Total 190 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in QLD - Regional - Townsville & North Qld

• Obtain information from patient and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care within the clinic.
• Take all vital signs and perform a behavioral health screening for assigned patients.
• Document patients' chief complaints and other pertinent information in the health record.
• Participate in promoting patient compliance with health activities in accordance with RESPECT-Mil.
• Coordinate and facilitate care coordination within the clinic.
• Communicate relevant information according to the medical plan of care and nursing assessment to patients.
• Input data into the computer and retrieve information such as laboratory and diagnostic procedure results for assigned patients.
• Administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations to all age groups in the health clinic.

• Performs analyses and develops reports on biomedical, scientific, and health policy issues.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative data analysis as well as literature reviews and prepares reports for presentation to leadership, professional and scientific organizations, and journals.
• Maintains awareness of scientific advances and legislative developments regarding the national health status and issues having implications for current and planned health research and research training programs.
• Prepares background materials for senior staff that capture the current state of knowledge in scientific and policy-areas, and provides staff support for special science policy, research program planning, or evaluation.

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The primary duties of the Nursing Assistant may vary by assignment. Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Works directly with patients and observes them on a 1:1 basis in an inpatient setting on a unit.
• Assisting in the care of medical and surgical patients by supporting patient activities for daily living (ADLs).
• Report changes in patient's condition to the registered nurse, as well as the patient's acceptance and response to nursing care.
• Operating equipment (Vital sign machines, EKGs, Bladder Scans, etc.).
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patient and families.
• Perform procedures such as venipuncture, finger sticks, and wound dressings.
• Monitor and chart patient status in compliance with applicable laws and local policies, and properly report any abnormal findings to designated Nurse or Medical staff.
• Submits work orders for broken equipment, and properly stores and cleans equipment.
• Contributes to a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff by cleaning equipment, furniture, appliances, and patient care areas.
• Communicates with patient and family members about care, and ensure all communications comply with HIPAA and applicable laws and regulations.
• Collecting and transporting patient specimens for the laboratory.
• Completes hazardous items checks of unit, patients, and their belongings.
• Understands and uses proper medical terminology.
• Transporting patients to other areas of the hospital and returns to proper unit bed.
• Leads by example in defining a customer service culture to ensure that all patients are treated with respect and civility
• Other duties as assigned.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Receives, stores and ships bin and bulk supplies, materials and equipment;
• Prepares shipping and inventory documents for manual or automated inventory systems;
• Selects specific storage locations within framework of general warehousing plan;
• Rotates stock, check for outdated materials and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls;
• Handles delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable and temperature sensitive products;
• Participates in conducting inventory of stock on hand and communicates discrepancies;
• Ensures products and shelving are marked with corresponding identification numbers;
• Load and unload shipments from trucks and other material conveyances;
• Makes off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight of less than 4500 pounds;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Duties and responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to the following:

• Daily responsibilities include collecting, compiling, and tracking data and statistical information in support of Veteran Transportation Service (VTS).
• Perform a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports.
• Collate in-coming data from a variety of sources. Reviews documents, reports and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.
• Enter pertinent information into an automated tracking system.
• Receive DSS extracts to verify that the workload being captured in DSS is correct.
• Maintain automated system of program- specific data to track items such as service project milestones, progress reports, clinic trends, program trends, performance measures, compliance strategies, etc.
• Interact with various other transportation services such as Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) etc., and other transportation providers.
• Coordinate service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
• Plan consult processing flow to ensure veterans receive consultation services in a timely manner.
• Utilize the Veterans Health Information System & Technological Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) or SharePoint Consult/Request Tracking System in processing internal consultations.
• Provide procedural support in administering quality monitors to be utilized in the internal consultation process to measure the success of efforts to provide seamless care and to support the education of staff in the proper use of the electronic record, to include internal consultation processes.
• Coordinate service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
• Plan consult processing flow ,to ensure veterans receive consultation services in a timely manner.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Install, maintain, and repairs a wide range of commercial and industrial air conditioning equipment in a variety of environments including barracks, administration areas, medical facilities and arms rooms.
• Troubleshoot, and repairs a variety of heating equipment including gas- and oil-fueled boilers, heat pumps, steam, and medium and high temperature converters.
• Requires knowledge of large commercial and industrial air conditioning equipment, the refrigerant cycle, circuits and controls.
• Install and repair pumps.
• Performs preventative maintenance.
• Drives various vehicles to transport self, supplies, and other employees throughout the installation and on public roads

