WELCOME
Welcome to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Health Information (OHI). This site has been prepared to facilitate a smooth transition to your new position within OHI. OHI is a proud supporter of telework and you will find that OHI is a very geographically dispersed organization. Your supervisor will be your most important organizational contact and is responsible with determining and notifying you of your eligibility for telework as well as providing you a copy of your position description and performance standards. An OHI administrative point of contact (APOC) will be identified to assist you in navigating the onboarding process. Please note that you may encounter some location specific requirements and processes that are not specifically addressed in this resource.
OHI's human capital program is administered in partnership with the VHA Service Center (VSC), located in Cleveland, Ohio. The VSC is the primary contact for all offers of employment and payroll related administration. The VSC provides a new employee orientation call that is mandatory for all new employees. The new employee orientation call takes place the first Monday of each pay period at 1:30 p.m. EST. If a holiday falls on the scheduled day of orientation, the orientation will be moved to the very next day (Tuesday) and a separate Live Meeting invitation will be sent. The VSC will send each new employee a new employee packet which contains important information relating to the onboarding process.
BENEFITS
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an excellent resource to learn about all of the benefits available to you as a federal employee. We strongly encourage you to carefully review this information prior to orientation so that you can make an informed decision as to which benefit elections are best for you.
CONTACT INFORMATION
VHA Service Center (VSC)
Email: OIHR.leaveadmin@va.gov
Telephone: 216-447-8010 x3690
FAX: 216-447-8020
In instances where you are unable or uncertain who to contact, you may email the OHI Human Resources team at 10P7BBusinessOpsHR@va.gov for guidance.
IMPORTANT ONBOARDING PRIORITIES FOR NEW EMPLOYEES
Complete and sign Mandatory forms and Optional forms (right margin) Please use black ink!
Election of Benefits Caution: Enrollment for new employees is time limited!
Mandatory Training will be required to be completed prior to being granted access to the VA Information Technology (IT) Network.
Employees coming from outside of the VA are strongly encouraged to complete the VA's Entrance Survey
IMPORTANT RESOURCES AFTER YOU ARE ONBOARD
Recurring mandatory training is required for all VA employees. The Talent Management System (TMS) is the officially designated training tool of the VA. In addition to mandatory training, this tool contains a rich range of content that is available to you free as a VA employee.
MyPay is an automated system that permits you to modify many payroll related elections. You should review your MyPay information to ensure that your payroll information is correct.
Official personnel records for federal employees are maintained in the Official Personnel File (OPF). Much of this information is made available to you through the electronic OPF (eOPF).
Tip: In your VA career you will find that that you will be assigned multiple user IDs and will need to create numerous passwords. It is important that you develop a strategy that works for you to balance the need to maintain your security while also being able to access necessary resources expeditiously.
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