Total 165 Others level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Worth - Seventh

• Assists physician throughout procedures such as contrast angiography; vessel/heart chamber pressure recordings; angioplasty/stent implantation; pacemaker implantation/wire insertion; intra-aortic balloon catheter insertion/electrophysiology studies.
• Sets up sterile fields/maintains aseptic technique, manipulates wires/catheters, operates fluoroscopic single-plane, bi-plane x-ray equipment, and selects appropriate angulations and positions x-ray table and image intensifier.
• Performs post-processing of images including assessment of quantitative/qualitative coronary artery stenosis, left-ventricular volumes/wall motion, presence or absence of abnormal communication between chambers and other available programs.
• Monitors hemodynamic values, waveforms, pressure gradients and electrocardiogram tracings; differentiates normal from abnormal and informs team of changes in patient status.
• Operates defibrillator/pacemaker and radiographic contrast injector, cardiac output, intravascular ultrasound, angiojet, atherectomy, rotablator, and intra-aortic balloon pump consoles; assists with synchronized cardioversion/transcutaneous pacing.
• Connects monitoring equipment and ensures proper function and data collection during procedure.
• Trains cardiovascular technicians, nurses, students and physicians in all phases of radiographic operations related to the performance of cardiac catheterizations.

Starting at $63,833 Per Year (GS 8)

• Assists with peer review/evaluation of instructors from a variety of health-related disciplines within the organization, to include Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Nutrition.
• Responsible for instruction of assigned didactic subjects as well as instruction in and oversight of designated practical exercise areas.
• Assists in the education and development of the faculty at the Practical Nurse Course and Department of Clinical Specialties by providing in-services on nursing, health care, and education.
• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of continuing education programs offered through the MEDCoE.
• Serves as a team member to the Practical Nurse Branch and Department of Clinical Specialties.

Starting at $73,591 Per Year (GS 11)

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients. Delegate and supervise basic nursing care of licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. The Registered Nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and provide quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Provide urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions. Nursing care ranges from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.

• The Tele Emergency Care Registered Nurse practice will include the roles of direct care provider, educator, administrator, researcher, consultant, leader, and advocate.
• Evaluate practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.
• Provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contribute professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
• Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Question clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based-care. Participate in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing care. The RN will assess the patient by collecting pertinent data or information, including the triage of patients based on the five-level triage system to prioritize patients that require more immediate care. The RN will use the assessment data to determine diagnosis, problems, and other concerns. The RN will identify expected outcomes to develop a collaborative and individualized plan for each patient. The Tele Emergency Care Registered Nurse will implement that plan, including care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion. The RN will evaluate the progress toward achieving the expected goal and outcomes and adjust the plan as necessary.

Tele Emergency Care Registered Nurse will support the VISN 19 Tele-Emergency Care under the guidance of the Veterans Health Administration, centered at the Fort Harrison VAMC, which provides support health care services to veteran patients across the continuum of care in both home and institutional settings. The RN will support the location to and from which care is delivered, including but not limited to the veterans home, VA clinical locations, and provider alternate worksites. The RN will provide direct care and counseling for veterans through a virtual care system for the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness based on the application of the nursing process which include telephone triage, systematic data gathering, assessment, use of appropriate nursing judgement, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems.

Recommendations may be emergent and include those to preserve life, prevent disability, or promote health and well-being, including e911 activation, transfer to an emergency care licensed independent provider, teaching and counseling. The RN will collaborate with other members of the expanded health care team, facilitate coordination and transition of care between services, and involve the patient and family in the decision-making process. The RN will minimize fragmentation of healthcare delivery and optimize quality of patient and family outcomes in a cost-effective manner. The RN will work effectively with all levels of staff and provide coverage for other Tele-EC RNs when they are unavailable to perform these duties.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Determined by supervisor
Compressed/Flexible: Authorized
Telework: Available - Telework 6+ days per pay period
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Starting at $80,386 Per Year (VN 00)

• Conducts data analysis on health care services utilization to identify diagnosis and provider patterns for trend identification to the service chiefs.
• Advises practice leadership on issues affecting quality, safety, and customer service at the practice level.
• Directs business plan performance through statistical analysis of workload, population demand, and clinical operations, participating in the development of solutions to optimize health care delivery.
• Guides business plan performance and Performance Improvement Plans through statistical analysis of workload, population demand and clinical capacity, and develops solutions to optimize health care delivery.
• Prepares for Accreditation Inspections.

Starting at $74,361 Per Year (GS 11)

• Researches patient records to ensure the insurance billing is correct.
• Posts payments received from the insurance companies to appropriate computerized ledgers and subsidiary ledgers.
• Explains Third-Party Collection (TPC) program to patients and their insurance companies.
• Calls numerous insurance companies to verify insurance coverage, amount of coverage, existing rules and regulations pertaining to the patient's policy.
• Maintains suspense records on all claims and correspondence.

