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This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the CW Bill Young Medical Center.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates.
• Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen.
• Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals.
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides.
• Brew coffee according to the number of servings required.
• Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes.
• Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
• Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches.
• Work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated. storage and receiving, and the serving line.
• Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Operate and break down equipment.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas.
• Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area.
• Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine.
• Unload delivery trucks.
• Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware.
• Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils.
• Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.

Demonstrates competence in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. The GS-7 LPN has an exceptional degree of knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments for both inpatient and outpatient care. Assignments include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems of considerable difficulty and responsibility, under very general supervision. In addition to meeting the requirements for the LPN GS 3-6 levels, possess broader knowledge and skills for increased involvement in the development and modification of the Veterans plan of care, ability to exercise independent technical judgment, and possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art, and science of practical nursing. Positions at this grade level require broader knowledge and skills because supervision is more general, and employees are expected to be involved to a greater degree in the development and modification of treatment plans.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday) Flexible to meet needs of organization
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the CW Bill Young Medical Center.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Set up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates.
• Break down and clean the station when assigned.
• Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room.
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
• Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required.
• Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities.
• Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment.
• Aids cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings.
• Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas.
• Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
• Prepare boxed/to go meals.
• Select and place correct items on patient trays.
• Read and interpret a regular or modified menu, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections.
• Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.
• Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas.
• Separate food waste, trash/recyclables from dishes, glasses, and silverware
• Unload food/tray delivery carts.
• Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware.
• Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils.
• Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.
• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center.

The GS-7 LPN has an exceptional degree of knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments for both inpatient and outpatient care. Assignments include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems of considerable difficulty and responsibility, under very general supervision. In addition to meeting the requirements for the LPN GS 3-6 levels, possess broader knowledge and skills for increased involvement in the development and modification of the Veterans plan of care, ability to exercise independent technical judgment, and possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art, and science of practical nursing. Positions at this grade level require broader knowledge and skills because supervision is more general, and employees are expected to be involved to a greater degree in the development and modification of treatment plans.

Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm; 8:00am - 4:30pm (Monday - Friday)
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The LPN may contribute to the plan of care by collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, the patient and the patient's family. The LPN collects data and information, recognizes changes in conditions and reports this to the RN supervisor or another appropriate clinical supervisor to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals, outcomes, and patient-centered plans of care that are developed in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team. The LPN participates in the nursing process by appraising the individual patients status or situation at hand. The LPN can participate in implementing established teaching plans for patients and their families with common health problems and well-defined health learning needs and suggest any modifications to the plan of care that may be necessary. The PACT LPN Clinical Associate facilitates continuity of care by making the appropriate referrals. Adhoc telework available at supervisor discretion.

Demonstrates competence in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. The GS-7 LPN has an exceptional degree of knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments for both inpatient and outpatient care. Assignments include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems of considerable difficulty and responsibility, under very general supervision. In addition to meeting the requirements for the LPN GS 3-6 levels, possess broader knowledge and skills for increased involvement in the development and modification of the Veterans plan of care, ability to exercise independent technical judgment, and possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art, and science of practical nursing. Positions at this grade level require broader knowledge and skills because supervision is more general, and employees are expected to be involved to a greater degree in the development and modification of treatment plans.


Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday), flexible to meet needs of the organization
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborates with Executive Leadership, Services, VISN and the National High Reliability Workgroup on the development, implementation, and sustainment of High Reliability processes and outcomes.
• Serves as the primary liaison as assigned on behalf of all elements of the healthcare system between the VISN and headquarters.
• Applying health care management principals to complex problem- solving situations.
• Mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytical skill to investigate and evaluate problems.
• Develops administrative and strategic operational initiatives of the organization.
• Identifying problems, analyze data, and recommend resolutions based on organization's objectives and priorities.
• Plans, organizes, trends, and reviews requests for resources within their assigned executive's chain of command.
• Coordinating and assisting in the preparation of policies related to high-quality health care delivery and providing expert consultation and advisory services to executive leaders in sustaining a High Reliability Organization.
• Coordinates and evaluates process and quality improvement strategies for clinical and non-clinical services in the management of High Reliability and Just Culture.
• Reviews policies and procedures.
• Reviews budget initiatives, subsequent justifications, and defends for the clinical/administrative service/program to the Director.
• Coordinates and participates in strategic planning.
• Reviews audits and evaluations conducted at the facility.
• Develops and analyses recommendations to measure projected impact of proposals on projects and programs.
• Leads fact-finding and administrative board of investigations for evidence-gathering.
• Conducts analytical studies on particular operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects.
• Serves as the Director's line of authority and may be assigned under general supervision of a senior executive leadership team member.
• Leads and participates in task force/research groups to analyze problem areas.
• Recommends adjustments to improve existing policy or procedures.
• Completes other tasks as assigned.

• Manage and administer the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program incorporating an Army/USACE directed Safety and Occupational Health Management System.
• Develop local operating procedures to supplement regulations and manuals of higher echelons in the area of safety and occupational health.
• Provide expert consultation and advice to top management, staff, and operating officials, on SOH management issues pertaining to a wide variety of complex industrial, operating, construction, and engineering work situations.
• Manage the health hazard inventory program to prevent health risk exposures.
• Supervise employees, plan work to be accomplished, and establish priorities for Safety and Occupational Health office.

Demonstrates competence in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. The GS-7 LPN has an exceptional degree of knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments for both inpatient and outpatient care. Assignments include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems of considerable difficulty and responsibility, under very general supervision. In addition to meeting the requirements for the LPN GS 3-6 levels, possess broader knowledge and skills for increased involvement in the development and modification of the Veterans plan of care, ability to exercise independent technical judgment, and possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art, and science of practical nursing. Positions at this grade level require broader knowledge and skills because supervision is more general, and employees are expected to be involved to a greater degree in the development and modification of treatment plans.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm; 8:00am - 4:30pm, Flexible to meet needs of organization
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Selected Staff Psychologist will be assigned to the Mental Health BHIP Team. The selected Staff Psychologist will report clinically and administratively to the assigned supervisory psychologist, and reports to the Chief of Psychology for discipline-specific issues. Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;

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• Serves actively on Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees, workgroups, or task forces.
• Represents psychology on decision-making committees at the Healthcare System or VISN.
• Actively participates in leadership roles on local, state and national professional organizations.
• Represents the Healthcare System at professional/program community group/events and committees.
• Ability to diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological assessments, and to treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Healthcare System, as appropriate.
• Practice is under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist.

• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• Conducts psychological assessments utilizing objective measures and prepares testing reports
• Performs evaluations for all classes of veterans seeking mental health treatment.
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including evidence-based treatments for PTSD and other mental disorders.
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Healthcare System, as appropriate.
• Provides clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training in accordance with Healthcare System and American Psychological Association standards.
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staffs of units to which assigned.

• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• Performs diagnostic evaluations for Veterans with a full range of mental disorders.
• Conducts psychological testing and assessments utilizing objective measures, clinical interviews, records reviews, and consultation with other treating providers as needed; and prepares testing reports.
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions, including evidence-based treatments for PTSD and other mental disorders.
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Healthcare System, as appropriate.
• Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research activities.
• Provides clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training in accordance with Healthcare System and American Psychological Association standards.
• Involved in Psychology Training Program and Training Committee.
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staffs of units to which assigned.

