Total 435 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Bliss, Texas

• 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.

• Monitors patient drug therapy in patient's medical records, pharmacy medication profile, laboratory data, medication administration records, and or through patient/family interviews.
• Interface with physicians or other health care providers in the design of a drug treatment.
• Responsible for the pharmacy related operational policies and the functional direction of pharmacy staff.
• Provide routine and complex drug information and education to patients, physicians, and other staff.
• Administer medications according to Healthcare Provider guidance and pre-established protocols.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for managing Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) and/or Domestic programs as follows:
• Designing regulatory, survey, control, and/or eradication efforts.
• Representing Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) in cooperative programs.
• Developing survey, treatment, and/or inspection initiative in order to facilitate exports of agricultural products.
• Overseeing the planning and management of inspections, treatments, and survey/eradication programs as well as the enforcement of quarantines.
• Providing guidance to the first-level supervisors who initiate and modify techniques and procedures to meet changing program requirements.
• Developing and maintaining cooperative relations with customers, stakeholders, regulated entities, and other Federal and local governmental agencies.

All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task

Duties include but not limited to:

• Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans.
• Provides direct care for complex veterans.
• Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc.
• Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
• Performs oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning.
• Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
• Monitors and documents patient intake and output.
• Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices.
• Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to patients/veterans' treatment plan.
• Recognizes the resident's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment. 11.Actively participates in treatment planning meetings. 12.Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as lift equipment, hydro sound tubs, and veteran/resident wandering system.

• Coordinate the administrative aspects of the credentialing program.
• Monitor compliance of provider peer review, Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) and Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) to ensure compliance with Joint Commission andother regulatory standards.
• Record and complete meeting minutes.
• File and scan documents, archive files for providers who have out-processed the credentials office.
• Prepare privileged and non-privileged provider profiles and enters required information concerning education, training, licensure, performance, and other pertinent required data.
• Government Purchase Card holder; required to complete all required training and refresher training.
• Request funding for purchases at the end of the billing cycle.
• Conduct periodic screening and purging of individual files in accordance with DHA, Federal, and State regulations and directives.
• Utilize information extracted from database reports for appropriate credentials documentation and independently initiates correspondence or telephonically contacts
• Notify the individual nurse/provider and their chain of command, as appropriate, when licensure nears expiration and when they expire.
• Use knowledge of administrative programs and operations to refer individuals to appropriate party.

• Support the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program and employee is a licensed Physical Therapist.
• Provide full range of professional injury screening and prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness.
• Participate in injury control research, analysis and reporting to support H2F program.
• Synthesize rehabilitation or injury surveillance data gathered from H2F activities and creates reports on the effectiveness of H2F program.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Extensive knowledge of SWS and its programs as they relate to administrative functions.
• Detailed knowledge of the organizational structure of the VA at local and higher levels, in-depth working knowledge of VA policies and regulations especially those pertaining to SWS and its Programs.
• Knowledge and ability to apply patient privacy regulations and release of information procedures.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and usages, (in general, medicine, surgical, geriatrics, hospital terms, medical abstracts, abbreviations, nursing, social work, pharmacology, aging, and home health), spelling, grammar, and composition, and ability to determine and follow required formats for VA memos and reports.
• Ability to plan effectively, set priorities, coordinate activities, have a high degree of skill in oral and written communications with a variety of people of different backgrounds and comprehension, and present a positive image of the VA to the community. This may include clerical, technical, administrative, and professional people at all levels in the medical center and community agencies.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations, to modify plans and demonstrate flexibility in changing circumstances, while displaying a high degree of interpersonal skill.
• Knowledge of the duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of SWS staff, and ability to support these with a spirit of teamwork in performing non-routine assignments. Knowledge sufficient to recognize which information is or is not relevant to the problem at hand. Ability to perform, plan and organize work in situations where numerous demands are made.
• Knowledge required to coordinate the work of the office with other stakeholders, and for recognizing the need for such coordination in various circumstances.
• Thorough knowledge of statistical and analytical processes and deductive reasoning to conduct problem and trend identification and resolution.
• Skill in use of Microsoft Work, Outlook, and Excel programs, scheduling, and other VISTA packages as indicated by duties of the position. Ability to retrieve information from CPRS to assist field staff with information needs by phone.
• Skill in operation and routine maintenance of facsimile and copier machines, as well as personal computers and printers.
• Ability to identify safety issues related to patient/staff safety and acts appropriately to report unsafe conditions.
• Skill in applying basic data gathering methods, such as standard interviewing or surveying techniques, to collect various types of factual information.
• Excellent telephone and personal interaction skills to ensure tact and diplomacy in dealing with veterans, families, high level officials, staff and other administrative and clinical departments, representatives from private and community corporations, members of service organizations and other stakeholders.
• Plans and carries out the successive steps and handles problems and deviations in the work assignment in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training or accepted practices in the occupation.
• The work includes various duties involving different and unrelated processes and methods.

• Write lesson plans and other elements of curriculum development, information papers and other staff actions, and technical documents.
• Conduct validations, analyzes results, reports on validation, and review course materials and test as required.
• Create training situation and procures required training aid to enhance situation awareness.
• Conduct training for Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Reporting System-Industrial Hygiene (DOEHRS-IH).