Administrative Officer

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/27/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Gather and analyze data, make interpretations and present data in graphs, slides and other formats to audiences of diverse backgrounds Providing time-keeping support by monitoring time and attendance practices and utilizing VATAS system Experience utilizing Government Credit and Purchase Cards Experience analyzing management techniques, processes and styles for improving organizational effectiveness and performance improvement techniques Experience performing Employee and Labor Relations and Equal Employment Opportunity related tasks OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must 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 field related to this position 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: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

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/.

Frequently meets with Service Line Executive, Business Manager and Laboratory Manager advising them on issues that affect the delivery health care in the PLMS Analyze problems that are unique to the VA System with its broad program missions, complex administrative management problems, rapid and fluctuation in various programs priorities and requirements Contributes to top management policy and decision making processes of significant importance to the operation of various sections PLMS Leads in administering programs, concerning such matters as equal employment opportunity, merit promotion, labor management relations, and position management Establishes HR, Equipment and Space Policy for the unique and/or complex organization Certification of all time and attendance for the service and the administration of the fee basis staff, residents, and professional clinical and administrative staff Submission of procurement packages to contracting through eCMS Administration of PLMS Service's travel and outside activities for remuneration by both full-time and part-time physicians, ensuring that regulations and procedures are followed.

Preparation and processing of Professional Standards Board actions, proficiency ratings, promotions, and personnel actions Compliance with legal requirements in regard to licensure, credentialing and privileging, and hiring non-citizen physicians Initiating and responding to administrative correspondence, including Patients, Staff, and Congressional correspondence Development and implementation of policies established by the Service Line Executive, Business Manger and/or Laboratory Manager Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm (subject to change based on facility needs) Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD04199-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized