Administrative Officer

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Directly responsible for advising on and coordinating all administrative policies programs and operations of a highly complex health care delivery system with care spanning seven CBOC facilities and the main campus and involving individual staff and trainees.
• Review and analysis of productivity data development of action plans to improve performance and/or productivity and implementation of management controls.
• Responsible for planning and making decisions related to resource allocation to include FTE ceiling salary budget supply budget equipment budget space utilization maintenance contracts and overtime usage.
• Participate in strategic planning for the Specialty Care Service including setting short and long-rang planning goals based on data analysis and in conjunction with the Service Chief.
• Serves as the management official for Specialty Care or Surgical Service on a variety of councils and committees within the formal governance structure.
• Exercises full first line supervisory authority which requires performance of a broad range of duties such as selecting retaining and promoting staff; assigning directing and reviewing work; establishing performance standards; reporting requirements; managing performance; administering leave; resolving staff complaints and grievances; investigating instances of misconduct and initiating disciplinary and adverse actions; and identifying staff training and development needs.
• Responsible for ensuring new or changing programs are implemented effectively and efficiently.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD 84288-0 and PD 84303-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary although some slight physical effort may be required. Our service has staff located throughout the facility from the basement to the 4^th floor. The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/02/2026.

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 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:
• • Experience with VA/VHA directives handbooks and compliance actions.
  • Performance improvement program development and implementation.
  • Contracting Officers Representative (COR) duties and contract evaluation.
  • Budgeting financial management and fund control point responsibilities.
  • Data analysis for workload optimization and make/buy analysis in healthcare operations.

• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. in a field related to this position that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Examples of related fields may include but not limited Healthcare Administration) Note: Transcripts are required.

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 the first two graduate years or 36 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Examples of related fields may include but not limited Healthcare Administration) Note: Transcripts are required.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority