Total 15 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

• Engages mission partners across VHA as necessary to address and resolve scheduling conflicts, priorities, funding questions and other issues, with minimal guidance from management.
• Outlines and maintains a management plan for assigned career field programs. Employs project management tools and techniques to define and document key program actions, priorities, timelines, and milestones.
• Establishes processes to continuously assess the effectiveness and efficiency of career field development programs against the core competencies each program is meant to enhance.
• Collaborates and partners with VA and VHA functional program offices such as Workforce Management and Consulting, Healthcare Leadership Talent Institute, Technical Career Field (TCF) Program, Employee Education System, National Center for Organizational Development, VA Acquisition Academy, and the VA Learning University, in developing curriculum, selection/evaluation measures, and related materials.
• Conducts outreach to other VA and federal agencies (e.g., the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)), for insights and recommendations in structuring career field program's learning framework to maximize achievement of program goals.
• Works with VHA/HEFP Program Directors, Networks, and facilities, to develop program budget. Monitors spending and assure that federal guidelines are followed.
• Tracks and reports compliance with statutory and regulatory guidance and progress against the strategic plans, initiatives or direction from senior leadership and program oversight committees.
• Facilitates collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, to include surveys, interviews, focus groups, performance measures and other techniques.
• Ensures program guidance and actions are thoroughly coordinated with appropriate offices throughout the country and receive the necessary concurrence from senior VHA leadership and program offices.
• Identifies internal and external dependencies and constraints impacting effective program execution.
• Coordinates and resolves complex logistical issues to maximize participation and minimize costs. Closely monitors program participation.

• Engages mission partners across VHA as necessary to address and resolve scheduling conflicts, priorities, funding questions and other issues, with minimal guidance from management.
• Outlines and maintains a management plan for assigned career field programs. Employs project management tools and techniques to define and document key program actions, priorities, timelines, and milestones.
• Establishes processes to continuously assess the effectiveness and efficiency of career field development programs against the core competencies each program is meant to enhance.
• Collaborates and partners with VA and VHA functional program offices such as Workforce Management and Consulting, Healthcare Leadership Talent Institute, Technical Career Field (TCF) Program, Employee Education System, National Center for Organizational Development, VA Acquisition Academy, and the VA Learning University, in developing curriculum, selection/evaluation measures, and related materials.
• Conducts outreach to other VA and federal agencies (e.g., the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)), for insights and recommendations in structuring career field program's learning framework to maximize achievement of program goals.
• Works with VHA/HEFP Program Directors, Networks, and facilities, to develop program budget. Monitors spending and assure that federal guidelines are followed.
• Tracks and reports compliance with statutory and regulatory guidance and progress against the strategic plans, initiatives or direction from senior leadership and program oversight committees.
• Facilitates collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, to include surveys, interviews, focus groups, performance measures and other techniques.
• Ensures program guidance and actions are thoroughly coordinated with appropriate offices throughout the country and receive the necessary concurrence from senior VHA leadership and program offices.
• Identifies internal and external dependencies and constraints impacting effective program execution.
• Coordinates and resolves complex logistical issues to maximize participation and minimize costs. Closely monitors program participation.

• Assists the Program Manager in daily operational oversight of the SDS CIS supporting OSHA mandated VHA HAZCOM programs.
• Oversees access to periodic reports including but not limited to Product Data, Inventory, and Regulatory Compliance for all VHA facilities.
• Supports the VISN and VHA facility leads on management of their chemical inventories and access to Safety Data Sheets.
• Acts as the training technical advisor for the program utilizing Talent Management System (TMS) and live webinars where required.
• Oversees development and support for policies and procedures including federal agency, VHA Directives, Program Standard Operating Procedures and The Joint Commission.
• Supports the development and implementation of policy, guidance and procedures related to management systems and regulatory compliance of the SDS CIS Program.
• Plans, manages, and coordinates products and services needed to achieve and maintain regulatory compliance Agency-wide.
• Resolves difficult and complex technical project management and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches.
• Conducts the annual review of the SDS Chemical Inventory Service Guidebook coordinating updates with the ESS Media Service.
• Provide oversight of the training program intended to support VHA OSHA HACOM compliance, The Joint Commission and Annual Workplace Evaluations.

• Briefs program office and senior leadership on all aspects of assigned projects.
• Provides guidance to all stakeholders during all phases of the project's lifecycle while also creating detailed requirements, plans and processes.
• Obtains business and information technology sponsor approvals and coordinates the resources necessary to successfully advance projects towards completion.
• Identifies and implements project management processes and procedures for project initiation, concept identification, risk management, management reporting, governance, and project closure.
• Oversees the development of data-driven tools and reports to aid in monitoring field compliance and adjusting when necessary to optimize HEFP programs.
• Reviews data and identifies new areas for required content to measure and provide predictive analysis based on the changing business needs.
• Provides expert oversight, direction, guidance, and technical expertise on assigned data management projects.
• Identifies potential areas of deficiencies that are counter-productive to the delivery of quality health care delivery services.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

As Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis, the incumbent has responsibility for developing and coordinating VHA's national planning guidance, directing VHA's strategic planning efforts, and providing guidance and technical expertise to key VHA officials on matters relating to VA-wide health care facility infrastructure policy and strategies and for capital asset management within VHA. This includes the following duties and responsibilities:

- Leads, manages, directs the formulation and analysis of health care related policy and planning issues; develops, analyzes, implements, and coordinates system-wide planning goals, requirements, and procedures including evaluative tools and planning models to support the Department and VHA operations, program development and policy issues.

- Leads and manages the assessment of key trends in health care and translating them as appropriate into strategic guidance for VHA. Manages strategic issues for policy formulation and resolution by the organization.

-Prepares directives, regulations and other policy documents based on decisions by the National Leadership Council Strategic Directions Committee and the Under Secretary for Health (USH). Assesses, develops, and implements policy and planning information resources and tools.

- Analyzes VISN planning documents to identify policy issues that need further development and resolution. Analyzes national documents such as Congressional bills, OMB guidance, and external reviews to identify policy issues that impact on VISN planning. Leads, directs, coordinates and prepares national analyses and reports related to health care planning.

- Operates with delegated broad authority and responsibility for the administrative coordination, analysis, and review of the studies associated with health care delivery and capital asset planning throughout VHA. Provides expert advice to the ADUSH for Policy and Planning, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health (PDUSH), Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management and USH in the development and implementation of the strategic plans associated with capital asset planning.

- Conducts program evaluations. Develops information and processes for complying with legislative and congressional requirements for reports and information on VHA's strategic capital asset program. Leads and/or plans research, develops and provides information and tools to be used by VHA headquarters and field managers in support of strategic planning and strategic capital asset program planning.

- Provides policy direction, expert advice and guidance to VHA managers on aligning and integrating capital

This position is responsible for the direction of a highly complex consolidated Radiology program that includes General Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, General Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiology programs. The incumbent performs duties related to the receipt, intake, and indexing of health and administrative information and supervises all Advanced Medical Support Assistants (AMSA) in the service.

The Supervisory Medical Support Assistant (SMSA) is responsible for ensuring the management of accurate and timely patient care coordination in all divisions and modalities of Radiology, coordinating all clinic administrative support activities in conjunction with the Administrative Officer (AO), Chief of Radiology, and other staff to provide adequate administrative staff coverage to assure quality patient care coordination. Will serve as an active member of the Radiology supervisory team, keeping the AO informed on all matters requiring their attention and/or action. Participates in the formulation of plans and determination of goals with the service and conducts Continuous Quality Improvement reviews in program areas. The incumbent is delegated authority necessary to accomplish assigned programs, performing the full range of supervisory duties and responsibilities to effectively utilize the manpower and resources allocated to the Radiology. This includes setting team goals and technically directing the work of
subordinates. It requires planning, assigning, reviewing, and accepting/rejecting work done by subordinates. The incumbent will make work assignments, set or negotiate deadlines, and designate completion dates. The incumbent makes final decisions on selections, evaluates performance, and takes disciplinary action when necessary. The incumbent coordinates leave, approving time as appropriate and arranging cross coverage in order to provide adequate coverage for assigned areas and other related activities of personnel assigned to Radiology. The incumbent instructs employees in assigned tasks and job techniques, conducts formal and informal on-the-job training, and answers questions on procedures,
policies, and directives. The Incumbent is responsible for the management and reporting of workload data related to all Radiology sections. Responsible for creating and updating scheduling notes for all clinics. Works with subordinates to complete appointment processing in a timely manner. It also involves providing education (and re-education) to referring clinicians on how to timely/completely/accurately complete radiology orders. The incumbent evaluates and determines results, plans and institutes administrative methods and procedures and establishes or recommends program objectives. Acts as a representative of the AO, with full responsibility to make decisions assuring maximum utilization of
personnel. Develops and administers a formal continuous improvement plan or method for reviewing and appraising the effectiveness of all Radiology activities. Analyzes and reports information gathered as a basis in making improvements in efficiency to the veteran. Plans training programs for Medical Support Assistants, develops and maintains an efficient work force of employees which is an integral part of the clinic operation. Provides technical and clerical assistance to the professional staff on all administrative matters and activities. The purpose of the work is to develop, manage, coordinate, improve and oversee needed administrative services for the various Radiology modalities. Work contributes to the improvement
of patient care delivery with the goal of providing a seamless continuum of care. Assessment of productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of program operations or to analyze and resolve problems are necessary components of the work performed in order to be able to provide recommendations to resolve problems in administration of the programs. Work also includes developing related procedures and
guidelines to supplement the established administrative regulations and administrative documents.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30 pm
Telework: AD HOC
Functional Statement #: 54651-0

