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Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:

The Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) is a member of the executive administrative team and reports to the Director. The incumbent will work closely with the Chief of QM for ongoing oversight of all aspects of the healthcare system to ensure quality and minimize risk, and guides the organization through frequent interactions with other service chiefs.

The Nurse IV Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability. Demonstrates performance that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. The Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission.

The Deputy Chief of QM is a self-directed nursing professional who supervises QM staff, assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the quality and safety of the delivery of care for the organization. Assumes a leadership role in facilitating regulatory compliance for internal and external oversight bodies (i.e., The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directives and Handbooks, etc.), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and VHA performance measures, supporting performance improvement work, and supporting and guiding the work of committees.

The Deputy Chief of QM ensures that services have systems and processes in place to provide safe, quality care that is consistent with external benchmarks. Leads performance improvement initiatives by identifying quality metrics, trending data, maintaining the quality metric dashboard, and acts as a subject matter expert in data analysis and data display. Consults and acts as a resource to leadership and staff in standards interpretation implementation, patient safety, infection control, risk management, and re-design of processes and structures to improve care outcomes. Develops and implements policy and procedures, collaborates with service departments, and works toward meeting the strategic plan of the organization.

The Deputy Chief of QM oversees monitoring of corrective actions from survey findings and assists services who are performance outliers. Provides oversight for programs such as the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR), Tort Claims, and Peer Review. Responsible for completing clinical quality reviews, clinical data analysis, and identifying opportunities for improvement. This includes providing clinical and administrative recommendations relative to all Strategic Analytic Improvement Learning (SAIL) outcomes, External Peer Review Program (EPRP) metrics, and driving improvement initiatives within the medical center.

The Deputy Chief of QM collaborates with the Survey Coordinator for the coordination of accreditation readiness activities focused on standards compliance, education of staff on standards, VHA requirements, and customer satisfaction for internal and external stakeholders. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Leads QM staff through performance evaluations, provide guidance and support on culture changes, and change management projects.

The Deputy Chief of QM supports all QM work to include but not limited to Accreditation, System Redesign, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Risk Management, High Reliability Organization (HRO), Just Culture, and evidence-based practices.

Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience in QM department and knowledge of VHA performance measures.

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: 8:00am-4:30pm, Full-Time
Department/Unit: Quality and Patient Safety
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Ensure the timely completion and adequacy of the medical charts of inpatient and Ambulatory Patient Visit patients discharged from the hospital.
• Support the completion of discharged Inpatient and Ambulatory Patient Visit type records.
• Reconciles disposition report with records received from the wards.
• Instructs and trains ward clerks, paraprofessionals, and the professional staff for compliance with the medical records procedures and policies.
• Applies a practical knowledge of medical terminology, relevant policy references, and procedures.

• Complete request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests.
• Maintain and monitor patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically.
• Record and relay messages and/or redirect calls.
• Maintain all patients' records, both electronic and paper, according to regulation ensuring each entry contains proper patient and health care provider identification.
• Oversee the clerical duties inherent to the in processing (reception), care and out processing (transition) of outpatients, families/caregivers and guests.
• Respond to emergency calls and notifies emergency medical personnel.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Provides support to the PACT by utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the Team in developing the patient-driven holistic care plan for life.

Responsible for collaborating with services internal or external to the VA to manage the care of patients with needs of a complexity level that exceeds the capability of the Teamlet to manage.

Responsible for collaborating with services external to the VA to facilitate care transition to effectively meet the patients' needs.

Collaboratively to discuss and advise patients/family regarding health concerns, through eh use of technology and face-to-face interaction.

Provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention and wellness based on the patient's goals.

Demonstrates leadership by serving as a preceptor or mentor to colleagues or students to enhance professional growth, development, and practice.

Responsible for acquiring and demonstrating clinical expertise in knowledge of health care programs to improve the quality of patient care.

Responsible to perform PCP/Nurse Oversite Visits to increase access to the primary care provider's schedule.

Manages Hospital Discharges and Emergency Room Discharges follow-up phone calls to our veterans to answer questions and schedule appointments.

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: Full-time, M-F, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Senior / Respiratory Therapist, Inpatient Operations (Contract)

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating diagnostic, therapeutic respiratory care services, emergency services and special procedures in Intensive Care Units, to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardio-respiratory system, in accordance to established hospital policies, procedures, standard of care and practices.

