Education Technician

Summary This Education Technician position is within the Nursing (Education) service at the Providence VA Healthcare System, located in Providence, RI. It is full time at 40 hours per week. OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE"). As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.gov.Major Duties: This position is located at the Providence VA Medical Center as the Domain Manager (of the DM/LM role) for the Department of Veterans' Affairs' Talent Management System (TMS). TMS is a national program providing a single portal of access to all online educational programs, and the method by which all employees' training, both external to the VA and internal to the VA, will be recorded and tracked. The Domain Manager administers TMS for all employees, Health Professional Trainees (HPT), Without Compensation (WOC), contractors, and volunteer staff (about 2500 users). The incumbent reports to the Associate Chief Nurse, Medical Center Education/Designated Learning Officer (DLO) in the Education Service. Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides advice, guidance, and training to the employees and service level TMS coordinators and is the primary contact and advocate for TMS; Monitors and/or creates Assignment Profiles to ensure medical center staff are assigned appropriate, recurring, and mandatory training based on VHA Directives, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Joint Commission (JC); College of American Pathologist (CAP) requirements and other regulatory bodies; Maintains timekeeping, etc; Troubleshoots user issues with passwords, logon, change/reset passwords and unlock accounts for TMS users; Provides technical assistance and guidance to all designated TMS administrators; Provides refresher training as indicated for service level TMS administrators; Reviews employee education funding reimbursement requests for accuracy and eligibility and drafts/executes correspondents accordingly; Prepares, executes, and tracks documentation for all scholarship programs (NNEI, EISP, VANEEP); Manages budget and files related to NNEI/EISP scholarships; and Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 7am - 3:30pm and negotiable during the interview Compressed/Flexible Work Schedule: Not Authorized Telework/Virtual/Remote Work: Not Authorized Position Description/PD#:Education Technician /PD042630 Relocation or Travel Incentives: Not Authorized Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Notifications: This position is a LIUNA Bargaining Unit position. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Time-in-Grade Restriction: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.