Administrative Officer

Veterans Health Administration; Grayling (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a candidate to coordinate all administrative and clinical operations in Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The role requires understanding of healthcare management, clinical practices, and federal administration.

Applicants must meet GS-07/09 experience and education criteria, including time-in-grade and appropriate educational substitutions. The position emphasizes coordination, budgeting, procurement, HR support, and preparing official

Qualifications

• Specialized experience coordinating and monitoring administrative services.
• Experience managing budget activities and procurement functions.
• Experience assisting with human resources tasks including recruitment, classification, and training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all administrative and clinical operations across CBOCs.
• Assist with contracting, procurement, and budget activities.
• Prepare letters, reports and presentations; manage time and communications with stakeholders.

Skills

Administrative coordination

Budget management

Procurement & contracting

HR support

Preparation of letters/reports

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education

Job description

This position is responsible for coordinating all administrative and clinical operations in CBOCs. The position requires operation knowledge of diverse healthcare management, clinical practices, and administration.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/09/2026. 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 GS09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS07. 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 GS07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Coordinating and monitoring the functions of administrative services within an office; managing budget activities; assisting with contracting functions and managing procurement; assisting with human resources functions to include recruitment, position classification, performance, training, etc.; preparing letters, reports and presentations; retaining procurement records and reconciliations; making space utilization recommendations; developing policies, procedures, communications and other documents and time management.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. 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/.