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Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 days ago
Hybrid Phoenix, AZ $90K – $116K Apply by Jul 28, 2026 Human Resources Management ESFJISFJ Healthcare
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Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 Desert Pacific Healthcare Network is seeking a Human Resources Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an expert who provides technical guidance and draft disciplinary actions for management officials to all Network employees.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Duties: Employee Relations - 50% Incumbent provides technical guidance, advice and counseling to management officials and supervisors to address issues with workforce-related conduct and performance.
- →Advises on employee relation matters to include coordination and oversight of fact finding, technical advisor to investigation boards, contract/master agreement interpretation, state licensure reviews, Drug Free Workplace, and third-party hearing representation.
- →Provides local training to supervisors.
- →Represents management on labor topics to include issue grievances, demand to bargain, unfair labor practice, arbitration.
- →Labor Relations - 50% Provides technical guidance, advice and counseling to management officials and supervisors on labor law and master agreement interpretation.
- →Develops management strategies to respond to labor issues.
- →Offers technical guidance, information and assistance to management and senior leadership officials on sensitive, serious, and controversial labor relations issues regarding employees in a wide variety of administrative and clinical occupations with substantial differences in working conditions, entitlement, and occupational practices and policies.
- →Responds to issue grievances, demands to bargain, impasse proceedings, local bargaining, unfair labor practices, drug testing and related functions.
- →Provides management with interpretation of policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
- →Researches and interprets legal and regulatory program guidance, including case law, United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, and VA Handbooks and Directives.
- →Serves as subject matter expert regarding policies and procedures pertaining to Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and Federal Services Impasses Panel (FSIP).
- →Plans and implements actions to satisfy obligations to bargain in good faith, performs thorough analysis of policies and practices, and ensures that policies and practices promote partnering to prevent unfair labor practices.
- →Negotiates local labor agreements and drafts memorandum of understanding.
- →Represents management at arbitrations and in situations involving proceedings before other third-parties, as appropriate.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 or trial 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.
- ✓Superior Academic Achievement S.A.A.
- ✓(S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership.
- ✓The full provision for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) is described in the OPM General Schedule Operating Manual.
- ✓Class standing--Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
- ✓Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place.
- ✓For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
Personality Fit
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