Clarification from the agency

Only current SAVAHCS, Tucson, AZ facility employees or Career Transition Assistance Plan applicants will be considered for this position at this time.

Will complete data collection, collation, interpretation and reports, data management will be used in the analysis of work duties and distribution, staff levels, performance measures and other parameters to facilitate management decisions. The incumbent will utilize expert knowledge of healthcare and resource management for the planning, evaluation, and organizational delivery of services, outcomes and products. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Plan and conduct a variety of broad and complex analytical and evaluative studies of a wide range of medical facility health care delivery services such as organizational structures and management systems for the administrative services in the health care delivery system; human resources, space, equipment and financial resources; medical records administration; and medical facility housekeeping.
• Analyze, direct and make recommendations for the personnel management program.
• Provide for the overall administrative management and day-to-day operational oversight.
• Administer space and equipment programs.
• Serve as a key figure in manpower utilization, assuring recruitment and retention within the approved ceilings are maintained.
• Coordinate and assist in projecting staffing needs, writing and revising position descriptions, developing job analyses, processing training requests and purchases, and drafting disciplinary and adverse actions.
• Develop operational goals and objectives for Anesthesiology Service and translate these into specific actions and policies.
• Primary participant in the development and implementation of both long and short-term policies, planning in terms of integration of support services.
• Ensure that policies, procedures and guidelines are compliant with The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission Accreditation Rehabilitation Facility (CARF), Long Term Care Institute (LTCI), Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Approve time, overtime and compensatory time for staff.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and Resource Management workgroup in accordance with policy to ensure the organizational chart contains minimal vacancies.
• Monitor personnel actions and documentation relating to recruitment, position management, position classification, actions related to discipline, awards, and promotions, Time and Leave, Delegation of Authority forms, Labor Mapping, WebHR / MSS, and others. Initiates resolution of program problems, complaints, and grievances.
• Provide the budgeting and financial management for the service by assisting in the planning for the budget functions of the service.
• Prepare funding and staffing requests for the service including new equipment request and annual requirements inventory and review.
• Formulate and execute annual budget including travel, supplies, equipment and all other general operating expenses.
• Contributes to all administrative and managerial activities within the Anesthesiology service.
• Perform budget administration functions (reviews, edits, and approves requests from supervisors for expenditures for submission to vendors and Network Logistics Office) for compliance with VA regulations and standard operating procedures.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Assistant (AO)/PD149390

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification 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 during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/11/2026.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7 grade level. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 grade level. 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 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Oversight of daily operations, administrative management, personnel management, supply management, budget management, and human resource management. Liaison with the Medical Center Administration to resolve patient complaints or difficulties with other services. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for GS 7 you must have

1. One full year of graduate level education, OR
2. Superior Academic Achievement

To qualify based on education for GS 9 you must have

1. Master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR
2. Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR
3. LL. B or J.D., if related

Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. For grade level GS 9, you must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond one full year of graduate level education to factor.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Attention to Detail
• Computer Skills
• Decision Making
• Financial Management
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Planning and Evaluating
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Teamwork

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 with occasional walking, bending, stooping, and standing while resolving problems throughout the SAVAHCS and within the Service. Employee is responsible for accomplishing all his/her assigned duties in compliance with VA safety policies.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. 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. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

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.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

• Cover Letter
• Additional Supporting Document(s) if applicable
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):

• Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
• An SF-50 showing 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
• Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
• Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
  • Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
  • Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
  • SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.

Veterans' Preference: For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference.

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