Total 332 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in CGN WASHINGTON DC

Responsibilities include implementing a comprehensive environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001 ensuring that the station is in compliance with Federal, State and local environmental regulations. The station consists of approximately 180 acres of mixed use: medical administration, rehabilitation residential and facility maintenance activities which include but are not limited to: well-water pumping, treating, and distribution; industrial waste water discharge to the county; storm water management; air discharges requiring permits; boiler operations; electrical power generators for backup power and associated permits; new construction and renovations; hazardous waste generation; medical/infectious waste; regulated waste; and universal waste.Major Duties Include but are not Limited to:

• Advising station and/or tenant activities and contractors on the interpretation, implementation of and compliance with Federal, State, local regulations and VA/VHA direction.
• Providing guidance on environmental compliance and in developing, coordinating and executing solid waste, hazardous material, industrial wastewater and water quality programs.
• Responding to inquiries concerning the interpretation and application of policy directive and regulations pertinent to the stations environmental compliance.
• Analyzing status of compliance through on-site inspections, review of procurement actions, identifying factors affecting non-compliance and providing guidance to resolve deficiencies.
• Oversees and directs corrections of deficiencies for assigned programs which involve a wide range of environmental laws and regulations such as the Clean Water Act, Toxic Substance and Control Act, Environmental Planning and Community Right to know Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Storm Water Management, Underground Storage Tanks, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, Soil Erosion and Control Clean Air Act and the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act.
• Recommending to supervisor the most feasible corrective actions for environmental deficiencies such as maintaining compliance for industrial wastewater discharge by developing and/or implementing procedures for toxic reduction/pollution prevention and process modifications without interference production.
• Developing, coordinating and executing several environmental programs to include storage tanks, asbestos disposal, hazardous material, solid waste infectious waste, industrial waste and ground and surface water.
• Overseeing the development, coordination and implementation of the installation's Hazardous Material Management System.
• Managing all required permits and plans such as National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits, Air Permits, Industrial Waste Water Permits, Spill Presentation Control and Countermeasures Plan.
• Maintaining the installation's spill plan to include all hazardous material/waste activities and ensures the activities s are prepared and quipped for cleanup.
• Ensuring that proper spill reporting is accomplished to state, local, and federal agencies.
• Coordinating and negotiating with Federal, State, county and local regulatory agencies to resolve environmental issues.

Note: In accordance with 5 CFR §335.102(f), the promotion NTE date may be extended up to five years to meet temporary needs of the organization. This position has the potential to become a permanent position without further competition at the request and/or needs of the service. The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment.

• Represent the VALOR program and other VA senior leaders on logistic supply chain modernization related matters to Defense Health Agency (DHA) and external stakeholders to include task forces and committees.
• Assist with the development and support partnerships to address supply chain challenges.
• Identify and oversee needed supply chain projects for implementing systems participants in collaboration to support VA's logistics modernization efforts.
• Serve as a supply chain expert for the VA System Redesigns Program Management Office and provide a wide range of logistics management related tasks, which include identifying, analyzing, and developing supply chain management activities, and implementing new commercial business practices at VA facilities located worldwide.
• Develop, coordinate, and direct implementation of logistics management and supply chain activities and project to ensure that systems are effective and meet regulations and requirements.
• Perform supply studies and provides analysis on supply chain projects to identify potential systemic problems, develop resolutions to minimize impact, and identify supply chain business process improvements.
• Support the purchase of high quality, cost effective healthcare products and services.
• Perform and analyze all upgrades and installation of supply chain activities.
• Establish performance standards and evaluate the performance of subordinates, make determinations on grievances, recommend training, and approve leave.

• Screen all visitors and telephone calls to determine nature of the call or business of visitors and direct them accordingly to the appropriate office or personnel.
• Compose routine correspondence, identify grammatical errors, and/or formatting matters pertaining to administrative protocol.
• Utilize word processing and other types of software (spreadsheets, graphics, etc.), to process and produce a wide range of documents, some of which require complex formats, in support of the office automation functions.
• Determine tasks to be accomplished based on knowledge of the duties.
• Assist with collection of data for the office-operating budget and review staff member's submissions for proper format and compliance with office budget requirements.
• Manage calendar, schedule appointments, and coordinate travel arrangements for Division Chief.
• Review and screen correspondence, publications, regulations, and directives to determine which may be of interest to the supervisor or members of the staff.

PHYSICIAN/DENTIST: SR-602 $145,000 - $310,000

NOTE: For Physician - Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected. Exceptions to the salary cap must be approved.

Work schedule: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

Financial Disclosure Report: Required
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Relocation Expenses: Authorized

The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty stations or facilities. For more information go to http://vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.asp.

The Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Quality and Patient Safety (Associate DUSH for QPS) is a direct report to the Deputy Under Secretary for Health (DUSH) and supports the overall work of the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (USH). The Associate DUSH for QPS provides national leadership in the formulation and establishment of effective health care policies, programs, and initiatives that fulfill the VHA's mission to provide personalized, pro-active, high quality, safe, reliable care for Veterans. The Associate DUSH for QPS is responsible for leading VHA on its journey toward becoming a high reliability organization and has oversight of VHA's performance measurement, quality and process improvement, safety, clinical risk management, systems redesign, accreditation, and data analytics and reporting programs. The office manages approximately 400 clinical and administrative professionals in the day-to-day operations of these key programmatic elements. The Associate DUSH for QPS serves in a direct consultative capacity to the Under Secretary for Health, serving as a national subject matter expert in the quality improvement and patient safety QPS directorate. The Associate DUSH for QPS works collaboratively with other Assistant Under Secretaries leading the strategic direction of the Veterans Health Administration.

Additionally, the Associate DUSH for QPS provides consultation to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
and works closely with Veterans Service Organizations, Congress and their constituents, addressing the immediate and long-term needs of our Nation's Veterans.

• Serves as a Health Insurance Specialist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of federal policies, guidance, and oversight initiatives regarding program integrity in Medicaid managed care.
• Analyzes, develops, implements, and modifies operating policy and procedures relating to program integrity in Medicaid managed care.
• Establishes rapport with partnering CMS components, as well as internal and external stakeholders to the organization on issues of a sensitive or critical nature to address evolving Medicaid managed care program issues.
• Prepares a variety of written products, including position papers and briefing materials for senior officials to use as background information on program integrity related activities.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

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

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

The incumbent serves as a Social Work Program Coordinator, locally titled Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Manager, which provides a state-of-the-art continuum of services, education, and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. The incumbent oversees service delivery and coordination of care activities for family caregivers who provide personal care services to eligible Veterans regardless of period of service. The CSP includes the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and the Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) at the VA Health Care System.

The incumbent provides the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for the assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff, training of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.

• Develops and facilitates CSP-program-focused direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for VA facility staff and the community.
• Develops and implements a plan for outreach to Veterans and Veteran caregivers who may benefit from the CSP program services (but who do not presently use VA for their health care needs).
• Maintains a current network of referral resources to include peer support mentoring groups, caregiver skill-building and self-care educational opportunities, mental health support, legal and financial services.
• Directly supervises the VA HCS Caregiver Support Coordinator(s) (CSC) and, when applicable, the Program Support Assistant (PSA) and other interprofessional staff assigned to the Caregiver Support Program.
• Coordinates program implementation with multiple clinical services across all campus locations within the VA facility, including but not limited to nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and mental health and primary care providers.
• May provide clinical interventions to the Veteran and caregiver populations served by the programs.
• Develops policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
• Plans organizes, and coordinates administrative, operational, clinical, and personnel activities for the CSP program,
• Provides oversight of facility CSP program fiscal matters of the functions supervised (which would include fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecasts resource and equipment needs, and administers the allocated budget.
• Manages CSP clinical and business operations, accountability for program effectiveness, and modification of service patterns to comply with the delivery of standardized processes.
• Develops a data-driven, continuous quality improvement program with established goals and outcomes to evaluate and document the program's effectiveness.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

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

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

The incumbent serves as a Social Work Program Coordinator, locally titled Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Manager, which provides a state-of-the-art continuum of services, education, and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. The incumbent oversees service delivery and coordination of care activities for family caregivers who provide personal care services to eligible Veterans regardless of period of service. The CSP includes the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and the Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) at the VA Health Care System.

The incumbent provides the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for the assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff, training of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.

• Develops and facilitates CSP-program-focused direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for VA facility staff and the community.
• Develops and implements a plan for outreach to Veterans and Veteran caregivers who may benefit from the CSP program services (but who do not presently use VA for their health care needs).
• Maintains a current network of referral resources to include peer support mentoring groups, caregiver skill-building and self-care educational opportunities, mental health support, legal and financial services.
• Directly supervises the VA HCS Caregiver Support Coordinator(s) (CSC) and, when applicable, the Program Support Assistant (PSA) and other interprofessional staff assigned to the Caregiver Support Program.
• Coordinates program implementation with multiple clinical services across all campus locations within the VA facility, including but not limited to nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and mental health and primary care providers.
• May provide clinical interventions to the Veteran and caregiver populations served by the programs.
• Develops policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
• Plans organizes, and coordinates administrative, operational, clinical, and personnel activities for the CSP program,
• Provides oversight of facility CSP program fiscal matters of the functions supervised (which would include fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecasts resource and equipment needs, and administers the allocated budget.
• Manages CSP clinical and business operations, accountability for program effectiveness, and modification of service patterns to comply with the delivery of standardized processes.
• Develops a data-driven, continuous quality improvement program with established goals and outcomes to evaluate and document the program's effectiveness.

Order of Referral: Applications received up to 11:59p.m. EST on the date in which 75 minimally qualified applications is reached will receive first consideration. Applications received after 11:59p.m. EST on the date in which 75 minimally qualified applications are received may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Additional applications will be reviewed in one day increments at management request.

This position may be filled as virtual (i.e., the employee may work at a VA facility or VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and may telework) and is authorized for telework up to 50%. VA supports the use of telework and filling virtually to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. Telework eligibility and potential duty location may be discussed during the interview process.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership skills.
• Provides leadership and oversight for VACO clinical and administrative operations as directed by the National Program Manager, Purchased Long Term Services and Supports.
• Supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of Veteran-driven and organizational goals.
• Relates effectively with VACO and program healthcare executives, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the network and facility levels.
• Assists the National Program Manager with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them.
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment and revision of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of Veteran care.
• Provides program management of the Skilled Home Care programs and acts to improve the quality and oversight of these programs.
• Coordinating activities related to the planning, development, and execution of all related skilled home care programs, coordinating the general program support work such as collection, compilation, research, and/or tracking of data and program information.
• Advises and provides technical and clinical expertise on overall operations and functions for all Veterans Heath Administration (VHA) Skilled Home Care program activities and collaborates across numerous offices and locations.
• Performs high level administrative or technical program work in support of the program, office, or of the organization.
• Provides leadership in the development, enhancement, and improvement of national standards, policies, and guidelines to improve the effectiveness, quality, and oversight of Skilled Home Care
  programs and for Veterans who require these services.
• Supports national and VISN level activities and field facilities by providing clinical program and policy guidance and assistance with the development of interdisciplinary approaches to the accomplishment of strategic plans and initiatives related to the Skilled Home Care programs.

Major duties/functions include, but are not limited to:

• The nurse 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.
• Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies.
• Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment.
• Correctly and safely performs nursing procedures.
• Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.
• Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner.
• Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner
• Requests assistance from co-workers when needed; knows when to ask for help.
• Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments, using the nursing process, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow-up as needed.
• Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals.
• Updates plan of care with assistance as needed.
• Assesses patient's learning needs, learning preference and readiness to learn.
• Develops and implements a plan to meet learning needs, instructing patients and families in basic health teaching and discharge planning.
• Documents the nursing process.
• Documentation is consistent, accurate, concise, and timely.
• Evaluates and documents patient response to interventions and progress towards attainment of goals and expected outcomes.
• Revises plan of care according to evaluations of patient's responses and outcomes.
• Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Eccentric Clinical Procedures, and Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy, as well as any future patient documentation programs.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for evaluating the adequacy of each completed authorization form. Screen each request for information to determine urgency and assure that most urgent requests are completed first using established priority systems. Personally greet veterans/visitors and assist them in determining the exact nature of the request and whether the information requested can be released.
• Apply public laws, rules, regulations and exclusions governing confidentiality of the medical record, including the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and 38 U.S.C. 7332 governing the release of records containing information regarding the treatment of or referral for drug and/or alcohol abuse, Sickle Cell Anemia and infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
• Process all incoming requests to the facility for Release of Information (ROI) along with information required by the VA Regional Office through the Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE), referring only problem cases to the Supervisor.
• Evaluate validity of each request. Determine 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). Ensure that proper authorization exists before release is made. Process the request to the requesting agency or individual. Input all requests into the ROI computer package for logging and tracking of these requests.
• Receive and direct callers and visitors. Receive and/or give out forms and assist visitors and/or callers with the completion of forms or documents. Respond to questions from patients concerning services. Provide advisory and technical assistance to patients, administrative staff and professional staff regarding release of information.
• Search records or files to compose responses, including electronic searches to retrieve and summarize hard-to-locate data. Locate materials that would verify information given. Review 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.
• Compos responses to routine requests for release of patient information. Select and compile information from health records and prepare correspondence, typically using standard form or standard formats for letters. Ensure the information released is limited to what is specifically authorized and to the person or agency designated to receive it.
• Compose 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. Determine extent and tone of replies independently.
• Resolve 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.
• Reply 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. Find alternative sources of information on which to base a reply when correspondent has provided sketchy or inaccurate information.
• Process Social Security requests for health information using ROI software. Download VistA Imaging documents and ROI software documents onto a secure Network Drive. Access the secured Social Security Web page and upload the documents to the Web portal. Transfer the confirmation codes to the ROI software package and close the requests in both the ROI and Social Security packages.
• Complete and process 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 enter all requests into the ROI software with necessary information for each request for health information. Complete necessary transactions for deposit of money collected from subpoenas, legal fees, and processing fees for release of information to individuals and insurance companies.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for evaluating the adequacy of each completed authorization form. Screen each request for information to determine urgency and assure that most urgent requests are completed first using established priority systems. Personally greet veterans/visitors and assist them in determining the exact nature of the request and whether the information requested can be released.
• Apply public laws, rules, regulations and exclusions governing confidentiality of the medical record, including the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and 38 U.S.C. 7332 governing the release of records containing information regarding the treatment of or referral for drug and/or alcohol abuse, Sickle Cell Anemia and infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
• Process all incoming requests to the facility for Release of Information (ROI) along with information required by the VA Regional Office through the Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE), referring only problem cases to the Supervisor.
• Evaluate validity of each request. Determine 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). Ensure that proper authorization exists before release is made. Process the request to the requesting agency or individual. Input all requests into the ROI computer package for logging and tracking of these requests.
• Receive and direct callers and visitors. Receive and/or give out forms and assist visitors and/or callers with the completion of forms or documents. Respond to questions from patients concerning services. Provide advisory and technical assistance to patients, administrative staff and professional staff regarding release of information.
• Search records or files to compose responses, including electronic searches to retrieve and summarize hard-to-locate data. Locate materials that would verify information given. Review 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.
• Compos responses to routine requests for release of patient information. Select and compile information from health records and prepare correspondence, typically using standard form or standard formats for letters. Ensure the information released is limited to what is specifically authorized and to the person or agency designated to receive it.
• Compose 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. Determine extent and tone of replies independently.
• Resolve 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.
• Reply 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. Find alternative sources of information on which to base a reply when correspondent has provided sketchy or inaccurate information.
• Process Social Security requests for health information using ROI software. Download VistA Imaging documents and ROI software documents onto a secure Network Drive. Access the secured Social Security Web page and upload the documents to the Web portal. Transfer the confirmation codes to the ROI software package and close the requests in both the ROI and Social Security packages.
• Complete and process 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 enter all requests into the ROI software with necessary information for each request for health information. Complete necessary transactions for deposit of money collected from subpoenas, legal fees, and processing fees for release of information to individuals and insurance companies.

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

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

Responsible for defining the mission and vision of the service, developing the scope of practice for social workers, designing a Social Work Service Plan of Care, and ensuring implementation of quality improvement measures. Responsible for developing, planning, clarifying, administering, and managing the Social Work Service for the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center and its four Community-Based Outreach Clinics.

Facility has a variety of clinical programs with a wide range of acute activities providing inpatient and outpatient services and treatment for patients in general medicine and surgery, medical specialty programs, geriatric and extended care, psychiatry, substance abuse, hospice and palliative care, home-based primary care, community care, and various other ambulatory care programs with related educational and program evaluation functions. Overseas programs: Caregiver Support, PACT, CBOC, Inpatient, Palliative Care Social Work, Care Cancer Care Navigation, APU Inpatient, Urgent Care, Vet Center consultation Rural Health, Community Nursing Home, Veteran Direct, Home Health Aide, Respite, Community Living Center, Intimate Partner Violence, Spinal Cord, Transplant, and Medical Foster Home. Full responsibility for clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision, and organizational stewardship for a social work program.