The Challenges

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• To provide clinical respiratory care under the supervision of physicians and approved guidelines.
• Perform complete or modified patient respiratory assessment as required.
• Consult with physicians, other healthcare professionals regarding the patient status and care plans.
• Monitor patient’s progress and modify respiratory care plan.
• Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds.
• Document procedures, organize and analyze data, and maintain accurate records.
• Provide and manage plans for weaning patients off ventilators and comply with clinical and service standards.
• Practice within areas of professional competence and seek clinical support from supervisor/ other healthcare professionals when appropriate
• Actively support Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation and Tracheostomy patients in General Wards
• Adhere to hospital and department operating procedures in the delivery of respiratory care services.
• To perform and monitor diagnostic procedures.
• Arterial Puncture and Blood Gas Analysis
• Bedside monitoring of Pulse Oximetry and End Tidal CO2 (Capnometry)
• Weaning parameters
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• To perform General Therapeutics Services.
• Aerosol Therapy
• Oxygen Therapy and High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy
• To perform Special Therapeutics Services:

1. Airway Care
2. Mechanical Ventilation
3. High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation (HFOV)
4. Non-Invasive Ventilation Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)
5. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
6. Lung Ultrasound
7. ECMO monitoring

• To perform Emergency and Acute Care Procedures.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Intubation Assist
• Patient Intra and Inter Hospital Transport
• To assist Special Procedures.
• Bronchoscopy
• Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy
• To provide technical support to respiratory therapy equipments.
• Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance for respiratory equipment.
• Perform required calibration and quality control procedure.
• Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases.
• Ensure proper functioning of respiratory equipment.

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties

• To collaborate with other healthcare members and participate in appropriate cross-functions improvement initiatives.
• To actively update knowledge and skills in Respiratory Therapy.
• To comply with infection control practices.
• To help in any data collection of the department.
• To help in any education of Nurses, Doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• To contribute to departmental inservice training programmes, hospital educational talks and external talks / workshops / forums / seminars.
• To perform other duties as may be assigned by Reporting Officer.

The Requirements

Qualification:

• Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
• Preferably Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist or equivalent from country of origin.

Experience:

• Preferably with 3 years clinical work experience in various Intensive Care Units in a reputable hospital.

Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competent in IT skills (Microsoft Excel / Word / Access / PowerPoint).
• Service oriented and customer focused.
• Result oriented and a good team player.

The Assoc Business Analyst provides analytical support for the development of technology solutions that meet business needs. He/She partners with stakeholders to identify, clarify, and document business requirements. He/She assists with the assessment of the viability and effectiveness of solution options that can meet business needs. He/She facilitates communication between business and technology teams.

He/She has a passion for learning and is comfortable exploring and analysing data. He/She also adopts a structured and systematic approach to analysing business processes and solving problems.

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Business Analysis Planning & Strategy

• Assist the BA leads in the planning of business analysis approach by defining the methods, techniques and tools to be used for business analysis
• Prepare governance deliverables to track status, risks, changes and issues pertaining to day-to-day management of all functional areas of system/data product analysis
• Contribute in the preparation of the stakeholder communication plan

Requirements Analysis & Design

• Liaise with internal and/or external stakeholders to identify system/data products requirements
• Provide analysis to support the development of business cases
• Support user requirement analysis through information collection
• Support the analysis of business requirements and feasibility studies of possible solutions
• Prepare requirements specifications and solution proposals
• Contribute to the identification of a range of solution options

Requirements Lifecycle Management

• Prepare Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Collaborate with developers to ensure requirements are incorporated into system design and implementation
• Function as the liaison between users and technical staff throughout the solution implementation cycle
• Contribute to identification of solution change risks
• Prepare training materials and conduct user training to facilitate adoption of new systems, where necessary
• Facilitate System Integration Testing by coordinating the development teams of various integrations
• Work with relevant stakeholders on user acceptance testing
• Validate test results ensuring they are in alignment with the requirements and achieving desired outcomes
• Support the development of test cases and test data, where necessary
• Carry out testing including SIT, UAT, pre-go live and post go live testing to ensure that the IT solution is built in accordance to the requirements, where necessary

Solution Evaluation

• Assist in the assessment of solution options for suitability
• Contribute in the formulation of solution recommendation
• Evaluate the ability of an existing system/data products to support proposed changes

Requirements & Qualification:

• Degree/Diploma in any relevant discipline
• Experience in Healthcare is an added plus
• Knowledge and understanding of IT industry environment and business needs
• Experience in SAP Applications/Modules, especially in SAP ISH

The housekeeping aids who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.

