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• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Authoring and managing web pages and media (such as images and documents)
• Following a style guide to ensure pages are optimized for usability, readability, and visual consistency.
• Monitors and analyzes Web use data to identify trends that might require adjusting technology needs.
• Using site analytics tools to review and evaluate the performance of specific pages, groups of pages, or the entire site.
• Writing content, editing, and approving program-written content.
• Briefs the Web and Creative Services director on the status and outcomes of initiatives.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Supports the agency's Workers’ Compensation program, participates in studies of management and administrative processes and systems and recommends solutions to procedural problems.
• Processes injury and illness claims for priority ranking and further action.
• Enters OWCP claims information into automated data systems and spreadsheets.
• Research data and develops reports while maintaining contact with and providing customer.
• Participates in the development of web-based and tactile educational tools and resources, and assists with both on-site, teleconference, and virtual training employees, supervisors, and managers.
• Research and compiles background information, statistical data and other information, prepares charts, graphs, and other narrative information for management or program analysis.
• Prepares memoranda, reports, and other information products related to monthly metrics and quarterly OWCP updates.
• Reviews and distributes incoming OWCP correspondence based on subject matter and content of documentation and materials.
• Reviews OWCP case status details and makes preliminary determinations and/or recommendations of whether OWCP case development necessitates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Processes laboratory specimens for shipment to reference laboratories using acceptable laboratory procedures.
• Collect patient samples when necessary.
• Check that all specimens are properly and completely labeled
• Perform clinical laboratory tests on specimens as ordered.
• Evaluate and interpret results to determine if data is complete and valid.
• Collect, test, and process donated blood into treatment specific components.

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The LPN is responsible for delivering secure and individualized nursing care to patients within the Specialty clinic setting. The incumbent collaborates and communicates effectively with veterans, families, caregivers, and support staff, both internally and externally. Based on observations of the patient's condition, the LPN takes initiative to implement necessary actions, performing duties with minimal supervision under the general guidance of a RN or Healthcare Provider (HCP). LPNs are expected to possess comprehensive knowledge of practical nursing procedures.


The LPN/LVN GS 7 Nurse is characterized by the following:

• . Knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients from chronic to critically ill. Comprehensive understanding of conditions, nursing principals, standards and practices to be able to coordinate the nursing care required in the outpatient clinic setting and to alter the sequence and/or care delivered to meet individual patient's needs.
• Knowledge to interpret common test results and other medical data. Skill in observing the patient for subtle changes and deviations from normal and in documenting and reporting this information. Ability to independently adjust or modify care being delivered to meet the changing needs of the patient with notification to the RN or provider for concurrence.
• Knowledge of human behavior with advanced skill in incorporating established customer service standards into practice.
• Knowledge to incorporate patient education into care routine and modify as necessary to meet needs of the patient.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and supplies skill set and/or operate specialized equipment.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as scientific principles underlaying the nursing care and or procedures to be carried out.
• Knowledge and skill to detect subtle changes which indicate potential for cardiac or respiratory arrest. Skills to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potential urgent and emergent situations.
• Knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis and sterile technique with ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques to a variety of patient care situations and to assist others to do so.
• Knowledge about drug side effects, purposes, therapeutic dosage range and toxic effects with skill sufficient to administer a wide range of medications including large volume IV solutions. Ability to accurately calculate IV drip rate and adjust rates of IV fluids to maintain fluid as per provider order.
• Knowledge of written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of VISTA and CPRS in order to function and a super user for patient record access and documentation issues.

• Demonstrates knowledge of reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices, and supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of items that are sent to SPD for reprocessing and/or sterilization.
• Can suspend the reuse of any RME if it is suspected that the device was not properly cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized per the Standard Operating Procedures and/or Manufacturer's guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of items of the initial decontamination process that must be taken prior to transport of items and the appropriate method of transport.
• Must have annual validation of competency in the set-up, reprocessing, and maintenance of specific reusable medical equipment.

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

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Plans, Formulates, and Implements National Policy and Programming: Assist with the development and sustainability of the forensic healthcare program to enhance the capacity of the Indian health system to provide high-quality multidisciplinary services and support for patients presenting for forensic healthcare and related services in collaboration with and as delegated by the Forensic Nurse Consultant. Provide recommendations to supervisors and senior leaders on forensic healthcare, projects, services, issues and trends. Serve as a coordinator for sexual assault policy implementation and monitoring.

