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The Dental Assistant assists the dentist in many aspects of direct patient care and performs other clinical and clerical functions under direct supervision

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Customer Service: Shows courtesy, respect and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers, and the public. Provide assistance to customers with questions or concerns, provide service recovery.
• Chairside Assisting: Set up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover. Pass instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently. Keep operative field clear of debris and retracts oral tissues effectively and comfortably.
• Dental Imaging: Images are characterized by diagnostic quality, accurately oriented and exposed. Dental imaging safety techniques are utilized, and retakes are minimized
• Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization: Demonstrate proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning up operatories.

• Clerical Functions: Assist patients in scheduling appointments. Assist in filling gaps in the doctor's schedule due to late cancellations and failed appointments. Assists dentist in charting findings and treatment plans in patient records

• Information Management: Maintain patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information. Follow computer security regulations.
• Patient Safety: Modifies care as necessitated by patient's age and abilities (patient transfer and position). Provide accurate and understandable instructions to patients.
• Employee Education: Complies with Employee Education requirements. Completes mandatory annual safety training sessions.
• Dental Laboratory Functions: Coordination of Dental Laboratory cases with the doctor and the laboratory.
• Direct Patient Care: Provide post-operative and another appropriate patient education. Four-Handed dental procedures, assisting the dentist. Work directly supporting the GS-8 supervisory dental assistant and Hygienist during patient care. Chairside assistant to all specialty providers. Clean & Polish or dental appliances/prosthetics.

The incumbent is responsible for:

• Performing the daily operation of the Sani-Pak autoclaving and is required to operate the Sani-Pak Sterilize.
• Operating the Sani-Pak Sterilizer ensures the proper processing of the facilities RMW.
• Loading and unloading RMW containers, transferring collected RMW bags into the appropriate Sani-Pak processing bags for sterilization.
• Complying with all regulatory and safety requirements relating to RMW material processing.
• Operating the Biological Indicator Monitoring Systems to ensure the Sani-Pak is treating the infection waste effectively as per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other applicable requirements.
• Entering appropriate data is entered into the SaniPak monitor to initiate processing cycles, select and track cycle run times and providing update to EMS Leadership when requested

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The Lead AMSA is responsible for the coordination of AMSA assignments and workflow found in the Care in the Community (CITC) unit. The Lead assists the unit with complex and non-standard procedures, including clinical flow processes related to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and/or community resources. Incumbent intervenes to resolve difficult problems and diffuses potential dissatisfaction with VA services. Serves as technical advisor and liaison with contacts at all levels. Incumbent must be thoroughly versed in and be able to explain complex regulations and eligibility criteria concerning veteran entitlements and VA benefits, priorities for care, access to care and advanced clinic access. Incumbent plays a significant role in determining the perceptions veterans have concerning quality of VA services and of their individual treatment by VA health care providers. A high degree of tact, professionalism, and diplomacy must be used when dealing with veterans who may have multiple health problems and may be frustrated with the diagnostic process.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8 AM - 4:30 PM
Compressed/Flexible:Not Authorized
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Telework: Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 00000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Clinical Responsibilities - 95%

1. Provides evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising psychotherapeutic interventions, including marital, couples, family, individual, and group psychotherapies. Provides treatment to patients with a wide variety of problems, including PTSD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders, among others.
2. Conducts bio-psychosocial assessments of Veterans and their identified significant others. Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team, if applicable. Possesses the skills to offer relationships-focused interventions and measures outcomes to interventions.
3. Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs, and community agency programs.
4. Participates in triaging and identifies high-risk patients, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences, and serves as a liaison to family members.
5. Recognizes emergency situations, summons appropriate help, and responds appropriately including assistance with crisis intervention services including warm handoffs to the emergency department.
6. Provides consultation services to other staff regarding evaluation and appropriate treatment planning for patients with marital, family, and psychosocial problems. Ability to evaluate own practice through professional peer review, case conferences, and other organizational means. Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
7. Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
8. Provides psychoeducation to patients, family members, and significant others. Leads workshops and/or psychoeducational series on relationship health, marriage, and family issues. Develops patient education materials/modules and assists with Veteran Peer and Family activities as assigned.
9. Able to meet the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
10. Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system, as appropriate.

