Administrative Officer

The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Administrative Officer. The Administrative Officer will function under the Business Office. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The duties of the position may include but, are not limited to: The incumbent must exercise independent, creative judgment in accomplishing major duties; develop background and management options available to deal with complex issues and problems; and ensure proposals submitted by staff of various diverse natures are complete and all implementation actions are accurately identified. The incumbent serves on major management committees and special task forces as assigned, addressing issues on resource utilization, internal controls, and other operational areas related to the management of a health care delivery system. The incumbent collaborates with Health System Specialists across the Medical Center, its associated CBOCs, and VISN staff. The incumbent may also lead and/or conduct independent assessments to validate the need for the development of new proposals The incumbent is required to interact frequently with VAMC management, VISN and VA Central Office officials, Congressional, State, and Community officials, and other VAMC personnel to keep abreast of substantive hospital projects, determining relative priorities, monitoring performance, and exercising the authority of the executive team, when appropriate, to ensure issues are brought to closure. Recommends to the Chief and Assistant Chief of HAS, administrative methods, and procedures for inclusion in Service and medical center policy. Consults with management at all levels when reviewing or analyzing operations interrelated with other services Assists, coordinates, creates and/or advises in the development of new programs and policies. Works with the Chief and Assistant Chief of HAS and other facility personnel at all levels to ensure quality management and compliance issues pertaining to HAS are documented and appropriate follow-up action is taken regarding any problems, deficiencies or recommendations made as a result of the Service's quality management activities. 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 to 4:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD916090 and PD91609O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/23/2026. GS-09 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 lo

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Battle Creek VAMC consists of 221 total operating beds, including 45 inpatient mental health beds, 75 Community Living Center beds, and 101 Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) beds. The Battle Creek VAMC is classified as a neuropsychiatric facility and is the hub of mental health care for VA Medical Centers in the lower peninsula of Michigan. Battle Creek VAMC provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based, recovery-oriented mental health care. The Medical Center also offers a wide variety of health care services, which includes both inpatient and outpatient care. We serve over 42,000 Veterans in 22 counties of the southwestern lower peninsu