Total 230 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

Program Management (40%)The Voluntary Services Officer is responsible for planning and leading all philanthropic activities and programs within widely dispersed locations across the healthcare system, VA Administrations and State Veterans Homes. The incumbent is responsible for the proactive and agile utilization, to include the commitment and distribution of community resources in support of organizational goals, objectives and strategic priorities.

Collaborates with Department-level organizations, to include but not limited to the Secretary's Veterans Experience Office, the Center for Strategic Partnerships, and the VHA Office of Community Engagement to support national initiatives that involve community partnerships designed for execution at local facilities or in support of largescale national programs, providing evaluation and recommendations to further program impact and long-term success.

As the primary Volunteer Engagement Manager, the Voluntary Services Officer is responsible for upholding the national and international occupational standards established for the profession. This includes the strategic utilization of volunteers throughout the healthcare system, across Administrations and those assigned to community-based roles.

Personnel/Training (35%)The Voluntary Services Officer is free from technical supervision subject to only administrative direction from executive leadership team or designee.

The incumbent provides technical and administrative supervision to subordinates which may include an Assistant Chief, Specialist, Program Support Assistant, Secretary or other administrative staff. Subordinates are subject to a range of specialized knowledge, skills or professional credentials in support of the wide scope of activities associated with the role, to include but not limited to volunteer and nonprofit management, fundraising, clinical expertise, fiscal and budgetary management, event planning, and public relations/community organizer.

Serves as the local subject matter expert on volunteer and donation management.

Responsible for the education and training of all VHA, VBA, NCA and other authorized VA program staff on the effective use of volunteers, donations, and the management of strategic partnerships to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and regulatory parameters that govern such activities.

Strategic Planning (25%)The Voluntary Services Officer develops short and long-term strategic and operational planning, positioning the Center to successfully support the established values, mission, and general objectives of the organization.

Serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership for the utilization of community resources in support of operational goals, assesses risks, anticipates outcomes, and alternative strategies.

Collaborates with VA Headquarters to develop and pilot programs for execution across VHA, preparing implementation guidance and key recommendations based on pilot evaluation data and stakeholder input. Serves on work groups developed by the national office of Voluntary Service to assist in monitoring field programs, ensuring ongoing program improvement, and communicating the strategic direction of the program to local stakeholders. Prepares the organization for key shifts in priorities, policies, or operating procedures.

Establishes local policies and procedures for the strategic utilization of volunteers and community partnerships across the healthcare system, which are uniformly applied across associated programs within VBA, NCA and other authorized VA programs to facilitate impactful community relationships, ensure the performance of due diligence and consistent implementation of programs, services and activities.

Conducts thorough and exhaustive research on potential community partners to determine suitability for development of non-monetary partnership agreements. Responsible for the development of Memoranda of Agreement, ensures appropriate documentation and concurrence prior to finalizing these strategic relationships. Directs the strategic communications planning for the department, ensuring consistent and positive public perception, developing campaigns and other brand-management activities to highlight the community's active involvement and advocacy for Veterans,families, caregivers and the mission of VA. Evaluates the effectiveness of internal and external forces on the organization and its fund development and community engagement programs.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Voluntary Services Officer/PD99897S

The Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) nurse is a professional registered nurse, qualified by education and experience in providing broad-based clinical knowledge to effectively implement health promotion, prevention, and management of the sub-acute, chronic illness, and palliative care. The RAC- RN executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in management of acutely and chronically ill Veterans. The RAC- RN demonstrates leadership and mastery of practice in delivering efficient, comprehensive, and continuous resident-driven holistic care through active collaboration, communication and coordination of resources. The goals are to center services around the patient, to foster patient self-managed care, and maximize efficient and cost-effective use of health care resources. The RAC- RN utilizes all avenues of resources available to provide safe and efficient timely coordination of quality health care and services. The incumbent collaborates and coordinates the patient's plan of care with the multidisciplinary team members.
Safe Patient Handling Coordinator

The Safe Patient Handling Coordinator RN provides leadership and assumes continuing responsibility for the planning, development, implementation, coordination, maintenance, and evaluation of the Safe Patient Handling Program and the facility level.? He/she assumes accountability and facilitates goal-directed teams over a period of time to educate safe patient handling at the unit peer leader (UPL) level and throughout the facility.? He/she must remain current in SPH program initiatives, advancements in technology and goals of the VHA.? He/she demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care to the adult and geriatric population through collaborative strategies and in compliance with Nurse Practice Acts, in addition to medical center and department standards.? He/she works collaboratively with the Environment of Care, Occupational Health, Employee Health and Patient Safety to monitor, track, identify and improve processes related to Safe Patient Handling.

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: 0700-1530 - flexible
Telework: Ad-Hoc (Regular presence in facility required.)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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Duties include but not limited to:

In addition, the HUD-VASH Social Work Supervisor will provide high quality social work case management, care and services to a small caseload of assigned Veteran patients enrolled in the HUD-VASH Program. This includes active case management and care coordination, clinical assessment and treatment, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers/agencies as needed by the client. This is accomplished in cooperation with other members of the HCHV/HUD-VASH treatment teams and/or other interdisciplinary teams as appropriate. The Supervisory Social Worker is expected to function at the Full Performance Level and demonstrate the capacity to work independently in the clinical setting.

The HUD-VASH Social Worker Supervisor will function as an integral member of the HCHV/HUD-VASH treatment team, actively participating in patient assessment, treatment planning, case management, and provision of a full range of treatment and services to all assigned Veteran patients.

The HUD-VASH Social Work Supervisor will provide administrative, technical and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the organizational unit for assigned social work staff within the HUD-VASH Program.

Supervisory and administrative responsibilities will comprise approximately 70% of the HUD-VASH Social Work Supervisor's assigned duties.

The HUD-VASH Social Work Supervisor will also manage a small caseload of Veterans enrolled in the HUD-VASH Program as a secondary assignment and will work in coordination with the HCHV Program Coordinator to provide a seamless system of healthcare services.

The Supervisory Social Worker actively participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends with caseloads and identifying the need for and making recommendations on program procedure or policy changes based upon work experiences.

The Supervisory Social Worker takes responsibility for improving professional skills, participating in planning and executing specific staff development projects, attending seminars and institutes, and participating in training programs of other disciplines as requested.

The Supervisory Social Worker performs accountability functions: 1) document all contacts with patients/families in the medical charts; 2) completes statistical and other reports in accordance with VA Medical Center and respective professional discipline service policies.

The Supervisory Social Worker understands the intimidation of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the Veteran/family.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.govhe EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
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)
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 58572f
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

This position is responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and management process for Service Line programs, which include setting qualitative and quantitative standards. This position develops and provides the Executive Leadership Team and the clinical staff information on the methods, techniques, and procedures necessary to integrate the Engineering, Maintenance, Biomedical, Capital Management, and other Engineering programs into the mission of the Medical Center. This position oversees the Joint Commission (TJC) Environment of Care Programs for Utility Systems Management, Safety, Life Safety, and Medical Equipment Management for both this Medical Center and all Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

In the absence of the Chief Engineer, the Assistant Chief has the full authority to act on behalf of the Chief Engineer.


Engineering Project Management and Administration

• Responsible for strengthening and enhancing healthcare facility engineering and operations. The Assistant Chief Engineer is a key managerial advisor reporting directly to the Chief Engineer.
• Provides management support and technical expert consultation to the Chief Engineer for all issues relative to the areas listed above. Acquires significant decision-making authority, responsibility, and accountability on issues affecting all of Engineering Service.
• Responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and management process for the Engineering Service that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards. Develops and provides the Medical Center executive leadership and the clinical staff information on the methods, techniques, and procedures necessary to integrate these programs into the mission of the Medical Center.
• Oversees human resources management matters for the services, including development and implementation of succession and workforce plans.
• Supports the Strategic Capital Investment Planning (SCIP) process as part of the Medical Center planning team.

• Provides for the budgeting and financial management for Engineering Service including budget formulation, justification, and execution; financial management; and financial reporting.
• Exercises responsibility for budget formulation, presentation, and execution. Maintains awareness of and information about the overall status of financial resources for the office in order to react to changing situations with timely recommendations
• Participates with management in defending the budget before senior level management. Interacts and negotiates on adjustments or reprogramming in support of major program changes or requirements. Reviews for financial impact.

• Researches and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of Engineering Service. Provides expert analysis and advice on complex program issues. ???????
• Assists with the coordination of all requests for additional resources, working closely with others to pull together comprehensive short-range and long-range plans. Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Plans and/or accomplishes special projects. Manages special projects for major office or program issues of broad impact. Conceives and implements new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs.???????