Administrative Responsibilities - 5%
1. Has working knowledge and skill in the use of word-processing, data management, and other computer systems, especially those programs in use by VHA.
2. Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team, assigned program and/clinic, Mental Health Service Line, and Hampton VA Medical Center.
3. Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Program Manager, Service Chief, Chief of Staff, and/or Medical Center Director.
4. Remains actively involved in Mental Health Service Line training, Marriage and Family Therapist training, education, and administrative activities as indicated.
5. Actively participates in and assumes responsibilities associated with committee assignments to include Performance Improvement, Peer Review, and Performance Measures.
6. Assists as requested, with staff education and training on assigned topics.
7. Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
8. Responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through education, appropriate to area of assignment, and providing coverage during absences of other therapists in the work unit.
9. Shares knowledge and experiences gained from own clinical practice, and education relevant to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. Complies with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program and safety policies and procedures.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, eastern standard time. Subject to change based on the needs of the agency.
Virtual: This is a remote/virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Duties include but not limited to:

• This position is assigned to the Organizational Development and Employee Engagement Service (ODEES) at the Southwest Virginia VA Health Care System (SVAHCS) and reports directly to the Chief, Organizational Development and Employee Experience service.

• Develop, implement, train, maintain, and improve of a wide range of employee programs and initiatives ensuring the alignment of people, processes, systems and rewards.

• Provide educational and coaching services to Service Chiefs, supervisors, workgroups, and individual employees at SVHCS. As such, work hours may vary to include coverage of all shifts (days, evenings, nights, and weekends).

• Develop, implement, apply, and evaluate systems in the areas of leadership development, work climate, learning, employee development, employee recognition, and workplace assessment.

• Consultation, task facilitation, action inquiry, coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution, team building and management consultation to both the clinical and administrative units of SVAHCS directed at improving organizational culture, performance, and health.

• The incumbent works in the areas of cultural transformation, report and statistical interpretation, communications strategy and planning, instructional systems design and implementation, program evaluation, and training and development.

• Partners successfully with Service Chiefs, supervisors, workgroups, and individual employees to accelerate implementation of change, build leadership talent designed to fuel future growth, enhance organizational performance, and accelerate learning across the organization.

• Assessment services to the organization and to employees including knowledge of psychometry, 360-degree assessment, organizational culture, simulations, coaching and mentoring, training and evaluation and the implementation of individual development plans.

• Researches and/or analyzes organizational problems based on psychological theory or program requirements. The incumbent provides expert analysis and advice on complex program issues.

• Undertakes or participates in special projects, ongoing analyses, investigations and initiatives. This may involve producing complex analyses and written reports, organizing and facilitating special committees/workshops/other gatherings, and initiating program reviews.

• Responsible for developing project plans, establishing measurement methods, monitoring progress and evaluating results.

• Provides meaningful interventions with staff and groups in distress and provide senior leadership with suggestions about cultural change initiatives, such as coaching skills, which may result in improvements in employee work settings.

• Researches employee engagement, employee experience, and psychological safety measures and analyzes factors that contribute to both higher and lower outcomes in order to support ongoing development of best practices and implementation of those best practices.

• Skill in effectively communicating complex technical material or complex issues that may have controversial findings, or both, using language appropriate to specialists and/or non-specialists, facilitating the formulation of a decision.

• strong, action-oriented individual who can partner successfully with Service Chiefs, supervisors, workgroups, and individual employees to accelerate strategy implementation and change to build leadership talent and fuel future growth, promote excellent customer service skills and strategies, and enhance organizational performance and serve as an assistant in accelerating learning across the organization.

Establishes priorities, works under pressure and with close schedules to meet the needs of Veterans and staff in a timely manner through the proper utilization of a vehicle fleet.

Schedules and dispatches drivers and vehicles for patient transportation. Schedules and dispatches vehicles for medical center staff to include assigning vehicles based on length and purpose of trip, and passenger requirements; checking driver credentials; issuing keys and record sheets; ensuring trip information is recorded; and investigates overdue vehicles.

Plans, schedules and records vehicle repairs and preventative maintenance actions. As necessary, coordinates vehicle repairs with the GSA Maintenance Coordinator to ensure vehicles are kept to a high standard of readiness.

Schedules and coordinates vehicle returns and pickups with the GSA Fleet Management Center.

Gathers, inputs, maintains and produces recurring reports using databases and vehicle fleet unique reporting tools and share-points. Consolidates information for various reports in­ accordance with established procedures and deadlines. Provides input on the current fleet distribution and maintenance status to the Transportation Supervisor.

Performs duties as a Government Purchase Card Holder to include complying with Federal and VA acquisition regulations; inputting purchase card orders into the V A's Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement (IFCAP) system; reconciling charges within established time limits; resolving disputed charges; and maintaining necessary documentation.

Controls and maintains record keeping for GSA Credit Cards, and reconciles accounts for cards assigned to all vehicles. Performs semi-annual inventories to ensure all cards are accounted for.

Operates a computer, peripheral equipment and appropriate software to perform various computer operations in support of office operations.

Types, edits and prints a variety of correspondence, technical reports and similar material in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.

Consistently communicates and treats customers (e.g., Veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner.

Must posses a valid state driver's license.



Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm (may be required to work weekends and holidays)
Compressed/Flexible: Not applicable
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Motor Vehicle Dispatcher/PD020050
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, administers, evaluates, and reviews training programs for ASMS personnel as well as for associated CBOCs.
• Develops original course content and modifies it when improvements are realized or changes are required.
• Determines the need for additional subject matter information during the development of course/training content and related materials.
• Develops and modifies courses, sets training priorities, and researches and recommends new or alternative training sources for the ASMS workforce. Course materials include lesson plans, tests, presentations, visual aids, standard operating procedures (SOP), training manuals, and practical exercises.
• Develops, reviews, analyzes, implements, adapts, conducts and evaluates training materials, training courses, and overall training programs related to subject matter areas/topics such as: eligibility/enrollment criteria and procedures, access to care, Beneficiary Travel, scheduling, ward administration, admissions, special programs, Care in the Community (CITC), insurance collection, and Decedent Affairs as well as training on new directives and processes that interrelate within the ASMS sections.
• Develops the ASMS's training plan on an annual basis, as well as a monthly training calendar documenting the days, times and locations of training programs for the service.
• Develops, updates and presents training policies, guidelines, instructional materials, methods, etc. for ASMS training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods.
• Develops training programs which ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed, and. implemented sufficient to identify, prevent, and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence regulatory correctness and the responsiveness of ASMS.
• Training materials, courses, and programs are presented/delivered utilizing current technologies, software, and equipment. These include web conferencing, e-learning (Talent Management Software, TMS) and other computer based learning.
• Performs scheduling audits for ASMS and facility staff and CBOCs that have scheduling keys/menus.
• Scheduling audits must consist of a standardized biannual audit of timeliness and appropriateness of scheduling actions and accuracy of Clinically.
• Indicated Date/Preferred Date (CID/PD) for all active schedulers regardless of position or title according to VHA Directive 1230, dated July 15, 2016. The biannual scheduling audit is a minimal requirement.
• Scheduling supervisors, based on identified deficiencies in competency or performance, determine the number and scope of subsequent audits.
• Biannual audits must include a review of at least ten scheduled appointments per scheduler.
• Facilitates the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all positions and processes within ASMS.
• Serves on facility and VISN-wide committees and represents ASMS operations, providing information as assistance as needed.
• Works with the ASMS's leadership in developing data capture and electronic reporting procedures in order to track the progress of quality program management initiatives.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all 5 VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, administers, evaluates, and reviews training programs for ASMS personnel as well as for associated CBOCs.
• Develops original course content and modifies it when improvements are realized or changes are required.
• Determines the need for additional subject matter information during the development of course/training content and related materials.
• Develops and modifies courses, sets training priorities, and researches and recommends new or alternative training sources for the ASMS workforce. Course materials include lesson plans, tests, presentations, visual aids, standard operating procedures (SOP), training manuals, and practical exercises.
• Develops, reviews, analyzes, implements, adapts, conducts and evaluates training materials, training courses, and overall training programs related to subject matter areas/topics such as: eligibility/enrollment criteria and procedures, access to care, Beneficiary Travel, scheduling, ward administration, admissions, special programs, Care in the Community (CITC), insurance collection, and Decedent Affairs as well as training on new directives and processes that interrelate within the ASMS sections.
• Develops the ASMS's training plan on an annual basis, as well as a monthly training calendar documenting the days, times and locations of training programs for the service.
• Develops, updates and presents training policies, guidelines, instructional materials, methods, etc. for ASMS training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods.
• Develops training programs which ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed, and. implemented sufficient to identify, prevent, and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence regulatory correctness and the responsiveness of ASMS.
• Training materials, courses, and programs are presented/delivered utilizing current technologies, software, and equipment. These include web conferencing, e-learning (Talent Management Software, TMS) and other computer based learning.
• Performs scheduling audits for ASMS and facility staff and CBOCs that have scheduling keys/menus.
• Scheduling audits must consist of a standardized biannual audit of timeliness and appropriateness of scheduling actions and accuracy of Clinically.
• Indicated Date/Preferred Date (CID/PD) for all active schedulers regardless of position or title according to VHA Directive 1230, dated July 15, 2016. The biannual scheduling audit is a minimal requirement.
• Scheduling supervisors, based on identified deficiencies in competency or performance, determine the number and scope of subsequent audits.
• Biannual audits must include a review of at least ten scheduled appointments per scheduler.
• Facilitates the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all positions and processes within ASMS.
• Serves on facility and VISN-wide committees and represents ASMS operations, providing information as assistance as needed.
• Works with the ASMS's leadership in developing data capture and electronic reporting procedures in order to track the progress of quality program management initiatives.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all 5 VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Administrative and Supervisory

