Administrative Officer

Summary

The Administrative Officer serves as the principal administrative advisor to GEC (Geriatrics and Extended Care) leadership providing expert analytical, administrative, and business-management support for a diverse portfolio of inpatient, outpatient, home-based primary care, and other Geriatric programs.

Duties

• Duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as the principal administrative advisor to the Associate Chief of Staff, GEC, on administrative, operational, and program-management matters affecting patient-care delivery, employee education, resource utilization, and organizational policy. Plans, organizes, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates administrative and clinical-support operations across several GEC clinical subsections and program areas. Serves as the principal administrative advisor on developments interpretations, implementations, and evaluation of administrative policies, procedures, service agreements, and Standard Operating Procedures. Directs and coordinates completion of GEC correspondences reports, data calls, action items, decision papers, executive briefings, issue papers, fact sheets, studies, and responses to internal and external inquiries. Serves as principal administrative advisor for budget formulation and execution, resource planning, clinic capacity planning, property accountability, procurements and contracting. Manages GEC clinic-profile and scheduling-profile activities and serves as liaison to Group Practice Management. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD844090 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/09/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Managing administrative operations in a healthcare or clinical setting. Collaborating with clinical and administrative stakeholders to improve operational efficiency, patient access, and continuity of care. Review and organize workload, scheduling, access, productivity, and performance data. Assisting with creating standard operating policies, preparing reports, and suggesting ways to improve processes. Supporting acquisitions and contract administration. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Master's or equivalent degree, or 2 years of progressively higher level education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B or J.D.in a field related to this position that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Examples of related fields may include but not limited to: Public Health Admin, Health Care Admin, Business Admin) Note: Transcripts are required. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience (beyond the first graduate year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Examples of related fields may include but not limited to: Public Health Admin, Health Care Admin, Business Admin) Note: Transcripts are required. 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/.