• Meets regularly with other Engineers from across the country and VA Leadership from the Office of Capital Asset Management and Engineering Support (OCAMES).
• Must meet program performance standards as defined at the national, VISN level, and medical center level. Develops and maintains performance monitoring, tracking and reporting systems.
• Reviews subordinates' activity plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy and feasibility. Establishes maintenance standards for new or unusual projects.

• Develop and implement the Medical Center's capital improvement program. Works with medical activities to identify additional space needs and needed renovations. Establishes leases as needed.
• Develops technical data regarding materials, sizes, dimensions, quantities, and costs to be incorporated in formal specifications.
• Prepares correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports, and schedules as required to complete project assignments.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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Duties include but not limited to:

The Supervisory Social Worker provides clinical and administrative oversight to the specialty program, managing the daily operation, developing policies and procedures and preparing reports and statistics for facility, VISN and national use. The incumbent ensures that the monthly performance measures for the program are met.

The Homeless Grant & Per Diem Program is an essential part of VHA and is vital for providing safe transitional housing and supportive services for homeless veterans. The incumbent utilizes both clinical social work and administrative skills in order to provide clinical consultation, administrative oversight and community collaboration for these programs that receive VA funding.

The Supervisory Social Worker functions within standards as dictated by HIPPA regulations, social work licensure, VA Circulars/regulations, VA Grant & Per Diem Handbook, as well as honoring the intent of CARF and JCAHO standards as pertinent to the performance of the role.

The incumbent supervises a group of professional social workers and support staff, and provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of services provided to patients in the Grant & Per Diem housing program. Develops and implements information systems to track service activities including visits, referrals, length of stay, patient demographics, equipment utilization, patient satisfaction, discharge outcomes and homeless performance measure.

Provides case management services at Homeless Grant & Per Diem sites, utilizing various treatment modalities of individual and group work, casework, community organization, and community outreach activities to alleviate or remove problems that interfere with the Homeless Grant & Per Diem Program participants' ability to achieve independence. Provides clinical consultation to staff at Homeless Grant & Per Diem sites.

The incumbent is responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, and affirmative action for the area under incumbent supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all employees; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of their skills.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
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)
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 57557F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

"Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care."

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Inventory Management and Control: Responsible for the management and control of an assigned class of expendable material; serves as the point of contact for the coordination of material support and resolution of logistic problems; conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis; conducts spot checks; and complies with special requirements for firearms, ammunition and sensitive equipment
• Returns, Recalls, and Reutilization: Implements federal and agency programs for the return and reutilization of medical supplies; coordinates disposal of surplus or excess supplies; makes emergent procurement decisions; and participates in root cause analysis process
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Major duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Researches complaint, communicates with congressional office staff, Veteran Service Officers, patients, and elements within the hospital.
• Receives, schedules, refers and contacts members of the staff, agency and persons outside the agency ranging from other government agencies to the general public.
• Provides general clerical public contact support services such as answering the telephone, referring visitors or providing information about the office, its functions and standard operating procedures as well as similar information.
• Supplies the requested information when a question concerns information the employee is familiar with or can easily obtained (e.g., status of reports, suspense dates, procedural requirements).
• Provides customers with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Scheduling conference rooms, preparing meeting agendas and taking minutes.
• Monitor, certify, and submit contractor timesheets.
• Processes incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication.
• Performs the following types of duties: edits letters, composes letters and reports, reviews correspondence for accuracy and completeness, prepares public presentation outlines, and develops standard or form letters and replies to inquiries.
• Provides general clerical mail and correspondence services such as preparing a variety of recurring reports, reviewing outgoing correspondence for proper attachments, or consolidating/coordinating submittals of information.
• Schedules appointments, coordinates meetings, and/or schedules conferences.
• Provides general calendar maintenance clerical services such as maintaining calendars and recording appointments or arranging for meetings and small conferences.
• Maintains appointment calendar, schedules appointments, reminds supervisor/staff members of the subject matter prior to the meeting and makes administrative arrangements as required.
• Obtains and monitors the use of services, supplies or equipment for the office. Justifies and requests replacements for outdated equipment by identifying the outdated equipment, gathering relevant information on office equipment or requesting office equipment for own work area.
• Prepare personnel action requests such as resignations, recruitments, retirements, promotions.

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Duties include, but not limited to:

• Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards. Maintains knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients, including those with chronic and acute illness. Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of disease conditions, nursing principles, and standards/practices to coordinate nursing care required in the clinic setting and alter the sequence and/or care delivered to meet individual patient's needs.
• Assesses, records, and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight, and blood glucose levels. Appropriately triages and prioritizes patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potentially urgent or emergent situations. Demonstrates the 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. Responsibilities include prompt recognition and treatment of urgent/emergent patient care needs, including hypo/hyperglycemia, acute shortness of breath, seizures, stroke symptoms, mental health issues, etc.
• Maintains and implements knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as scientific principles underlying nursing care and procedures. Provides high quality nursing care using traditional and non-traditional modalities, including triage prior to provider face-to­-face visits, nurse health maintenance visits, telephone triage, secure messaging, etc.
• Serves as a resource for complex/specialized procedures (i.e. non-complex suture removal, non-complex wound care, blood draws, and clinic specific procedures, such as ear irrigation). Performs venipuncture for blood draws, prepares specimens for transport and processing (centrifuge and serum separation), transcribes orders, accessions label, provides patient education about lab tests, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis, and sterile technique with the ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques and assist others with implementation in the clinic setting.
• Teaches patients and families principles of health, self-care, and treatments related to wellness and health promotion. Participates in selection of appropriate teaching materials to instruct patients on equipment, medications, disease processes, weight management, diet, and smoking cessation.
• Collaborates with PACT-assigned CCHT personnel to address patient care needs in a timely manner and to transition care from CCHT back to the PACT team.

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Duties include, but not limited to:

• Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards. Maintains knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients, including those with chronic and acute illness. Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of disease conditions, nursing principles, and standards/practices to coordinate nursing care required in the clinic setting and alter the sequence and/or care delivered to meet individual patient's needs.
• Assesses, records, and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight, and blood glucose levels. Appropriately triages and prioritizes patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potentially urgent or emergent situations. Demonstrates the 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. Responsibilities include prompt recognition and treatment of urgent/emergent patient care needs, including hypo/hyperglycemia, acute shortness of breath, seizures, stroke symptoms, mental health issues, etc.
• Maintains and implements knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as scientific principles underlying nursing care and procedures. Provides high quality nursing care using traditional and non-traditional modalities, including triage prior to provider face-to­-face visits, nurse health maintenance visits, telephone triage, secure messaging, etc.
• Serves as a resource for complex/specialized procedures (i.e. non-complex suture removal, non-complex wound care, blood draws, and clinic specific procedures, such as ear irrigation). Performs venipuncture for blood draws, prepares specimens for transport and processing (centrifuge and serum separation), transcribes orders, accessions label, provides patient education about lab tests, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis, and sterile technique with the ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques and assist others with implementation in the clinic setting.
• Teaches patients and families principles of health, self-care, and treatments related to wellness and health promotion. Participates in selection of appropriate teaching materials to instruct patients on equipment, medications, disease processes, weight management, diet, and smoking cessation.
• Collaborates with PACT-assigned CCHT personnel to address patient care needs in a timely manner and to transition care from CCHT back to the PACT team.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Checks calibration of screening instruments.
• Obtains patient physical history, to include chief complaint; reason for visit; pertinent signs/symptoms; past history both ocular and general; family history both ocular and general; social history; and review of medications and allergies, including current ocular prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Accurately tests visual acuity at distance and near, with and without correction or with and without a pinhole.
• Measures eyeglass prescription using manual or automated lensometer, recording sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism in both plus and minus cylinder.
• Performs pupil evaluation recording pupil size, shape, symmetry, reaction to light and accommodation, and any abnormalities, including relative afferent pupillary defect.
• Performs basic refractometry utilizing an auto refraction or habitual glass prescription in the phoropter.
• Instills eye medications (i.e., drops or ointments, including anesthetic, dye, dilation, cycloplegic, or antibiotics.
• Measures intraocular pressure of the eye utilizing techniques, including Goldmann applanation tonometry.
• Performs pachymetry to determine corneal thickness and manual keratometry or automated topography to determine corneal curvature.
• Performs intra-ocular lens calculations using the IOL Master.
• Performs automated visual field testing using various perimetry machines.
• Performs external photographs and fundus photography.
• Performs optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the anterior segment, retina and optic nerve.
• Performs patient screening and triage of potentially urgent ocular conditions.
• Assists during clinic-based ophthalmic surgery, including revision of wounds, biopsies of the eyelid lesions, cultures of conjunctiva, or cornea; reformation of anterior chamber, evacuation of hyphema, repositioning of corneal endothelial grafts, intra-vitreous injections, and laser surgical procedures.
• Educates patients and legal authorized representatives in eye care, including preoperative and postoperative instructions.
• Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows in those facilities with medical school affiliations.

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Duties
The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare engineering. They provide overarching professional services focusing on engineering and/or architecture involved in all aspects of the healthcare delivery processes and systems, ensuring the appropriate infrastructure, facilities, and equipment are available for the medical mission. Healthcare Engineers are a specialized subset of more broadly defined professional engineering or architect occupations with general or specialty area degrees (e.g., general engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, etc.).

Healthcare Engineers collaborate with biomedical engineers to provide seamless integration of medical technology into the patient care environment. They specify the spatial layouts, infrastructure, and environmental requirements to enable medical equipment integration into the healthcare facility. Importantly, Healthcare Engineers must understand functional relationships between clinicians, patients, and supplies, and how those elements interact in a medical space. Using healthcare engineering knowledge, they plan and design custom site preparation requirements for medical equipment, including installation.

At this level, Supervisory Healthcare Engineers are assigned at the facility level, supervising professional engineers and other support positions at GS-13 equivalent and below. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers exercise the full range of supervisory responsibility to include development of performance standards and performance evaluations, recommendations for appointment, awards, advancements, and, when appropriate, disciplinary actions.
Supervisory Healthcare Engineers provide complex professional engineering advice to peers, subordinates and/or non-professional administrators/managers. They review or direct the review of technical plans, specifications and analyses of design as submitted by subordinates. Supervisory Healthcare Engineers review subordinates' activity plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy and feasibility. They oversee maintenance standards for advanced equipment or systems technology.

The Healthcare Engineer performs project planning and manages construction for Station Level Projects, including architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, and structural. They supervise a large staff of engineers, engineering techs, and specialty shops to accomplish the construction work and maintenance of the organization, in accordance with VA policies and procedures, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications, and related industry codes and standards. The incumbent performs project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations.

Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), NFPA, and VA requirements, particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control.

This position requires exceptional communication ability, both written oral, to facilitate ongoing education of clinical and engineering staff on facility concerns and procedures. Additionally, the Supervisory Healthcare Engineer is expected to articulate engineering concerns as they relate to the broader mission of the Medical Facility and Healthcare System.

The employee independently prioritizes and carries out all assignments within established timelines, making day-to-day decisions using his/her own initiative referring only unusual complex problems to the supervisor. The employee is responsible for the quality and technical accuracy of work performed. Completed work is reviewed from an overall standpoint in terms of feasibility, compatibility with other work, and effectiveness in meeting requirements or achieving expected results.

Follows Life Safety Management (fire protection) procedures. Reports safety hazards, accidents, and injuries. Reviews hazardous materials/Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)/waste management. Follows Emergency Preparedness plan.

Demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e. hand washing, universal precautions/isolation procedures, including TB requirement/precautions).

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 52079F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) at the VA Healthcare System. Medical Records Administration Specialist (MRAS) in VHA perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. MRASs manage, preserve, analyze, and supervise the use of diagnostic and therapeutic health records/health information management. They develop policies and procedures and provide advice on the use of health records and health information management.

MRAs work in day-to-day assignments, and they perform data mining; complex data analysis; and interpret and transform data into accurate, consistent, and timely information in support of the business and operational needs of the HIM department and the organization. They present findings and recommendations and facility leadership. MRAs perform workflow analyses, recommend process improvements, identify and implement best practices, and implement changes as needed to improve the productivity and quality controls of the HIM department. They prepare workload and production reports, monitor trends to identify efficiencies and outliers, and recommend appropriate actions which may involve collaborating with staff at all levels for resolution. The MRA designs and performs quality improvement projects related to health information management to identify and recommend ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving procedures and processes.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Oversees the Health Information Management (HIM) Department in identifying and setting short- and long-range goals, program objectives and tasks to meet the mission and vision of the VAMC.
• Provides subject matter expertise to Service Line Leaders, and medical center staff. Interprets and applies The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, VA regulations and medico-legal requirements; current Federal Codes pertinent to health records; Veterans Administration policy memoranda, directives and handbooks pertinent to health information management; medical coding (ICD, CPT, HCPCS) and reimbursement methodologies; medical and procedural terminology; anatomy and physiology, regulations governing confidentiality of health records; release of information laws and statutes; and all policies/procedures pertaining to VHA health records.
• Provides training for HIM, clinical and administrative staff on HIM topics. Designs and performs quality improvement projects regarding HIM issues. Collaborates with the Assistant Chief of HIMM in preparing and conducting various presentations.
• Keeps current on emerging issues and trends in the health information management field, including process improvement initiatives for HIM, the electronic health record, coding and computer assisted coding, the revenue cycle, release of information and privacy issues, records management, transcription and data entry, and health information exchange.
• Keeps HIM and clinical staff abreast of changing technology in electronic systems used to collect, process, code, protect and store health information.

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.
• Selectee may be required to work at any VISN 1 Healthcare System campus, as needed.
• 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.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) at the VA Healthcare System. Medical Records Administration Specialist (MRAS) in VHA perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. MRASs manage, preserve, analyze, and supervise the use of diagnostic and therapeutic health records/health information management. They develop policies and procedures and provide advice on the use of health records and health information management.

MRAs work in day-to-day assignments, and they perform data mining; complex data analysis; and interpret and transform data into accurate, consistent, and timely information in support of the business and operational needs of the HIM department and the organization. They present findings and recommendations and facility leadership. MRAs perform workflow analyses, recommend process improvements, identify and implement best practices, and implement changes as needed to improve the productivity and quality controls of the HIM department. They prepare workload and production reports, monitor trends to identify efficiencies and outliers, and recommend appropriate actions which may involve collaborating with staff at all levels for resolution. The MRA designs and performs quality improvement projects related to health information management to identify and recommend ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving procedures and processes.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Oversees the Health Information Management (HIM) Department in identifying and setting short- and long-range goals, program objectives and tasks to meet the mission and vision of the VAMC.
• Provides subject matter expertise to Service Line Leaders, and medical center staff. Interprets and applies The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, VA regulations and medico-legal requirements; current Federal Codes pertinent to health records; Veterans Administration policy memoranda, directives and handbooks pertinent to health information management; medical coding (ICD, CPT, HCPCS) and reimbursement methodologies; medical and procedural terminology; anatomy and physiology, regulations governing confidentiality of health records; release of information laws and statutes; and all policies/procedures pertaining to VHA health records.
• Provides training for HIM, clinical and administrative staff on HIM topics. Designs and performs quality improvement projects regarding HIM issues. Collaborates with the Assistant Chief of HIMM in preparing and conducting various presentations.
• Keeps current on emerging issues and trends in the health information management field, including process improvement initiatives for HIM, the electronic health record, coding and computer assisted coding, the revenue cycle, release of information and privacy issues, records management, transcription and data entry, and health information exchange.
• Keeps HIM and clinical staff abreast of changing technology in electronic systems used to collect, process, code, protect and store health information.

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.
• Selectee may be required to work at any VISN 1 Healthcare System campus, as needed.

***This is an Open Continuous Announcement. *** This Vacancy announcement has been extended until April 18, 2025 Qualified Applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks or until position (s) are filled. This position may close without prior notice***

VA Careers - Physical Therapy: https://youtube.com/embed/Gi2hoFqIoqY

Major duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of Recreation Therapy and the use of recreation modalities to treat the physical, mental, emotional, biopsychosocial, and leisure needs of patients. The Recreation Therapist provides treatment interventions incorporating the four-step process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient treatment services. She/he independently applies evidence-based best practice therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrates advanced practice skills and sound clinical judgment across many areas of recreation and creative arts therapies. Leads are responsible for completing complex evaluations and treatments and assessments.
• Responsible for completing recreation assessments on veterans, as well as, completing MDS assessments.
• Apply advanced evaluation methodologies and treatment theories in the provision of care to a vast array of patients with differing functional impairments. They provide clinical practice guidance for other recreation and/or creative arts therapy staff.
• Monitor workflow, make work assignments, provide input on performance, resolve daily workplace issues, and maintain efficient flow of patient care and assist with the monthly veteran activities. The lead also works with volunteer services on renewal of certain subscriptions, equipment, snacks etc.
• Coordinate with volunteer services for volunteers and veteran items as it deals with the budget as it relates to recreation and any donated items as it pertains to the veterans. The lead may provide primary reports to the Associate Nurse Executive of CLC/GEC for the daily delivery of department programs, reporting, staffing, and scheduling.
• Provide training for the department's auxiliary staff, volunteers, and trainees and instruction in maintenance of all service equipment and coordinate patient care plans to reduce redundancies and delays in patient treatment.
• Ability to effectively communicate objectives, goals, program, standards, practices, and procedures.
• Ensure reports are monitored, communicate the status progress of work, evaluate program quality to ensure that methods, deadlines, and standards are met, along with prioritizing workload.
• Ability to interpret clinically appropriate data and make recommendations to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity within services.
• Ability to be responsible for assignment of work to be performed, competency assessment, assist in the selection of staff, recommendation of awards.
• Knowledgeable to follow national and facility guidelines (i.e., SOPs. National directives). The lead will also be part of the interdisciplinary team, and act subject matter expert in recreation, and may act as a liaison between specialty care and other areas that would affect coordination of care, healthcare access, assessment, planning and evaluating future needs.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