Evaluates and Analyzes Program Effectiveness: Analyze existing or proposed systems, strategies, services, or other health related matters for forensic healthcare in conjunction with the Forensic Nurse Consultant. Research and analyze product problems caused by controversial, complex & often conflicting factors. Monitor trends and state-of-the-art clinical guidelines, strategies, research and other outcomes related to medical forensic healthcare prevention, intervention, and treatment. Review congressional and legislative action; assess and initiate impact and action on forensic healthcare accordingly.

Develops Networks and Partnerships: Provide leadership to promote and build collaboration with tribes, tribal organizations, Federal agencies and others to align resources to support DNS forensic healthcare program efforts. Represent the Agency at meetings and on national committees, task forces, and workgroups as assigned. Call and host meetings and teleconferences, arrange for guest speakers, foster leadership by others, and take appropriate actions to enable the establishment and growth of effective networks and partnerships.

The Registered Nurse for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in the Greenville Outpatient Mental Health Clinics will work with the Mental Health Team and collaborate with licensed independent providers (LIPs) to assure high quality care to the Veteran with psychiatric diagnoses/mental health needs.

The BHIP Nurse works closely within an interdisciplinary team framework to help foster independent living through appropriate management of the client's mental illness by providing assessments, planning, interventions and evaluation of treatment. Mental health treatment provided is documented within prescribed guidelines in CPRS.

Duties include but not are not limited to:

• Assist Veterans in the following ways: Provide Veterans and their family members with education regarding their illness, medications and treatment plan.
• Provide outreach to clients who are having problems with treatment adherence and who may be relapsing.
• Coordinate with other agencies and make referrals to provide patients with necessary community services.
• Refer to, consult with and coordinate care with other VA health care providers.
• . Assess patients and provide additional support between visits with LIPs. Facilitate psycho-educational and support groups.
• Act as liaison to Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to facilitate continuity of care. Provide coverage as needed for other staff in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic.
• BHIP Program responsibilities: Serves as the primary contact for Veterans. Assists in scheduling, re-scheduling appointments, and appointment cancellations.
• Works closely with Program Support Assistant with appointments & scheduling.
• Performs suicide risk assessments and/or mental status exams & Provides crisis assessment/intervention.
• Provides follow-up care, medication evaluation assessment, and administration of medications as needed.
• Enters order for medication refills, laboratory, and consults per policy.
• Provides case management for high risk Veterans & engages in end-of-life care for Veterans with serious mental illnesses.
• . Ensures BHIP team and PCMM are assigned correctly.
• Assists in treatment planning, care coordination, and daily team meetings. Reviews and completes Clinical Reminders per policy.
• Monitors Performance Measures, wait times, incomplete encounters, and outcome measures for BHIP team.
• Follow-up phone calls, secure messaging. Facilitates appointments with Primary Care Provider for medical evaluation.
• Takes vital signs, completes medication reconciliation, documents care and treatment planning in CPRS.

LPN/LVN responsibilities include:

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to carry out a full range of practical nursing care and specialized patient care duties to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems in the outpatient setting.
• Assists with patient education and patient groups regarding Telehealth Services.
• Demonstrates ability to manage telephone care to include Telehealth results.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage patient flow to maintain timeliness of appointments.
• Utilizes nursing protocols with attention to the individuality of patients, patient safety and evidence-based practice.
• Assists in care coordination and access to specialty care through communication and placing consult per nursing protocols.
• Demonstrates competence in handling of all RME for patient care use and cleaning post procedure. Adheres to all departmental policies and procedures for reprocessing RME.
• Demonstrates working practices that include adherence to Infection Control standards and the safe use and operation of equipment.
• Maintains knowledge of medical equipment with skill sufficient to set-up, operate and maintain functioning. Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunctions or loss of equipment, supply deficiencies and fire, safety or environmental hazards. Promptly reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action including the submission of a work order.
• Demonstrates knowledge of universal precautions, medical asepsis and sterile technique with ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques to a variety of patient care situations and to assist others to do so. Utilizes PPE appropriately.
• Participates in the orientation, education and training of less experienced LPNs and shares knowledge, experience, and skills with co-workers in the form of structured in services and 1:1 interaction. Independently seeks out educational opportunities to enhance their nursing practice.
• Maintains professional ethics and conduct with patient and staff.
• Demonstrates flexibility by willingly and promptly accepting changes in work assignment, locations and rendering safe patient care.
• Articulates the mission, vision, and ICARE (Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellent) values of the Department of Veteran Affairs that reflect positively on the VA to patients, staff, students and visitors
• Readily seeks assistance and guidance by consultation with MD/PA/NP/RN about changes in patient's conditions that requires a higher level of intervention.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunctions or loss of equipment, supply deficiencies and fire, safety, or environmental hazards. Promptly reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Demonstrates ability to close open encounters by close of business daily.
• Reviews view alerts throughout the day and completes by close of business daily.
• Consistently provides verbal and/or written information that is thorough and accurate using clear and concise communication methods to ensure that customers understand.
• Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients/families/co-workers to promote honest and meaningful interactions.
• Consistently communicates with patients/families/co-workers and the general public in a courteous, tactful and helpful manner. Both oral and written communications are provided promptly and are responsive to the customer's needs.
• Effectively engages in several forms of communications to complete work assignments in day-to-day work environment (i.e., instant messaging, secure messaging, e-mail, telephone, verbal, VVC, V-Tel, text pagers etc.

