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• You will work with customers and stakeholders to solve technical problems and provide technical support both in a distance and on-site capacity.
• You will work with Afloat Submarine C4I IPT to assist in or lead the Common Submarine Radio Room Multi-Reconfigurable Training System project planning for the installation, testing and implementation of new systems and technologies shipboard.
• You will perform system testing, fielding, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance to restore or maintain MRTS systems to normal operating condition.
• You will develop service level agreements that define requirements/expectations for the delivery of customer support services and implement performance criteria to ensure that requirements are met.
• You will implement performance metrics to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the customer support center, applying results in increasing productivity, improving service quality and professionalism.
• You will be calculating metrics within existing performance measurement systems and assisting customer support representatives in their application.

Starting at $72,553 Per Year (NO 4)

• Perform daily administrative functions in support of the organization’s readiness program.
• Provide guidance to personnel on changes to organizational regulations and directives.
• Utilize various automation systems to identify financial management program deficiencies.
• Analyze account report system to maintain inventory.
• Coordinate training programs for personnel in accordance with organizational directives and guidance.
• Manage the travel program for the organization.
• Provide pay guidance to organizational personnel.

Starting at $65,987 Per Year (GS 9)

• Perform daily administrative functions in support of the organization’s readiness program.
• Provide guidance to personnel on changes to organizational regulations and directives.
• Utilize various automation systems to identify financial management program deficiencies.
• Analyze account report system to maintain inventory.
• Coordinate training programs for personnel in accordance with organizational directives and guidance.
• Manage the travel program for the organization.
• Provide pay guidance to organizational personnel.

Starting at $65,987 Per Year (GS 9)

WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: PROCUREMENT

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

-Advises and supports OCPO Senior Managers and Executives in developing and directing controls for IRS procurement and contract programs. Consults with and furnishes authoritative advice and guidance to staff. The employee is responsible for devising sophisticated pricing arrangements and for managing all contractual aspects of the services and systems acquisition process. Primary point of contact and authority for OCPO Senior Managers and Executives on acquisition approaches and alternatives, market analysis and outcomes the drive the acquisition approaches for major procurement of supplies, services (including information technology, architectural and engineering, or research and development) using broad authority and oversight within warrant level to legally bind and obligate agency funding through contract issue cure notices and terminate contracts for convenience or default.

-Takes a leadership role in coordinating and representing the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer on complicated and controversial acquisition issues with all impacted parties. The employee must be prepared to defend the acquisition strategy, competition approach, or award summary or other positions due to challenges from a variety of entities such as congressional staff members, state government, or other federal government authorities such as Government Accountability Office. Serves as a leader for the short- and long-range planning, development, coordination, and implementation of very broad and complex procurements that impact support services and information technology for Internal Revenue business units. Knowledge of related disciplines and functions involved in the acquisition process, such as design or system engineering, integrated logistics support, financial management, and their interrelationships with contracting. Advises and supports the OCPO Senior Managers and Executives, Program Managers, and COR's in developing and directing controls for IRS procurement and contract programs. Consults with and furnishes authoritative advice and guidance to staff. Consults with and furnishes authoritative advice and guidance.

-Develops and maintains innovate contractual language, terms, and conditions. Serves as a program contractual authority and advisor on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters related to procurement actions. Interprets and applies Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Treasury Acquisition Regulations (DTAR), and Internal Revenue Service Acquisition Procedures (IRSAP) to every acquisition regardless of type of procurement and dollar threshold. Responsible for reviewing acquisitions strategies recommended by program officials to ensure accuracy, quality, adherence to FAR, DTAR, and IRSAP prior to approving streamlined and innovative acquisition strategies that bring the greatest value to the IRS mission.

-Serves as the subject matter expert for other contracting professionals in the Office of Procurement Operations by utilizing experience, knowledge, and training to guide, coach, and mentor contracting professionals through establishing acquisition strategies, navigating challenging procurements, responding to protests, responding to Freedom of Information Act requests, responding to congressional inquiries, drafting negation strategies, drafting award decisions, analyzing the impact of new legislation, and procurement policies on procurement actions.

- Approves acquisition strategies, evaluation criteria, appoints contracting officer technical representatives, award decisions, negotiation strategies. Participates and collaborates with IRS senior executives, program managers, attorneys, small business specialists, procurement policy, and senior procurement executives on contract review board prior to approving acquisition strategy.

Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws

FUNCTIONS/SCOPE OF DUTIES:

A. Medication Management:

1. Reads and interprets prescriptions, obtains proper medication or material in the proper strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label and auxiliary labels; and records required data on electronically or via the Pharmacy's copy of prescription/order.
2. Replenishes inventory for emergency carts, kits, and trays. Collects drug use evaluation data for quality improvements purposes.
3. Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile) without a second review.
4. After prescription/order(s) are reviewed by a pharmacist for therapeutic propriety, reviews orders for technical accuracy and ensures that the item dispensed corresponds to the drug and dose ordered.
5. Answers questions and calls from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution.
6. Monitors refrigerator temperature daily in assigned areas.
7. Perform monthly inspections to assigned areas to ensure proper storage of medications and soon to expired drugs are removed.
8. Maintains, verifies, stocks and replaces outdates in patient care area automated dispensing machines throughout the facility (i.e., floors and clinics).
9. Properly handles medications by ensuring high alert, hazardous, refrigerated and controlled substance medications are handled/stored appropriately and legally.
10. Prepares medications that requires special handling and documentation.
11. Assures that each individual prescription order is filled correctly with right drug/supply item, strength, dosage form, quantity and with all necessary auxiliary labels attached.

B. Outpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned):

1. Processes and fills outpatient prescriptions in compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
2. Utilizes the automated dispensing machine (i.e. Scriptpro) for packaging and dispensing medications.
3. Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels.
4. Assures that the correct medication is filled by using bar code scanning on stock bottles.
5. Appropriately assigns and prints label for completed prescriptions notating if it's window, mail, UPS, refrigerated or non-refrigerated item.
6. Supports automation by manually completing prescriptions not processed through the automation dispensing machine.
7. Assures the timely completion of all prescriptions.
8. Verifies the patient's identification following the Medical Center's policies. Ensures two patient identifiers are utilized when dispensing medications.
9. Verifies that the patient receives the correct prescriptions by using VA software (i.e., VISTA and barcode scanning)
10. Verifies that the patient has received all prescriptions (i.e., refrigerated, controlled substances, bulk medications, etc.)
11. Ensure the patient signature is obtained at pick-up electronically. Only uses manual signature during contingency.

C. Inpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned)

1. Performs review of medications prepared by another pharmacy employee to be dispensed to hospital areas.
2. Inventories and replenishes emergency trays/carts/kits.
3. Operates and maintains automated dispensing unit dose systems such as Pyxis and Parata.
4. Inspects packaged items for accuracy and suitability before submitting for final check, prior to distribution to hospital areas. Ensures correct number of tablets are present in each locally unit dosed package prior to dispensing to floors and/or automated devices.
5. Utilizes the Parata Perl inspection system after medications repackaged.
6. Assures repackaged dosage forms are labeled according to USP and VA standards and attains a final review by a pharmacist.
7. Maintains repackaging records that assures all regulatory and review standards are met.
8. Trouble-shoots minor mechanical problems of all automated systems as they occur and coordinates resolution of more involved mechanical or software problems with Supervisor, vendor help desk, ADPAC, etc. as appropriate.
9. Fills medication orders to fulfill pre-exchange doses, missing dose reports, Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs), loads, restocks and IV orders with accuracy.
10. Correctly inventories, assesses, and determines the need for floor stock and external medication.
11. Delivers pre-exchange doses, missing dose reports, Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs), loads, restocks and IV orders with accuracy.

Work Schedule: 8 hour Shift between 6a and 6p with rotating WHEN hours
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $51,587 Per Year (GS 6)

The primary purpose of this position is to perform numerous tasks which are dissimilar in kind, but which have in common the purpose of assisting the work of one or more persons in an organization. The incumbent is responsible for aiding with a variety of problems and inquiries which are received in person, telephonically, or by referral from other secretaries, receptionists or support staff in the Executive Suite. He/she drafts correspondence, such as routine official correspondence, social and personal acknowledgments, congratulatory letters, and routine office reports. He/she is responsible for performing typing on a computer keyboard wherein the work requires competitive level proficiency in typing as well as knowledge of office software systems. Other duties include, but are not limited to:

Data Collection and Tracking Support

• Performs work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information.
• Functions as the service timecard coordinator ensuring timely submission of all timecards for final approval.
• As Lead Timekeeper, correctly posts and tracks time and attendance for service employees and contractors following all training and guidance provided by Payroll Department and Supervisor.
• Maintains organized records to support timecard entries, maintains records of leave and attendance.
• Provides reports to supervisor as required regarding leave usage and completeness of subsidiary records.
• Maintains information needed for budget purposes.

Mail, Correspondence and Reports

• Receives and controls incoming correspondence.
• Processes incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, and mail routing, memorandum, and other forms of written communication.
• Prepares manuscripts, grant proposals, statistical reports, tables, and charts using knowledge of scientific medical and/or other technical terms.
• Evaluates data collection forms and coordinates incoming data from a variety of sources.
• Researches, prepares, and reviews documents, reports, and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies, and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.

Maintaining Appointments, Calendars and Schedules

• Schedules appointments, coordinates meetings, schedules conferences and reserves rooms for meetings.
• Researches and provides background on subject matter of meetings without direction.
• Attendings meetings, prepares meeting minutes, and follows up on action items with the appropriate staff independently.
• Incumbent will work closely with the Chiefs' BMS in the scheduling and planning of the Chiefs' calendars to schedule committee responsibilities, public engagements and occasionally assists patients with issues as a Service Line Advocates (SLA).
• Coordinates and prepares all the Chiefs' travel arrangements and accommodations. Schedules service meetings takes minutes and tracks action items.

Work Schedule: 8:00am until 4:30pm Monday through Friday (Work schedule may chance based on agency needs)
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Support Assistant/521-10660-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Starting at $49,482 Per Year (GS 7)

You will serve as an Electrical Engineer and be responsible for developing the designs, plans, specifications and estimates for all electrical engineering work that is required at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Completing independent technical reviews, project scoping, field investigation, planning, cost estimating, problem and conflict resolution, scheduling, design production and construction administration.
• Providing detailed technical decisions regarding scope, intent and extent of the work. Work includes site investigation involving facilities type engineering issues, problem identification and documentation as required to define the scope of the problem, establish appropriate funding limits, set an appropriate timeline to ensure unit mission needs are met and establish the level of engineering effort required to resolve the problem.
• Preparing drawings, specifications and cost estimates including computer aided drawing for both design and drafting. Final design development includes all efforts required to take a project from conceptual to final design completion.
• Guiding and evaluating Architectural/Engineering (AE) contractor efforts and assessing the technical and project progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Oversees AE design efforts and deliverables from conceptual to final product to include: reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy.
• Ensuring all aspects of the contract requirements are satisfactorily incorporated into the design work.
• Evaluating and providing assessments of contractor's performance and proposals for value engineering modifications.

Starting at $97,979 Per Year (GS 12)

You will serve as an Electrical Engineer and be responsible for developing the designs, plans, specifications and estimates for all electrical engineering work that is required at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Completing independent technical reviews, project scoping, field investigation, planning, cost estimating, problem and conflict resolution, scheduling, design production and construction administration.
• Providing detailed technical decisions regarding scope, intent and extent of the work. Work includes site investigation involving facilities type engineering issues, problem identification and documentation as required to define the scope of the problem, establish appropriate funding limits, set an appropriate timeline to ensure unit mission needs are met and establish the level of engineering effort required to resolve the problem.
• Preparing drawings, specifications and cost estimates including computer aided drawing for both design and drafting. Final design development includes all efforts required to take a project from conceptual to final design completion.
• Guiding and evaluating Architectural/Engineering (AE) contractor efforts and assessing the technical and project progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted. Oversees AE design efforts and deliverables from conceptual to final product to include: reviews plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy.
• Ensuring all aspects of the contract requirements are satisfactorily incorporated into the design work.
• Evaluating and providing assessments of contractor's performance and proposals for value engineering modifications.

Starting at $97,979 Per Year (GS 12)

Key Result Areas & Performance: Leadership & Service Development 1. To strategically develop the pharmacy services to Cancer Services to support the needs of the division and the Trust, specifically by implementing pharmacist prescribing and advanced clinical practitioner roles. 2. To lead, develop and monitor the clinical pharmacy service to the Division across the Trust. o To support the development, implementation and adherence to local and national guidelines/policies to ensure cost-effective and safe prescribing within the division. o To identify resources required to develop pharmacy services within the division. o To collaborate in the development of Integrated Care Pathways and Patient Group Directions within the division as necessary. o To be responsible for reporting on performance and quality within Cancer and Technical services 3. To work with colleagues across SE London and the relevant networks to ensure system-wide working. Clinical Services & Patient Care 1. To participate in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service, with appropriate training and validation, as appropriate and when required. 2. To be an independent prescriber in Cancer 3. To act as a clinical role model for pharmacists within the team and demonstrate the ability to provide a service that ensures the safe, evidence-based and cost-effective use of medicines and the ability to check clinically screened dispensed prescriptions. 4. To liaise with other principal pharmacists to ensure the effective provision of the clinical pharmacy service across the Trust. 5. To ensure the training and competence of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the Cancer team. 6. To lead on the development and maintenance of chemotherapy proformas within input from the multi-disciplinary team within Cancer services. 7. To participate in peer review of cancer services and implementing changes in line with national standards. 8. To be responsible for intrathecal chemotherapy training for pharmacy staff. 9. To support the pharmacy technical services team. 10. To contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to improve safe medicines use across the Trust. Division Support 1. To be responsible for medicines expenditure across the Allied Clinical Services division. To include; quarterly medicines expenditure reporting, oversight of the Cancer Drug Fund and NHSE medicines efficiencies, as well as forecasting and communicating to the service and general managers to ensure the most effective use of resources. 2. To identify areas of potential cost-savings within Cancer, and to implement systems to realise relevant savings. 3. To ensure that the multi-disciplinary team is well informed about the costs associated with drug therapy and promote the use of evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the division. 4. To participate in the preparation of business cases to support service developments in Pharmacy and Cancer as necessary. 5. To actively participate in Cancer division meetings. Governance, Information & Data Management 1. To develop quantitative and qualitative performance measures, co-ordinate their use and be involved in disseminating and acting on the information gathered. 2. To lead on review of audit data associated with monitoring outcomes associated with technical service and utilise available information to influence and develop services. 3. To support the investigation of medication-related safety incidents and the formulation and delivery of actions plans across the Trust to address problems identified where appropriate 4. To assist the Formulary Pharmacist and relevant Trust Committees in assessing and evaluating the impact of new medicines and NICE guidance in the Trust Staff Management & Training 1. To take overall responsibility for cancer services and all staff who work in those areas. 2. To line manage for all Pharmacy staff within the Cancer services team and take responsibility (directly or indirectly) for the following, according to Trust procedures: o Performance management o Appraisals and objective setting o Sickness absence o Disciplinary and grievance matters o Recruitment and selection o Personal development o Departmental workload allocations 3. To manage the development of pharmacy staff, according to their identified needs and the development and funding frameworks of the department in liaison with the Lead Pharmacist for Education & Training. 4. To contribute to Pharmacy department meetings in relation to the Cancer service 5. To act as a postgraduate tutor for the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. 6. To act as a role model for pharmacy staff. 7. To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated in line with the requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council. Research & Development 1. To lead in audit and practice research to investigate, and where appropriate, improve the quality of service for patients in the Trust. To undertake practice and risk management research and publish the results. 2. To be responsible for the research and development direction and program within cancer. 3. To encourage research conducted to be published or presented at national or international meetings. Financial 1. To manage the delegated staff budget for cancer services and ensure that pay expenditure is maintained within allocated targets. 2. To develop business cases for the development of Pharmacy Services in the Trust. 3. To support the Trust in monitoring drug expenditure in Cancer in order to provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the appropriate division. To provide budgetary advice and financial information on medicine costs to the Director of Pharmacy and deliver on cost improvement plans. 4. To attend financial meetings when required. Communications and Relationships 1. To communicate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team (doctors, nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, ward managers, and site practitioners), to intermediate care, general practice support and community pharmacists in the provision of medicine-related information and assessment of patients treatment. 2. To liaise with external bodies including local CCGs, regional pharmacy services, and necessary pharmacy networks. 3. The post-holder will be required to communicate clearly and sensitively about patient medication issues both internally and externally. 4. To demonstrate good communication skills as the role liaises with a wide variety of people within the Trust. This will include service and general managers across all directorates, trust risk managers, directorate governance leads, multidisciplinary team members and all Pharmacy staff. 5. To provide training on medication-related issues, policies, guidelines and service developments to pharmacy colleagues, nursing and medical staff, ranging from one on one communication to more formal presentations. General 1. To ensure that all staff within area of management responsibility are managed effectively, to include: o Regular appraisal of performance and objective setting. o Identification of training needs, personal development planning and evaluation. o Ensuring that all human resource policies, procedures and standards are understood and maintained. o Ensure all relevant paperwork regarding the above is up to date. 2. To ensure that the principles of safe and secure handling of medicines are adopted and to take part in quality assurance systems for pharmaceutical services. 3. To maintain current professional knowledge and keep abreast of relevant developments. 4. To maintain a Continuing Professional Development portfolio. 5. To develop links with other departments and professionals within the Trust to ensure multidisciplinary working. 6. To participate in the on-call, Saturday and Bank Holiday service according to the rota. 7. To provide ward cover when needed following effective training and accreditation. 8. To participate in the rota for Dispensary Pharmacist cover as appropriate, following training and accreditation. This includes: o Take a current medication history from the patient or carer to identify any drug allergies, drug interactions or problems with the medication prescribed. o To clinically screen prescriptions in the dispensary to ensure all medication is suitable for the patient [i.e. check allergy status, correct dosage taking into account patient parameters and drug interactions.] 9. To participate in the locking up rota on the QEH hospital site. 10. To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the Chief Pharmacist consistent with the roles and responsibilities of the post as detailed above

We are looking for a salaried GP to join our friendly team. To meet the long term need to provide capacity for a growing practice.

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JOB SUMMARY To provide specialist pharmaceutical support to the 5 Practices of Severnvale Primary Care Network. To liaise with patients, clinical and non-clinical staff, practice, hospital and community pharmacists and patient's carers to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients. To consult with patients. To support the Senior Clinical Pharmacist and fellow Clinical Pharmacists role to maximise support to all clinical and non-clinical practice staff to improve patient care in relation to all aspects of medicines and their impact. To provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and be responsible for supporting the GPs in implementing effective medicines management within the practices, including undertaking searches and audits identifying areas for improvement, initiating and managing change, and monitoring budgets. To support in the day to day management of the PCN Prescription Hub. To help provide leadership to PCN pharmacy technician and Prescription Hub Prescription Clerk Care Co-ordinators. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To carry out medication reviews and structured medication reviews for patients both in the surgery, in care homes or for housebound patients - with single or multiple medical problems where medicines optimisation is required; reviewing the need for each medicine and providing recommendations for other clinicians on prescribing. To consult with patients, by telephone and face to face according to competency. This may include patients with long term conditions, e.g. hypertension, CVD, diabetes as well as medication reviews. To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge. To support in the management of the repeat prescribing process, helping to manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible and producing prescriptions for clinical review and signature. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. To undertake clinical and medication audits in priority areas, such as QOF, IIF , NICE guidance, CQC searches and other agreed target areas, feeding your findings back to the network teams and implementing actions as appropriate Provide independent information to patients regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate To participate in the review of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing To support in identifying areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources To help support the Practice Clinical, Management and Administrative Teams to implement procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines, legislation, directives and safety updates e.g. NICE, MRA etc. To support in the provision of education and training to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation To participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the network To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development This job description is not intended to be a complete list of duties and responsibilities but is a guide for information to the role. The job description will be periodically reviewed in light of the developing work requirements. The postholder will be expected to contribute towards that revision.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role attached. The Person Specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required, both attached.