Staff Assistant

Summary

The incumbent serves in the capacity of Staff Assistant for TVHS Facilities Management Service, Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene (IH) Section for the Murfreesboro campus.

Duties

• The incumbent is involved in administrative work methods and procedures for Environment of Care projects, OSHA accident recordkeeping, budgeting with analysis and daily expenditures for supplies and services, timekeeping, manpower utilization studies, information and documentation of work associated with Joint Commission accreditation, and operating programs and effectiveness. As the Staff Assistant, the duties include but are not limited to: Administrative duties to support Occupational Safety, Fire Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental compliance programs. Involved in budget costing and contracting analysis Facilitate the renewal and updating of policies and SOPs. Manage time cards for department staff using GovTA. Coordinate OSHA Accident and Recordkeeping programs. Serve as Comprehensive Environment of Care (CEOC) Coordinator for VA TVHS. Manage daily expenditures for supplies and services, while following reporting controls. Perform administrative work to include the management of the office schedule and/or day-to-day plans. Maintain and serve as liaison or handle the communication with persons and/or groups within the service line at both campuses and outside of the organization. Develop recommendations based upon analysis of work observations, review of production records or similar documentation, and application of standard administrative guidelines. Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 197 4 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and policy, and VHA policy. Uses judgment in choosing, interpreting, or adapting available guidelines to specific issues or subjects studied. Make presentations to management on proposed solutions or recommendations. Skill in conducting interviews with supervisors and employees to obtain info11nation about organizational missions, functions, and work procedures. Conducts personal contact with all levels of the medical center personnel. Determine specific steps, input required, and/or milestones based on defined objectives. Transfer work orders to the correct trade groups using VISTA. Apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework for adhoc purposes. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Staff Assistant/PD71004A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Physical Demands: Typically, the employee sits to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, or small parts. No special physical demands are required to perform the work of the incumbent's duties are sedentary in nature occasional walking, climbing, stooping, bending and reaching as required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2026. 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. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying experience includes: project management experience with oversight of personnel, scheduling, budget, and contracting; providing administrative management to include management of daily expenditures for supplies; interpreting administration policies and implementing new policies. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., 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 1 full year of graduate level education. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level GS-07 may be used to qualify applicants for this GS-09 position. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: 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/.

Education

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/.