Total 11 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload;
• Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities;
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems;
• Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services, including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery, replenishing stock inventory, interacting with customers to resolve issues, maintaining records on stock levels, etc.;
• Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled;
• Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; storing supplies and materials; and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system; and
• Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements.

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

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-07. At the GS-06 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-07. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Cooperates with personnel within other organizational units in the wider employing organization (e.g., insurance verification, revenue utilization review, medical and prescription billing, Veteran services, denials management, outpatient pharmacy electronic claims, and/or accounts management) to solve revenue problems
• Performs 1st and 3rd party billing activity for Non-Medical Care Collections Fund (Non-MCCF)
• Determines whether a release of information (ROI) is needed and how to correctly document ROIs for billing purposes
• Obtains data and other information from VA-specific change notifications and ad-hoc reports to proactively or retroactively correct 1st and 3rd party billing
• Performs daily reviews, audits, and/or corrective actions in response to workload activities or requests received directly from Veteran customers, OGC, internal/external compliance and quality measurement and performance teams, and the VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Documents account status updates, transactions, decisions, and other actions for facility revenue billing and payment activities
• Reviews outpatient encounters, inpatient admissions and discharges, long-term care visits, etc. to gain requisite data necessary for 3rd party billing preparation
• Validates and maintains National Provider Identifier (NPI) information from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) for care providers within the VAMC
• Provides accurate and proficient guidance to all customer groups regarding debt relief options such as formal repayment plans and waivers
• Interprets insurance policy coverages, VA eligibility benefits, and other factors that impact Veteran financial accounts for both 1st and 3rd Party billing
• Performs all other duties as assigned

The Health Technician (HT) - Ophthalmology will support Ophthalmologists in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, follow-up care and patient counseling. The Full Performance Health Technician (Ophthalmology) performs a range of standard, but complex, diagnostic procedures, educates patients and legal representatives, assists with the education of medical students and residents. The HT may perform many "direct patient care services" under the supervision of Ophthalmologists.

Duties include but not limited to:

1. Checks and performs calibration of technical ophthalmology screening instruments.
2. Obtains patient physical history, to include chief complaint; reason for visit; pertinent signs and symptoms; current medication allergies; past ocular and general medical history both ocular and general; family history both ocular and general; social history; and review of medications and allergies, including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
3. Accurately tests visual acuity at distance and near, with and without correction or with and without a pinhole.
4. Measures eyeglass prescription using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
5. Performs pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation. Performs swinging flashlight test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.
6. Performs basic refractometry utilizing an auto refraction or habitual glass prescription in the phoropter.
7. Instills eye medications (drops or ointments, including anesthetic, dye, dilating drops, cycloplegic drops , or antibiotics).
8. Measures intraocular pressure with standard techniques, including Goldmann applanation tonometry.
9. Performs pachymetry to determine corneal thickness and manual keratometry or automated topography to determine corneal curvature.
10. Performs intra-ocular lens calculations using an IOL Master or equivalent device.
11. Performs automated visual field testing using various perimetry machines.
12. Performs external photographs and fundus photography.
13. Performs optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the anterior segment, retina and optic nerve.
14. Performs patient screening and triage of potentially urgent ocular conditions.
15. Assists during clinic-based ophthalmic surgery, including revision of wounds, biopsies of the eyelid lesions, cultures of conjunctiva, or cornea; reformation of anterior chamber, evacuation of hyphema, repositioning of corneal endothelial grafts, intra-vitreous injections, and laser surgical procedures.
16. Educates patients and legal authorized representatives in eye care, including preoperative and postoperative instructions.
17. Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows in those facilities with medical school affiliations.
18. Ensures proper cleaning and disinfection; calibration, maintenance, backup, annual inventory and ordering of instruments, supplies and equipment; obtains quotes as needed; and reports needed repairs to biomedical engineering.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Telework: Not authorized.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

The Health Technician (HT) - Ophthalmology will support Ophthalmologists in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, follow-up care and patient counseling. The Full Performance Health Technician (Ophthalmology) performs a range of standard, but complex, diagnostic procedures, educates patients and legal representatives, assists with the education of medical students and residents. The HT may perform many "direct patient care services" under the supervision of Ophthalmologists.

