Administrative Officer

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/17/2023. 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. 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-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Coordinating and monitoring the functions of administrative services within an office; Managing budget activities; assisting with contracting functions and managing procurement; Incumbent must be familiar with information management systems, delegations of authority, management control systems, documentation procedures and control, and management directives at this facility. Making space utilization recommendations. Knowledge of the Computerized Patient Record System, VISTA, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, SharePoint and other computer software programs sufficient to retrieve and display data and assist others in the service. Knowledge of various management tools used for gathering, analyzing and reporting data and for presenting seemingly unrelated information in a cohesive and relevant format. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree OR, 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR, LL.B. or J.D., if related Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education at the completed 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Financial Management Personnel and Human Resources Manages and Organizes Information Manages Resources 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 mostly sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. Most of the work involves sitting but walking, bending, standing or carrying (medical records up to 10 pounds) may be required. There is extensive use of a computer and phone. The position may be stressful due to the scope of the position and the complexity of the service. 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/.
The Administrative Officer (AO) provides consultative and administrative support to the Health Informatics Service and Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO). Serves as an effective liaison executor of administrative activities in response to daily operations of the service. This includes support for issues related to patient care, strategic planning, organizational culture, staffing, contracting, budgetary activities, and education and training.