Total 49,438 Others level Maintenance / Repair job vacancies

• You will act as point of contact regarding mechanical utilities systems information.
• You will serve as technical advisor to engineers on complex engineering problems.
• You will perform engineering investigations to avoid future and existing operational problems.
• You will develop repair, construction, maintenance and preventive maintenance program requirements for mechanical utilities systems.

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As a working leader performs the following:

• Maintains current knowledge, and answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives.
• Passes on to other workers the instructions received from the supervisor by assigning daily tasks to individuals of the work group.
• Demonstrates proper work methods and works along with others to set a work pace.
• Ensures necessary plans, materials, supplies, equipment and tools are available when needed.
• Recommends operation needs per work requests to the supervisor.
• Answers workers questions or obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems that arise during the process of the project.

• Performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
• Performs limited diagnoses to determine the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses basic test equipment.
• Removes, replaces, adjusts, cleans and installs parts and components such as wheel seals, switches, sensors, fuel pumps, water pumps, power steering pumps, brakes, filters, radiators, bearings, springs, and other items of similar complexity.
• Independently performs routine repairs and maintenance functions in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems using standard parts.
• Conducts limited readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.
• May perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communication equipment such as radios, field telephones, amplifiers, switchboards, recorders, intercoms by removing and replacing components and elements.
• In conjunction with or in the absence of the Tools and Parts Attendant, may maintain supply documentation, and the receipt, store, issue, and inventory of tools and parts used in the trades operation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Receipt and Accountability of federal property: Analyzes possible redistribution of equipment through transfer, loan or assignment.
• Property Redistribution: Works with units assigned in dealing with distribution and redistribution of Equipment and Assets.
• Property Asset Reporting: Performs Quarterly Equipment on hand analysis by unit identification code (UIC) to improve equipment accountability to ensure all UIC units are validated on.
• Reconciliations: Validates state asset visibility and accountability of federal assets using PBUSE. Initiates and recommends unit visits for performance of reconciliations.
• Mobilization and Support Responsibilities: Reviews, validates and establishes accountability for mobilizing units and organizations.
• Customer Support: Processes PBUSE reject reports, performs S-Tops system administration, updates Standard Operating Procedures internally and for UIC units, processes/manages Standard Study Number-Line Item Number Automated Management, etc.
• Performs a wide range of supply actions to accomplish required duties. Uses multiple supply systems and supply data files.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

• You will provide funds administration concerning the MILCON, and DON allotment fund accounting program.
• You will apply accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices to accounting systems for the complex NAVFAC and DOD accounting/system financial operations, STARS-FL.
• You will analyze accounting systems and processes and modify accounting techniques to solve problems.
• You will ensure the accuracy, reliability, timeliness and propriety of fiscal transactions from the myriad financial systems, internal and external.
• You will coordinate and synthesize the Command financial program.
• You will review recurring monthly, quarterly and year-end financial management reports.
• You will review Trial Balance Reports and ensure their accuracy and reconciliation to the FIS source data.
• You will plan work, set priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work, make work assignments based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignments and the capability of subordinates.
• You will review work, evaluate performance, provide advice, counsel or instructions to individual employees concerning work and administrative matters.

Lead Medical Supply Technician working with the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) staff as a resource for daily operation routines, training, and problem solving while assisting the Supervisors with oversight, quality assurance, and compliance. The Lead Technician is competent in all areas of SPS including Decontamination, Preparation, Cool Room, Center Core, and endoscope reprocessing including High Level Disinfection. SPS practices and processes are based on VHA Handbooks and Directives, Industry Standards (AAMI, AORN, IAHCSMM) and manufacturer instructions for use. The Lead Technician duties include but are not limited to:

