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The Primary Purpose of the Position is: to serve as a psychologist providing co-located collaborative care (CCC) services within primary care Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT). The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) psychologist participates in PACT and PCMHI team huddles and is available for rapid face to face consultation and coordination of care with primary care staff members. In addition, the PCMHI psychologist provides same day mental health evaluation and triage services to Veterans enrolled in PACT. The PCMHI psychologist provides brief (1-6 visits), problem focused interventions for Veterans experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns (e.g., mild/moderate depression or anxiety, substance use disorders etc.). The PCMHI psychologist may also provide behavioral health interventions to address common health conditions that present in primary care (insomnia, stress management, chronic pain, weight management) via individual or group behavioral health interventions. The PCMHI psychologist works in collaboration with the PCMHI team to assist the PACT team with follow up on positive behavioral health screens.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Clinical (100%)

1. Provides initial assessments for patients who are being seen by primary care.
2. Provides therapeutic interventions for patients with mild/moderate MH concerns using a brief, problem focused evidence-based care approach. Issues cover a full spectrum of diagnoses but patients do no and do not generally require specialty mental health care. Services include individual and couples psychotherapy.
3. Provides psychoeducational groups and focal group therapy.
4. Provides consultation to PACT Team staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
5. Participates in PACT Team huddles and other PACT meetings.
6. Participates in PCMHI team meetings.
7. Completes clinical reminders and follow-ups as needed. Is attentive to all Performance Measures for clinical care.
8. Provides supervision of trainees conducting direct clinical care.
9. Facilitates liaisons with other health and mental health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
10. Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
11. Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
12. Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings for the Psychology Service and Mental Health Service Line.
13. Completes required trainings in a timely manner.

This announcement will close on 11/14/2024.

• Employs current, in-depth knowledge and understanding of mission and project requirements, as well as a thorough understanding of the Director's goals and intent to orchestrate the critical, complex, and sensitive preparation and analysis of administrative documents and processes for OSP. Speaks on behalf of the Director regarding assignments.
• Based on expert knowledge of the National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide (NSPVS)and all lanes of effort to support its implementation across the enterprise, ensures all action suspense items are triaged appropriately to the required subject matter expert (SME) within the office for prompt response; this includes knowledge and awareness of current and proposed suicide prevention legislation, active Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviews of VA's suicide prevention and national policies related to suicide prevention.
• Provides consultation and advice to the OSP leadership team and staff on a wide variety of technical and administrative issues.
• Responsible for maintaining the administrative workflow for action/suspense item tracking in OSP which includes complex items related to congressional responses, media inquiries, OIG/GAO response, and implementation of VA's NSPVS.
• Resolves administrative problems related to action/suspense items for the Director with limited input or supervision by analyzing the problem and available information. Determines when escalation of an issue to leadership is necessary, and then communicates the issue and recommends a solution.
• Initiates, directs, prioritizes, expedites, and integrates tasking and requirements into effective and efficient activities within the organization's support elements and staff.
• Advises the Director on innovative ideas to develop and enhance administrative processes and resources to improve the efficiency of workflow and operations.
• Serves as the main point of contact for all action items assigned. Incumbent is responsible for ensuring a complete, correct and timely response to all Suicide Prevention internal and external suspense/action items. This also includes tracking and management of all action items related to congressional inquiries, media inquiries, responses to inspection bodies (e.g., OIG, GAO), external reviews (e.g., Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery commission), and external stakeholders (e.g., National Veterans Service Organizations (VSO), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
• Provides triaging, assignment and tracking for urgent, emergent, and ongoing taskers.
• Ensures that action/suspense items are assigned and completed within stated timelines.
• Ensures that the Director and staff have responsive, accurate background information to make informed decisions. Stays thoroughly informed as to the missions, organizational structure, key personnel, current activities, status of current projects, and any issues over which the OSP leadership team has responsibility, as well as special interests. Refers sensitive or controversial matters to the Director or other staff for required action.
• Develops solutions to and makes decisions regarding administrative and procedural issues when directions are ambiguous or confounded. Determines when an issue rises to the level of needing senior leadership involvement and makes recommendations to senior leadership on how to proceed if escalation is needed.
• Acts with the full delegated authority of the Director regarding the tracking and completion of action and suspense items assigned to Suicide Prevention.
• Prepares a variety of official correspondence for the Director including letters and memorandums. Acts as the focal point for all actions involving the Director and handles a wide range of sensitive and confidential special assignments.
• Navigate a variety of software applications, utilize the data and information within those applications to provide effective tracking and management of Suicide Prevention.
• Coordinates agencies concerning task assignments and actions related to interagency suicide prevention efforts.
• Develops plans to move work as quickly and efficiently as possible between agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

The position has a sequence of steps that require attention to work operations, sanitation and safety; work assignments require advanced culinary knowledge and judgment. The work of this position is involved in the preparation of regular or special diet foods and meals. This includes cooking meats, poultry, fish, shellfish, and vegetables and making soups, gravies, sauces, desserts, and other foods. The work of
this position organizes and coordinates the work of lower grade cooks at one or more work centers in a production kitchen in order to accomplish a variety of quantity cooking operations.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Set up tray lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates.
• Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals.
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides.

DUTIES:

• Provides food-operations-specific leadership, serving as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Has oversight over HR staffing, employee relations and labor relations in Food Service Operations.
• Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.
• Establishes a training plan for the food operations section.
• Develops and leads food operations.
• Establishes strategic goals and ensures priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.
• Leads the continuous quality improvement effort in Food Service Operations.
• Identifies and prioritizes, sets long and short term goals, develops action plans and analyses data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes.
• Develops and updates policies and procedures and establishes and oversees a system for regulatory compliance. Coordinates food service operation policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing and other services, as applicable.
• Manages the budget and other resources, anticipating future trends and inflation, new service opportunities, recommendations for growth, efficiencies and strategic efforts are factored in resource requests and brought to the Chief.
• Directs staff in management of contracts, subsistence, supply purchasing for NFS and submits reports to the NFS Chief.
• Solicits support and/or negotiates with facility managers to influence decisions to support food operations section success.
• Works closely with the Supervisory Dietitians to support the department, cover the work within NFS and execute the activities of the department.
• May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.

- Set up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items
- Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates
- Break down and clean the station when assigned
- Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary
- Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room
- Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
- Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required
- Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities
- Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment
- Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
- Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings
- Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas
- Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
- Prepare boxed/to go meals
- Select and place correct items on patient trays
- Read and interpret a regular or modified menu, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections
- Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
- Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets
- Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
- Separate food waste, trash/recyclables from dishes, glasses and silverware
- Unload food/tray delivery carts
- Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware
- Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils
- Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area
- Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center

Work Schedule: Full-Time; 05:30 AM-2:00 PM

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S

Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others. The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. The work area is well-lighted but usually noisy from food service activities, and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped. Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces, and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units.

• Serve as an expert in the development, evaluation, and implementation of policies related to reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating proposed legislation, regulations and other administrative actions for CMS’ programs.
• Develop, recommend, and prepare legislative policies and proposals for consideration by senior policy officials for inclusion in the President’s budget and legislative agenda.
• Analyze internal policies, processes, and procedures to assure increased efficiency in operations and implement them to resolve problems and improve internal operations.
• Prepare all forms of written correspondence regarding Medicaid program issues to the public, Congressional staff, industry contacts, and State representatives.
• Evaluate and analyze the impact of new or revised changes to legislation before the Congress pertaining to any CMS program.

Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will allow you to utilize your expertise in the field of medical and health programs and are responsible for
planning and developing these programs, with particular emphasis on the Fitness for Duty Program and the Drug Free Workplace Program.

This position starts at a salary of $117,962.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $153,354.00 (GS-13, Step 10).

Typical duties include:

• Serving as a Nurse Consultant and an agency-wide technical expert in the field of medical and health programs with emphasis on employee Fitness for Duty Evaluation, Return to Work cases and the Agency Drug-Free Workplace Program.
• Performing ongoing reviews of medical documentation submitted by employees to support requested leave in accordance with Federal laws, and transfers of Duty Station requests in compliance with provisions set forth in Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Testifying in EEO and Merit System Protection Board hearings.
• Participating in job analyses to support the development of medical and physical fitness standards for certain job series within CBP.
• Serving as a Level II and/or III Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the agency's medical services contract.

