Administrative Assistant

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a qualified Administrative Specialist at the GS-05 level. This federal opportunity requires meeting time-in-grade requirements and qualification standards, with SF-50 documentation to verify eligibility.

You will manage patient information, perform administrative duties, and provide customer service in a medical care setting; education substitutions and combination of education/experience may apply.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 in the normal progression.
• Education may substitute for the required experience; 4 years above high school.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify at this level.

Responsibilities

• Managing and organizing patient information.
• Performing administrative duties.
• Providing customer service to patients in a medical care setting.

Skills

Patient data management

Administrative duties

Customer service

Education

4 years college education

Job description

This employment opportunity is available to current permanent employees of the Veteran's Healthcare Administration (VHA) and all Status eligible applicants.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/05/2026. 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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-04 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 and organizing patient information
  • Performing administrative duties
  • Providing customer service to patients in a medical care setting
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years above high school.?????
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and 4 years above high school worth of education.

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/.