About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/07/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing responsibilities of the Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Service from an administrative and clinical perspective; Ability to take data, formulate recommendations and draw conclusions from analysis of the data.

Analytical skills to organize and present data; Knowledge of and thorough familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are essential; Ability to access clinic data for management and tracking, especially the patient registry and clinic scheduling portions; Knowledge of personal computers and management information systems is necessary and also be utilize various PC applications; Organizational and management skills in order to plan for the daily operational issues.

Interpersonal skills to be able to have successful interactions with patients, staff and the community; Ability to present effectively throughout the Medical Center and represent the GEC Service in many different forums; and Ability to possess good English oral and written communication skills and the ability to produce reports, prepare correspondence, and generally represent the service through written media. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Attention to Detail Clerical Conflict Management Manages and Organizes Information 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 sedentary. The incumbent sits comfortably to do the work. The job could also include walking, standing, bending, and carrying items such as paper, books, training materials, monitors, HT equipment, etc.

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/.

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