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The WVPM's responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with facility and community stakeholders to develop a comprehensive outreach plan that includes increasing public awareness of services available for women Veterans; networking to enhance community engagement with non-VA stakeholders
• Collaborating with National Women's Health Services and Higher Echelon to fully implement the Women's Health Transition Training Program as women Veterans transition out of the military and into the VA for healthcare.
• Developing relationships with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), DOD facilities, state, and local organizations to facilitate outreach to rural women Veterans.
• Planning and coordinating a variety of community outreach activities that promote knowledge of and use of VA services.
• These activities include, but are not limited to:
  • public speaking
  • presentations
  • informational booths
  • program liaison duties.
• Collecting data, tracking trends, developing, and implementing performance improvement to ensure program effectiveness.
• Developing outreach materials and marketing materials to be used by facility-based outreach teams.
• Assuring accurate and consistent messaging is disseminated to Veterans and Community partners.
• Coordinating logistics for outreach events including staffing, computer support, brochures, and other marketing materials.
• Performing administrative support tasks that improve women Veteran's access to care in rural areas.
• Analyzing quality improvement data and is actively involved in performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintaining a computerized system of program-specific data to track suspense of items such as project milestones, progress reports, funding requirements, and compliance strategies.
• Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of gender-specific services available to women Veterans in the Durham VA and Fayetteville VA markets in addition to knowledge of VA benefits and VA eligibility.
• Maintaining knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for assessing program development or execution and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency
• Maintaining clear, succinct, professional communication when corresponding with individuals and groups such as practitioners, executive staff, Veterans, VSOs, and professional societies.
• Demonstrating professional interpersonal skills when representing VA healthcare to state, local, and other federal agencies.
• Serving as an advocate for women Veterans and working closely with Eligibility Office and Veteran Experience Office (Patient Advocate Office) to facilitate problem resolution and enhance women Veteran satisfaction.
• Culture transformation projects to create a safe, secure, and respectful environment for women Veterans to receive care.
• Participating in the review of the physical environment by identifying deficiencies and recognizing opportunities for improvement to meet the needs of women Veterans.
• Collaborating with internal and external partners to ensure women Veterans receive gender-specific care the right care, at the right time, in the right environment.
• Collaborating with Specialty services and Primary Care to develop programs/services that meet the needs of women veterans who are currently seeking care within the facility and the increasing number expected to do so
• Collecting, developing, and analyzing data to ensure access to quality clinical care.
• Serving as an advocate for women veterans by identifying issues pertinent to the care of women veterans and mobilizing resources for resolution.
• Serving as a consultant to facility personnel involving all aspects of care for women veterans and is a recognized subject matter expert on matters related to women veterans' health. As such, WVPM will ensure compliance with all existing VA policies and regulations, medical center procedures and policies and other relevant requirements.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Prepares documents for VISN and VACO review
• Develops processes and recommendations to ensure efficient office operations within the Associate Director's Office
• Undertaking and participating in special programs and site visits
• Coordinates the planning, organizing, developing, and implementing of projects to meet the special needs of our stakeholders, Veterans, and employees
• Completes ongoing analysis, investigations, and initiatives that are high priority for SVAHCS and/or the AD. This may involve organizing special work groups, initiating program reviews, and producing complex analysis and written reports
• Interacts with Veterans and their family members, Medical Center leadership and management, Veteran Service Organizations, and other stakeholders on behalf of the Associate Director
• Responsible for inviting and briefing appropriate subject matter experts to assure goals of visit are met. Briefs and advises senior management on agenda items in preparation for activities and meetings of local significance.
• Perform all other duties assigned by Executive Leadership or Designee.

Administrative:

• Serves as acting chief of the service (if appropriate), as needed.
• Provides guidance and support to the nurse practitioners assigned to Medicine Service in their respective areas of expertise.
• Provides guidance and supervision for the medical students and residents (interns, residents, and/or fellows) assigned to Medicine Service/subspecialty services and clinics according to the standards outlined in Center Policy Memorandum, 11-4, "Supervision of Postgraduate Residents," when assigned to do so by the Chief, Medicine Service.
• Participates in and attends medical center committees and/or teams as assigned by the Chief, Medicine Service and in his/her absence or absence of their respective Section Chief. Participates in various facility programs designed to enhance and improve the delivery of patient care services, such as Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, as assigned by Chief, Medicine Service.
• Demonstrates commitment to high quality customer service, including specific measures identified as performance goals by the Medical Center.
• Adheres to all information security and privacy measures set by VHA and the Medical Center.
• Annually develops and evaluates professional and personal goals. Identifies individual professional learning needs and participates in formal programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, as well as self-directed learning activities, completes facility wide mandatory education yearly

• Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
• Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences and the application of that knowledge to patient care and the education of others. EP/implantable cardiac device interrogation certification being preferred.
• Clinical Judgement: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Professionalism: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward patients and the profession.
• Systems-Based Practice: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the contexts and systems in which healthcare is provided, and an ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health.

Major duties include:

• Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload;
• Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities;
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems;
• Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services, including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery, replenishing stock inventory, interacting with customers to resolve issues, maintaining records on stock levels, etc.;
• Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled;
• Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; storing supplies and materials; and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system; and
• Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements.