Total 60 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Kings Bay, Georgia

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Knowledge of basic procedures, medical records, medical terminology, and knowledge of Physical Therapy(PT) and Occupational Therapy(OT) data collection, knowledge of basic prosthetics.
• Knowledge of issues related to patient safety and skill in their application to endure that patient and staff are not subjected to unnecessary risk during their treatment.
• Responsible for technical and administrative aspects of the assignments.
• The Health Technician is responsible for determining the methods to perform assigned duties.
• The Health Technician consults with PT/ OT for technical advice.
• Positions patients as appropriate and cleans work area (soiled linen and equipment) following treatment session.
• Prepares patients for wound management evaluation and/or treatment using proper techniques of safe transport, infection control, positioning and draping, and procedures appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Adjust, instructs and issues assistive devices for ambulation and assist in instruction of patient in proper use, care and safety of same.
• Assists in measuring and adjusting wheelchairs and instructs patients in proper use, care, and safety of same.
• Performs nontechnical maintenance of equipment to prevent malfunction and maintains treatment area in a safe, orderly manner.

The Cardiac Catheterization & Electrophysiology (Cath Lab/EP) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self direction. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments. The RN is responsible for direct patient care, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care and identifying outcomes for patient undergoing invasive procedures. They are responsible for coordinating patient care delivery to ensure the delivery of quality care per the established standards of practice, policy, and procedure. Provides patient education to assist the patient and/or family in understanding all phases of the invasive procedure process. Maintains knowledge of supplies and equipment used for various cases in the invasive procedures area. Performs the duties of recording, circulating, and monitoring patients in all phases of the invasive procedure. The RN performs hemodynamic and moderate sedation monitoring, medication administration, and provides pre-and post-care to patients undergoing invasive procedures. Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Collaborates with health care professional in planning cardiology patient care interventions. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. May be required to take call.

The Cath Lab/EP RN provides comprehensive nursing care; circulates, assists, and operates equipment for the care of the Veteran in the Cath Lab suite. This RN assists in various cardiology interventional procedures. The RN must have a working knowledge of major cardiac diagnoses, medications used in the Cath Lab, medications used during emergency situation, knowledge of sterile techniques, and assist wherever needed. The RN demonstrates proficiency in caring for venous and arterial sheaths and initiating peripheral IV sites is required. The Cath Lab RN requires competency in EKG recognition, clinical competence in hemodynamic monitoring, data interpretation, and various cardiac invasive and non-invasive procedures. The RN must demonstrate nursing skills to manage and assist with emergency or life-threatening situations (airway management and resuscitation efforts). The Cath Lab RN must have a knowledge and understanding of waveforms from the great vessels and all chambers of the heart including the ability to recognize and distinguish normal from abnormal, artifact from abnormality, and forward the physician of impending life-threatening situations.

The Cath Lab/EP RN will float to other specialty areas such as MRI for monitoring, Interventional Radiology as needed and provide basic nursing care as determined by the institutional policy and governing licensing authority. The RN must participate in quality improvement and the educational development of self and others. This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments, as procedures occasionally run longer than expected, and emergent cases may happen while staff are still on shift. There is an on-call requirement for this position.

Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance councils, utilizing clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and knowledge to assist with finding solutions to problems or issues to improve the quality care provided to our veterans.

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: Monday - Friday (with Call)
Compressed/Flexible: This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized to highly qualified candidate.

As a Lead Health Communications Specialist you will:

• Serve as a Team Leader.
• Ensure the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Lead the development, implementation, and management, and evaluation of major national or international communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies for the lay and professional audiences, including innovative demonstration projects.
• Direct and guide development, testing, and timely dissemination of science- and audience-based products, tools, and messages to different audiences (i.e. general public, external organizations, partners, and media) in a variety of formats (i.e. print, video, Web.)
• Provide expert consultation and technical expertise in the creation of strategic and integrated plans and strategies for public health communication and marking programs, campaigns, and activities.
• Support research and evaluation activities related to health communication and marketing.
• Organize and direct the activities of a team or work unit; planning work to be accomplished, settings and adjusting short-term priorities, and preparing schedules, balancing workload and providing advice, guidance, and direction on a range of health communication and administrative issues.
• Serve as a liaison between agency and other Centers/Institutes/Offices (CIO) communication and marking staff on agency-wide issues and networks with a variety of external stakeholders (e.g., health officials in federal, state, and local agencies, officials of other countries and international organizations, communication experts, and representatives of the general public.)

As a Public Health Advisor you will:

• Perform expert analysis and prepare intricate, substantive study reports to cover, at a minimum, study approach and methodologies, findings, and recommendations.
• Perform expert analysis of collected data and findings and interpret complex legislative, regulatory, and/or policy guidance for use in managing nationwide public health programs.
• Serve as senior level evaluator and conduct complex evaluation studies on one-of-a-kind or controversial operating public health programs having far-reaching bureau or department-wide impact.
• Formulate national program and project goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic program plans, guidelines, standards, and priorities.
• Develop and manage budgets and approve funding expenditures.
• Supervise a small contingengcy of positions.

The Dialysis Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional nurse with specialized knowledge and demonstrates advanced skills when providing and directing care for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), acute kidney injury (AKI), and late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). Collaborates with other disciplines/departments to achieve desired patient outcomes. Functions as primary nurse for ESRD patient panel and serves as key resource assisting patients navigate the healthcare system. Completes documentation for all clinical and technical recordkeeping in the electronic health record and treatment flowsheets in accordance with established policies and procedures. Monitors, tracks/trends, and reports ongoing care continuity needs and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. This is the dependent stage of working closely with a preceptor with a goal of developing skills and judgment to utilize the nursing process in real situations. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction.

The primary purpose of the Peritoneal/Hemodialysis Nurse RN position is to demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaboration strategies with others to provide comprehensive nursing care to patients assigned. The Peritoneal/Hemodialysis RN demonstrates clinical competence through providing direct-care and case management to people with chronic kidney disease, provision of peritoneal/hemodialysis treatments, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), patient and family education, assessment, and management of peritoneal and/or hemodialysis catheter access, and provision of the holistic needs of the patient under his/her charge. Responsibilities include but are not limited to renal anatomy and physiology, technical and didactic knowledge of dialysis therapy (i.e. water testing, treatment modalities, dialysis machine operations, disinfection and routine maintenance of dialysis equipment), coordination of care with the inter professional team (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, intensive care unit (ICU) nursing staff, renal dialysis technicians, renal social worker, and other members of the healthcare delivery team), management of the peritoneal dialysis prescribed treatments (adequacy testing, patient/caregiver education, completion of screening, conducting home visits as necessary, collaboration with the surgical teams as necessary for catheter management, and evaluation and management of peritonitis or other emergent conditions), data collection and reporting, assisting with management of peritoneal supplies for both the facility and the patients, assisting with medical staff education, and providing training to other medical center staff on peritoneal/Hemodialysis. Depending on the case load, the Peritoneal/Hemodialysis RN will assisting/performing the duties necessary to manage hemodialysis patients on or off the dialysis unit to include ICU, emergency department, and any other area approved for dialysis within the facility. The Peritoneal/Hemodialysis RN shares responsibility to ensure dialysis services are available 24/7 for emergencies by participating equally with peers in rotating weekend, and on-call duty assignments. He/she provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.

Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance.

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: Monday - Saturday (Day Shift), 0800 - 1630 (with on call rotation)
Compressed/Flexible: This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized to highly qualified candidate.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

As a Lead Health Communications Specialist, you will:

• Lead the development, implementation, and management, and evaluation of major national or international communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies for the lay and professional audiences.
• Direct and guide development, testing, and timely dissemination of science- and audience-based products, tools, and messages to different audiences (i.e., general public, external organizations, partners, and media) in a variety of formats (i.e., print, video, Web).
• Provide expert consultation and technical expertise in the creation of strategic and integrated plans and strategies for public health communication and marketing programs, campaigns, and activities.
• Ensure that all health communication activities are based on theory and use accepted principles, methods, and practices.
• Promote, guide, conduct, and support audience research and evaluation of communication and marketing programs, including formative, process, and outcome evaluation and qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Serve as a liaison between agency and other organization communication and marketing staff on agency-wide issues and networks with a variety of external stakeholders (e.g., health officials in federal, state, and local agencies, officials of other countries and international organizations, communication experts, and representatives of the general public).

As a Lead Health Communications Specialist you will:

• Lead the development, implementation, and management, and evaluation of major national or international communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies for the lay and professional audiences.
• Direct and guide development, testing, and timely dissemination of science- and audience-based products, tools, and messages to different audiences (i.e., general public, external organizations, partners, and media) in a variety of formats (i.e., print, video, Web).
• Provide expert consultation and technical expertise in the creation of strategic and integrated plans and strategies for public health communication and marketing programs, campaigns, and activities.
• Ensure that all health communication activities are based on theory and use accepted principles, methods, and practices.
• Promote, guide, conduct, and support audience research and evaluation of communication and marketing programs, including formative, process, and outcome evaluation and qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Serve as a liaison between agency and other organization communication and marketing staff on agency-wide issues and networks with a variety of external stakeholders (e.g., health officials in federal, state, and local agencies, officials of other countries and international organizations, communication experts, and representatives of the general public).

The Surgical Specialty Care Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal specialty care. In this first year, the novice is "taught about situations in terms of objective attributes and other measurable parameters of a patient's condition, features of the task world that c an be recognized without situational experience. While a novice brings principles and theory, context-dependent judgments and skill can only be acquired in real situations" (Benner). The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. This nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments and Veteran goals of care. Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.

The Surgical Specialty clinics require specialized nursing care and evaluation depending on services provided. The RN is responsible for the surgical and non-surgical patient care while utilizing all aspects of the nursing process and works in collaboration with the care coordinators, providers, residents, surgical technicians, and nurse manager. The RN systematically assess the health status of individuals and documents related health data in accordance with institutional policy providing pre, intra, and post procedure care. Additionally, the RN provides education to patients, families, significant others, and/or caregivers. The RN may be required to provide post-op care, wound care, or any other nursing interventions as permitted by governing licensing authorities and/or the Veterans Health Administration.

The Surgical Specialty RN is required to train and maintain competency in set-up and break down of minor procedures. The RN will float to other surgical specialty areas as needed and is required to have basic knowledge and competency in that area (to include: GYN and Procedures, Orthopedics, ENT, and Urology/GU Clinics). The RN will enter orders for labs, supplies, and prosthetic items as permitted by nursing protocols/policies. The Surgical Specialty RN performs initial triage of walk-in patients to the clinical area that may need urgent or post-operative care on a daily basis. The RN will determine if the patient requires further intervention with provider support, to improve same day access. The clinic RN will administer medications, perform treatments according to policy and observes for changes in the patient's condition from ordered medications/treatments and reports said changes immediately. The clinic RN must possess the ability to recognize urgent/emergent care situations and perform appropriate interventions. The RN must complete phone calls and secure messages within 24-48 hours and reviews alters throughout clinic hours and resolve promptly, and ensure the clinic has an efficient flow and education to team members to meet clinic/patient needs. This RN must also understand tele-health medicine to include VVC, CVT, SM and its equipment and quality monitors as assigned by nursing leadership.

Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance councils, utilizing clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and knowledge to assist with finding solutions to problems or issues to improve the quality care provided to our veterans.

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: Monday, Tuesday, one Thursday every two weeks (Preferred 5 days per Pay Period)
Compressed/Flexible: This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments. (We require to float to multiple Specialty Clinics)
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides emergency communications services
• Handles a wide variety of calls-local, routine, long distance and international and assists in the placing of them
• Compiles and prepares reports relating to events occurring in the operation of the Police Operations Room for coordination of emergency situations
• Provides patient information, using the computer for location and condition of patients
• Updates patient locator from the daily "Gaines and Loss" sheet
• Conducts hourly radio station identification code checks and radio checks every 30 minutes with uniformed police officers
• Takes emergency and non-emergency police complaints over the phone and dispatches police units to the appropriate locations
• Insures radio and tape machines are in working order and tapes are changed, stored and safeguarded according to policy
• Testifies in criminal court as a witness in cases where they observed the criminal activity
• Performs other duties as assigned

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Receiving work assignments and direction regarding work methods, procedures and schedules from either the Transportation Coordinator and/or the Mobility Manager.
• Arriving at and departing from pickup and discharge points at scheduled times.
• Reading installation maps and judges road/traffic conditions to determine the shortest and safest route.
• Enforcing passenger safety and seatbelt use.
• Using multiple variations of Mobile Data Computer (MDC) in and out of the vehicles for assigned trips and duties daily.
• Loading and unloading patients and medical supplies.
• Performing operator maintenance such as checking fluid levels and air pressure in tires, cleaning and washing of vehicles, and performing inspection checklists to ensure safe and proper operation.
• Maintaining records and document actions, such as operator inspection checklists/forms and accident/incident reports.
• Using two-way radios (or other device) to maintain communications with dispatcher/supervisor on assignments and locations.
• Possessing Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger endorsement is required for the position.
• Completing Basic Life Support training successfully.
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Duties
This position is located in the Green Bay CBOC, WI in Supply Chain Management Division. The Materials performs warehouse work that involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment. The primary purpose of this position is to provide warehousing, distribution and receiving of supplies goods and equipment.

Major Duties:
-Receives incoming shipments and checks the items against the electronic purchase orders and other related documentation to verify correctness.
-Records, annotates and forwards all appropriate information in accordance with current procedures and notes discrepancies such as shortages and damages.
-Maintains the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment per appropriate procedure.
-Works with the Warehouse supervisor and Equipment Inventory Management Specialists to ensure the appropriate disposition of equipment.
-Places items appropriately on shelving, pallets on bins to ensure adequate safeguards and access.
-Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk.
-Sorts and delivers incoming mail, picking up intra-office and processing outgoing mail, supporting the mail center with off campus deliveries.
-Operates and maintains a variety of powered industrial vehicles, including powered hand trucks, fork lifts, and other vehicles.
-Electronically receiving items into inventory, scanning floor stock, picking and filling orders, putting and stocking shelves in primary and secondary inventory points in a clean/sterile environment.
-Performs other duties as assigned.


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, normal business hours
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available
Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler/PD20151O
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

This position is located at the Green Bay Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) ; and is organizationally aligned to the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. The incumbent shall independently provide direct patient care services in ophthalmic dispensing involving education, selection, verification, adjustment and repair of ophthalmic lenses and eyewear. The incumbent adheres to all Joint Commission and hospital regulations, policies, and procedures.

This position independently provides direct patient care services related to patient education, selection, ordering, verification, troubleshooting, adjustment and repair of ophthalmic lenses and eyewear. When ordering eyeglasses, this employee will educate the patient on the lens materials, lens designs, frames, tints and coatings that have been prescribed and will assist patient in the selection and ordering of proper fitting standard eyewear frames with understanding of frame selection to include the following: size, materials, relationship between frames, lenses and face.Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Takes measurements of interpupillary distances, optical centers, and multifocal or progressive addition lens segment heights will be accurately obtained and documented.
• Adjust eyeglasses for comfortable fit and proper alignment of optical centers and segment heights for optimal visual performance and will instruct/educate patients on how to wear and care for eyeglasses. The incumbent will have the skills to repair broken or defective eyeglasses.
• Acts the front-line staff member for patients with concerns regarding eyewear and will triage patient concerns by manual or automated lensometry verification, troubleshooting all optical issues and verify with that eyeglass fabrication is completed as prescribed.
• Consistently communicates and treats Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner and handles conflict and Veteran concerns constructively and appropriately.
• Documents patient care activities properly and clearly in the patient's electronic record in a timely manner.
• Tracks eyeglass orders weekly for verification of receipt of consult and obtain tracking information as needed to assist the Veteran.
• Notifies Veteran's when eyeglasses are ready for pickup
• Following appropriate infection control guidelines, cleans and disinfects equipment and sample frames, uses proper hand hygiene between patient encounters, and maintains optical space, including frame displays and fitting area.

As a Public Health Advisor you will:

• Serve as senior level evaluator and conducts complex evaluation studies on one-of-a­ kind or controversial operating public health programs having far-reaching bureau or departmentwide impact.
• Lead the development of nationwide (or comparable scope) program operations and initiatives for assigned operating public health programs.
• Develops and implements strategies and plans for meeting national program objectives. Identifies and evaluates information, data requirements, and resources to establish priorities and to maintain capacity to respond to internal and external demands.
• c. Prepares, reviews, negotiates, and/or monitors collaborative agreements, contracts, and/or memorandum of agreement. Coordinates overall administrative and program activities to ensure successful program execution.

• Obtain information from patients and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care.
• Take vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference and length) as part of patient's medical assessment and perform a behavioral health screening of assigned patient.
• Provide individualized nursing care to patients based upon the physician's medical plan, the nursing assessment and the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient.
• Screen and review immunization records to select required immunizations, correct dosages, and administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations to all age groups.
• Assist physician with various examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Perform teaching to patients and/or family regarding self-care procedures and documents teaching.