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performing observation-based screening, collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. This may involve obtaining patient health/medication history, and information about health-related or high- ill complete approved templates and tools.
• Participates in the admission of patients by obtaining information, orienting patients to the unit and treatment team, obtaining vital signs and weight and checking patients and their belongings for hazardous items.
• Obtain patient vital signs, document in the EHR, and report any vitals outside of normal range to licensed staff member.
• Observations and interventions. Examples: oxygen therapy, thermal regulation, ambulation, oral/trach care, IV insertion/removal.
• Point-of-care testing such as I-STAT and glucometer.
• Operates specialized equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, bladder scans, electrocardiographic monitors, and oxygen apparatus according to training/competencies and national/local policy.
• Wound care such as bandaging, applications of dressings and wound measurements.
• Specimen collections and Preparation such as collecting and labeling venous blood and samples, urine, stool, wound and mucous specimens.
• Patient transport such as transporting patients with cardiac monitor or assisting licensed staff with patients on cardiac monitoring, chest tube, or other complex medical support devices to and from diagnostic tests or between hospital units.
• Setting up equipment and passing instruments in the event of defibrillation, cardioversions, 2 insertion of chest drainage tubes, insertion of thoracostomy tubes, lumbar puncture, electroconvulsive therapy, rapid sequence intubation, or initiation of mechanical ventilation to restore normal physiological function or prevent deterioration of condition.
• Applies non-sterile hot/cold compresses, packs, and soaks and utilizes equipment that provides heating or cooling as directed by provider.
• Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations within the acute care setting. This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention, assisting with observation and documentation of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients by providing one-tone observations and applying Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) techniques.
• Medication administration will comply with national directives and local policies utilizing Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) as required and whenever applicable. Administration methods may include intramuscular, oral, topical, eye drops, ear drops, intranasal, intraosseous, rectal suppositories, normal saline IV push, local anesthetics, nebulized medications, subcutaneous, and intradermal.
• Demonstrates acceptable behavior as a role model for patient behavior. Encourages patient and family to actively participate in the individualized treatment plan. Encourages positive patient-family relationships. Teaches patients and family members the necessity of continuing proper health care.
• Provides general clerical administrative support coordination work for the unit. Maintains patient records/charts.

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Iowa City VA Health Care System is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23). 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.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• React to emergent situations
• Working with patients requires regular and recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, pushing, pulling, lifting arm overhead, and similar activities.
• Effectively communicates with team members, patients, family members and management team.
• Must be able to effectively manage patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatricdisorders.
• Gives and assists with all types of cleansing baths and shampoos, wound care, assists with oral care and hygiene, including denture care.
• Assists with the use of bedpans and urinals; applying/maintaining external catheters, ostomy care for established and uncomplicated ostomies under the direction of the RN.
• Assists with assembling equipment for sterile procedures, administration of oxygen and vacuum/suction set-up under the direction of the RN.
• Demonstrates recognition of cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturation of adult and geriatric patient's needs and possesses an understanding of how to compensate for these changes.
• Performs basic patient care activities and duties as assigned, such as taking vitals and recording measurements.

• Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am.
• Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday. This includes continuous service connected to work performed during these hours.
• Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.

• Serves as Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM) with full program responsibility for all facets of the Health Information Management (HIM) program and processes.
• Ensures HIM program meets and/or exceeds national HIM policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
• Responsible for the administrative management of health records, which includes planning, managing, advising, and directing the health information program in accordance with applicable Federal laws, facility by-laws, VHA policy, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and other regulatory and accrediting agency standards.
• Responsible for all facets of health records management for the facility ensuring maintenance of complete, accurate, timely, clinically-pertinent, and readily-accessible patient health records, which contain sufficient recorded information to serve as a basis to plan patient care, support diagnoses, warrant treatment, measure outcomes, support education and facilitate performance improvement processes and legal requirements.
• Develops policies, processes, and procedures that address all VA, Federal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements for HIM.
• Provides detailed technical expertise in health records science and other very technical aspects of HIM.
• Maintains all health information input into the local VistA database and assures timely transmission of that data into all VA centralized databases.
• Assures all health information that is coded and abstracted meets the requirements of the VA and/or TJC and is consistent with professional health records standards.
• Serves as a key advisor to the Chief of Staff, Executive Management, and clinicians and is responsible for providing technical guidance on health information issues such as documentation requirements, liability issues, advance directives, informed consent, release of information, transcription/speech recognition, health information exchange.
• .Completes internal quality assurance reviews to ensure employee performance and that work meets quality and quantity standards.
• Establishes monitors to ensure the timeliness of health record entries and reports findings with subsequent trending of data.
• Serves as a key member of the Quality Improvement (QI) team, works closely with QI personnel, and is responsible for assuring that the facility is compliant with all TJC standards regarding health information.
• Assures that all patients have a complete, accurate, and timely record of their health care at the facility. Must assure that such information is appropriately stored and readily available for the provision of medical services to the patients.
• Responsible for leading the automation of all health information systems. .
• Conducts training programs in various areas health information management, such as medical terminology, health record documentation, release of information, medico-legal matters, speech recognition/transcription, scanning, medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, and health information exchange.
• Responsible for establishing formal affiliation with university programs in health information and precepting students from such programs.
• Provides direct support to Regional Counsel and as necessary consultation services to members of the Counsel's staff in areas dealing with health information.
• Actively participates at national and VISN levels as a resource person on health information matters.
• Participates in facility or VISN research activities related to health information and electronic health record (EHR) issues. - -Provides full support to accomplish VHA Central Office HIM Program Office strategic goals and objectives.
• CHIM at this level has the full complement of HIM supervisory responsibility including coding, record completion, file room, scanning, release of information, and transcription and which consists of a mixture of HT38 (675 and 669) and T5 positions.
• Responsible for directing the operations of all personnel working within the HIM program and is regularly involved in labor relations and budget management.
• Participates in the recruitment, interview, selection, and orientation process of all HIM positions.

• Serves as Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM) with full program responsibility for all facets of the Health Information Management (HIM) program and processes.
• Ensures HIM program meets and/or exceeds national HIM policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
• Responsible for the administrative management of health records, which includes planning, managing, advising, and directing the health information program in accordance with applicable Federal laws, facility by-laws, VHA policy, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and other regulatory and accrediting agency standards.
• Responsible for all facets of health records management for the facility ensuring maintenance of complete, accurate, timely, clinically-pertinent, and readily-accessible patient health records, which contain sufficient recorded information to serve as a basis to plan patient care, support diagnoses, warrant treatment, measure outcomes, support education and facilitate performance improvement processes and legal requirements.
• Develops policies, processes, and procedures that address all VA, Federal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements for HIM.
• Provides detailed technical expertise in health records science and other very technical aspects of HIM.
• Maintains all health information input into the local VistA database and assures timely transmission of that data into all VA centralized databases.
• Assures all health information that is coded and abstracted meets the requirements of the VA and/or TJC and is consistent with professional health records standards.
• Serves as a key advisor to the Chief of Staff, Executive Management, and clinicians and is responsible for providing technical guidance on health information issues such as documentation requirements, liability issues, advance directives, informed consent, release of information, transcription/speech recognition, health information exchange.
• Completes internal quality assurance reviews to ensure employee performance and that work meets quality and quantity standards.
• Establishes monitors to ensure the timeliness of health record entries and reports findings with subsequent trending of data.
• Serves as a key member of the Quality Improvement (QI) team, works closely with QI personnel, and is responsible for assuring that the facility is compliant with all TJC standards regarding health information.
• Assures that all patients have a complete, accurate, and timely record of their health care at the facility. Must assure that such information is appropriately stored and readily available for the provision of medical services to the patients.
• Responsible for leading the automation of all health information systems.
• Conducts training programs in various areas health information management, such as medical terminology, health record documentation, release of information, medico-legal matters, speech recognition/transcription, scanning, medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, and health information exchange.
• Responsible for establishing formal affiliation with university programs in health information and precepting students from such programs.
• Provides direct support to Regional Counsel and as necessary consultation services to members of the Counsel's staff in areas dealing with health information.
• Actively participates at national and VISN levels as a resource person on health information matters.
• Participates in facility or VISN research activities related to health information and electronic health record (EHR) issues.
• Provides full support to accomplish VHA Central Office HIM Program Office strategic goals and objectives.
• CHIM at this level has the full complement of HIM supervisory responsibility including coding, record completion, file room, scanning, release of information, and transcription and which consists of a mixture of HT38 (675 and 669) and T5 positions.
• Responsible for directing the operations of all personnel working within the HIM program and is regularly involved in labor relations and budget management.
• Participates in the recruitment, interview, selection, and orientation process of all HIM positions.

Lead duties and responsibilities include:

• Leads the activities of the production and service areas
• Reviews daily work assignments and makes adjustments accordingly
• Communicates instructions and information to employees concerning work to be accomplished
• Relays any problems and/or events to supervisors and managers
• Provides on the job training to lower graded food service workers and documents training
• Completes safety and sanitation inspection checks
• Ensures food production and service areas are properly set up
• Performs final check of trays for proper temperature and accuracy as indicated on tray ticket
• Observes work performance of employees and provides feedback to supervisors
• Participates in performance improvement programs and documents quality improvement data
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Sets up tray line station with correct supplies and food items
• Serves food, cafeteria style
• Breaks down and cleans assigned station
• Sets up dining room tables for service
• Delivers meal trays to patients' bedside and reports comments and/or complaints to supervisor or dietitian
• Prepares individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods/beverages
• Determines the quantities of ingredients needed
• Makes conversions between the metric system to standard system
• Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks throughout food service areas
• Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation areas
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The incumbent demonstrates the knowledge and ability to successfully perform the following duties within the scope of Respiratory Care. A Respiratory Therapist may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below. Essential functions may change from time to time to reflect the current trends within the field of respiratory therapy, and to meet the cardiopulmonary needs of the patients served.

• Reviews, collects and evaluates relevant clinical data.
• Formulates an appropriate respiratory therapy plan based upon patient assessment.
• Communicates orally and in writing, changes, adjustments and recommendations with other healthcare team members.
• Provides effective education and training to patients, students and co-workers as appropriate.
• Performs both fundamental and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for adult and geriatric patients. Examples include but not limited to: Arterial puncture, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy assistance, pulmonary rehabilitation, endotracheal intubation, oxygen administration etc.
• Performs emergency and acute

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties

1. Using state of the art equipment the incumbent obtains polysomnograms on patients with life threatening sleep disorders. The incumbent obtains multiple sleep latency tests on patients with possible narcolepsy or other disorders of excess sleepiness. All of the testing performed requires on line analysis by the technologist to obtain the necessary data for correct diagnosis and therapy for the patient. The incumbent must make decisions about therapy in the case of patients with sleep apnea who are undergoing split night studies. This requires both obtaining studies that are representative and making decisions during the study if the patient is appropriate that night to undergo therapy, and determining that the therapy is optimal.
2. The incumbent is able to stage and score sleep studies.
3. The incumbent is comfortable with troubleshooting CPAP equipment and assisting in the optimization of this treatment in patients already on CPAP or BiPAP or variants.
4. The incumbent assists in the education of students (medical students, polysomnography students) and residents and fellows.
5. Based on experience and knowledge the incumbent provides oxygen therapy, and or nasal CPAP and or nasal BiPAP and or nasal autopap therapy, determining the proper levels to be administered.
6. The incumbent is able to determine the appropriate settings of BiPAP ST as well as Servopap. The incumbent recognizes various cardiac arrythmias and independently decides when to call for professional intervention. The incumbent recognizes and describes seizures and other behavior during the sleep study that may require intervention.
7. The incumbent is able to utilize the sophisticated equipment to obtain studies with an extended montage to allow for seizure monitoring. This is performed much more frequently than in most other labs and speaks to the complexity of our referred patients.
8. The incumbent is also able to utilize the more limited equipment that allows monitoring of respiratory parameters in sleep.
9. The incumbent maintains the guidelines on infection control for our laboratory and interfaces with manufacturers to determine appropriate specifications and with our infectious control group and SPD to insure that we are following safe and appropriate procedures. The incumbent disseminates this information on a regular basis to other staff via in-service presentations and informal teaching to make sure guidelines are followed.
10. Teaching - the technologist will assist in teaching new technologists on use of equipment and newer techniques and insure that they are proficient in these techniques.

