Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 02/17/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.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: GS-12 Requirements Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing oversight of administrative programs by gathering data to conduct detailed analyses concerning the relationships among administrative positions, workload, and productivity to manage or develop organizational resources related to administrative regulations, long-range program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones for the delivery of services at the operating level. Note: There are no educational substitutions for this grade level. GS-13 Requirements Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: leading studies to identify the organizational structures and process that provide optimal procedures or processes needed to develop, create, modify, improve, or streamline concepts, methods, and resource assignments to ensure administrative priorities, resources and services needed to manage and operate administrative or clinical programs to improve the current operations to meet the enhanced organizational goals and objectives. Note: There are no educational substitutions for this grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Leadership Organizational Awareness Project Management Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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 primarily sedentary and performed in a typical office setting. Some slight physical effort may be required. Work Environment: The incumbent typically performs work in an office setting that is adequately lighted and climate controlled, however, regular trips to patient treatment areas and exam rooms are essential. The position requires travel between divisions of the VAPSHCS including the Community Based Outpatient Clinics and may require occasional overnight travel to meetings, conferences, or training sessions. 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/.