Total 158 Maintenance / Repair job vacancies in 378 COLORADO SPRINGS CO

• Incumbent will perform the duties of the Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Risk Manager for the 10th Medical Group.
• Oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the MTF/Dental Treatment Facility (DTF) policies and procedures covering the risk management program.
• Coordinates with JA, Quality Director, Patient Safety Manager, Credentialing and Privileging Manger, and the Patient Advocate as needed.
• Serves as Risk Manager Program Manager to ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements to meet organizational needs.
• Develops goals and objectives that integrate risk management with quality improvement and patient safety. Closely develops goals and objectives to promote a culture of safety throughout the 10 MDG and formulate policies to affect safer care.
• Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards for accreditation, as well as DoD and DHA regulatory policies and guidance.

• Perform clinical laboratory testing of human blood, urine, and other body fluids or tissues using manual or automated techniques.
• Confirm test results and develop data that may be used by physicians in determining the presence and extent of disease or in support of medical research.
• Modify or design laboratory procedures.
• Establish and monitor quality control systems and measures.
• Calibrate or standardize equipment.

The duties at the full-performance level include:

• Provide and implement fleet management operations for the Division.
• Provide control and accountability for vehicle fleet and heavy equipment, including preventive and corrective maintenance and inspection, and vehicle maintenance records.
• Process Field Division's monthly fleet credit card statements to ensure proper documentation is attached to each statement.
• Provide purchasing, accounts payable, inventory, and inventory management support.
• Work with the higher graded supply technician to classify and assign stock numbers to items and to assign physical inventory space when establishing new stock items.
• Provide receiving and shipping support.
• Conduct applicable inventories and property reviews.

Kansas City Veteran's Affair is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collects, labels, and processes a variety of specimens (drawing blood by means of venipuncture, obtaining urine and other specimens).
• Performs a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including but not limited to venipuncture and EKG.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and controls supplies. Ensures that a sufficient supply of reagents, standards and controls are available at all times by ordering an adequate supply from commercial sources or preparing a variety of specialized solutions or reagents.
• Using established procedures, calibrates, controls, and maintains a variety of instrumentation and laboratory equipment. When calibrations falls outside acceptable limits, incumbent uses independent judgment in adjusting either the procedure or the mechanical device used in the determination to bring the procedures into good quality control.
• Review of patients referred for tele-retinal imaging for clinical appropriateness.
• Performs Tele-retinal imaging on clinically indicated Diabetic patients,
• Provides clinical support and assists physicians/providers and nurses as needed. Duties include but are not limited to initial patient assessment, checking vital signs, preparation of patient for examination and assistance with treatment procedures.
• Participates with and assists physicians and nurses in a patient medical emergency and must comply with all Fire and Safety, Hazardous Material policies.
• Maintains examination rooms with medical equipment, supplies and forms. Supplies are ordered from SPD as needed and replace needle boxes. Cleans exam table daily with appropriate cleaner
• Performs more complex patient care procedures such as collects sterile specimens, assists with respiratory treatments, performing dressing changes, ostomy care, catheter irrigations, weights, cares for patients in isolation, sets up and gives treatments that require auxiliary equipment such as oxygen, and calculates intakes and outputs
• Enters all information related to scheduling patients into the computer accurately, completely and in a timely manner.
• Checks patient in and out of clinic providing appropriate records to the clinicians.
• Schedules patients for clinic appointments per consult appropriate for purpose.
• Provides support to clinical personnel through taking messages, retrieving clinical information, scheduling appointments, tests, procedures, arranging travel and notifying patient by phone and/or letter of future appointments/tests.
• Assists with orientation to new employees in the CBOC or Primary Care Service Line.
• Applies all VA policies, procedures, and regulations as they apply to an outpatient setting.
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills.
• Records vital signs and other significant patient data in the electronic medical record
• Participates in Team Meetings and Huddles to enhance patient services and clinic efficiency.
• Consistently responds to requests for assistance from patients and family members, visitors, volunteers, and co-workers in a friendly, cooperative, ethical and timely manner
• Communicates with all individuals in a courteous, tactful, helpful, ethical and understanding manner

• Receives, reviews, initiates and completes a variety of complex Military and Travel Pay transactions utilizing multiple financial systems where guidelines lack specificity to requirements, circumstances or problems, and/or frequently change.
• Provides customer service in person or by telephone and completes correspondence (e.g. answers written inquiries, prepares letters to obtain omitted or sensitive information, etc.) related to military and travel pay entitlements for individual reservists as well as internal and external customers.
• Manages and/or assists in managing, resolving and processing a wide range of routine, special and complex pay actions, unique AF pay programs, and sensitive and high interest debt collection cases.
• Analyzes and examines accounting data and accounts to resolve nonstandard transactions, complaints, or discrepancies.
• Prepares reports and performs or oversees other miscellaneous technical tasks in support of the accounting function.

• Oversees the scheduling of patient appointments and provides guidance and training to lower graded employees.
• Extracts medical information from patients’ records as requested/needed by the medical staff.
• Performs maintenance of medical records and reviews maintenance of medical records to ensure they are maintained in accordance with regulations/instructions and other established guidelines.
• Scan medical documentation into Electronic Health Records (EHR) in accordance with directives.
• Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents, formats, etc.
• Reviews documentation to obtain additional information and determines eligibility for treatment.
• Receives and answers or relays incoming and outgoing telephone, intercom, and electronic messages.

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

Major Duties Statement:
The position is a Maintenance Mechanic for the Blue Ridge Parkway. This position is a temporary promotion/detail opportunity not to exceed 1 year, with possible extension up to 5 years. The position may be made permanent without further competition. If made permanent, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) will be offered at that time.

The position will serve the Bluffs Sub-District with the duty station located in Alleghany County, North Carolina. The primary purpose of the position is to perform building and/or utility maintenance and operation duties. Incumbent is engaged in performing a variety of complex repairs, maintenance, adjustments, modifications and preventive maintenance on facilities, equipment, and system. Obtaining and Maintaining a Class A CDL and North Carolina C-Well Water License within 12 months of your hire date will be required Conditions of Employment for this position. If you do not possess one or more of these requirements, if selected, the Park will provide training opportunities for you to obtain these licenses.

Area/Duty Station Information:

The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the crest of the southern Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia between two eastern national parks - Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. For more park information, log on to: http://www.nps.gov/blri. Duty locations for these vacancies are located in the two Districts of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Alleghany County, North Carolina - Alleghany County, North Carolina - The duty station is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Bluffs Maintenance Area, which is located near Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Laurel Springs is located approximately 10 miles from Sparta, North Carolina, 15 miles from West Jefferson, North Carolina, and 25 miles from Wilkesboro, NC.
Larger cities such as Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Asheville, NC, are approximately 1 to 2 hours away with larger hospitals, airports, and more entertainment activities. Average winter temperatures range from 20-40 degrees with moderate snow and ice; average summer temperatures range from 60-80 degrees with high humidity.

• Obtain information from patients and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care.
• Take vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference and length); perform a behavioral health screening.
• Provide individualized nursing care to patients based upon the physician's medical plan, the nursing assessment and the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient.
• Screen and review immunization records to select required immunizations, correct dosages, and administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations to all age groups.
• Assist physician with various examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Perform teaching to patients and/or family regarding self-care procedures and documents teaching.

• Monitors patient drug therapy in patient's medical records, pharmacy medication profile, laboratory data, medication administration records, and or through patient/family interviews.
• Interface with physicians or other health care providers in the design of a drug treatment.
• Responsible for the pharmacy related operational policies and the functional direction of pharmacy staff.
• Provide routine and complex drug information and education to patients, physicians, and other staff.
• Administer medications according to Healthcare Provider guidance and pre-established protocols.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 5, 2024 and applicants will be referred on an 'as needed' basis. NOTE: This posting will remain open until no longer needed but no later than February 5, 2025.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. 2023 VHA Total Reward$ of an Allied Health Professions Career Brochure (va.gov)

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child (conditions apply).
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

The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty, especially for former military combat medics, medical technicians, and corpsmen.

As an ICT, you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies. For the purposes of this national job announcement, you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs, these include but are not limited to, Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Step-Down Unit, and/or Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to:

• Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel, this may involve obtaining patient health history, chief complaints, medication history, and information about health-related conditions that may impact the patient's health status.
• Completing approved templates and tools, example: MiniCog screening established by the agency.
• Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations within the critical 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-to-one observations and applying Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) techniques. Assists critical care licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations. You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and passing instruments in the event of defibrillation, cardioversions, insertion of chest drainage tubes, insertion of thoracostomy tubes, rapid sequence intubation, or initiation of mechanical ventilation to restore normal physiological function or prevent deterioration of patient's condition.
• Operating specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and oxygen apparatus in accordance with applicable training and standards. Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition. Responds to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue, or medical transport team. Conducts or assists with the training of personnel.
• Performing diagnostic studies, examples: vital signs, EKGs.
• Performing POC (point of care) studies, examples: glucometer, bedside ultrasound, I-STAT.
• Specimen collection, examples: venous blood samples, and wound samples and cultures. Preparation and transfer to the lab.
• Assisting with patient exams and screening, examples: orthostatic vital signs, 6-minute walk assessment, CAM and fall risk. Patient transport as a secondary assistant, example: with or without cardiac monitoring and/or ventilation to and from diagnostic tests. Cardiovascular monitoring.
• Medication Administration: nebulized medications, topical, intramuscular, normal saline IV push, local anesthetics, or other.
• Wound care, examples: vacuum-assisted closure (wound vac), dressings, topical ointments, and wound measurements.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for the patient.
• Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions, interventions and procedures in EHR. Examples: documents in the telemetry record.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 5, 2024 and applicants will be referred on an 'as needed' basis. NOTE: This posting will remain open until no longer needed but no later than February 5, 2025.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. 2023 VHA Total Reward$ of an Allied Health Professions Career Brochure (va.gov)

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child (conditions apply).
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)

The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty, especially for former military combat medics, medical technicians, and corpsmen.

As an ICT, you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies. For the purposes of this national job announcement, you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs, these include but are not limited to, Emergency Medicine.

The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to:

• Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel, this may involve obtaining patient health history for chief complaints, medication history, and information about health-related or high-risk conditions that may impact the patient's health status.
• Completing approved templates and tools, example: MiniCog screening established by the agency.
• Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting. This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention, assists with the management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients, by providing one-to-one observations and applying prevention and management of disruptive behavior techniques (PMDB). Assists Emergency Department (ED) licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations. You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and passing instruments.
• Operating specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and oxygen apparatus in accordance with applicable training and standards. Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition. Assists licensed staff with response to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue, or medical transport team.
• Performing vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG).
• Performing Point-of-care (POC), examples: Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT), glucometer.
• Specimen collection and Preparation, example: collecting and labeling venous blood samples.
• Observations and interventions, examples: oxygen therapy and splinting.
• Medication Administration, methods may include intramuscular, oral, topical, eye drops, ear drops, intranasal, rectal suppositories, local anesthetics, nebulized medications, subcutaneous, and intradermal.
• Wound Care, examples: bandaging application of dressings and wound measurements.
• Assisting with patient exams and screenings.
• Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and continually documents actions, interventions, and patient response in health record.

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until February 19, 2025.

Duties include but not limited to:

Rehabilitation Therapy Support:

• Treats, instructs, or works with patients in carrying out therapeutic activities prescribed for their physical or mental rehabilitation.
• Perform functions performed by professional therapists, e.g., planning therapy treatment for patients who are not critically or acutely ill.
• Performs activities which have been prescribed for the physical or mental rehabilitation of patients. Patients are referred for treatment on the basis of a medical prescription. The prescription usually includes the treatment objective, diagnosis, length of treatment and necessary precautions to be observed during the therapy. In some situations, the patient is referred to the therapist without a specific prescription for treatment.
• Works with patients on an individual basis, in small groups, or in large groups, depending on the patient's physical and mental status and individual needs for treatment.
• Assures that patients are appropriately dressed for prescribed outdoor activities; observe safety precautions in the use of tools and equipment; prevent unauthorized absence; record attendance and participation of patients in projects or activities; and report the reactions and responses of patients.
• Observes, assesses, and reports on the progress and reactions of patients, utilizing insight and mature judgment acquired through extensive experience in administering treatment to patients.
• Provides information and assessments of patients at medical staff meetings concerning the participation, progress, behavior, mental and/or physical reactions of patients assigned for treatment.
• Develops progressive types of treatment for each patient on the basis of information obtained through interview, observation and trial activity. Determine kinds of graded projects and sequence of operations which will advance patient towards treatment goals.

• Involves a variety of personal care, nursing care, or related procedures which do not require (a) the knowledges and skills represented by the licensure of practical and vocational nurses by a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or (b) fully professional nurse education.
• Provides nursing care to patients.
• Assist doctors and nurses in the care and treatment of the ill receiving medical, surgical, psychiatric, or outpatient treatment.
• Provides personal care to patients, and on a regular, continuing basis, serves as a member of the treatment team in motivating patients and redirecting their behavior toward treatment plan goals.
• Observes, assists, and completes bowel and bladder care programs for admitted patients.
• Performs intermittent catheterizations as ordered by Clinician.
• Diagnostic and Medical Instrument Support:
• Setting up equipment for monitoring, interpreting, and recording cardiac telemetry.
• Performs 12Lead ECG as ordered by clinician providing results to clinician and ensures results are downloaded to electronic health record.
• Reports/documents post void residuals using bladder ultrasound technology.
• Phlebotomy and Specimen Collection Support:
• Performs blood collection using a variety of phlebotomy techniques including vacutainer system, syringe, butterfly or capillary finger collection devices with minimal number of failures, patient bruising or required repeat collection.
• Ensures samples are labeled correctly submitted to the clinical laboratory with least possible delay.
• Performs venous blood draws and blood cultures appropriately, while adhering to infection control practices.