Starting at $46,621 Per Year (GS 6)

• Responsible for the central management of the scheduling/template and appointing system.
• Maintain automated database, purging outdated templates, modifying templates, creating and applying templates.
• Modify templates, schedules and reports as necessary.
• Ensure that schedules are applied and available 180 days in advance.
• Provide a variety of reports as required.
• Train front desk staff and serve as subject matter expert on appointing, scheduling, templates, front desk workflows, and PIP

Starting at $49,726 Per Year (GS 7)

• Perform booking and scheduling procedures to generate necessary appointments for patients requiring APV procedures.
• Manage Ambulatory Patient Visit and Observation procedures; ensure proper accountability for patients reporting or being referred.
• Check in-patients APVs and complete end of day processing by closing out patient disposition; accountable for any incomplete or delinquent APV accounts.
• Maintain appropriate files and statistical data pertaining to all APV patients.
• Type a variety of materials, telephonic reports, endoscopy procedure schedules, and maintain telephonic roster of all incoming calls and their resolution.
• Assembles required backup material or attachments as specified or based on knowledge of requirements.
• Perform receptionist duties; refers calls and inquiries to appropriate personnel based on specific request and nature of business.
• Answer general inquiries as to overall office functions, availability of personnel, or status of specific actions within the employee's personal knowledge and/or responsibility; establishes and maintains a variety of files and records.
• Compile various narrative or statistical summaries, based on general requirement, or statements of need, according to standard procedures.

Starting at $40,142 Per Year (GS 5)

• Plans, develops, and implements a clinical based program designed to provide high quality, safe care under the Army Patient Safety Program (APSP).
• Prepares and reviews aggregate data, performs trend analyses, and identifies and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Provides expertise and guidance to staff members in the areas of patient safety reporting, prospective risk analysis, aggregate analysis, root cause analysis, and development and evaluation of action plans.
• Oversees the education of the beneficiary population regarding its role in identification of patient safety related issues.
• Establishes administrative controls aimed at ensuring approved recommendations from completed aggregate analysis and root cause analysis (RCA) are implemented as proposed.
• Performs staff support work in short and long-range planning efforts.
• Incumbent provides technical expertise in the field of planning patient safety initiatives and implementation processes as well as comprehensive advice and assistance to senior leaders.
• Provides support to staff that ensures effective management of the facility's patient safety program.

Starting at $88,411 Per Year (GS 11)

• Routinely coordinate with the Medical Company and Personnel Division to verify deployment status (ETS, PCS, retirement, profiles,) of assigned personnel.
• Provide guidelines to identify, qualify, train, and implement assignment procedures for Active/Reserve Army Medical Department personnel.
• Research and provide explanation and interpretation regarding rules, regulations, procedures, and requirements pertaining to actions taken or recommended.
• Provide specialized knowledge and expertise of military personnel procedures and programs in support of Fort Sill's military personnel management and mission requirements.
• Advise, counsel, or instruct employees on work and administrative matters.

Starting at $59,966 Per Year (GS 9)

• Performs a full range of standard and non-standard clerical and administrative duties to support personnel security program, including preparation of background checks.
• Provides authoritative information and assistance to management officials on personnel security policies and practices.
• Recommends personnel security investigative requirements.
• Advises on procedures for adverse personnel security determinations.
• Provides authoritative assistance and recommendations to the Supervisor on all matters pertaining to personnel and information security.

Starting at $68,405 Per Year (GS 9)

• Transport patients from hospital units to the Operating Room assuring safe transportation of the patient.
• As a Surgical Scrub Technician, hands instruments to the surgeon during the procedure by anticipating the surgeon's needs.
• Orients and trains newly assigned personnel and students.
• As a circulator, provides operating room support to surgeons and anesthesiologists, and anticipates possible complications prior to, during and after procedures.
• Maintains alertness for complications developing during surgery such as hemorrhage, shock and cardiac arrest and immediately supplies instruments to correct the condition.

Starting at $49,025 Per Year (GS 7)

• Provide nursing care for women and infants during the antepartum/postpartum period.
• Identify high risk and socially fragile patients/families and provide expert nursing care, advanced education and psychosocial support.
• Assess newborns for symptomatic changes.
• Initiate parent/infant bonding by promoting a baby-friendly environment while assessing the needs of the patient and family.
• Educate parents on proper newborn care, provide breastfeeding assistance, and monitor the mother and baby's well-being while still in the hospital.

Starting at $100,261 Per Year (GS 11)

• Coordinate with human resource agencies to resolve complex personnel issues.
• Initiate personnel actions such as recruitments, performance evaluations, and adverse actions for the organization.
• Retrieve data from automated personnel systems including IPPS-A to answer questions.
• Interview personnel to obtain additional information to complete records.

Starting at $44,117 Per Year (GS 6)

• Provides administrative services support to the Branch OIC/NCOIC and other team members.
• Preparing and processing purchase requests for the branch, government purchase card holder (order supplies and maintain records in accordance with established regulations/procedures).
• Utilizes various data bases to keep track of the Branch Appropriated Fund budget.
• Aids travelers in navigating the intricacies of the Defense Travel System.
• Receives visitors and phone calls.
• Responsible for maintenance of records and files, utilizes a variety of office automation applications (i.e. computer programs) to manage information and data, and types a wide variety of correspondence, reports, records, documents, etc.

Starting at $39,573 Per Year (GS 5)

• Discuss edited drafts with authors to explain suggested changes in content or format.
• Tactfully explain reasons for any needed changes to authors to secure their cooperation.
• Review manuscripts to assure consistency, and understand and apply necessary copyright laws and permissions, and analyze conclusions to ensure they are consistent with the facts presented.
• Edit written material for use at national and international medical and scientific meetings in support of the broad mission of the Borden Institute.
• Determine and recommend advisability of reorganization, condensation or deletion, and rewriting to clarify confusing passages, and adjust stylistic and logical approaches, refine research methods, and select appropriate information to present.
• Ensure compliance of reprinted material with copyright law and respond to problems or inquiries relating to assigned manuscripts or policy interpretation.
• Edit entire textbooks with an average of 25 chapters on different subjects, as well as visual technical information including tables and figures.

Starting at $73,591 Per Year (GS 11-12)