The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, is recruiting for an Administrative Officer. The incumbent will will perform administrative functions within the assigned clinical organization that includes administration, human resources management, budget and finance, office support services, logistics, and a variety of related administrative matters in support of a complex medical facility.
Duties include buy not limited: Monitor, review and check request for allotment of funds from approved operation budgets. Utilize knowledge of financial management policies, guidelines, and best practice to provide overall budgeting and financial management for the service. Make recommendations on obligations for salaries, travel, equipment, supplies, etc. Formulate plans for proper space utilization.
Maintain comprehensive database(s) to provide information used in making clinical service organization decisions and in preparing reports. Conduct studies, surveys, and interview to gather information necessary to formulate policies, procedures, and strategies.
Provides advice and assistance to management in such areas as; recruitment initiatives to replace loss of skilled employees, recruitment and hire lag problems, mission or workload expansion, change or decrease, merit promotion requirements/procedures, requirements and procedures to determine employee placements and to effect a variety of placement actions such as reassignments, reduction-in-force, realignments, non-competitive promotions, and details.
Functions in the capacity of Agency Government Purchase Card (GPC) holder. Assigns work to staff and provides technical and policy direction to their efforts. Serves in the capacity of Contracting Officer Representative (COR). 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; 7:30am-4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD13616A and PD13493A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Eileen.Barreras@va.gov · 602 277-5551 X1347
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $76095 – $118569/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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