• Perform magnetic resonance imaging of heads, spines, extremities, and bodies.
• Receive requests from physicians and other health care providers for MRI examinations of patients.
• Assist radiologist or physician in reading or evaluating imaging results.
• Perform operator level maintenance and care of magnetic equipment.
• Establish a variety of files and records relating to imaging activities and functions.
• Position patients for producing quality images for the requested examination.

Duties for this position include but are not inclusive of:

• Serves as the MCA VISN Coordinator is responsible for Leading the MCA/DSS program and collaborating
  with VA Headquarters, Network, and maintaining the MCA program.
• Responsible for identifying system inconsistencies and recommending solutions related to all aspects of the DSS Program VISN-wide.
• Develops and and responsible for maintenance of position descriptions, performance plans and effective Labor Relations with labor partners.
• Monitors and evaluates VISN compliance with VHA position management policies and procedures
• Consults with VISN leadership to identify needs and develops national tools and knowledge products to meet those needs
• Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and review, as
  well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Defines and provides analysis to assess manpower efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance
• Implements quality improvement initiatives
• Develops goals, plans, policies and procedures in regards to the development and deployment of VISN-wide position management , manpower, and workforce planning requirements
• Provides support to the VISN's strategic alignment and workforce succession planning
• Ensures position managers and broader HR community has the appropriate training and tools to maintain an accurate position inventory.
• Assigns work, ensures accuracy of work products, and manages time and leave for subordinate employees
• Manages subordinate employee's performance including conduct and behavior
• Work involves knowledge of accounting, medical administration, budget, organization of medical centers, functionality of clinical settings, and medical coding.

The incumbent serves as a Program Management Officer within the Member Services (MS) and provides executive level support to the Executive Director by providing oversight and guidance to projects of high importance within MS. The incumbent collaborates with senior officials within MS, VHA Office of Finance, VHA Office of Policy and Planning, VHA Office of Health Information (OH1), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Inspector General (01G), VA Office of Information and Technology (01&T), Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), and other key stakeholders and local medical facility leadership to achieve VA goals. The incumbent is responsible for project prioritization, the development of strategies to support VHA Mission, customer objectives, and effective management of VA health care. The incumbent plans and implements large scale emerging national programs and their supporting applications. The incumbent has director supervisory and leadership responsibility for the following Business Support Office service lines: Training and Quality Management (TQM), Knowledge Management (KM), Communications (Comms), and Systems Management (SM).

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Monday through Friday
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Remote: This is a remote position
Position Description/PD#: Program Managemt Officer/PD075680
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.

The incumbent is a first level-nursing manager for Ambulatory Care in Community Based Out-patient Clinics (CBOC) or Health Care Center. He/she functions under the direction and guidance of the Chief Nurse (CN) in providing clinical and administrative leadership. He/she uses the nursing process to achieve identified goals for the Health Care System as a nursing leader.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

• The NM holds responsibility for implementation of the Vision, Mission, and Values of the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System within his/her defined areas of responsibility.
• He/she is fully engaged in the administrative and clinical nursing practice characterized by both increased complexity of clinical decision making and enhanced skills in nursing management/leadership.
• He/she provides leadership in the day-to-day operations and input as an influencer in the strategic planning process for the attainment of organizational goals.
• The NM keeps staff informed of Clinical/Administrative goals through facilitating both vertical and horizontal communications in a timely manner.
• The incumbent provides timely information regarding emergencies, unusual occurrences or issues impacting nursing practice or operations to the Chief Nurse, Deputy Associate Director Patient Care Services and/or the Associate Director of Patient Care Services
• He/she provides direct supervision of nursing personnel in their defined area of responsibility and evaluates their performance and competency.
• The incumbent is knowledgeable concerning the counseling/disciplinary process; works closely with the Human Resources representative and seeks assistance as needed keeping their supervisory abreast of actions
• The NM is responsible for all issues affecting nursing including, but not limited to: standards of practice, credentialing, training, functional statements, position descriptions, proficiency reports (timely and complete), performance appraisals (timely and complete), ensuring staff follow policies, procedures, and protocols. May be called upon to edit, format, update the same as required.
• He/she ensures/supervises appropriate orientations, educations, and continuing professional development of nursing personnel
• The NM assumes responsibility for staffing and scheduling of permanent and supplemental nursing staff, ensuring all assignments reflect appropriate utilization, compliance with staffing guidelines, and the Joint Commission Standards.
• The NM is fiscally responsible and participates with the Chief Nurse in planning and monitoring the budget including overtime expenditures/trends
• He/she allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe, and customer focused care. The incumbent serves as a role model coaching and supporting staff in critical thinking in professional nursing practice. He/she fosters an environment conducive to learning and provides educational experiences for nurses.
• The NM facilitates an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and collegial relationships; promotes peer review.
• The NM has a responsibility to ensure an environment conducive to retention / recruitment of highly competent nursing staff of diverse backgrounds. He/she directs practice according to established policies, standards of care, and standards of practice. He/she monitors/ ensures nursing practice and operations are compliant with all applicable local, VlSN, and/or State/National standards, policies, statutes and regulations.

The incumbent serves as the Assistant Chief of Health Information Management (ACHIM). This position reports to the Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM). Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• The incumbent serves as the Assistant Chief of Health Information Management (ACHIM) in a medical facility of high complexity (level 1), with responsibility for the supervision of all HIM functions. Incumbent is charged with full responsibility, both technical and administrative, for the daily operation of the HIM department which consists of all functions of health record activities related to coding, health record documentation analysis, transcription/speech recognition, release of information, file room/scanning programs, and health information exchange.
• Provides expertise, guidance and direction and has responsibilities relative to providing supervision, administrative support, coordination, and technical assistance in the planning, development and maintenance of an effective, comprehensive, and integrated HIM Program at this Medical Center.
• Assists the Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM) in the planning, directing, policy making, organizing and controlling the activities of this department and serves as acting CHIM in the absence of the CHIM.
• In conjunction with the CHIM responsible for collecting and processing data for various reports, surveys, and research projects.
• Responsible for assisting physicians and other health professionals in obtaining health record information to be used in research projects.
• Advises on what material is available, how it may be obtained and the uses that can be made of the information while protecting the confidentiality of the record.
• Aids in a variety of projects and is responsible for screening, abstracting and tallying data from records and computer generated reports.
• Serves as a consultant to provide guidance and advise researchers on methods for gathering data.
• Assists in selected miscellaneous retrospective health record review/data abstraction projects to support medical center Quality Management data collection activities.
• Provides technical guidance to the unit supervisors and lead clerks while providing support to each unit in the absence of the section supervisor.
• Provides expertise in the area of subpoenas, court orders, advance directives, and general release of information, as well as other medico-legal issues.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of changes that are constantly being made in the health information field as well as allied medical fields and applying the information and knowledge gathered to the operations of the hospital.
• Participates in various facility, VISN and national committees requiring health information management subject matter expertise.
• The incumbent shares responsibility with the CHIM for collecting and processing data for various reports, surveys, and research projects; for preparing reports and recommendations for review and consideration by the Chief of HIMS.
• Responsible for assisting physicians and other health professionals in obtaining health record information to be used in research projects. Advises on what material is available.
• Provides effective audits and monitors for all areas of responsibility, assuring that accurate and timely data is processed by all employees. Reviews work accomplished and assesses quality, quantity, accuracy and timeliness of work produced by each employee. Ascertains problems encountered and takes corrective action.
• Develops performance standards and conducts performance evaluations. Develops and conducts competency assessments. Responsible for carrying out established personnel functions and practices. Keeps employees informed about important aspects of personnel management programs. Formulates and initiates performance standards. Interviews prospective employees, recommends selection, and carries out training and development of assignments, awards or disciplinary action.
• Is a subject matter expert on 0675 and 0669 qualification standards and how to appropriately apply them. Provides administrative support to other HIM Supervisors/Leads by aiding in the selection, training and evaluation of section employees. Provides technical guidance to the unit supervisors and lead clerks while providing support to each unit in the absence of the section supervisor.
• Work is of an analytical, evaluative, and creative nature, and incumbent is responsible for keeping abreast of constant changes in the health information field as well as allied medical fields and applying the information and knowledge gathered to the operations of the hospital.