Total 238 job vacancies in York, North Yorkshire,

The Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within nursing as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services
(ADPCS.) The ACN supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional
disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals. They champion a High Reliability Organization (HRO) with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.

The ACN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network. They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide. The ACN relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. They assist the ADPCS with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them. The ACN contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of nursing.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

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
Telework: Ad - Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Leads a crew to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions;
• Ensures awareness of trade techniques and practices;
• Demonstrates proper work methods and works along with others;
• Provides staff with daily tasks and follows up to confirm completion;
• Checks work while in progress and when finished;
• Discusses with supervisor the training requirements, problems and other issues;
• Assists in developing plans for storage and arrangement of stock;
• Advises workers on guidelines or special instruction to meet deadlines;
• Consolidates materials to provide maximum space utilization and protection of materials;
• Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials;
• Serves as a senior member of the warehouse project team when involved with special projects;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Responsible planning and directing the preventive dental health program.

Instructs patients in oral health care and for the administration of oral prophylaxis.

Performs complete oral prophylaxis to include: supragingival and subgingival scaling using ultrasonic scalers and hand instruments, polishes the teeth with abrasive pastes and rubber cups and applies topical fluoride treatments.

Provides therapeutic and preventive procedures for patients in all classifications of periodontal disease.

Provides treatment for patients with periodontal disease complicated by other dental and medical problems and prepares patients for periodontal surgery by performing deep scaling and root planning therapy, recording pocket depth and severity of disease, and providing proper post-op care.

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.

• You will complete ground inspections in accordance with published standards, instructions, orders and regulations.
• You will inform work center supervisor about changes in equipment conditions, problems, needs and progress of assigned tasks.
• You will diagnose and determine repairs of Air Traffic Control electronic navigation and inter-facility communications systems.
• You will perform test and analysis methods during repair and overhaul processes of electronic navigation and inter-facility communications systems.
• You will develop comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance procedures, technical documentation, and installation drawings for systems not covered by policies.
• You will ensure all planned maintenance materials, tools and publications are properly forecast for assigned maintenance schedule.
• You will present technical briefings to branch or sponsor personnel to provide electronic navigation and inter-facility communications systems or equipment status.
• You will conduct formal, informal, and On-the-Job training (OJT) for electronics maintenance personnel.

• 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.

• Conduct prime source verification on the following credentials as relevant to the HCP or the clinical support staff member: licensure, certification, educational degrees to include medical residency training and fellowships and prior employments.
• Screen individual healthcare provider files in accordance with Department of Defense regulations and directives.
• Verify that all designated Healthcare Providers as receive and maintain a valid, current license in accordance with governing regulations.
• Develop agenda and minutes for the Credential Committee.
• Process notification of privileges according to the recommendations of the Credentials Committee to the Medical
• Staff Executive Committee and approval/disapproval by the Commander IAW AR 40-68.
• Interpret regulations, directives and policies relevant to the privileging and reappointment process, format and content of Practitioner Credentials and Provider Activity files.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
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
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

The Neurosurgeon (Spine) provides clinical support and surgical interventions as part of the Neurosurgery program on the Buffalo campus, and participates in the surgical and clinical care of eligible Veterans. The incumbent needs to have extensive experience in neurosurgical interventions to include, but not limited to:

• Spinal Decompression-all levels
• Spine stabilization-all levels
• Treatment excision/repair of:
  • Intradural and/or extradural
  • Congenital
  • Degenerative
  • Infectious
  • Neoplastic
  • Vascular
• Axial fusion
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills to work in an environment with other physicians serving a veteran population with significant pathology.
• Provides care to a high population of spinal neurosurgical patients and emergent surgical interventions.
• Must be Board Certified by the American Board of Neurosurgery, successfully completed a fellowship in spinal surgery and be eligible for academic appointment with the VA affiliate, State University at Buffalo.
• Must have expertise in the area of comprehensive spinal surgery. Patient care will be delivered in both inpatient and outpatient settings in examining and treating all types. This position will involve interaction with clinical and administrative departments of the facility.
• Must provide call coverage and urgent clinical services.
• Additional duties may include supervision of medical students and residents in both the out-patient clinic and during surgical procedures. Will work closely with midlevel providers including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. You will participate in quality improvement activities and foster a high level of patient and staff satisfaction. We have a robust research program.

• Provide guidance, supervision and teaching for surgery residents and medical students, as well as provide education and training, in close collaboration with our University Affiliate.
• Participates in the weekly Morbidity and Mortality Surgical Conferences.
• Oversee and be responsible for participating in the attending call schedule
• Provides timely clinical evaluations of assigned staff members (OPPEs) and trainees (evaluations).
• Assures that in-patient and out-patient consultations are appropriately addressed and action taken is in a timely fashion, and that encounters are appropriately completed at the time of service by staff members.
• Provides appropriate and timely charting with documentation of patient assessments and plans, provides dictation of operative reports, dictation of discharge summaries, and documentation of trainee supervision.
• Participates in VAMC Committees as assigned by the Chief of Surgery.
• Participates in peer reviews.
• Actively involved in improvement of quality measures such as EPRP, timely access to care, OR efficiency, cancellation rates, length of stay, etc.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs normal, repetitive functions of operations, observations, inspections, tests, repairs, and preventive maintenance on the Air Conditioning Plant and Boiler Plant.
• Observes, inspects, performs necessary test, measures key temperatures, pressures, humidity, and resets control points as conditions require.
• Controls and operates, through the Control Center, functional components of mechanical exhaust systems, auxiliary air conditioning systems, heated and chilled water circulating systems.
• Monitors and controls, through the Utility Plant Control Room, generator indicator panel, alarm enunciator panel exhaust systems, supply air, room temperatures, and HVAC conditions.
• Makes chemical test of water systems for the Boiler Plant and Air Conditioning Plant.
• Reports by telephone to responsible authority any situation such as fire or system and/or equipment malfunction that may affect care and treatment of patients.

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE HOWEVER ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Maintains a positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations
• Learning to performs aspects of nursing care to meet patient's needs for the following under close supervision and with direction/guidance from a
• Preceptor:
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Physical comfort
  • Activity, Exercise, Rest
  • Nutrition
  • Elimination
  • Prevention of Skin Breakdown
  • Rehabilitative Aspects of Care
• Beginning to engage in-group activities such as off-station trips, reality orientation, current events and other therapeutic groups.
• Learning to utilize principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients.
• Reports patient observations to the RN and or other members of the treatment team.
• Is trained to set up patient care related equipment
• Organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
• Assist with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
• Work as a cooperative, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Safeguarding the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
• Uses proper safety practices.
• Learning to utilize equipment and supplies according to procedures.
• Learning to utilize principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
• Must be poised and articulate in communicating with people of varied educational, ethnic and
  cultural backgrounds.
• Makes caring for the veteran his/her priority in all aspects of work.
• Willing to work cooperatively as a member of a team in all assignments, and is learning to be an effective team member.
• Consistently adheres to information security policies and procedures and complies with all provisions of the access security agreement.
• Will report all known information security incidents or violations to the Information Security Officer immediately, as well as report all known privacy incidents or violations to the supervisor and/or the Privacy Officer immediately.

Manages the VTP Program at the facility and VTS Drivers/Motor Vehicle Operators provide safe and reliable transportation to Veterans who require assistance traveling to and from VA health care facilities and authorized non-VA health care appointments within the Medical Center's catchment area. Manages demand against available resources to increase access to medical care through the Medical Centers organic transportation resources. VTS also collaborates with service providers in local communities to serve Veterans' transportation needs. VTS works with a network of transportation options for Veterans through joint efforts with VA's Office of Rural Health and organizations, such as Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) community transportation providers; federal, state and local government transportation agencies; non-profits and Veterans Transportation Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) grantees. The Mobility Manager is the local administrator of the Vet Ride System and is responsible of granting certain delegated access rights to facility staff.

Orchestrates travel for the Medical Centers BT eligible enrollees through mileage reimbursement and contracted travel modes. The staff adjudicates mileage, lodging, meals, common carrier, SMT reimbursement requests, determines eligibility and processes payments for eligible Veterans in support of costs incurred while traveling to and from VA health care facilities. The BT program also administers all BT transportation related contracts. The program may also provide pre-approved transportation solutions and arrange SMT at the request of VA.

The incumbent manages the Medical Center's Veterans Transportation Program services under the AD within the VAMC by planning, developing, evaluating, marketing and directing key administrative activities in multiple programs related to transportation system for Veterans, active duty service members, Caregivers and others in metropolitan and rural/remote rural areas, especially those which are disabled, frail, elderly or receiving life dependent treatments (dialysis, chemo therapy, radiation therapy, etc.). Incumbent works closely and routinely with other services within the Medical Center, including, but not limited to: Business Office (HAS); Fleet Management; Medicine Service; Social Work Service; Nursing; Voluntary Service; Primary Care, Mental Health, Homeless and Rehabilitation.

Provides analysis and development of the VTP policy, participates in pilot programs (homeless support, program technologies, etc.) and researches transportation alternatives

Provides personnel management and administrative support for the Veteran Transportation Program. Acts as a liaison with the Human Resources office, performs/coordinates personnel actions, maintains personnel-related records such as performance ratings, position descriptions, awards and proficiencies for Veterans Transportation Program staff.

Manages the Medical Center transportation budget, analyzes organizational budgets, and provides advice and recommendations to Medical Center Associate Director, Medical Center Chief Financial Officer and CBO VTP Program Staff, as appropriate, including critical budget areas and all Transportation program matters. Monitors budget allocation and execution to insure that operating program objectives are met.

The incumbent analyzes and evaluates on a quantitative and qualitative basis the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Manages the Medical Center transportation program quality assurance programs. Directs and conducts studies, designs flow charts, analyzes findings, and makes recommendations for performance improvement programs related to the Medical Center's patient transportation program.

The Mobility Manager assures that VA performance measures and standards issued by various accrediting, regulatory and higher agency authorities pertaining to the Medical Center's patient transportation program are met. Maximizes the potential of the Veterans Transportation Program to improve Beneficiary Travel, reduction of Missed Opportunities (no-shows and cancelations by patient) and Medical Center operations.

Operating according to Medical Center and VHA policy, the incumbent manages the VTS/BT Program at the VA Medical Center. Incumbent performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes and evaluates employees' performance.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Mobility Transportation Specialist/PD00845A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

• Serves as a Child and Youth Program Assistant in a Child and Youth Services program and maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities that meet the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs for program participants based on the group and individual children and youth.
• Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth, and adults.
• Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules and provides program options for children with special requirements.
• Maintains program participation data and complete daily report.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as a Historic Preservation Specialist for Region Two in New York, NY.

Typical assignments include:

• Receiving proposed federal actions in the applicable system (EMIS, GM) and triages to determine NHPA review actions required.
• Reviewing FEMA or Applicant actions for compliance with NHPA Section 106 during the Response to and/or Recovery from disasters; and for Mitigation, and other non-disaster actions.
• Working independently or as part of a team to support multiple and varied collective efforts (sometimes simultaneously) while adhering to set schedules and priorities.
• Conducting analysis to document impacts to the cultural and historic resources.
• Drafting consultations, writing reports, documents findings and determinations, and Records of Environmental Consideration (RECs).

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

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• Serves as a Child and Youth Program Assistant in a Child and Youth Services program and maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities that meet the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs for program participants based on the group and individual children and youth.
• Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth, and adults.
• Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules and provides program options for children with special requirements.
• Maintains program participation data and complete daily report.

• Supervises children and youth ranging in age from 6 weeks to 18 years during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities for program participants based on observed needs of individual children and youth. Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements.
• Instructs team members in specific tasks and job techniques; makes available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies. Explains program guidance, procedures, policies, and directives to team members.
• Uses designated evaluation materials to ensure assigned area is in compliance with, Dept of Defense (DoD), and local installation standards. Ensures assigned area maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
• Completes training requirements using approved service materials to include designated training modules. Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Supervises children and youth ranging in age from 6 weeks to 18 years during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities for program participants based on observed needs of individual children and youth. Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements.
• Instructs team members in specific tasks and job techniques; makes available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies. Explains program guidance, procedures, policies, and directives to team members.
• Uses designated evaluation materials to ensure assigned area is in compliance with, Dept of Defense (DoD), and local installation standards. Ensures assigned area maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
• Completes training requirements using approved service materials to include designated training modules. Performs other related duties as assigned.