As a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Service Technician, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, and vacuuming and polishing floors.

Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Housekeeping Aids sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture. Housekeeping Aids carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Work Schedule: Shifts include 6:00am - 2:30pm, 2:00pm - 10:30pm, or 10:00pm - 6:30am; and may include weekends and holidays. Work schedules will be discussed during the interviewing/hiring process.
Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S and PD99909S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

• Direct the design, development, implementation, modification, and management of programs and procedures related to serviced activity analysis and reconciliation requirements for accounts payable entitlements.
• Review, analyze, and provide input on data-cleansing efforts to ensure that only relevant financial data migrate to the financial systems/ERP systems and that the data is accurate.
• Direct Accounting Operations activities through Staff Accountants and Financial Analysts.
• Incumbent reviews unliquidated obligations, unmatched disbursements, and reimbursable orders for propriety and cause.

This position is responsible for management, assessment, design, integration, modification, maintenance, and analysis of programs and processes related to the field of health informatics with the goal of improving patient care, population health, reducing costs and waste, and improving the staff experience across VA. Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Supervises a staff of Informatics employees to accomplish the work of the health informatics office.
• Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and reviews, approves, or rejects daily and long-range work requirements.
• Supervises, plans, and directs overall personnel management activities.
• Serves as liaison between clinical staff and technical staff and manages all administrative aspects of their programs and projects.
• Develops targeted, mission-aligned, program goals and objectives that are clearly defined, specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and organizational tools to ensure program success.
• Cultivates and maintains effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders that impact informatics from the central office level, through the facility level.
• Cultivates a healthy working relationship between the Offices of Information and Technology (OIT) and Health Informatics, allowing for routine dialog to enable the sustainment and optimization of our health information technology (IT) solutions and workflows, for the benefit of all staff and Veterans.
• Cultivates a healthy collaboration between enterprise and facility level clinical / biomedical engineering staff and health informatics, ensuring that patient care technology is effectively and efficiently integrated into the clinical process.
• This role combines clinical, administrative, and technical knowledge that involve multiple specialized areas of a complex nature to develop, manage, maintain, and lead major health informatics initiatives and projects of a broad scope.
• Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the electronic health record (EHR) to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them.
• Ensures clinical input in the development and management of the (VHA) business architecture, which structures and communicates the VHA healthcare business, and includes descriptions of business behaviors, functionality, processes, and the flow of information that is required to achieve VHA's mission.
• Ensures the VHA EHR and other clinical and business systems operate in a way that improves patient care, ensures patient safety, and meets the needs of providers.
• Evaluates, documents, analyzes, prioritizes, and recognizes requirements for the improvement of the EHR and other systems in collaboration with the end-user.
• Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates.
• Develops educational handouts, administers computer-based learning modules and other training vehicles, and provides formal and informal in-services to facility staff on the various software packages utilized at their facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

VA Careers - Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist: https://youtube.com/embed/I-4ku5UMvWM

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Incumbent performs his/her assigned shift, coordinating workflow, determining priority of examinations and ensuring workload completion. Performs a variety of radiographic examinations such as routine, difficult, and complex studies in department as well as OR and on the wards/units. Receives the patient, explains the method of procedure, positions patients, selects and sets technical factors, sets up and adjusts accessory equipment required and makes exposures necessary for the requested procedure. In performing these duties, the incumbent is responsible for the following:

