Total 621 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Bliss, Texas

VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck


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Psychologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Psychology-Career-Flyer.pdf

The staff psychologist is assigned to the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) located in Austin, TX. The graduate psychologist's primary duties involve initial biopsychosocial assessment, treatment planning, and psychological treatment to Veterans with a wide range of co-occurring disorders, including but not limited to anxiety, PTSD, depression, substance use, and personality disorders. The BHIP graduate psychologist is a member of an interdisciplinary team in general outpatient mental health and provides evidence-based individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to Veterans with complex mental health problems (e.g., acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, integrative behavioral couples therapy, problem solving therapy, and/or dialectical behavior therapy).

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 0800-1630; Tuesday- Friday 0800-1830Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHAEDRPProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. 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)Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Medical Support Assistant: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-MSA-VA-Career-Flyer.pdf

The Medical Support Assistant (MSA) position serves as a Consult Coordinator for Community Care. The MSA works collaboratively with other members of expanded health care teams (i.e., Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), specialty care) including Community Care providers, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, behavioral health staff, etc. to provide a robust interdisciplinary approach to care. Important interfaces and collaborations also occur with larger health care system providers including VA and non-VA specialists, hospitals, diagnostic and treating facilities, and community-based programs. The primary duties of the Medical Support Assistant (Advanced) may include but are not limited to:

• Maintains appointment schedules for Community Care.
• Communicates with Community Care providers to ensure they accept VA patients and payments.
• Prepares any required pre-appointment documents.
• Schedules the appropriate level of care and documents the schedule in the appropriate consult.
• Obtains medical documentation from community providers, scans to appropriate consult within the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and alerts VA providers for continuity of care.
• Coordinates internal and external care between customers and providers.
• Processes consults following Office of Community Care procedures and guidelines and enters appropriate authorizations, if required, utilizing the correct Fund Control Point (FCP)/Obligation number and correct cost estimations.
• Supports patient safety standards using the correct Veterans Affairs identification of all patients through the use of two forms of identification, name and Social Security Number. The patient may also present the Veterans Healthcare Identification Card (VHIC) for identification.
• Validates and updates patient demographic information, either in person during check-in or over the phone, to decrease the incidence of returned mail due to incorrect addresses and inability to contact patient by phone due to incorrect number.
• Explains the VA's mandate to collect insurance information to Veterans, their families, and other eligible patients.
• Collects, scans, and updates health insurance information, serving a major role in the revenue process. The AMSA contributes to the revenue collection process by identifying patients with third-party insurance.
• Promotes Veteran registration for and utilization of My HealtheVet (MHV).
• Schedules Veteran appointments with community providers using VistA or other software scheduling options.
• Uses established business rules to schedule appointment for Veterans which includes clinic visits, consultations, and entries into the Recall Reminder system and Electronic Wait List (EWL).
• Complies with the mandatory training requirements for the outpatient scheduling processes.
• Ensures all appointments are scheduled timely and the provider and patient's desired dates are met.

• Directs the implementation of the Safety and Occupational Health Programs to include the worksite evaluation program, collection of records/accident statistics, safety awards, fire prevention, hazardous waste, and other regulatory programs.
• Coordinates the inspections of environmental conditions and assessment of hazards.
• Evaluates programs for compliance.
• Identify and implement remedial plans for violations or hazards.
• Conduct investigations of incidents involving injury and/or property loss.
• Coordinate with organizational leaders to identify abatement or mitigation strategies.

• Perform data analysis to identify strategies designed to improve provider access, reduce administrative burdens for DoD and Medicare beneficiaries, and improve the cost effectiveness of the civilian/military health care delivery system.
• Oversee and set standards for Utilization Management practices consistent with the Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations, American Nurses Association, Department of the Army and Department of Defense standards.
• Keep current on public policies, Department of Defense, Department of the Army regulations and guidance, legislative trends and health care trends that impact utilization management policies, programs, and procedures.
• Screen, disposition, and resolve issues with routine specialty care requests from the military treatment facility as well as other issues from the network providers.
• Develop materials to enhance public relationships, meet consumer needs, and promote appropriate utilization of resources.
• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, prepare schedules for completion of work, assign work to subordinates, and evaluate work performance of subordinates.

• Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components
• Responsible for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and support factors that impact customer satisfaction
• Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs
• Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs
• Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff
• Delegates care in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Maintains current knowledge of multi-disciplinary resources, programs and services
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all patient information, including electronic, print and conversations
• Actively participates in policies, procedures, and standards to promote evidence-based patient-driven care
• Demonstrates professional communication and conduct
• Recognizes and supports Suicide Prevention initiatives
• Compliance with various Isolation Precautions and Infection Control Guidelines
• Skills in time management, priority setting, assessment and urgent intervention are essential for this unit
• Participation in High Reliability Organization (HRO) & professional governance initiatives
• Promotes evidence-based best practices and nurse sensitive indicators (including but not limited to Falls Prevention, Hospital Associated Infection Prevention, Medication error prevention, Safe Patient Handling, and Skin Safety)

• Responsible for management of military personnel functions.
• Participate in staff meetings addressing military human resource matter.
• Coordinate administrative documents for in and out-processing and Soldier's order.
• Prepare and reconcile reports and brief management and supervisors.
• Compose correspondence as necessary.
• Review changes in legislation, DoD, and higher-level component policies.