The Audiology Health Technician provides support in six functional areas. They are: 1) walk-in clinic, 2) hearing aid repairs, 3) hearing aid and earmold certification and tracking, 4) data, equipment and supply management, 5) earmold impressions, and 6) audiologist support. The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Supports Audiology professionals in procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing problems using standard face-to-face and telehealth applications.
• Operates and maintains medical and telehealth equipment for diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Perform patient care procedures and provides follow-up hearing aid consultation for patients recently fit with hearing aids.
• Receive and direct patients, answer routine inquiries and make referrals.
• Determine nature of inquiry and independently respond to all administrative questions.
• Assist patients, visitors, and others requesting information, guidance or referral for special assistance.
• Responsible for making impressions of the ear for earmolds, custom hearing aids, and hearing aid repairs due to poor fit or changes in patient status (i.e. loss/gain of weight) including those on surgically altered or difficult to fit ears.
• Perform administrative tasks such as filing and completing clinical documentations.
• Manage office supplies and hearing aid inventory, electronic ordering, and verify orders upon arrival.
• Routinely check orders to ensure that all components are present and in working order.
• Check malfunctioning hearing aids to determine if problems can be corrected or if they must be returned for repairs.
• Performs independent troubleshooting on malfunctioning hearing instruments to determine if problems can be corrected or if the instrument must be sent in for repair.
• Monitors and maintains inventories and orders supplies for ear mold fabrication, hearing aid repairs, hearing aid fittings, diagnostic procedures, and cerumen management purposes.

The Audiology Health Technician provides support in six functional areas. They are: 1) walk-in clinic, 2) hearing aid repairs, 3) hearing aid and earmold certification and tracking, 4) data, equipment and supply management, 5) earmold impressions, and 6) audiologist support. The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Supports Audiology professionals in procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing problems using standard face-to-face and telehealth applications.
• Operates and maintains medical and telehealth equipment for diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Perform patient care procedures and provides follow-up hearing aid consultation for patients recently fit with hearing aids.
• Receive and direct patients, answer routine inquiries and make referrals.
• Determine nature of inquiry and independently respond to all administrative questions.
• Assist patients, visitors, and others requesting information, guidance or referral for special assistance.
• Responsible for making impressions of the ear for earmolds, custom hearing aids, and hearing aid repairs due to poor fit or changes in patient status (i.e. loss/gain of weight) including those on surgically altered or difficult to fit ears.
• Perform administrative tasks such as filing and completing clinical documentations.
• Manage office supplies and hearing aid inventory, electronic ordering, and verify orders upon arrival.
• Routinely check orders to ensure that all components are present and in working order.
• Check malfunctioning hearing aids to determine if problems can be corrected or if they must be returned for repairs.
• Performs independent troubleshooting on malfunctioning hearing instruments to determine if problems can be corrected or if the instrument must be sent in for repair.
• Monitors and maintains inventories and orders supplies for ear mold fabrication, hearing aid repairs, hearing aid fittings, diagnostic procedures, and cerumen management purposes.

The Assistant Chief Nurse, Nursing Operations reports to the Chief Nurse, Operations. They serve as a key member of the nursing leadership team and hold shared responsibility for all aspects of care that fall under the operations service line including Emergency Department, and Surge Team, Nursing Supervisors, Resource/Float pool, Patient Safety Nursing Assistant Pools, Inpatient Transport Team, Wound Care Team, PICC Team, Inpatient Diabetic Educator, and Nursing Timekeepers. They are responsible for supporting the Chief Nurse, Operations, Deputy ADPCS, and ADPCS in providing administrative oversight and direction for all programs within the service.

• The Assistant Chief Nurse, Nursing Operations supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals.
• They support a High-Reliability Organization (HRO) with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based healthcare solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
• The Assistant Chief Nurse, Nursing Operations collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network. They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide. The Chief Nurse, Nursing Operations relates effectively with customers, families, the community, and program and service leaders at the local and network levels
• The Assistant Chief Nurse, Nursing Operations supports the development and administration of service-related administrative and clinical programs, utilizing the nursing process as appropriate. They provide leadership and guidance to subordinates, assisting them in carrying out the expected functions and activities. They serve as a change agent, helping others understand the importance, impact, and process of implementing mindset change and continuous quality improvement
• The Assistant Chief Nurse supports the Chief Nurse, Deputy ADPCS, and ADPCS in ensuring all staff under their supervision understand and follow accreditation and regulatory compliance. They review various dashboards and metrics to identify trends, implement early intervention, and formulate follow-up plans with multidisciplinary administrative and clinical stakeholders to ensure high-performing teams.

