Records and Information Management Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

SAVAHCS in Tucson, AZ seeks a Records and Information Management Specialist to preserve vital federal records in line with laws, regulations and policies. The role emphasizes retention, disposal, and guidance on records management across the healthcare system.

Applicants must demonstrate specialized experience or equivalent education, including time-in-grade considerations for federal service, with documentation of duties and hours worked.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in managing healthcare records and information governance.
• Education options include Ph.D. or three years of graduate study in a related field.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify at the GS-11 level.

Skills

Records management

Information governance

Documentation

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education

Job description

Records and Information Management Specialist

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) is seeking a Records and Information Management Specialist. The incumbent ensures that institutional federal records of vital, historical, fiscal, and legal value are identified and preserved in accordance with federal laws, regulations, directives, and policies.

Timeline and Deadline

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/11/2026.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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.

Qualifications

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-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Maintaining and managing records within a healthcare environment; conducting record inventory and reviews; ensuring records are properly filed, stored, protected, retained and disposed; providing guidance and technical assistance regarding records management; providing assistance to management and staff on records and information management matters. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M.
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 2 years and specialized experience as described above 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/.