Total 8,224 job vacancies in USA, CO, Colorado Springs (745 Space Center Dr)

Primary responsibility is to provide supervision and instruction to 25-30 inmate workers who are assigned the duties of cooks, butchers, bakers, dining and dish workers, vegetable preparation workers, and pot and pan washers.

Provides continual training to the inmate workers in order to update their knowledge in all phases of production, presentation, and sanitation of food items. Oversees the receiving, storing, and issue of all food and non-food items.

Responsible for security operations such as key control, yeast control, knife and blade control, inmate accountability and conducts routine contraband searches throughout the work area.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Starting at $34.02 Per Hour (WS 08)

• Maintains the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system with current, accurate data to ensure optimal order quantities are calculated necessary to sustain customer demands.
• Uses radio-frequency hand-held terminals to gather data necessary to update and adjust inventory.
• Records and updates Balance on Hand (BOH) data; maintains perpetual inventory and audits credits.
• Performs daily inventory audit of items not-in-stock and overwrite items.
• Evaluates stock levels of all CAO categories daily by physically reviewing the storage and display shelf locations, shippers and warehouse.
• Interfaces with all levels of management and deals directly with commercial distributor/vendor stocking representatives on issues affecting CAO.

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Starting at $40,562 Per Year (GS 5)

Duties & skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Facilitates/supervises the day-to-day operations of the Home Oxygen services by planning work schedules & the sequence of operations & recommends & implements changes in organization or work assignments to improve work, & services.
2. Works closely with the Prosthetics Department regarding oxygen & other home respiratory equipment & following of the home oxygen vendor contract specifications, home oxygen vendor monitoring & patient related concerns.
3. Works closely with the contracting DME to ensure appropriate maintenance & care is provided to all equipment issued through the Home Oxygen Program & the Prosthetics Service.
4. Provides leadership, direction, orientation, in-service training, & continuing education programs fo respiratory therapy staff.
5. Serves as an active member of the Home Respiratory Care Team & committee.
6. Coordinate daily operations, develops, & maintains policies & procedures for program operation & prepares reports & statistics.
7. Works in coordination with the Respiratory Supervisor in the development & regular review of policies & procedures; ensures that this program remains in compliance with existing VA policy & regulations & JCAHO standards.
8. Participates in multi-departmental reviews of home oxygen program.
9. Coordinates home visits for veterans on home oxygen services. Completes home visits as needed based on staffing & departmental needs. Driving is required for this.
10. Maintains statistical & patient data. Monitors individual performance standards & assists in retrospective audits.
11. Serves as a mentor & provides comprehensive in-service training to other respiratory therapists, nursing service personnel, physicians, & all staff involved with the care of home oxygen patients & various respiratory related home oxygen equipment.
12. Monitors staff educational needs & performs annual competency assessments for staff.
13. Offers ongoing support to clinical staff at CBOC locations regarding the oxygen evaluation process & scheduling of home oxygen patients in accordance with the return to clinic orders placed by home oxygen staff to ensure correct & adequate information is obtained & documented.
14. Responds to problem calls from patients or the vendor. Reports formal complaints as needed, to the VSN administrator & Contracting Officer, follows up with performance improvement as needed.
15. Act as a liaison between veteran's & contracted vendors providing services, advocating for veterans, & ensuring prompt & appropriate delivery of services.
16. Manage or arrange delivery & set up of respiratory equipment such as home ventilators, sleep therapy equipment, oxygen therapy equipment, airway clearance devices, & COPD/ALS adjunct therapies.
17. Provides instructions to the patient & his/her family regarding theory, operation, cleaning, & actual use of cardiopulmonary treatment modalities to include but not limited to home suction devices, home ventilators, cough assist & chest physiotherapy.
18. Participates in the interview process for pulmonary clinic positions & assists with orientation of new staff.
19. Serves as backup to the Respiratory Supervisor to ensure all vulnerable population patients are contacted during emergencies as directed by facility leadership.
20. Performs other duties applicable to the Pulmonary & Critical Care Section, such as basic & advanced therapeutic & diagnostic procedures, emergency, & acute respiratory care procedures for adult & geriatric patients, in accordance with the quality guidelines in the departmental policy & procedure manual, as needed & requested by Respiratory Supervisor or Chief of Pulmonary.
21. As directed by supervisor or Chief of Pulmonary participates in the NORAM (non-operating room airway manager) training as provided by anesthesia services program.
22. Follows standard precautions to prevent spread of disease. Ensures that aseptic technique & standard precautions are always maintained.
23. Provides education & instructions for physicians, students, & other health care disciplines in the proper utilization of respiratory care equipment & therapy.
24. Uses word processing & workbook processing software to execute office automations functions such as storing & retrieving electronic documents & files, activating printers, formatting letters, reports, & memoranda & transmitting & receiving e-mail.
25. Uses encrypted email to protect veteran information.
26. All Respiratory Therapy Staff will be expected to cover all units, wards, & clinics, within ECHCS VAMC both inpatient & outpatient.
27. Performs other duties & patient care as needed & as requested or assigned by the Director of Medicine Service; and/or his/her designee's.

Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm Monday-Friday
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-60168-0

Starting at $96,684 Per Year (GS 12)

Duties & skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Facilitates/supervises the day-to-day operations of the Home Oxygen services by planning work schedules & the sequence of operations & recommends & implements changes in organization or work assignments to improve work, & services.
2. Works closely with the Prosthetics Department regarding oxygen & other home respiratory equipment & following of the home oxygen vendor contract specifications, home oxygen vendor monitoring & patient related concerns.
3. Works closely with the contracting DME to ensure appropriate maintenance & care is provided to all equipment issued through the Home Oxygen Program & the Prosthetics Service.
4. Provides leadership, direction, orientation, in-service training, & continuing education programs fo respiratory therapy staff.
5. Serves as an active member of the Home Respiratory Care Team & committee.
6. Coordinate daily operations, develops, & maintains policies & procedures for program operation & prepares reports & statistics.
7. Works in coordination with the Respiratory Supervisor in the development & regular review of policies & procedures; ensures that this program remains in compliance with existing VA policy & regulations & JCAHO standards.
8. Participates in multi-departmental reviews of home oxygen program.
9. Coordinates home visits for veterans on home oxygen services. Completes home visits as needed based on staffing & departmental needs. Driving is required for this.
10. Maintains statistical & patient data. Monitors individual performance standards & assists in retrospective audits.
11. Serves as a mentor & provides comprehensive in-service training to other respiratory therapists, nursing service personnel, physicians, & all staff involved with the care of home oxygen patients & various respiratory related home oxygen equipment.
12. Monitors staff educational needs & performs annual competency assessments for staff.
13. Offers ongoing support to clinical staff at CBOC locations regarding the oxygen evaluation process & scheduling of home oxygen patients in accordance with the return to clinic orders placed by home oxygen staff to ensure correct & adequate information is obtained & documented.
14. Responds to problem calls from patients or the vendor. Reports formal complaints as needed, to the VSN administrator & Contracting Officer, follows up with performance improvement as needed.
15. Act as a liaison between veteran's & contracted vendors providing services, advocating for veterans, & ensuring prompt & appropriate delivery of services.
16. Manage or arrange delivery & set up of respiratory equipment such as home ventilators, sleep therapy equipment, oxygen therapy equipment, airway clearance devices, & COPD/ALS adjunct therapies.
17. Provides instructions to the patient & his/her family regarding theory, operation, cleaning, & actual use of cardiopulmonary treatment modalities to include but not limited to home suction devices, home ventilators, cough assist & chest physiotherapy.
18. Participates in the interview process for pulmonary clinic positions & assists with orientation of new staff.
19. Serves as backup to the Respiratory Supervisor to ensure all vulnerable population patients are contacted during emergencies as directed by facility leadership.
20. Performs other duties applicable to the Pulmonary & Critical Care Section, such as basic & advanced therapeutic & diagnostic procedures, emergency, & acute respiratory care procedures for adult & geriatric patients, in accordance with the quality guidelines in the departmental policy & procedure manual, as needed & requested by Respiratory Supervisor or Chief of Pulmonary.
21. As directed by supervisor or Chief of Pulmonary participates in the NORAM (non-operating room airway manager) training as provided by anesthesia services program.
22. Follows standard precautions to prevent spread of disease. Ensures that aseptic technique & standard precautions are always maintained.
23. Provides education & instructions for physicians, students, & other health care disciplines in the proper utilization of respiratory care equipment & therapy.
24. Uses word processing & workbook processing software to execute office automations functions such as storing & retrieving electronic documents & files, activating printers, formatting letters, reports, & memoranda & transmitting & receiving e-mail.
25. Uses encrypted email to protect veteran information.
26. All Respiratory Therapy Staff will be expected to cover all units, wards, & clinics, within ECHCS VAMC both inpatient & outpatient.
27. Performs other duties & patient care as needed & as requested or assigned by the Director of Medicine Service; and/or his/her designee's.

Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm Monday-Friday
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-60168-0

Starting at $96,684 Per Year (GS 12)

• Maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system with current, accurate data to ensure optimal order quantities are calculated necessary to sustain customer demands.
• -Use radio-frequency hand-held terminals to gather data necessary to update and adjust inventory.
• -Record and update Balance on Hand (BOH) data, maintain perpetual inventory and audits credits.
• -Perform daily inventory audit of items not-in-stock and overwrite items.
• -Evaluate stock levels of all CAO categories daily by physically reviewing the storage and display shelf locations, shippers and warehouse.
• -Interface with all levels of management and deal directly with commercial distributor/vendor stocking representatives on issues affecting CAO.

Read the entire job announcement. Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position. This critical information is found under:

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

Starting at $40,562 Per Year (GS 5)

• Passes on to other workers instructions received from the supervisor, demonstrates proper work methods and starts work. Insures that needed material and tools are available, and that needed stock is obtained from supply locations.
• Ensures all workers have enough work and are fully utilized. Checks work in progress; checks completed work for compliance with supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines.
• Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions and other directions.
• Provides information to supervisors on status and progress of work, causes of delays, overall work operations and problems and additional on-the-job training required by the individual employees.
• Conducts training on standard operating procedures, quality control measures, and accepted policies and practices.
• Operates an aisle mobile hybrid crane vehicle to lift, move and position items to be picked and stored within the high-rise storage areas.
• Operates material handling equipment such as: forklifts, tugs, storage and retrieval vehicles, platform lifts, stock selectors, conveyors, robotic pallet manipulators, and other general-purpose vehicles.
• Receives items to be stored either loose, boxed or palletized. Verifies stock destination, NSN, quantity, cube, etc., against storage documentation.
• Packs/repacks loose or preboxed items into a limited variety of skid mounted, prefabricated multi-wall or tri-wall containers.

Starting at $31.81 Per Hour (WL 5)

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) functions as a clinical expert and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. They demonstrate sound decision-making and judgment and possess excellent interpersonal skills. They are self-directed and influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and leading innovative process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities Include but not limited to:

• Proactive in identifying potential crisis situations and responds effectively in emergency/code situations on unit.
• Function as a consult person to nursing and other personnel for complex patient care issues.
• Demonstrate Servant Leadership style, proactive in teambuilding and fostering a positive work environment.
• Work with Nurse Manager in mentoring new staff and students in clinical and professional role development acting as a role model.
• Monitor staffing needs and maintain adequate levels to provide safe patient care in coordination with the charge nurse and Nurse Manager.
• Maintain a safe unit environment by routinely inspecting the area and requesting engineering/housekeeping assistance as needed.
• Contribute to an environment of a High Reliability Organization with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
• Communicate and/or mediate effectively with staff and support personnel to solve patient care and staff issues.
• Assist the Nurse Manager in monitoring unit for compliance with applicable performance measures and Joint Commission standards.
• Collaborate with peers in completing unit workload efficiently.
• Responsible for charge nurse training and mentoring.
• Assist the Nurse Manager in facilitating unit flow.
• Assists the Nurse Manager in departmental projects and initiatives.
• Provide interpretation and rationale for hospital policies and procedures to personnel, physicians and others.
• Audit charts for complete documentation. (i.e.: transfer hand-off notes, pyxis waste). Review, complete, investigate and follows-up on variances.
• Other duties as assigned by Nurse Manager.

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 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (with variability to the needs of Veteran Care)
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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

Preferred experience

Starting at $84,959 Per Year (VN 00)

Provide administrative support to management and staff, on the practical and clerical aspects of office administration, to include human resources, payroll, travel, budget, acquisition and property management, and other administrative support services. Examples of duties include:

• Provide advisory services to staff on administrative functions to facilitate understanding and compliance to agency rules and regulations.
• Serve as liaison to Human Resources Specialists on matters related to personnel management. Submit requests for personnel actions through the Federal Personnel Pay System (FPPS).
• Provide new employee orientation and completes check-in procedures.
• Assist employees with Worker's Compensation claims.
• Provide advisory services and coordination of payroll submission.
• Support budget and financial management activities through data entry, tracking, reconciliation, report preparation, and providing recommendations to management.
• Coordinate travel and provides guidance and assistance to employees related to preparing travel documents and following travel regulations.
• Perform and oversee acquisition and property management.

At the GS-5 level, the employee is becoming familiar with the rules and regulations related to the above administrative functions in order to become the expert point of contact for employees and management. In particular, at the GS-5 level the employee provides support for budget and financial management that is largely transactional work until knowledge and expertise is gained in this area to advance to the GS-6 grade level.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Work Environment and Physical Demands: Work is mostly sedentary and performed in an office setting.

AREA INFORMATION:
Dinosaur National Monument: Dinosaur National Monument is a spectacular 210,000-acre medium-sized park with mega-park values. Dinosaur has the most complete geologic record of any national park area and an internationally renowned display of Jurassic era dinosaur bones. The rugged landscape provides habitats that support a diverse assemblage of plants and animals and critical habitat for endangered species. People have been living on this landscape for over 10,000 years and the evidence of their activities can be seen in numerous rock art sites and homesteads. The whitewater rafting and magnificent scenery found in the canyons of the Green and Yampa rivers provide premier Western boating experiences. The Yampa is the only remaining large tributary in the Colorado River system that retains its free-flowing character. Dinosaur is over 90% recommended wilderness and was certified as a Dark Sky Park in 2019. Dinosaur National Monument spans a remote area of NE Utah and NW Colorado that is a 3.5 hour drive from Salt Lake City, Utah and a 6 hour drive from Denver, Colorado. The park headquarters is located 2 miles from Dinosaur, Colorado. The communities of Rangely, CO and Vernal, UT offer all amenities (hospital, schools, grocery, etc.) and are within commuting distance of headquarters located near Dinosaur, CO and the Quarry Visitor Center located near Jensen, UT. More information about the monument can be found at www.nps.gov/DINO.
Housing at Dinosaur: Government housing may be available.

Fossil Butte National Monument: Fossil Butte is a 52-million-year-old lake bed and one of the richest fossil localities in the world. The monument is located in southwestern Wyoming and considered a high desert environment with an elevation of 7,000 feet. Sagebrush is the dominant vegetation at the lower elevations, while limber pine and aspen occur on the slopes. Pronghorn, Mule deer and a variety of birds are commonly seen. Moose, elk and beaver are sometimes observed. Winters are snowy and cold, with temperatures in the single digits and below zero. Summers are relatively mild, with high temperatures peaking in the low 90s. The nearest town is Kemmerer, WY, population 3,000, and is 15 miles east of the park and provides opportunities for shopping, a movie theater, rec center, doctors, dentists, churches and schools (K-12). Bus service is provided to local schools. Salt Lake City, UT is two hours away and Jackson Hole, WY is three hours to the north. More information about the monument can be found at: www.nps.gov/FOBU
Housing at Fossil Butte: No government housing is available. Housing is available for purchase or rent in the local area.

Starting at $39,576 Per Year (GS 5-6)

Responsible for meeting the mental/behavioral health needs of the inmates assigned to their caseload.

Responsible for providing though mental health evaluation, providing initial diagnosis, initiating treatment and coordinating programs for patients suspected of having psychiatric disorders.

Responsible for the development of the treatment plan and/or mental health component of the ambulatory treatment plan and subsequent reviews for patients under their care.

Balances medical and mental health needs of patient caseload with institution security and staff safety needs.

Provides inpatient and outpatient services for mental health patients and consultant services for medical/surgical patients requiring psychiatric intervention.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Starting at $81,981 Per Year (GS 11-12)

• Identifies, examines, classifies, accepts, rejects, and disposes material supplies and equipment; often the most complex items received by the site (including hazardous and toxic materials).
• Performs work in the warehouse environment to accomplish all facets of the moving, storing, picking, and packing of material for receipt of issue.
• Prepares a variety of reports providing basis for the change in condition code classification and cost of repair estimates.
• Uses automated systems to perform the entire receiving process and to enter, change, delete, or prepare numerous discrepancy reports.
• Continually examines stock while in storage, monitors shelf life adherence, and determines changes to material condition codes.
• Operates and performs general maintenance to assigned material handling equipment (MHE.

Starting at $25.73 Per Hour (WG 7)

The Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services Group, located within the Bureau of Reclamation's Technical Service Center in Lakewood, Colorado, has well-equipped and complete laboratory shops, whose craftsmen fabricate highly complex models, test equipment, and instrumentation to support engineering investigations in a 54,000 square foot laboratory space. The working models simulate the hydraulic and mechanical features of water resource structures and systems. Specific duties include:

• Work with and assist higher graded model makers in fabricating, constructing, modifying, and repairing specialized water-bearing hydraulic models and related equipment that simulate the hydraulic and mechanical features of water resource structures and systems.
• Fabricate, assemble, and install model components using a variety of trade functions such as heavy carpentry, woodworking, plastic working, and forming acrylic and sheet metal.
• Identify construction materials for use during projects and cut, bend, form, shape, assemble, and install components made from a variety of materials including wood, acrylic, PVC, steel, aluminum, concrete, foam, and plastics.
• Work with and assist higher graded model makers on reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, and construction drawings and determining reference points and layouts.
• Use model drawings and plans to conduct model carpentry, construction, and fabrication work such as constructing water-bearing boxes and conduits, fitting and installing piping, constructing baffles, fabricating acrylic model components, and generating model topographic templates and contours according to plans.
• Assist with hands-on construction of components and features to obtain precise vertical and horizontal dimensional tolerances to exceedingly fine tolerances.
• Assist with model layout by grading the model site, establishing horizontal boundaries, setting forms, placing hydraulic structures, and installing numerous model components.
• Set up and use hand tools for wood, metal, and plastic construction and finishing and power tools such as table saws, band saws, miter saws, radial arm saws, routers, planers, jointers, drill press, breaks, welders, lathes, end mills, punches, and shears.
• Operate construction equipment such as forklifts, manlifts, hoists, and skid-steers in tight spaces and use come-alongs, winches, pumps, and valves.
• Assist in maintaining wood shop and other laboratory equipment, including servicing, or arranging for service/repairs of equipment as needed.
• Support laboratory and field construction and maintenance activities and maintain a safe work environment.

Starting at $31.36 Per Hour (WG 10)

• Evaluate resources and recommend changes in the utilization, replacement, or acquisition of equipment, and the implementation of new operating procedures to improve productivity, safety, and security.
• Establish workflow, procedures, processes, practices, departmental/section goals, and standards; tomeet and support the mission of GPO.
• Monitor the receiving, shipping, warehousing, distribution, call center, federal customers web orderpages, mail processes, and maintenance operations.
• Provide contract oversight as the Contract Officer Representative (COR) or through the assigned COR incoordination with the Acquisitions Services staff.
• Supervises, coaches, mentors and trains staff and assigns and approves work

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

• Provides Administrative Support to the Automated Suitability and Security Clearance Process.
• Provides technical guidance, information, and assistance for a variety of Employee Relations programs.
• Performs a variety of recruitment and placement support duties.
• Effectively utilizes HR applications to collect, input, retrieve, and prepare a wide variety of reports.
• Serves as the resident subject matter expert for mandated administrative support programs.

Starting at $33,878 Per Year (NK 2)

• Serve as a Supervisory Business Analyst, responsible for planning, directing, and reviewing the efforts of a staff engaged in the USAMDC , procurement and contract management activities
• Manage a staff of analysts, management and administrative personnel on all phases of business operations and contract planning and execution with the contract specialist/contracting officer.
• Evaluate the work performance quality of subordinates and advises, counsels or instructs subordinate employees on work, training, career development and administrative matters
• Perform in-depth research of procedures, policy, and regulations to provide senior level technical advice to management and project/program managers.
• Establish and maintain controls to ensure that business operations, acquisition and contract actions are accomplished according to established guidelines and timelines.

Starting at $125,242 Per Year (NH 4)

Purpose: To serve as Contingency Plans Analyst/ Military Support Specialist in the Plans Division for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) J5. Employee is responsible for reviewing, drafting, writing, coordinating and updating contingency plans, campaign plans, operation plans, and related documents dealing with the Homeland Defense (HD), Civil Support (CS), Counter Terrorism (CT), Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) and associated NORAD and USNORTHCOM (N&NC) missions.

1. Responsible for developing and coordinating contingency plans through the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC) in support of national objectives in response to Secretary of Defense (SecDef) and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) direction.
2. Provides expertise on theater campaign plans, strategic assessments and contingency planning.
3. Writes, develops, edits, and revises papers, formal briefings, instructional documents, meeting notes, articles and formal documents in support of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM missions.
4. Complies with security directives regarding use, dissemination, and securing of classified information.

Starting at $125,242 Per Year (GS 14)