Administrative Officer
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is looking of Administrative Officer right now, this job will be situated in Tennessee. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 952237
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orpha! n" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
The VA is committed to hiring Veterans .
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission. The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are I ntegrity, C ommitment, A dvocacy, R espect and E xcellence (" I CARE ").
America's Veterans need you!
To find out more, go to http://www.va.gov/jobs/ .
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated ! health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many oth! er services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov// /
About the Memphis VA Medical Center: The VAMC in Memphis, Tennessee consists of one main campus located at 1030 Jefferson Avenue, which includes a sixty-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit, and ten community based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility and one of the most complex medical centers in the VA system. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs. Comprehensive primary, secondary, and tertiary heal! th care is provided in areas of medicine, general cardiovascular and neurological surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and geriatrics. Specialized outpatient services are provided through general, specialty, and subspecialty outpatient clinics including a women's health center. Services are available to more than 206,000 Veterans living in a fifty three county tri-state area (Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi).
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this a! ppointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
! KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
Subject to a background/suitability investigation. DUTIES:
The Incumbent serves as the Administrative Officer in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS). He/she provides administrative direction to a multi-departmental service. The Incumbent reports to the Chief of PM&RS. The primary duties of the incumbent are to manage, plan, develop, and direct the total and complex administrative duties of the service. The Incumbent shares in the joint management relationship of planning and execution of the services. The Administrative Officer provides essential administrative support to the professional and administrative staff and coordinates programs of the service. He/she has full, direct and delegated responsibility and authority to act for the Physical Medicine & and Rehabilitation Service in all matters relating to the services that do not require a professional clinical ! decision. The Incumbent is responsible for providing the service chief with complete information and specific recommendations concerning all administrative aspects of the services. Incumbent gathers and analyzes budget needs of the service and supervises all phases of budgeting within administrative requirements. Incumbent is responsible for formulation and execution of annual budgets including salaries, travel, supplies, equipment and all other general operating expenses. Develops both long and short range policies and plans for the organization by coordinating the administrative needs of the service. Incumbent is responsible for development and implementation of policies and procedures.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Administrative Officer/50046-0
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
T! o qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by t! he closing date of this announcement.
Time-in-grade: 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.
Education: Three (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: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have possessed at least 1 year of specialized experience, at or above the GS-09 grade level or an equivalent level, that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying experience include manage, plan, develop, and direct the total and complex administrative duties of the service, manage day to day operations of a medical facility, managing budgets, providing liaison support.
Equivalent combinations of education! and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.
One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study.
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) based on your application for this position.
1. Ability to provide advice and liaison support for managing administrative functions in an organization including human resources, budgeting/finance, procurement, facilities, space acquisitions and property and inventory management.
2. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a diverse population. This includes the development of policies, procedures and written reports.
3. Ability to function independently and establish priorities while managing conflict and pressure.
4. Ability ! to analyze, interpret and comprehend a wide variety of issues concernin! g the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.
5. Ability to perform data collection, analysis, and graphing.
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE . If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accre! diting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Addition! ally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (su! ch as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx . HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. BENEFITS:
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides is an overview of the benefits currently offered:
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates! for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 90 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .
"Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position."
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