Human Resources Specialist (Physician & Provider Recruiter)

The position functions as the Physician and Provider Recruiter. The Physician and Provider Recruiter is the office of responsibility for local physician and provider recruitment and retention operations for the health system. Serves as the senior strategic HR recruitment and retention advisor at the local VA health care system (VA Medical Center and community based outpatient clinics); provides strategic recruitment and retention services to health system leadership and service line managers.Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.11/30/2023
The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above.
Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes, but not limited to: conducting recruitment and placement activities from for variety of professional, administrative and technical positions; troubleshooting internal and external staffing and placement issues; interpreting and applying qualification standards/requirements to determine applicant qualifications; providing technical guidance and consultation regarding rules and regulations laws, policies and procedures pertaining to recruitment and staffing and personnel actions;
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Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes:1 ) Support a Medical Center Director local recruitment and retention program;2) Assess impact of recruitment and hiring processes on time to hire and recommend solutions for improvement;3) Conduct job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interview, observation, and analytical techniques to gather, document, and analyze information to develop qualifications rating factors; explain the methodology to management; and4) Provide technical advice to medical facility leadership, SSBP, SBU and SSU in resolving the most difficult and controversial recruitment and retention problems including defining issues, determining applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identifying the most effective and efficient approach and technique to validate the correctness and propriety of the actions taken.
There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 level.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume.

• Comprehensive knowledge of effective marketing techniques needed to develop multi-faceted strategies to attract and appeal to various audiences.
• Forecasting vacancies, mitigating recruitment, hiring and retention challenges.
• Physician and/or advanced practice provider recruitment experience in either a Federal or Private Sector Hospital or Health Care System

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education: Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes courses and programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.Employment Type: FULL_TIME