Administrative Officer
What you'd do
The position serves as the Administrative Officer for Office of Community Care, Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), providing comprehensive administrative management and advisory services in support of complex clinical and operational programs. The incumbent is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and evaluating a wide range of administrative functions, including budget and fiscal management, human resources coordination, procurement and contracting support.
Major duties
Duties to include but not limited to: Responsible for the overall daily administrative operations, requirements, and management of the entire Community Care Service Plans, develops, and coordinates all administrative functions essential to program implementation and the delivery of services Provides administrative guidance and support to professional staff Prepares and submits requests such as recruitment, promotion, reassignment, disciplinary actions etc. and keeps an audit trail for requested actions to ensure requested actions are accomplished in a timely manner Provides advice and assistance to managers and staff concerning agency personnel processes and procedures, to include keeping management advised on personnel allocations, vacant positions and status of recruitments Reviews, develops and initiates new policies and procedures for the Community Care Service as assessed to benefit the overall functioning of the Service Responsible for completion, review, updating, and maintenance of accurate records in conjunction with CMR, OI&T, and Fiscal Service which state the location and condition of inventory items Manages credentialing needs of all Community Care Physicians Formulates and summarizes budgetary plans for immediate and long range budget issues Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 08:00am to 04:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD125370 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/06/2026. 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 announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 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: Prepares accurate personnel documentation and actions; orchestrating daily administrative operations, requirements, and management of a service; review, develops and initiates new policies and procedures; complete, review, update, and maintenance of accurate records in conjunction with CMR, OI&T, and Fiscal Service which state the location and condition of inventory items; managing budget and allocation of available funds; Provides administrative guidance and support to professional staff; Provide assistance to managers and staff concerning agency personnel processes and procedures, to include keeping management advised on personnel allocations, vacant positions and status of recruitments; formulate and summarizes budgetary plans for immediate and long range budget issues. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and more than 2 full years of graduate level education. Best Qualified experience: Knowledge of administrative principles, practices, and methods (budgeting, procurement, human resources support, records management) Familiarity with VA-specific systems and processe Capacity to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities Capacity to interpret data, identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements Ability to write clear reports, correspondence, and policy summaries; strong interpersonal skills for interacting with veterans, staff, and leadership Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment 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/.
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