• Provides first-line coordination and oversight for pharmacist and technician work activities, including staff leave and scheduling, staff work assignments, order verification processes, veteran and non-veteran customer services, and regulatory compliance regarding medication control and security.
• Develops, implements, and manages programs to optimize drug therapy costs, including participation in the development of disease management programs.
• Establishes programs for the appropriate and cost-efficient use of selected drugs (target drugs) that are high cost and subject to misuse. May serve as the approval authority of target drugs.
• Coordinates medication conversions and to comply with local, VISN, and National contracts or approved formulary substitutions. Provides information to patients, providers, and other healthcare personnel regarding the conversion process to promote a safe and efficient transition.
• Develops and conducts medication use evaluations (MUE) in areas of needs from a cost-effective and patient outcome perspective and makes recommendations based on results.

• Incumbent is responsible for daily functions related to fund control management.
• Responsible for processing 1358s, 2237s, and purchase card orders for obligating appropriate funds for pharmacy service budget.
• Acts as a purchase cardholder approving official for the Pharmacy Service and oversees purchases of pharmacy procurement technicians.
• Incumbent complies with all Federal, VA, and local acquisition policies and regulations.
• Responsible for making decisions concerning cost containment related to pharmacy transactions.

• Incumbent is responsible for inventory management of all pharmaceuticals and supplies for the pharmacy service.
• Assures the proper pharmacy storage of all pharmaceuticals and supplies.
• Coordinates the purchase and record keeping of REMS medications.
• Responsible for the annual wall-to-wall inventory preparation.

• Serves as a resource and provides information and education to staff, residents, and students in areas of formulary management and approved clinical guidelines to reduce unnecessary and inappropriate use of drugs.
• Educates medical staff regarding formulary management, approved clinical guidelines and the cost-efficient use of drugs. Education is provided through in-services and one-on-one encounters. Where possible, uses before and after data to assess the impact of these educational interventions.
• Provides input and assistance to Pharmacy Administration on issues related to areas of practice and expertise.

• Actively works to add to the body of knowledge by supporting the research and quality improvement initiatives of pharmacy service, residents, other clinical pharmacy staff, and other practitioners within the facility and/or network.
• Performs other pharmacy related duties as needed to help fulfill our mission and abide by our organization's values.

Administrative and Supervisory

• Provides first-line coordination and oversight for pharmacist and technician work activities, including staff leave and scheduling, staff work assignments, order verification processes, veteran and non-veteran customer services, and regulatory compliance regarding medication control and security.
• Develops, implements, and manages programs to optimize drug therapy costs, including participation in the development of disease management programs.
• Establishes programs for the appropriate and cost-efficient use of selected drugs (target drugs) that are high cost and subject to misuse. May serve as the approval authority of target drugs.
• Coordinates medication conversions and to comply with local, VISN, and National contracts or approved formulary substitutions. Provides information to patients, providers, and other healthcare personnel regarding the conversion process to promote a safe and efficient transition.
• Develops and conducts medication use evaluations (MUE) in areas of needs from a cost-effective and patient outcome perspective and makes recommendations based on results.

• Incumbent is responsible for daily functions related to fund control management.
• Responsible for processing 1358s, 2237s, and purchase card orders for obligating appropriate funds for pharmacy service budget.
• Acts as a purchase cardholder approving official for the Pharmacy Service and oversees purchases of pharmacy procurement technicians.
• Incumbent complies with all Federal, VA, and local acquisition policies and regulations.
• Responsible for making decisions concerning cost containment related to pharmacy transactions.

• Incumbent is responsible for inventory management of all pharmaceuticals and supplies for the pharmacy service.
• Assures the proper pharmacy storage of all pharmaceuticals and supplies.
• Coordinates the purchase and record keeping of REMS medications.
• Responsible for the annual wall-to-wall inventory preparation.

• Serves as a resource and provides information and education to staff, residents, and students in areas of formulary management and approved clinical guidelines to reduce unnecessary and inappropriate use of drugs.
• Educates medical staff regarding formulary management, approved clinical guidelines and the cost-efficient use of drugs. Education is provided through in-services and one-on-one encounters. Where possible, uses before and after data to assess the impact of these educational interventions.
• Provides input and assistance to Pharmacy Administration on issues related to areas of practice and expertise.

