Administrative Officer
What you'd do
This position is located at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV, and aligned under the office of the Chief of Surgery. The purpose of this position is to direct and perform all administrative functions including administration, human resource management, budget and finance, management and program analysis, office support services, document control, logistics, and a variety of related administrative matters of support to the medical center.
Major duties
Duties: Employs an expert knowledge of health care delivery systems, and Medical Center program functions, in designing and carrying out methods and techniques that address mission mandates and executive management concerns. Participates in the development and implementation of both long and short term policies and plans for the health care delivery system, giving special consideration to the integration of internal administrative and clinical policies, to the standards and requirements of various regulatory and accrediting bodies, and to the impact of internal policies on outside entities such as other area hospitals and the community at large. Provides this support by managing, analyzing, evaluating and coordinating health care delivery systems and operations. Develops initiates and implements administrative policies and procedures for areas of responsibility; formulates proposed administrative directives and policies. Discusses pertinent issues with operating personnel to determine the impact on new or revised guidance on current operations; recommends the establishment of, and prepares administrative policies, directives, and procedures. Evaluates program operations; identifies problems, inefficiencies, and potential problems; and develops recommendations for the solution of highly complex administrative problems and conflicts. Provides advice and guidance for improvements and anticipates potential areas of concern or questions that should be addressed when making recommendations. Develops recommendations and implements new or modified guidelines, work processes and operations in order to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, or timeliness of work processes and information dissemination. Serves as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the Surgery Service. Negotiates, updates, and maintains memoranda of understanding with the primary affiliate and other entities required by regulation and local need. Works the Clinical Contracts Liaison to develop and establish contracts and mechanisms for tracking the fulfillment contract obligations. Accomplishes special projects. Acts as the expert on special projects, advising executive level management on major program issues. Leads, conducts or participates in complex management studies and reviews with wide or significant effect upon the agency's organizational structure, policy processes, operations, fiscal control and economy and those where the boundaries of these studies may be broad. Organizes assigned projects; plans, organizes and directs team study work; selects qualitative and /or quantitative methodologies appropriate to the subject under examination. Work Schedule: 8 AM-4 PM Monday through Friday Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD241420 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/17/2026. 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. 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: Administrative experience in clinical service, including development and implementation of both long and short term policies and plans in the health care delivery system. Manage, analyzing, evaluating and coordinating health care delivery systems, and operations. High degree of analytical ability, interpersonal skills and specialized knowledge of basic principles, practices and programs of the VA health care delivery system. Develops, initiates, and implements administrative policies and procedures; formulates proposed administrative directives and policies. Discusses pertinent issues with operating personnel to determine the impact on new or revised guidance on current operations; recommends the establishment of, and prepares administrative policies, directives, and procedures. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. 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. You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate education, as described above, which meets the total qualification requirement for the GS-11 grade level. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. The education portion must include graduate courses in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. PREFERRED EXP: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN A CLINICAL SERVICE ENVIRONMENT 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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