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Position is located in VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) Human Resources Management Service (HRMS), and functions as a Human Resources Specialist for the Worker's Compensation Program. Provides expert guidance, consultation, case management, and assistance to supervisors and employees on the worker's compensation program. The incumbent performs technical and advisory work within the Employee Relations program, and manages the Worker's Compensation Program at the facility level.
VAPORHCS is a complex health care system with teaching affiliations, the most prominent of which is Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). VAPORHCS has two major campuses and ten satellite clinics. Staff are dispersed over a wide geographical area. The growing employee population includes more than 4,000 paid employees, a large nationally recognized research component, and more than 400 allied health and professional clinical trainees who rotate through VAPORHCS each academic year to complete required training. Paid employees include Title 5 General Schedule and Federal Wage System occupations (excepted and competitive service), Hybrid Title 38 and pure Title 38 occupations.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible: Compressed may be available and discussed at time of interview.
Telework: Not available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: HR Specialist (Employee Benefits)/21354-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
02/22/2018 to 03/08/2018
$53,738 - $69,860 per year
GS 9
2 vacancies in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
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CBCA-10147314-18-MG
492108100
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
OPEN to Status Candidates and Veterans with Preference Eligibility (VRA, VEOA), & Schedule A.
Major duties include but are not limited to:
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/08/2018 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10147314.
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