ordering and tracking inventory of office supplies and training/educational materials. Protect printed/electronic files containing sensitive data and unauthorized release, loss, alteration, or deletion. Schedule staff appointments with supervisor for annual reviews, competencies and other performance programs. Take meeting minute notes on various committees, site visits and morning huddles. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant (OA)/PD606800 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements and specialized experience within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 10/03/2024. 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Collecting, compiling and/or tracking data; Perform timekeeping duties; Taking meeting minute notes; Ordering and tracking inventory of office supplies/materials; Sort and distribute incoming mail; Reviewing correspondence for accuracy and completeness; Uses software applications to draw information from a wide variety of sources to prepare reports; Maintaining Outlook calendar to schedule and arrange conferences and meetings. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week. Please note: In addition to meeting experience requirements, applicants for this position must show possession of the following proficiency: ability to type 40 words per minute. Applicants may meet this requirement by passing the appropriate performance test, presenting a certificate of proficiency from a school or other organization authorized to issue such certificates by the Office of Personnel Management local office, or by self-certifying their proficiency. Performance test results and certificates of proficiency are acceptable for 3 years. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalCommunicationsComputer SkillsManages and Organizes Information 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. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of items such as papers, books, and manuals. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Boise VA Medical Center 500 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83702 US
• Name: Gabriella Granderson
• Phone: (281) 928-2981
• Email: [email protected]