• Must be able to understand references and how to research standards and guidelines for best practices as well as develop a plan to assist in implementation.
• Quality Control in SPS requires all staff to visually inspect and test instruments and equipment for function and quality
• Assist in proactively assessing the instrument sets prior to release to the clinical service. Instruments that are not appropriate for use processed for replacement or repair
• Ensure the volume, quality, and needs of instruments for the end-user are managed appropriately. Loaner sets come in to the service and must be checked for accuracy and cleanliness and should be accompanied with proper count sheets and manufacturer cleaning guidelines;
• Assisting the Supervisor.
• Front-line problem-solving
• Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and staffing issues are properly communicated with the Supervisor so they can be researched and corrected.
• Responsible for following departmental procedures to have repairs completed and communicating the status of the repairs with the service.
• The Lead Technician is a critical role in the chain of command for SPS and the final product to be used on a patient. This role requires the incumbent to be independent self-starters who can foster frontline staff with training, competence, and mentoring.

• Performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
• Performs limited diagnoses to determine the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses basic test equipment.
• Removes, replaces, adjusts, cleans and installs parts and components such as wheel seals, switches, sensors, fuel pumps, water pumps, power steering pumps, brakes, filters, radiators, bearings, springs, and other items of similar complexity.
• Independently performs routine repairs and maintenance functions in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems using standard parts.
• Conducts limited readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.
• May perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communication equipment such as radios, field telephones, amplifiers, switchboards, recorders, intercoms by removing and replacing components and elements.
• In conjunction with or in the absence of the Tools and Parts Attendant, may maintain supply documentation, and the receipt, store, issue, and inventory of tools and parts used in the trades operation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• 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.

Lead Medical Supply Technician working with the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) staff as a resource for daily operation routines, training, and problem solving while assisting the Supervisors with oversight, quality assurance, and compliance. The Lead Technician is competent in all areas of SPS including Decontamination, Preparation, Cool Room, Center Core, and endoscope reprocessing including High Level Disinfection. SPS practices and processes are based on VHA Handbooks and Directives, Industry Standards (AAMI, AORN, IAHCSMM) and manufacturer instructions for use. The Lead Technician duties include but are not limited to:

• Must be able to understand references and how to research standards and guidelines for best practices as well as develop a plan to assist in implementation.
• Quality Control in SPS requires all staff to visually inspect and test instruments and equipment for function and quality
• Assist in proactively assessing the instrument sets prior to release to the clinical service. Instruments that are not appropriate for use processed for replacement or repair
• Ensure the volume, quality, and needs of instruments for the end-user are managed appropriately. Loaner sets come in to the service and must be checked for accuracy and cleanliness and should be accompanied with proper count sheets and manufacturer cleaning guidelines;
• Assisting the Supervisor.
• Front-line problem-solving
• Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and staffing issues are properly communicated with the Supervisor so they can be researched and corrected.
• Responsible for following departmental procedures to have repairs completed and communicating the status of the repairs with the service.
• The Lead Technician is a critical role in the chain of command for SPS and the final product to be used on a patient. This role requires the incumbent to be independent self-starters who can foster frontline staff with training, competence, and mentoring.

• Troubleshoots, performs maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
• Troubleshoots equipment and diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses test equipment.
• Removes and disassembles engines and major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems.
• Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems.
• Conducts readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.
• May maintain and repair electronics communication equipment by removing and replacing components and elements.
• Assists in the maintenance of production reports and records, and makes recommendations to the supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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This position serves as a supervisory technician in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS). SPS is the central point within the Medical Center from which patient care medical/surgical supply inventory; instruments and equipment are received, processed, packaged, and distributed. SPS consists of three distinct units: Decontamination; Sterile Preparation and Distributions. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate all operations, priorities, and procedures daily within the Sterile Processing Department.
• Collaborates with Lead Technician to ensure work is distributed in the most fair and equitable manner.
• Plans and assigns work on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis and adjusts assignments during a workday to alleviate halt points in reprocessing activities.
• Responsible for the direct supervision of day-to-day operations in SPS during the evening tour of duty, including reusable medical devices (RMD) reprocessing for all clinical services including management of the Decontamination Unit, Sterile preparation area, and sterile storage of RMD.
• Directly oversees the work of employees under his/her supervision, orients new employees to their duties, validates competencies of employees, identifies equipment requirements, and recommends methods to improve the quality and productivity of the service.
• Evaluates employee performance and behavior, and if deficient, will initiate appropriate corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Hears and resolves complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager.
• Advises the Chief SPS of problems in the organization's activities, and provides input that may lead to disciplinary actions, such as counseling and formal disciplinary action, within the framework of progressive discipline; recommendation may include termination, especially separation during the probationary period.

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

• Uses electronic data or reports from other official personnel systems to identify discrepancies between data in the systems.
• Primary responsibilities are in support of the man-hour data for the Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System (MEPRS).
• Coordinates corrections and adjustments with departments and work centers for accuracy.
• Performs calculations when necessary to determine more accurate man-hour totals when reported man-hours do not correlate to the workload statistics and the work centers fail to make the appropriate corrections.
• Provides individual and group briefings in the proper techniques for entering schedules of available and non-available man-hours.

• You will review proposed actions for potential impact to cultural resources and compliance with historic preservation statutes, regulations, and guidelines.
• You will prepare concise cost estimates for archaeological investigations, develop budgets, and scopes of work environmental contracts.
• You will prepare correspondence (e.g., e-mails, official letters, issue papers) related to environmental planning projects.
• You will perform professional consultative services related to archaeological and historic resources.

Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repair on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles. This may include self-propelled artillery, tracked cargo and personnel carriers, road graders, mobile cranes, front loaders, bulldozers, power shovels, tanks, tracked combat vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, semi-trailers, forklifts, tractors, and accessory equipment. Troubleshoots, repairs and/or overhauls, as a regular and recurring duty, a variety of the mechanically complex major systems to include internal combustion engines, turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls, cross drive or similar multi-system transmissions and a variety of intricate fuel injection systems. Makes repairs and modifications to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc., for use or placement in systems for which they were not specifically designed. Improvises work when standard procedures do not apply.

Troubleshoots equipment with a variety of the mechanically complex major systems and diagnoses difficult performance problems and the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges and computer diagnostic tools. Utilizes embedded diagnostics in equipment and a wide variety of specialized original equipment manufacturer system analyzers in order to determine the exact nature or extent of repair. Determines what adjustments may be necessary to complete work orders, and whether any additional repairs other than those specified or indicated on the work order are necessary.

Removes and disassembles engines and complex major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems. Makes the appropriate repairs, overhaul, or modifications in accordance with the proper repair specifications and procedures, and improvises repair techniques when standard procedures are not available. Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls in vehicles and equipment as necessary. Makes adjustments and repairs to electrical and suspension systems. Repairs equipment with a variety of interconnected systems to include state of the art electrical and electronic, fuel injection, interconnected gear reduction, multiple engine, and similarly complex systems. Improvises, substitutes, or alters components or parts to fit into systems for which the items were not specially designed or finds other ways to correct defects when existing methods and procedures do not give desired results.

Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locations. Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees within the team. Assists lower grade mechanics in performing major repair work on interconnected complex systems such as electrical, air and hydraulic systems, complex state of the art electrical and electronic systems that use specialized diagnostic equipment to identify problems, complex fuel injection systems and other similar complex systems. May provide Field and limited Sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a "contact team."

Conducts readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity. Performs operational inspections and ensures vehicles and equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, etc., and performs other preventive maintenance operations as required. Inspects supported equipment prior to use during Inactive Duty Training (IDT) and Annual Training (AT), to ensure that it is functioning properly. May inspect in-process repair work of lower graded repairer to ensure equipment is being repaired in accordance with pertinent requirements. May serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations (COMET) or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team (MAIT). Instructs operator/crew in the maintenance of equipment and provides technical advice and assistance to supported units when requested.

Performs electrical repairs on complex state of the art electrical and electronic systems requiring extensive training on specialized diagnostic equipment to identify problems.

Assists in the maintenance of production reports and records and makes recommendations to the supervisor. Plans, organizes, and performs technical analyses as required or assigned. Makes recommendations to the supervisor as to adjustments necessary to effectively, efficiently and economically accomplish the work and maximize production.

Performs other duties as assigned.