1. Performs standard radiographic examinations of the head, trunk and extremities for diagnoses of illness and injuries with minimal to no assistance. Receives patients and explains examinations to be performed, ensuring patients are properly attired and prepared before positioning patient for requested examination. Performs procedures as defined by the equipment and scope of services, possibly including GI and small bowel series, cholecystograms, cholangiograms, urethorograms, barium and air contrast enemas, myelograms, arthrograms, venograms, DXA Scans, and contrast injections as it correlates to exam. Correlates clinical history, pertinent clinical data and other ancillary diagnostic examinations to obtain radiographic images of optimal value.
2. Able to assist radiologist in fluoroscopic examinations which require incumbent to prepare and administer intravenous, oral, and/or rectal contrast media. Fluoroscopic studies such as upper GI's, barium enemas, esophagrams and small bowel follow through are performed on a digital fluoroscopy unit employing direct digital radiography.
3. Assists in training employees and student technologist, coordinates radiation safety, receives patients and explains procedures, prepares x-ray room and equipment; performs portables, OR procedures, emergency room (Triage), and recovery room.
4. Maintains records of patients examined, and studies performed in the VISTA hospital information system and CPRS.
5. Evaluates the nature of critical and emergency procedures and rearranges patient priorities to accommodate these more urgent requirements.
6. Responsible to explain exams to competent patients so that the patient understands what is to be done as well as what hazards, if any, is possible. Incumbent may be required by procedure or patient's condition to monitor vital signs, recognize allergic reactions and initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
7. Properly identifies patient images using left and right markers. This is essential so that mistaken identity of films to patients does not occur. The technologist must be certain that the patient ID band and the request are identical.
8. Performs operator maintenance on equipment as required.
1. Responsible to the radiologists and supervisor for the quality and quantity of radiographic exams performed in order to assure a high level of acceptability of radiographs while minimizing patient dosage and reducing costs.
10. Performs quality control/assurance checks on studies performed to ensure that only optimally diagnostic images are forwarded to the radiologist(s) for interpretation.
11. Practices radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to patients, staff and self. This is achieved by the use of lead aprons, lead gloves, lead shields, lead-lined walls and collimation. Film badges are worn by the technologists to assure compliance to radiation regulations. The incumbent must also be aware of and practice the safety policies and procedures of the ALM VA Hospital and participate in quality assurance activities as directed.

• Provide education to all levels of clinical staff during consult entry and processing of referrals.
• Recapture referrals to the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) to specific specialty clinics.
• Conduct initial assessment of referrals based on clinical care provided and defines clinical requirements for individual patients.
• Uses a variety of Military Health system information systems and data bases to validate and enter clinical information.
• Assist in orienting providers and other health care team members on referral management.
• Performs all functions of Medical Management to include Utilization Review, Case Management, Disease Management and Referral Management.
• Responsible for the technical and administrative supervision in the absence of the branch chief and non-commissioned officer in charge.
• Serves as a first-line supervisor responsible for day-to-day direction and mentoring of staff.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
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Social Worker, Duties include but are not limited to:

• Uses a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans referred to the Behavioral Health Clinic.
• The incumbent completes thorough psychosocial assessments as part of the consult process when the Veteran is initially referred to the Behavioral Health Clinic; other social work services include short-term, solution focused counseling with individuals and families who may be in crisis, supportive counseling, and referral for resources and benefits,
• Utilizes a high level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Behavioral Health Clinic.
• The incumbent works independently with Veterans who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
• Completes thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans.
• The incumbent must be able to utilize this assessment in facilitating the creation of a recovery focused treatment plan for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
• Create a treatment plan that is in collaboration with the Veteran and with the Veteran's permission family members/significant others, and members of the outpatient treatment team to assure a patient centered plan with achievable goals.
• Must possess a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
• Must possess knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling and/or supportive groups for Veterans and families within the scope of their licensure.
• Maintains general knowledge of Veteran's benefits and services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
• Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families and facilitates referrals based upon Veterans' needs and eligibility.
• Serves as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services.
• When appropriate and feasible, the Social Worker will educate and encourage the Veteran to advocate on his/her own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment.
• Provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer Veterans and family members/significant others to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
• Provides consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning, compliance with treatment, and discharge planning.
• Must possess and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
• Assures timely and accurate documentation, using appropriate notes and templates as defined within the behavioral health care line.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Perform the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping and clerical duties within the ambulatory setting. Enter, manipulate and/or retrieve information and data from automated systems utilized by MTF.
• Type routine correspondence using various automation systems. Complete request forms for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests.
• Maintain and enter patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice. Schedules appropriate patient appointments.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically. Ensures eligibility for care, and contacts Patient Administration for verification. Verify Patient Insurance/OHI.
• Responsible for the clerical duties inherent to the in processing (reception), care and out processing (transition) of outpatients, families/caregivers and guests. Effectively communicates with patient and their care team.
• Reconcile end-of-shift/end-of-day processing and reports.
• Respond to emergency calls and follow communication procedures to include operating emergency phone lines, public announcement systems, and emergency alarms. Clearly communicates with associated parties during emergency related operations.