I. Library Program Development, Implementation, and Administration
The incumbent is knowledgeable and skilled in all areas of library science and is delegated the primary professional responsibility to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and revise the library program for this medical center. The incumbent:

• Develops and maintains knowledge-based systems and services relevant to the organization's needs.
• Acts as the point of expert knowledge in searching and evaluating the health care literature.
• Establishes, implements, and reviews program guidelines, policies, and operating procedures.
• Develops, recommends, and monitors program budgets.
• Supports the activities of library staff, including providing and giving advice, counsel, and instruction.
• Collaborates with the VISN, VA Library Network (VALNET) and the VA Library Network Office (LNO) to continuously improve delivery of health care information.
• Ensures compliance with copyright legislation and license agreements.
• Tracks statistics and completes local and national reports.

• Serves as the expert in searching highly specialized biomedical, nursing, and allied health and health management, databases, and the Internet. Carries out complex searches providing accurate and reliable information that informs clinical and management decisions, provides context for research efforts, and encourages the self-directed learning of staff. Applies expertise to searching and developing multiple health-related databases including, but not limited to, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Psych Info, Cochrane Library, UpToDate, as well as databases in affiliated fields such as business and the social sciences. Incumbent applies in-depth knowledge of the terminology and practices of health care disciplines, including all fields of medicine and surgery, dentistry, nursing, mental health, health administration, pharmacy, and allied health fields, to accurately interpret questions and complete reliable and comprehensive searches. Ensures that librarians maintain current skills in all aspects of searching relevant to Beckley VAMC provides training and development opportunities as needed.

• Develops and maintains a robust clinical librarianship program. Works with physicians, nurses, and other staff in clinical settings and in routine clinical conferences, such as Morning Report, to provide patient-specific information. Functions as a resource to clinicians by searching medical databases to identify and retrieve knowledge-based information to resolve questions and controversies in diagnosis and treatment, clarify clinical decisions, decide upon the best course of care, and elucidate rare medical conditions. Uses knowledge of evidence-based practice and resources to provide highly specific, case-related medical literature which contributes to quality patient care as well as quality clinical education for medical students, residents, and clinical staff.
• Leads Supervisor trainings throughout the year to ensure all supervisors (especially new supervisors), are aware of their duties.
• Pursues outreach efforts to market and fully exploit the benefits of library tools and resources for information seekers, trainers, and project leaders. Meets with teams and committees to present information about library resources and services and how they can be used most effectively.
• Participates in local, state, regional and national information networks, fostering good working relationships with other health care information professionals to facilitate interlibrary cooperation and the smooth exchange of medical and allied health information.
• Facilitates New Employee Orientation and can cover all presentations when presenters are absent.
• Serves as Back up TMS domain manager.

• Ensures the development of a comprehensive, high quality library collection (monographs, journals, audiovisuals, etc.) that is broad in scope and penetrating in coverage to meet the information needs of staff, students, researchers, and patients.
• Stays abreast of and evaluates new library technologies to determine applicability to patrons.
• Consults hospital staff, tracks usage, and uses established tools to aid in collection development decisions.

• Ensures state-of-the-art policies and procedures pertaining to the cataloging and classification of highly technical medical materials collections.
• Adapts existing cataloging records and ensures the accomplishment of original cataloging of books, journals, audiovisuals, and ephemeral materials for easy location by library patrons.