The position is located in the Department of Surgery. The position serves as the Administrative Specialist and provides the overall administrative support to the service. This may include interpreting, developing, and implementing administrative policies; defining administrative requirements; and/or providing advice to top management on related issues. The position provides direct line support to all subspecialties and units comprising Surgical Services.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Manages short-term and long term projects for the service. Manages daily administrative operations; timekeeping, reports, maintains files, and Surgical Service administrative organization. Prepares reports and service dashboards to support program decisions.
Assist with contracting activities, supports contract renewals, and new requests, and serves as a Level I Contracting Officers Representative upon certification. Initiates, plans, and implements process improvements. Assists with Human Resource actions; recruitment, position descriptions, and functional statements. Consistently communicates and treats all stakeholders in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
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: his position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Administrative Specialist/PD10597O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.
If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. There is no Education substitution for the GS-11. 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/.
Tykie.Patterson@va.gov · 205-554-2000 X7996
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $62344 – $98066/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-31 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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