Program Support Assistant - Veterans Health Administration

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/03/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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: Strong verbal and written communication skills, including drafting correspondence, preparing meeting notes, and interacting with staff and leadership at all levels. Experienced in scheduling, calendar management, and coordinating appointments and meetings for individuals or teams. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other office applications for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and email/calendar management. Experienced in records management, including electronic and paper filing, document organization, and general administrative support tasks. Experienced in timekeeping systems and suspense tracking, ensuring accurate records, monitoring deadlines, and timely follow-up on action items. 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/. Major duties include, but not limited to: Prepares and gives oral presentations on assigned project's objectives and status for Nursing Service, such as labor mapping, overtime usage, trending data and leave patterns. Works with subject matter experts to ensure accuracy of data related to staffing entered/submitted and in the analysis of information/reports from the various VA and other national databases in use. Maintains a liaison with all services in the medical center in order to design studies which are reflective of the cross correlation between research items involving nursing service and other departmental common interest and issues. Reviews and analyzes computer generated reports on a routine basis to verify the accuracy of the data, noting trends, and analyzing variances. Performs monthly and quarterly report summaries which are submitted to nursing management for review. Performs studies and special projects when requested by management. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency). Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD04712A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.