Field Examiner

Job Title

Field Examiner

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Specific duties include:

• Conducting independent field investigations to determine whether adult VA beneficiaries have the mental capacity to manage their own financial affairs, including VA benefits, in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations.
• Performing on-site fact-finding visits to beneficiary residences and other locations within the regional jurisdiction to inspect the living environment and assess the beneficiary's social, economic, and functional adjustment.
• Conducting interviews and taking depositions of beneficiaries, their relatives, legal representatives, and disinterested community witnesses to gather information relevant to capacity determinations and fiduciary oversight.
• Verifying the identity, existence, and authenticity of information provided by or about beneficiaries; and, in cases involving minor beneficiaries, determining or confirming the existence, identity, and legal custody of the minor.
• Analyzing evidence gathered during field investigations to formulate independent recommendations regarding fiduciary arrangements, including the appointment, continuation, or removal of a fiduciary, based on the beneficiary's individual circumstances.
• Preparing detailed written investigative reports documenting findings, analysis of evidence, and conclusions to support fiduciary program determinations, ensuring reports are accurate, well-organized, and appropriate for review by supervisors and other agency stakeholders.
• Operating a government vehicle to conduct routine and regular travel throughout the assigned regional jurisdiction in support of field investigation responsibilities, in accordance with federal vehicle operation regulations.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-09 and GS-11.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Field Examiner; 36002A and 35902A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Required. OGE Form 450 is used to assist agencies and employees to avoid conflicts between duties and financial interest.