• Actively works to add to the body of knowledge by supporting the research and quality improvement initiatives of pharmacy service, residents, other clinical pharmacy staff, and other practitioners within the facility and/or network.
• Performs other pharmacy related duties as needed to help fulfill our mission and abide by our organization's values.

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As the Supervisory Senior Pact Social Worker, the incumbent is the first line Supervisor and assumes the oversight and administrative responsibility for the management of the assigned social workers. The Supervisory Senior Pact Social Worker assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating and overseeing the Social Work staff of the assigned program.

The Supervisory Senior Social Work Case Manager will provide Social Work Case Management for an assigned SW Specialty program, as well as provide oversight for the following:

• Ensure Social Work Case Management Triage Assessment, Comprehensive Assessment and the Case Management notes and Social Work Consult request are completed in a timely manner per policy for all Pact Team Clinics.
• Engage Primary Care Team to work with veteran, family and other disciplines to address bio-psycho-social needs.
• Communicate and coordinate care with primary care, other disciplines, veteran and families.
• Serve as advocate for Primary Care Social Work Pact Team services and the veterans.
• Assist with access to care for both in VA and External agencies.
• Assess, update and monitor clinical outcomes and veteran/family outcomes.
• Review case management plans as appropriate.
• Responsible to ensure all Social Work Pact Teams are present at daily team huddles and
  regular team meetings.
• Covers for Social Work Chief role as requested

• Implements unique policies and procedures to manage agency information, providing assistance and services to the general public and an organization, agency or facility staff members;
• Supports developing a local level strategy for data governance, which includes leading from the executive office and creating a unique program that includes diverse processes and specific policies which are independent of other facilities;
• Monitors and covers all aspects of the collection, use, dissemination, disclosure and destruction of information within an organization, agency or facility;
• Develops and integrates policy based processes, roles and controls that influences how data is created, collected, used, stored and destroyed throughout the organization;
• Adjudicates complex privacy and FOIA decisions that affect employees, customers and commercial businesses in the absence of supervision;
• Performs in-depth legal research that pertains to both federal and state statutes to render expertise, provide solutions and facilitate corrective action;
• Safeguards information while supporting accountability and transparency initiatives;
• Analyzes all of the interrelated issues that affect the privacy/FOIA program and plans and conducts monitoring activities which measure the overall level of operational compliance by the facility;
• Teaches and trains employees on general data protection procedures and detailed service specific practices for daily operations and uses technology to provide required privacy/FOIA training and supplemental education;
• Performs assessment of privacy-related risks associated with business activities that involve processing of personal and sensitive data;
• Investigates non-compliance of privacy related issues at all levels of an organization, agency or facility and outside of these entities when information is involved;
• Strengthens and sustains the operational life cycle of the privacy/FOIA program by developing a communication strategy that fosters awareness for both internal and external partners to improve compliance, provide training and engage the public;
• Ensures that organization, agency or facility correspondence for data governance is transparent, timely, accurate and complete in response to requests for information from the general-public, Congressional representatives, law enforcement, courts and commercial business;
• Creates a communications process and tools that are flexible, customizable and interactive to address unique compliance challenges and educational/training needs.

• Serves as principal program manager and key advisor to Network Leadership on all matters relating to the business, contract, and procurement programs.
• Exercises independent judgment and initiative in rendering significant and important program decisions.
• Establishes procedures to ensure a systematic coordination of effort and an exchange of information among Directorates.
• Formulates and publishes procedures to support and execute the decisions of senior leadership.
• Trains Medical Treatment Facility(MTF) staff and other supporting personnel on acquisition management policies.
• Serves as a technical authority reviewing, analyzing, and developing contracting policy and procedures covering a variety of contracting issues within the Network along with guidance and control for MTF contracting activities.
• Evaluates contractual actions taken to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
• Manages and monitors all procurements within Area of Responsibility ensuring they are executed by properly appointed contracting officers and are acquired in accordance with the voluminous acquisition regulations.
• Utilizes automated financial systems and computer-generated products in accomplishing contracting assignments and to ensure the accurate, complete, and timely reporting of budget and accounting data.

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. Duties listed below but not limited to:

• The Registered Nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.
• Responsible for coding the sections of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/MDS Assessment and the Care Area Assessments (CAAs) that are assigned to nursing, adhering to current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) timeframes of assessment completion.
• Collaborating with the CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) to educate CLC staff on the completion of the RAI/MDS process.
• Participating in ongoing survey readiness activities in the CLC. Documenting and taking corrective action when notified by the CLC management team, charge nurse, or designee of any discrepancies in coding or documentation of RAI/MDS assessments and CAAs reported during the interrater reliability review.