Program Support Assistant - Albany, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

The Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center located in Albany New York is currently recruiting for one Program Support Assistant (PSA).

The incumbent functions as the PSA to the Associate Chief Nurses for Patient/Nursing Services and the Nurse Recruiter/Staffing Methodology Coordinator.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES

Recruitment and Personnel Management:

• Assists Nurse Managers and Nurse Recruiter by providing support for of all required forms for processing backfills for vacancies and selections of new candidates

This includes:

• Providing clerical support to update functional statements and position descriptions.
• Assisting with the completion of selection memos as necessary. Assisting with calling references and candidates as needed for followup.
• Assists the Nurse Recruiter in maintaining the Nursing Vacancy Tracker and Electronic Board (Excel spreadsheets) to accurately document vacancies, external hires, internal transfers, movement of FTE, recruitment completions, and candidate declinations.

General Office Support

• Provide administrative support for ACNs for the management of the timely upkeep of electronic red folders of staff under the supervision of the ACNs. This includes ensuring proficiencies and competencies are maintained and uptodate and can be readily accessed.
• Provides administrative support for ensuring all Nursing SOPs are current, in proper format, and accessible on the Nursing SharePoint site.

MINOR DUTIES Timekeeping

• Serves as Timekeeper for the administrative T&Ls for Nursing Service. Organizes, tracks, and monitors requests for leave as governed by union rules regarding solicitation for leave.
• Serves as Timekeeper for the administrative T&Ls for Nursing Service. Organizes, tracks, and monitors requests for leave as governed by union rules regarding solicitation for leave.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm


Telework:
Not Available


Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.


Position Description/PD#:
Program Support Assistant
/PD49566O


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized


Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved


Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized


Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required