Duties include but not limited to:

1. Checks and performs calibration of technical ophthalmology screening instruments.
2. Obtains patient physical history, to include chief complaint; reason for visit; pertinent signs and symptoms; current medication allergies; past ocular and general medical history both ocular and general; family history both ocular and general; social history; and review of medications and allergies, including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
3. Accurately tests visual acuity at distance and near, with and without correction or with and without a pinhole.
4. Measures eyeglass prescription using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
5. Performs pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation. Performs swinging flashlight test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.
6. Performs basic refractometry utilizing an auto refraction or habitual glass prescription in the phoropter.
7. Instills eye medications (drops or ointments, including anesthetic, dye, dilating drops, cycloplegic drops , or antibiotics).
8. Measures intraocular pressure with standard techniques, including Goldmann applanation tonometry.
9. Performs pachymetry to determine corneal thickness and manual keratometry or automated topography to determine corneal curvature.
10. Performs intra-ocular lens calculations using an IOL Master or equivalent device.
11. Performs automated visual field testing using various perimetry machines.
12. Performs external photographs and fundus photography.
13. Performs optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the anterior segment, retina and optic nerve.
14. Performs patient screening and triage of potentially urgent ocular conditions.
15. Assists during clinic-based ophthalmic surgery, including revision of wounds, biopsies of the eyelid lesions, cultures of conjunctiva, or cornea; reformation of anterior chamber, evacuation of hyphema, repositioning of corneal endothelial grafts, intra-vitreous injections, and laser surgical procedures.
16. Educates patients and legal authorized representatives in eye care, including preoperative and postoperative instructions.
17. Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows in those facilities with medical school affiliations.
18. Ensures proper cleaning and disinfection; calibration, maintenance, backup, annual inventory and ordering of instruments, supplies and equipment; obtains quotes as needed; and reports needed repairs to biomedical engineering.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Telework: Not authorized.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Duties include but not limited to:

The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The Incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned, both major and minor not mentioned below; periodically specific functions may change.

• The incumbent supervises staff that range in grade from the GS 9, Assistant Chief, SPS, to the GS 6, medical technicians. The skill-level diversity of staff creates a supervisory challenge in maintaining staff expertise in a discipline of ever-changing technology. The incumbent must continually assure that SPS staff maintains quality and standards in reusable medical equipment (RME) processing.
• The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME; assuring actions regarding facility RME purchases are appropriate.
• The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME standard operating procedures (SOPs) to assure accordance with all procedures.
• The incumbent faces frequent deadline changes. Whenever the surgery schedule is altered, there is increased pressure for the Chief, SPS, to assure delivery of the alternate procedure trays. Interaction with the vendor/contractor to expedite delivery of required surgical items has a direct impact on the timeliness of surgery and patient care.
• The Chief, SPS, is responsible for assessing, monitoring, developing, and assisting with implementing corrective action plans for instrument and RME processing, decontamination, sterilization, biological monitoring, and high-level disinfecting monitoring.
• He/she will coordinate recall of facility sterilized items whose sterility may have been compromised.
• The Chief, SPS, is an active member of the Commodities Standards Committee, Medical Equipment Committee, and the Co-Chairperson of the RME Committee, and he/she will be an active participant in Environmental Rounds and Operating Room (OR)/SPS Quality Management (QM) meetings.
• The Chief, SPS, will collaborate and communicate information or concerns between clinical services and SPS.
• The Chief, SPS, manages the overall SPS budget including determining resource needs, allocating resources, and ensuring proper utilization in productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of SPS operations.
• The Chief, SPS, is accountable to the Associate Director, Patient Care Services (AD-PCS)/Nurse Executive and networks closely with Inventory Management and Infection Control. He/she must be able to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Incumbent keeps the AD-PCS briefed on the status of different events, activities, and projects both within and external to the medical center. The incumbent exercises delegated authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of programs within SPS.

The Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) performs ongoing patient care duties in the Emergency Department.

Duties for this position include, however, not limited to the following:

• The incumbent assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting.
• Assists LIPs with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations.
• Initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS), use of automatic external defibrillator, and assists with airway management using bag-valve-mask (BVM), oral airway or nasal airway.
• Responds to medical emergencies as a part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue team, or medical transport team.
• Observes patient status and keeps LIP and/or RN informed of any change in condition.
• Incumbent recognizes lethal rhythms/arrhythmias (i.e. ventricular fibrillation and asystole) and immediately notifies appropriate staff.
• Cardiovascular monitoring: provides support, relief, and coverage as needed to central station telemetry, and performs measurements of PR, QRS, QT, RR, and QTC intervals, interprets rhythm, and prints rhythm strip.
• Performs Vital Signs and Point of Care Testing.
• Equipment and surgical instrumentation set up.
• Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with the LIP and/or RN.
• Operates specialized medical equipment and assists with patient exams and screenings.
• Specimen Collection.
• Patient Transport with or without cardiac monitor.

The duties in this position are primarily advisory and technical in nature. Incumbent is responsible for evaluating the adequacy of each completed authorization form. Screens each request for information to determine urgency and assures that most urgent requests are completed fist using established priority systems. Personally, greets veterans/visitors and assists them in determining the exact nature of the request and whether the information requested can be released. Evaluates validity of each request. Determines which information is to be released in compliance with existing laws (Privacy Act of 1974, Freedom of Information Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Ensures that proper authorization exists before release is made. Processes the request to the requesting agency or individual. Inputs all requests into the ROI computer package for logging and tracking of these request. Receives and directs callers and visitors. Receives and/or gives out forms and assists visitors and/or callers with the completion of forms or documents. Responds to questions from patients concerning services. Provides advisory and technical assistance to patients, administrative staff and professional staff regarding release of information. Inquiries vary widely and information given requires explanation of office functions, describing specific requirements, providing basic instructions, or a similar degree of detail. Searches records or files to compose responses, including electronic searches to retrieve and summarize hard-to-locate data. Locates materials that would verify information given. Reviews paper and computerized health records (i.e., scanned notes, reports, special tests, etc.) to identify material to be photocopied/printed/written to electronic media and released. Employee composes responses to routine requests for release of patient information. Selects and compiles information from health records and prepares correspondence, typically using standard form or standard formats for letters. Ensures the information released is limited to what is specifically authorized and to the person or agency designated to receive it.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Location: These positions will be located at the University Drive (UD) and Monroeville CBOC campuses but may be required to travel to all three campuses in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Network these includes UD, H.J. Heinz (Aspinwall) and the Monroeville CBOC
Telework: Yes - as determined by the agency policy
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: FS#000000 Medical Records Technician (ROI)
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) supports the provision of patient care using telehealth technologies which increase a Veteran's access to care and support a Veteran's self-management. This includes developing and delivering virtual and digital technologies which help Veterans communicate synchronously and asynchronously with their health care teams and coordinate, track and manage their health care. The incumbent performs a full range of duties and is responsible for day-to-day operation of telehealth services at the assigned location and between the assigned location and remote sites of care as well as participating in the programmatic development and advanced support of the facility-wide telehealth program.Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Delivers established telehealth competency based training for clinicians and telehealth staff members.
• Supports clinical telehealth encounters for both the patient and provider locations by serving as the telepresenter within scope of practice, functioning as an imager and supporting clinical data for telehealth store and forward applications, managing real time clinical telehealth events, providing established patient education, and providing technical and administrative support of telehealth operations.
• Evaluates telehealth operations and supporting performance improvement efforts, providing technical support to end-users, scheduling simple and complex intra-facility and inter-facility telehealth appointments, installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting technology.
• Coordinates, installs, maintains and manages the inventory of telehealth technologies including hardware and software with assistance of Biomed and IT.
• Provides established standardized competency based training, guidance and information on the use of advanced telehealth technologies to patients, staff, and providers.
• Providing established standardized competency based training for telehealth technology, facilitating interactive simulations for clinical staff participating in telehealth programs.
• Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving the efficiency of the patient telehealth processes.
• Develops reporting procedures, sampling techniques and measurements at various points in the telehealth processes to identify/analyze inherent weaknesses in work and procedures.
• Coordinates clinic set up and monitoring of workload capture and issues for assigned patient and provider clinics including telehealth resource based scheduling.
• Supports designated complex telehealth programs that require advanced technical skillsets'.

***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 may not be limited to:

• Billing (Inpatient, Outpatient, and Specialty Services)
• Collections (First and Third Party)
• Pharmacy Claims Processing
• Accounts Receivable Management (Denials Management, Open Account Follow-up)
• Customer Service (First Party Debt Management)
• Financial and Performance Reporting
• Patient Access (Preregistration)
• Insurance Identification and Verification
• Quality Assurance

***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 may not be limited to:

• Accounts receivable (collection) functions of the revenue program including third-party insurance reimbursements and other account receivables.
• Analysis on outstanding third-party receivables.
• Receives, processes, and responds to a variety of communications generated by third-party payers.
• Audits, analyzes and reviews information regarding the established third-party receivable to discuss the status of the account when inquiry is made on follow-up.
• Maintains and updates computerized records of debts to document collection efforts and identify trends for management.
• Maintains account receivable files.
• Follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc., as set out in the computer access agreement.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately.

Butler County is the fastest-growing county in Western Pennsylvania
Butler VA Health Care System is located in the heart of Butler County and convenient to community support services for Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio-area Veterans. At Butler VA Health Care System, we are Making Lives Better© for America's Veterans every day in every way.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Incumbent is responsible for evaluating the adequacy of each completed authorization form.
• Screens each request for information to determine urgency and assures that most urgent requests are completed fist using established priority systems.
• Greets veterans/visitors and assists them in determining the exact nature of the request and whether the information requested can be released.
• Applies public laws, rules, regulations and exclusions governing confidentiality of the medical record
• Processes all incoming requests to the facility for Release of Information (ROI).
• Evaluates validity of each request.
• Determines which information is to be released in compliance with existing laws (Privacy Act of 1974, Freedom of Information Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
• Ensures that proper authorization exists before release is made. Processes the request to the requesting agency or individual. Inputs all requests into the ROI computer package for logging and tracking of these requests.
• Receives and directs callers and visitors.
• Receives and/or gives out forms and assists visitors and/or callers with the completion of forms or documents. Responds to questions from patients concerning services.
• Provides advisory and technical assistance to patients, administrative staff and professional staff regarding release of information.
• Inquiries vary widely and information given requires explanation of office functions, describing specific requirements, providing basic instructions, or a similar degree of detail.
• Searches records or files to compose responses, including electronic searches to retrieve and summarize hard-to-locate data.
• Locates materials that would verify information given.
• Reviews paper and computerized health records (i.e., scanned notes, reports, special tests, etc.) to identify material to be photocopied/printed/written to electronic media and released.
• Employee composes responses to routine requests for release of patient information.
• Selects and compiles information from health records and prepares correspondence, typically using standard form or standard formats for letters.
• Ensures the information released is limited to what is specifically authorized and to the person or agency designated to receive it.
• Composes detailed explanations in response to correspondence received, arranging information into logical sequence and appropriate format and choosing appropriate words and expressions to convey the desired tone.
• Determines extent and tone of replies independently.
• Resolves conflicting or inconsistent information found on initial requests.
• This involves dealing with patients and/or third parties to resolve discrepancies, sorting out errors and reconstructing past transactions, cases or events, or finding alternative sources of information.
• Replies to vague, incomplete, or ambiguous inquires by independently recognizing issues, topics or problems.
• Inquiries are usually presented by patients or third parties who are not sure what information they are looking for or do not know how to identify it by title.
• Finds alternative sources of information on which to base a reply when correspondent has provided sketchy or inaccurate information.
• Processes Social Security requests for health information using ROI software.
• Downloads VistA Imaging documents and ROI software documents onto a secure Network Drive.
• Accesses the secured Social Security Web page and uploads the documents to the Web portal.
• Transfers the confirmation codes to the ROI software package and closes the requests in both the ROI and Social Security packages.
• Completes and processes routine releases of information to other VA and Federal Agencies and when requested, to patients and their families, insurance representatives, physicians, hospitals, and city and state health agencies according to VA directives.
• Processing must be accomplished within established time standards.
• Accurately enters all requests into the ROI software with necessary information for each request for health information.
• Completes necessary transactions for deposit of money collected from subpoenas, legal fees, and processing fees for release of information to individuals and insurance companies.