Description:
The incumbent serves as the Executive Assistant under the supervision of the Associate Director of Quality and Patient Safety (ADQPS) office at Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), Amarillo, Texas. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Executive Assistant to the Associate Director of Quality and Patient Safety, through support in analyzing, evaluating on, and coordinating health care delivery systems and operations.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/03/2026.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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Proficient in use of Microsoft Office products; Experience in program or service line management; Experience in preparing reports for leadership review (for example, meeting minutes or program/service summaries); interacts with others and to deal with difficult situations in a manner that reflects positively upon the VA; written and oral communication sufficient to prepare and present findings and recommendations, implementing specific actions regarding controversial issues, or new ideas and concepts. OR,
- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). OR,
- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Master's degree.
- Communications and Media
- Customer Service
- Information Management
- Knowledge Management
Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds
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/ .
Jan 27, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov