Total 97 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Fort Bliss, Texas

• Inspect vehicles transporting ammunition to ensure the vehicle is mechanically safe to transport ammunition and that the ammunition loaded on vehicle is compatible, properly loaded and secured, and appropriate placarding is in place.
• Use automated / manual inventory systems to maintain records.
• Periodically inspects ammunition magazines to ensure that ammunition is packaged, marked, and stored IAW applicable regulations
• Conducts visual type of inspections of ammunition ensuring packages and marks ammunition in accordance with regulations.
• Operate electric, gasoline, or diesel-powered forklift trucks in order to lift loads weighing up to 10,000 pounds and as high as 168 inches.
• Ensure ammunition items are appropriately stored in correct areas.

• You will serve as an Audit Liaison to the Fleet Cyber command enterprise's subordinate commands, field activities, and forward elements.
• You will provide expert technical advice and guidance to the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Senior Staff on inspections and investigations as the Inspector General.
• You will direct workflow and priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of the Inspector General Office's mission by mitigating risk and optimizing enterprise readiness through professional Inspector General products and services.
• You will supervise the Inspector General staff and perform technical, administrative, and management tasks and provide provide justification, direction, and allocation of resources (people, budget, material).
• You will develop the objectives, policy, and guidance for and maintain oversight of the command’s Inspection Program.
• You will conduct investigations, including hotline investigations, military whistleblower reprisal investigations, investigations in response to Congressional inquiries, and other investigations.
• You will review feedback, findings, and recommendations from the auditing agency and provide concurrence, as appropriate, for recommendations.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

The RN VASQIP Quality Consultant duties include, but are not limited to:

• Identifies surgical cases for inclusion into the National Surgery Office (NSO) database based on appropriate selection criteria.
• Based on established NSO detailed definitions of each preoperative, operative, and outcome measures, the VASQIP Consultant will collect and enter data into the NSO database within the required times.
• Analyzes the data and reports information to identify the need for change in surgical service that may include the need to minimize risk and ensure effectiveness of clinical quality improvement.
• Communicates and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on any findings to analyze care trends and identify opportunities for improved quality of care.
• Participates in other quality-related initiatives within the Surgery Service and throughout the medical center.
• Maintains effective communication skills, serves as a consultant for VASQIP and quality-related matters.
• Comprehends and effectively analyzes the clinical contents of medical records and associated documents in terms of quality and appropriateness of care issues such as adherence to or deviation from accepted diagnostic and treatment protocols, including drug therapies, and the presence or absence of expected outcomes.
• Possesses clinical knowledge of medical care processes and the analytical ability to correlate clinical diagnosis and symptoms with established diagnostic and treatment modalities.
• Maintains current knowledge of research and incorporates the findings into the measurement and evaluation of clinical practice.

• Provide technical advice to Resident Office staff on both technical and administrative matters.
• Coordinate with Resident Engineer the need for preparation for joint, pre-final, and final inspections.
• Discuss details of construction with Contractor personnel; authorizes changes and coordinates such authorizations with the Resident Engineer.
• Discuss the requirements for shop drawings, progress schedules, plans, and other pertinent data with the Contractor.
• Review all Contractors’ safety plans and advise Resident Engineer of identified deficiencies and provides recommendations for rectification.

The PAI receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions. The PAI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work. The PAI provides policy assistance to field level Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on difficult or complex policy interpretations. The work is normally accepted without change. Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to Federal aviation Administration (FAA) policy and for assurance that project requirements have been fulfilled.

Advises other inspectors of major changes in the operation of the aircraft; Standardizes procedures and judgments used by inspectors to evaluate the operation of the aircraft; Evaluates new training methods and equipment (e.g., simulators) for initial certification; Serves on national boards that determine the minimum equipment necessary to operate a particular type of aircraft safely; and Serves on boards that evaluate incidents, accidents, complaints, and other serious problems relating to the aircraft. Develops plans to resolve problems.

As the principal representative in regulatory surveillance of air carrier activities, exercises certificate authority over a major air carrier with very extensive and complex avionics. Analyzes flight involving large fleets of turbojet aircraft engaged in large-scale passenger and freight service; or evaluates maintenance activities and complete aircraft overhaul facilities which are equipped and staffed to handle the latest and most sophisticated turbojet aircraft and associated systems. This level includes responsibility for nationally and internationally prominent carriers who operate the largest, most advanced fleets of turbojet aircraft in the industry

The PAI plans and directs the use of time and resources to accomplish organizational objectives. He or she defines, organizes, and uses resources to accomplish work activities within established schedules, analyzes program requirements and accomplishments, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizational needs.

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

• Lead and manage a branch performing a variety of quality assurance oversight functions of production operations in a highly industrialized depot complex.
• Engage in the maintenance, repair, and/or overhaul of rotary wing aircraft, assemblies, sub-assemblies, accessories, components, and parts in accordance with the Depot Maintenance Concept.
• Provide technical and administrative guidance to subordinates related to meeting the rotary-wing aircraft depot overhaul quality assurance concepts.
• Recommend and/or direct changes deemed necessary because of unforeseen developments or mission changes.
• Conduct efforts to assure work is accomplished effectively, solve technical and management problems, and make recommendations for improvement to methods.
• Monitor the accomplishment of assignments and a wide variety of projects, reviewing and evaluating programs during execution and utilization.

• Under the guidance and direction of higher grade team leader, prepares contract specifications and technical exhibits for simplified contracts, as assigned by the team leader, and develop contract modifications for existing contracts.
• Reviews plans, sketches, blueprints, other similar technical information, and input from both customers and other DPW personnel to prepare contract requirements.
• Submits reports of documented instance of unacceptable contractor performance and contractor's failure to comply with contractual provisions.
• Based on contractual workload, determines valid changes and recurring requirements brought on by changes in procedures and operations.
• Determines effectiveness of contractor’s response to procedural and operational changes required by modifications to current regulations.

• Plans/executes engineering and technical functions related to engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance.
• Develops and/or implements agency engineering and quality assurance policies, tools, and training program.
• Provides authoritative guidance and advice to management, customers, and Quality Assurance Specialists in functional area of expertise.
• Resolves complex technical problems associated with surveillance of major, critical contracts for program life cycle stages, next generation equipment, or DoD Weapon Systems

• YOU WILL/MAY:
• Ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining non-compliance with regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance and initiating enforcement actions, where warranted.
• Verify that meat and poultry slaughter and/or processing establishment's Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements.
• Execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans effectively to prevent unsanitary conditions and adulteration of product.
• Review records, observe plant operations and conduct hands-on verification to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and prepare detailed documentation (Non-Compliance Records) of non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Determine when regulatory control action is necessary. You will assess whether the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and effective, if there are trends in noncompliance, or if an enforcement action is warranted.
• Conduct regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and misbranding).
• Have contact with plant managers, owners and others to explain legal and regulatory requirements, discuss operation of the plant's SSOP, HACCP plan and other food safety programs.
• Communicate and defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans for addressing non-compliance.
• Work with a variety of individuals to resolve problems, clarify differences of interpretation concerning HACCP and other food safety or consumer protection requirements.
• Advise other Agency inspectors, supervisors and officers on inspection and enforcement matters for which you are involved.
• Conduct various samplings, surveys and tests to obtain pertinent data on potential problem areas, industry trends, or other issues of current interest to the Agency.
• Be involved in performing health and safety verification sampling and tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, listeria, etc.), residues or contaminants.
• Assure that products approved for import are in full compliance with all applicable Federal regulations governing the importation of meat and poultry products.
• Authorize entry of all meat or poultry products considered to comply with Federal regulations or refuse entry of any products which violate any of the requirements for admission into this country.
• Coordinate with other Federal agencies (e.g., the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on such matters as animal health restrictions and refused entry lots.

The Quality Management Consultant, Registered Nurse collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care of all areas included within assignments. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Leads efforts with management and within the Shared Governance Structure to alleviate identified health care disparities across diverse patient populations. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.

The QM Consultant, Registered Nurse is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program, service, and organizational level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility. A key aspect of the role will be tracking, analyzing, and trending patient safety outcomes, process improvements, and continuous readiness activities in patient care, services, and organizational functions. The QPS RN will serve as a subject matter expert providing consultations for problem solving and organizational issues. The QPS RN will serve as a representative on various facility-wide and service specific committees. The QPS RN is responsible for participation in and the management and oversight of programs related to patient safety, continuous survey readiness, performance improvement, data collection, data analysis, and data reporting.

The Registered nurse has knowledge regarding conducting and reporting quality improvement measures, including a sound knowledge of accreditation programs such as: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Faciliti.es (CARF), The Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Ascellon Long-Term Care Survey Group, College of American Pathologists, American Association of Blood Banks, FDA, Commission on Cancer Program, and Comprehensive Homeless Center.

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: Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm or 7:30am - 4:00pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Performs in-process and final acceptance inspections on welding and metallizing operations of aircraft, and aircraft engines, components and fabricated parts.
• Monitors the processes and procedures utilized during welding and metal spray tasks.
• Assures the current certification of welding personnel.
• Initiates reports on discrepancies and/or excessive processing to shop supervisor and other personnel, making available own expertise in effecting corrective actions.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of statistical records, charts and reports to provide quality feedback data.

• Performs in-process and final acceptance inspections on welding and metallizing operations of aircraft, and aircraft engines, components and fabricated parts.
• Monitors the processes and procedures utilized during welding and metal spray tasks.
• Assures the current certification of welding personnel.
• Initiates reports on discrepancies and/or excessive processing to shop supervisor and other personnel, making available own expertise in effecting corrective actions.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of statistical records, charts and reports to provide quality feedback data.

As an Ammunition Inspector (Title 32), WG-6501-08, you will perform the below duties:

1. Performs Ammunition Inspections pertaining to the receipt, classification, storage, issue and shipment of ammunition items. May receive shipments of all types of ammunition and verify DA form 1348 against Depot surveillance Records for correct NSN and Condition Code. Ensures commercial carrier delivering ammunition has been inspected in accordance with regulations and standing operating procedures. Verifies quantity of containers for accuracy of nomenclature, stock and lot numbers against shipping documents and signs for shipments. Receives turn-ins from using organizations, counts each item received and inspects for serviceability. Classifies material to assure compatibility of explosive items. Studies new material to determine how it functions, how it is constructed and compatibility for storage purposes according to technical manuals. Assures that off post shipments of ammunition by commercial carriers are in accordance with ammunition policies and procedures and in compliance with Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and DoD regulations. Assures that ammunition is managed by class in accordance with established regulations.
2. Conducts inspection of ammunition being turned-in to determine suitability for further training needs. Takes appropriate steps in this disposition of CCH material. Ammunition Condition Reports (ACRs) are prepared and sent to item manager for disposition of restricted and/or suspended items. If disposition is determined to be locally demilitarized; contact designated EOD team and assist with demilitarization mission.
3. Prepares items for shipment to other depots and/or installations. Using the correct DOT regulations and packing requirements, makes sure all shipments meet DOT requirements. Items to be shipped are palletized and banded according to the hazard class division. Takes each pallet and establishes the correct weight and cube. Uses appropriate technical manuals, determines the proper name and UN number. Using this information, the appropriate 1348's are filled out and sent to Transportation Officer.Studies new material to determine how it functions, how it is constructed and compatibility for storage purposes according to technical manuals.Conducts observations and inspections of ammunition: In storage, inspects ammunition for corrosion from moisture and deterioration. Inspects for dents, loose detonators/fuses, discoloration and softness of dynamite and stains from nitroglycerin. Marks defective ammunition as prohibited for issue. Inspects ammunition of using organizations to determine its condition. Ensure that safety and storage requirements are properly observed. Responds to units which have misfires and/or malfunctions with ammo items. Conducts inspection of ammunition being turned-in to determine suitability for further training needs. Maintains a list of suspended ammunition and prepares listing for reporting excess to proper authorities for disposition. Assures suspended ammunition is withdrawn and no lots issued. Prepares condition reports on all bad ammunition, suspended lots, etc. Directs packaging, stenciling proper loading and blockage of excess ammunition.
4. Demilitarization Inspections. Monitors ammunition and explosive related operations at firing sites and demilitarization areas for adherence to regulations and procedures concerning explosives, compatibility, quantity distance, explosive and personnel limits, transportation and utilization of protective equipment. Inspects ammunition and components using appropriate Ammunition Surveillance Procedures.
5. Transportation Related Inspections. Inspects empty military vans and trucks to insure that carriers meet standards for transporting ammunition, explosives, and other hazardous materials. Performs inspections of incoming and outgoing vehicles for blocking and bracing, compatibility and compliance with applicable storage and out loading drawings security requirements, as well as compliance with applicable DOT regulations. Assists QASAS or designated representative in monitoring procedures for loading and unloading of ammunition onto or from military aircraft. Accompanies local ammunition shipments and receipt, when required to ensure safe and secure movement of material across public roads.
6. Inspects storage facilities for proper storage, packaging, warehousing, structural defects, cleanliness, ammunition compatibility and compliance with Quantity-Distance requirements or applicable explosive safety waivers. Inspects lightning protection systems for proper grounding. Inspects ammunition items in storage for container condition, presence of fumes, external deterioration and marking, reporting any discrepancies or unsafe conditions to supervising QASAS or designated representative. Spot checks accountability and stock accounting procedures.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will complete various phases of the site inspection process.Typical assignments include:

• Conducting Damage Description and Dimensions (DDD) based on photographs, site sketches/drawings, and damage assessed during the site inspection.
• Capturing an applicant's claimed damages for all categories of work.
• Completing a Site Inspection Report (SIR) and scanning all supporting documentation into the Customer Relations Management Tool.
• Reporting progress of activities to immediate supervisor.

What else do I need to know?

This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.

Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. A local hire's term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflect the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people it serves. To learn about the ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.