• Collect, analyze and report data and information on a variety of service and facility level improvement initiatives.
• Provide management support to Services Leadership for daily operations and long-term planning.
• Execute and prepare responses to a variety of correspondence to include Service Action Items and other facility action items.
• Analyze and presents program status reports for review at all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with a variety of employees from various programs within and outside the Service to carry our primary responsibilities.

Duties listed but are not limited to:

• Maintain a positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills
• Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting, and recording patient/resident observations
• Learning to perform aspects of nursing care to meet patient's needs for the following under close supervision and with direction/guidance from a preceptor:
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Physical Comfort
  • Activity, Exercise, Rest
  • Nutrition
  • Elimination
  • Prevention of Skin Breakdown
  • Rehabilitative Aspects of Care
  • Turning and repositioning
• Maintaining a safe clean and therapeutic environment for patients by performing such activities as checking equipment, assessing safety hazards, straightening procedural and storage areas, cleaning stretchers and wheelchairs between patient uses.
• Participate in maintenance of an optimal infection control program.
• Recognizes changes in the patient's condition and behavior and reporting this to the registered nurse.

The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner has responsibility to develop, organize, and manage the Clinical Pharmacist Specialty Program within the assigned Chronic Pain medication management teams. The CPP has full responsibility to develop necessary services such as physician consultation, patient monitoring, patient counseling and medication management within the Chronic Pain management framework. The CPP is responsible to serve as preceptor for, Doctor of Pharmacy candidates, Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy residents and Post Graduate Year 2 Pharmacy residents in pain and mental health. The CPP must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to complete the duties of the position, including the necessary skills to provide care appropriate to the population of the patients served.

Primary duties of this position include but are not limited to:

Clinical

• Works independently under a scope of practice, providing medication management for those patients who are seen in the Chronic Pain clinic and inpatient areas.
• Serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate, modify, or discontinue medications (excluding controlled substances) as clinically indicated in the treatment of chronic pain management and disease states including but not limited to neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia etc.
• Interviews patients in assigned area, conducting medication history, formulating and implementing pharmaceutical care plan and documenting this information in the patient's electronic record in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).
• Documents a pharmacy education note in the patient's electronic record in CPRS after educating/counseling has taken place.
• Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan, based on patient-specific information that includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint, electing an appropriate drug and related therapy, and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen.
• Interfaces with providers, including physicians, physician's assistants (PA), and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP) and other healthcare providers in the design of the veteran's treatment regimen to achieve optimization of rational and cost-effective drug therapy.
• Establishes and expands the patient data base through interpreting the drug history, medical history, physical examination and ongoing patient specific monitoring of therapy, with documentation in the formal patient medical record.
• Monitors and assesses therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy, including drug interactions, through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters.
• Orders lab tests as indicated for appropriate patient monitoring.
• Provides consultation on selection of appropriate therapeutic regimens as a follow-up of non-therapeutic drug concentrations obtained from ambulatory care patients.
• Provides physicians and other providers a focal resource for discussion of medical problems requiring a pharmaceutical intervention.
• Participates in pain management meetings as assigned.
• Provides clinical telehealth services (such as VA Video Connect) for appropriate patients.
• Implements Medication Use Committee policies including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions to include appropriate patient and provider education.

• Participates in Medication Use Committee activities when requested.
• Reviews medication usage in patients receiving pain medications as part of the overall quality assurance program and prepares necessary reports as required.
• Designs, implements and supervises the chronic pain clinical education and training program for Doctor of Pharmacy candidates and Post Graduate Pharmacy residents.
• Participates in the medical center Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE).
• Registers in Electronic Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substances Evaluation (E-FORCSE) to participate in the Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
• May serve as a director or associate director for a post graduate pharmacy residency program based on qualifications.

• Independently designs, and conducts clinical projects within the scope of pharmacy practice.
• Actively collaborates with other healthcare providers in the design and implementation of protocols and collection of data and participates in the analysis and interpretation of the results