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Administrative Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $75K – $97K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Administrative Officer ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Healthcare
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This position is located within the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS), Dental Service, at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The VASLCHCS comprises of a Medical Center located on an 80-acre campus with more than 19 separate buildings and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) throughout Utah, Southern Idaho, and Eastern Nevada. This administrative position reports to the Chief, Dentist Service.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Performs a variety of duties to carry out, administer or advise on work concerned with assuring the quality of Dental activities, business processes and delivery of services needed to carry out federal government programs and functions.
- →Responsible for the overall administration and coordination of program operations and personnel management activities for the Dental Service and has direct and substantial effect on the service through participation in internal and external policy development, implementation, and oversight.
- →Develops, interprets, and implements policies and procedures for program administration.
- →Assess program needs; determine, recommend, and helps implement organizational structure changes; and ensures that service-level business practices align with regulatory requirements and organizational priorities. requirements and organizational priorities.
- →Provide comprehensive support for personnel management processes, including coordinating recruitment and onboarding packages; assisting with position descriptions, functional statements, and classification requests; tracking and facilitating performance plans, proficiencies, and evaluations.
- →Plan, manage, and execute the budget for the Dental Service, provide oversight and consultation across all aspects of budgetary and financial management (formulation, justification, execution, and financial reporting).
- →Monitor time and leave practices in coordination with timekeepers.
- →Coordinate with Credentialing and Privileging staff to support dental provider credentialing, privileging, and ongoing professional practice evaluation requirements.
- →Monitor and oversee service-level supply and equipment management, including inventory control, ordering, receipt, and reconciliation of supplies and equipment, and serves as the approving official for purchases within delegated authority.
- →Collaborate with Information Technology and other support services to ensure that Dental Service information systems, user accounts, and shared resources are appropriately configured and secured, and may control or monitor access to service-level computer network workgroups, applications, and data products.
- →Responsible for driving continuous quality improvement within the Dental Service and fostering a culture of excellence in patient care and customer service.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓For current Federal employees, the SF-50 must be effective the first pay period of the current year or later.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 86982301-1258-4d88-bf75-e0490ca468a4
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