Administrative Officer
What you'd do
This position reports directly to the Cape Girardeau Health Care Center (HCC) Associate Chief Nurse (ACN), who reports to the Administrator. The primary purpose of this position is to support the ACN in the overall management and administrative support of medical services throughout the facility. The incumbent serves as the primary administrative advisor and management support for the Primary Care and Mental Health services throughout the facility.
Major duties
Develops, plans, issues, and implements procedures to comply with directives concerning administrative matters. Analyzes and evaluates problems, makes recommendations, and devises solutions to systems administration, training management, publication management, and data management within the HCC. Provide recommendations and assistance with allocating personnel and workforce resources; Implements personnel and manpower reporting procedures; and conducts onsite surveys and studies to analyze organizational structure, mission, functions, workload, proposed personnel staffing, etc. Completes necessary paperwork for recruitment requests, including position descriptions, forms, and resource management committee requests. Reviews and approves job announcement and generates documentation for the accomplishment of all personnel management actions. Manages the daily operations of Medical Services that do not require clinical decisions, such as integrating and coordinating all service areas from outpatient clinics and operating room and procedural visits and encounters. Prepares and reviews reports involving trend analyses and ensures follow-up in these areas for the facility's clinical programs. Prepares procurement requests, evaluates proposals for work, acts as a COR for procurements, and maintains procurement records. Assists in preparing and reviewing purchase orders for supplies and non-expendable property such as equipment. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am -4:30pm) Telework: This position is authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD10100-0 and PD10101-0 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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-9 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: (1) Compiling information to assist with process improvement, prepare administrative reports for briefings to higher leadership, (2) Utilizing and navigating various computer automation programs (i.e.: Microsoft Office, SharePoint, TEAMS, Outlook), (3) Draft, review, and edit correspondence letters/memos/electronic correspondence, (4) Able to create and maintain tracker for recruitment, on-boarding, performance, and/or other HR related duties, (5) Assist with budget/procurement activities; OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) full year of graduate level education that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position OR, Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): SAA at the baccalaureate level in the coursework detailed above is fully qualifying. Applicants who wish to apply under this provision must submit proof from their educational institution that they meet one of the criteria listed below. To qualify for Special Advancement for Achievement (SAA), applicants must have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and meet one of the following: Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision. A grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. A grade point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. For a list of recognized honor societies please visit http://www.achsnatl.org/quick_link.asp. For more information regarding SAA please visit http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-II/s2-e5.asp#e4f. 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 a bachelor's degree may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-7 level. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. 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: ((1) Utilize change management principles to evaluate and implement process improvement, (2) able to interpret, evaluate and implement policies and procedures, (3) able to interpret and apply COR policies toward various COR responsibilities including contract negotiations, evaluating proposals, etc.), (4) Able to deliver clear and concise briefings regarding to management officials. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or masters or equivalent graduate degree, or LL.B. or J.D., in a related field of the position to be filled. Education at the graduate level must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. 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 the first year (18 semester hours) of graduate school may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation; 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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