This Licensed Practical Nurse - PACT LPN is for Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - Jefferson City within Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital - Columbia Missouri

LPN uses practical nursing knowledge and skills to provide care according to the patient's condition and treatment plan; to provide care in a manner that is therapeutic, supportive, and individualized; and to provide patient/family/care giver education sufficient to allow the patient/family/care giver to not only be compliant with the plan of care but to also promote health and wellness.

LPN is to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. Completed work [should need] only a general review by a registered nurse (RN) or physician (MD/DO) for appropriateness and conformity with established policies/procedures.



Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 0800-1630
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Duties

• Provide individualized and comprehensive case management, clinical services, and crisis intervention to Veterans deemed at an increased risk for suicide while working under clinical supervision.
• Review consults for consideration of Patient Record Flag for High Risk for Suicide and manage the facility's high-risk flags for suicide.
• Assess and treat complicated psychosocial problems of identified high-risk Veterans who are experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, emotional, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems while working under clinical supervision.
• Is sensitive to the ethnic and cultural diversity and age-specific challenges across the spectrum of Veterans served and adjusts intervention and treatment plans as appropriate.
• Documents and updates comprehensive suicide risk evaluations, suicide prevention safety plans, referrals for Mental Health treatment, and follow-up notes including treatment plan updates.
• Ensures that notes have an appropriate expected co-signer.
• Assess Veterans' psychosocial and environmental needs which might contribute to the risk of suicide and other adverse outcomes. Utilize clinical supervision as appropriate.
• Conducts risk assessments utilizing standardized Risk ID screening and evaluation tools (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale and Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation) to assess for risk.
• Initiates clinical contact with Veterans placed on the high-risk list, in accordance with current national guidelines, and ensure Suicide Prevention Safety Plans are developed.
• Monitors and/or initiates monthly contact for Veterans placed on the high-risk list for suicide following current national guidelines.
• Assists Veterans in identifying resources and services at VA medical centers and other community agencies for medical, psychiatric, substance abuse, vocational and other services consistent with Veteran's goals associated with healthful independent living.
• Refers Veterans to appropriate VA and other government/community services.
• Responds to Veteran's Crisis Hotline and internal facility calls/messages regarding suicidal Veterans.
• Receives and completes consults requesting services or support from interdisciplinary team members and from other mental health professionals on complex, difficult cases, using clinical supervision appropriately.
• Assists as needed with Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health-Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) program-related treatment planning reviews and outreach.
• Assists Veterans who encounter problems obtaining services from the VA and other service delivery agencies through advocacy, linking, and/or by assisting with their problem solving/social interaction skills.
• Work collaboratively with other treatment team members, professionals, non-professionals, and others a VASLCHCS and community agencies to assist Veterans in managing their mental health problems, psychosocial needs, barriers to treatment and mitigating risk factors related to suicide.
• Develops and implement ongoing communication with providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community around risk factors and warning signs for suicide and treatment options.
• Educates providers about high-risk Veterans on their caseload and required next steps.
• Provides VA SAVE training to students, residents, interns, and fellows from other disciplines.
• Participates in Suicide Prevention outreach events both at the facility and within the community.
• Provide referrals for evidence-based treatment to high-risk Veterans (i.e., Advanced Safety Planning, Brief CBT for suicidality, DBT).
• Utilizes clinical supervision, professional skill, objectivity, insight, clinical training, and experience to interpret data and identify viable treatment options and recognizing potential high-risk factors, acuity, and needs for services.
• Documents psychosocial assessments, treatment, progress notes, follow up and referral as appropriate for treatment planning and coordination of care.