Functions/Scope of Assigned Duties

• Program Administration
  • Ensures the delivery of Social Work Services on a routine and emergent basis
  • Informs other disciplines changes in Social Work program policies and procedures
  • Provide direction and/or ensures that essential Clinical Social Work functions are provided
  • Psychosocial screening, assessment, planning, and intervention
  • Develops procedures for the coordination of Social Work Service during disasters, drills, and emergencies
• Policy and Procedures
  • Assesses trends in provided treatment
  • Makes decisions regarding resolution of difficult problems
  • Draft policy
  • Ensures all programs within the Service meet CARF and The Joint Commission requirements
• Staff selection, education, and career development
  • Participates in recruitments
  • Oversees orientation of clinical staff
  • Ensures that unlicensed SWs have access to clinical supervision
• Education
  • Assesses continuing education requirements
  • Oversees competency requirements
  • Creates Memoranda of Understanding with Social Work schools
  • Requests trainee positions through OAA
  • Selects Social Workers to serve as training faculty or student supervisor
• Supervision/Consultation
  • Provides professional, administrative, and clinical supervision
  • Oversees the professional practice functions
  • Participates in/provides input into performance appraisals
  • Mediates professional and service ­line conflicts
  • Consults with other Services, Program Managers, or Care ­Line Managers
• Resource Management
  • Establishes and communicates productivity standards
  • Responsible for budgeting and fiscal oversight
  • Supports Social Work research
  • Provides education and consultation
• Risk Management
  • Ensures compliance
  • Evaluates and assesses operations and processes
  • Provides input to improve professional SW, RN, and PSS practice
• Ethics
  • Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact clients and staff
• Other
  • Completes all duties delineated herein and all other duties as assigned

The first 50 applicants will receive first consideration. Additional applicants will be referred in increments of 50 at management's request.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

The Associate Director Education supports the Deputy Director and the Senior Consultant for Operations in overseeing SPP Education and is responsible for coordinating and supporting VHA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide and develops national suicide prevention training and education as well as recommends policy, programming and planning actions, and strategic guidance for suicide prevention for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Associate Director Education provides support to the operationalization of the VA's 10-year National Strategy and its four major domains (Healthy & Empowered Communities, Clinical & Community Prevention Services, Treatment & Support Services, Surveillance, Research & Evaluation) through the SP NOW initiative.

The incumbent is responsible for the advancement of the translation of new suicide prevention initiatives into educational resources across the VA system and works closely with the Rocky Mountain MIRECC and VISN 2 CoE for Suicide Prevention in the translation process. The Associate Director Education is responsible for ensuring national rollout of initiatives are in alignment with implementation science principles and include interface with a wide range of clinical and administrative offices within VHA. These initiatives embody the mission to make "suicide prevention everyone's business" by co-leading the integration of suicide prevention into the broad VHA health care continuum.

The Associate Director Education will provide primary leadership to the Education team within the SPP office, leading the national suicide prevention education and training program as well as development of a policy and legislative agenda. The work directed is, administrative, technical, and complex. The incumbent adheres to local and national VA policies, often consulting with peers on professional and technical matters. The incumbent assists the Senior Consultant of Operations with complex reviews of effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of suicide prevention office efforts and develops detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and administration of the program, which has wide ranging impact on other VA and national level programming.

The incumbent uses critical decision-making skills to prioritize difficult needs and solve problems quickly, logically, and accurately. Employs good judgment, initiative, and creativity in independent and collaborative problem solving and in designing solutions when guidelines do not exist or apply or where gaps exist. In this way, the Associate Director Education, under the supervision of the Senior Consultant for Operations, affects the workings of SPP and the outcomes for Veterans and stakeholders. This work includes developing new ways to resolve major administrative problems or planning the most significant administrative management aspects to ensure successful program implementation.

Major duties/functions include, but are not limited to:

• Management of schedules for several related patient safety activities in the Medical Center
• Ensure that teams and groups are following-up as instructed, compiling information as instructed.
• Demonstrate competence in performing precursory reviews of Medical Records
• Look for variances in standards of care, completing auditing forms, and providing the supervisor with initial review of findings.
• Demonstrate integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice in providing care to patients.
• Demonstrate grade-appropriate and consistent critical thinking skills
• Plan and organize care based on patient needs and provider competencies to assure safe, efficient, and cost-effective care.

As a Recreation Therapist, you will:

• Be responsible for developing, organizing and administering Recreation programs to provide therapeutic treatment to residents, with a variety of illnesses and disabilities to include but not limited to physical impairments, psychiatric, neurological and cognitive impairments.
• Assemble pre-evaluation data, interpret medical record information, and conduct mental and physical evaluation of resident in order to develop and implement a treatment plan.
• Employ therapeutic objectives, which are complex because of the severe and multiple disabilities regularly encountered.
• Input data in the electronic healthcare medical record system and updates quarterly to reflect current status of patients.
• Develop psycho-social activities for coping with frustration, stress, anger and hostility; and the appropriate use of leisure time; and improving social interaction skills.