• Serve as the Workflow Manager and as the Primary DHN W Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) Manager.
• Responsible for office tasks and staff level guidance to monitor the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of reports, policy directives, correspondence, internal and external taskers and training.
• Direct and overseee operations of administration and management functions for DHN W to include workflow management, correspondence management, records management, publications management, and policy management.
• Ensure compliance with the Privacy Act and the Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, including the legal, regulatory, policy and established processes.
• Develop and implement ETMS2 policies and business practices for the DHN W.
• Plan, develop, and implement policies covering all aspects of the DHN W Directorate’s workflow/correspondence management operations to meet Directorate goals and objectives.
• Review and disseminate administrative directives and policies issued by DHN W, DHA, DoD, and other governmental organizations.
• Participate in identifying and resolving problems arising from internal directives, plans and policies emanating from within the DHN W to ensure conformance with existing policies and directives.
• Serve as the proponent for administrative process development to define and improve continuity of operations.

• Serve as the Safety and Occupational Health Director for the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC).
• Responsible for planning, developing, implementing, coordinating, evaluating, and supervising the USARPAC Safety Program.
• Responsible as the technical safety advisor/consultant to the USARPAC Commander and senior leaders.
• Formulate Theater level safety policies and procedures for a wide range of accident prevention measures.
• Principal staff advisor for USARPAC on all accident prevention matters to include force protection, safety policies and procedures, accident reporting and analysis, occupational safety and health hazards, and field training exercises.
• Represent the USARPAC commander when attending safety meetings, seminars and conferences.

• Expose intra-oral and extra-oral digital dental radiographs in accordance with accepted radiation safety standards.
• Perform teeth isolation procedures.
• Take impressions and bite registrations.
• Pour impressions to make stone and plaster models, trims models as necessary.
• Relay instructions to patients for post-treatment care.
• Instruct patients in appropriate oral hygiene methods including, but not limited to brushing and flossing techniques, care of prosthodontic appliances, post-surgery wound care, and the common causes of dental disease.
• Assist with general dentistry and specialty related dental procedures.

• Provide assistance to medical logistics managers based on regulatory guidance.
• Serve as the top civilian technical authority in the realm of medical logistical operations
• Direct long-range planning for the customer support team.
• Implement ways to eliminate or reduce significant barriers to production.
• Provide medical logistics presentations on process improvements.
• Assure reasonable equity of individual employee performance standards.
• Develop formal training plans for subordinates.

The Registered Nurse for Acute Care is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, and previous experiences. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

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

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 8 and 12 hour shifts, to include days, nights, weekends and holidays
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Bargaining Unit: This position is part of the Bargaining unit.

• Act as relief nurse, triages and screens walk-in patients to assess the severity of the patient's condition and the need for provider intervention.
• Assist health care providers with examinations and procedures.
• Prepare and administers oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications.
• Accept consults for the education of patients in the outpatient setting
• Assess post-procedure patients prior to their release from the clinic.
• Recognize and reports abnormal test results, changes in symptoms and the need for follow-up.

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

• Serves as Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Manager with delegated responsibility for planning and managing the Command's SOH program under the authority of the Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Safety Director.
• Reviews all support agreements and ensures that host installations are providing adequate SOH support to ARCYBER activities.
• Interprets new and revised regulations and directives from higher headquarters as well as host installations, manuals, and guidelines for the operation of the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program
• Supports the Command in the development and implementation of SOH programs for missions and operations of a high-risk nature, including elements involving a mixture of military, contractor, and government civilian employees from various agencies.
• Prepares and selects SOH information to train and motivate workers, supervisors, and managers in accident prevention concepts, practices, and techniques.

• Serves as Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Manager with delegated responsibility for planning and managing the Command's SOH program under the authority of the Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Safety Director.
• Reviews all support agreements and ensures that host installations are providing adequate SOH support to ARCYBER activities.
• Interprets new and revised regulations and directives from higher headquarters as well as host installations, manuals, and guidelines for the operation of the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program
• Supports the Command in the development and implementation of SOH programs for missions and operations of a high-risk nature, including elements involving a mixture of military, contractor, and government civilian employees from various agencies.
• Prepares and selects SOH information to train and motivate workers, supervisors, and managers in accident prevention concepts, practices, and techniques.