• Provides administrative support to the division managers in the Office of Health Policy
• Serves as a liaison between the Office of Health Policy and other offices to assure they are continually informed of critical and confidential issues, concerns, and deadlines
• Develops study plans, conducts fact-finding, analyzes data, and prepares and presents findings and recommendations
• Coordinates across HHS agencies to further advance policy or research goals

• Serves as an expert to the Agency in matters relating to the comprehensive and continual coordination of legislative proposals for ASTP/ONC
• Provides leadership on complex, sensitive, diverse and unique legislative and political matters on pending health care and Health Information Technology (HIT) reform issues.
• Performs in-depth analyses of problems and issues of interest to Congress.
• Interprets congressional intent on proposed legislative actions and proposes a policy position based on said legislation for the Agency.

Duties:

• Policing services
• Provides services routinely at all segments of VA facilities.
• Conducts Investigations
• Identifies and preserves evidence, writes comprehensive reports.
• Detects and intervenes in criminal activity.
• Provides emergency response coordination as needed.
• Participates in the suicide prevention program and intervenes when needed to deescalate active suicidal behavior and/or prevents suicides.
• Operates specialized vehicles and equipment in support of law enforcement and security operations.
• Enforces traffic rules and regulations.
• Detains witnesses and suspects.
• Makes arrests and perform booking procedures.

Duties include but are not limited to:
GS-05

• PTAs perform preliminary chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Treats patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning and implementing of treatment programs for patients with a variety of diagnoses.
• Implements a physical therapy treatment program for assigned patients who may range in age from young adult through older adult.
• Demonstrates knowledge of treatment techniques needed to assess changes in physical, mental and or medical status of the patient.
• Accurately assesses changes in physical mental and/or medical status of the patients.

• PTAs perform a chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Will have knowledge of evidence based physical therapy practice.
• They treat patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Performs physical therapy data collection and use of objective measures to carry out patient plan of care.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning and implementing of treatment programs for patients with a variety of diagnoses.

• PTAs perform an in-depth chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Will have knowledge of evidence based, contemporary physical therapy. They treat patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Independently uses objective measures to assess progress, in accordance with the plan of care for complex patient cases.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning, implementing. modifying and setting discharge plans for patients with a variety of diagnoses.

Duties include but are not limited to:
GS-05

• PTAs perform preliminary chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Treats patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning and implementing of treatment programs for patients with a variety of diagnoses.
• Implements a physical therapy treatment program for assigned patients who may range in age from young adult through older adult.
• Demonstrates knowledge of treatment techniques needed to assess changes in physical, mental and or medical status of the patient.
• Accurately assesses changes in physical mental and/or medical status of the patients.

• PTAs perform a chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Will have knowledge of evidence based physical therapy practice.
• They treat patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Performs physical therapy data collection and use of objective measures to carry out patient plan of care.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning and implementing of treatment programs for patients with a variety of diagnoses.

• PTAs perform an in-depth chart review including medical history and contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Will have knowledge of evidence based, contemporary physical therapy. They treat patients through basic exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Independently uses objective measures to assess progress, in accordance with the plan of care for complex patient cases.
• Participates with the physical therapist in the planning, implementing. modifying and setting discharge plans for patients with a variety of diagnoses.

• PTAs perform an in-depth chart review including medical history, contraindications for treatment.
• Obtains appropriate subjective history and demonstrates ability to interpret information gained through subjective history.
• Will have knowledge of evidence based, contemporary physical therapy practice.
• They treat patients through exercise, massage, modalities, gait, and balance training and other therapeutic interventions.
• Identify critical changes (e.g. vital signs, pain, mobility and alertness) in patient conditions to determine their medical and functional status.
• PTAs recommend changes in treatment based on changes in physical, mental and/or medical status of the patient. PTAs instruct, motivate and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
• Independently uses objective measures to assess progress, in accordance with the plan of care for complex patient cases.
• Ability to work with PTs and other interdisciplinary healthcare team members to evaluate patient information for planning, modifying and coordinating treatment programs and discharge planning.
• Implements a physical therapy treatment program for assigned patients who may range in age from young adult through older adult.

-Supervising a staff of economists, social science analysts, program analysts, and policy analysts on a variety of data and technical analysis issues critical
to the development, evaluation, and implementation of Medicare and other health financing policies.
-Overseeing staff that conduct a variety of quantitative and qualitative assessments to estimate the costs, benefits, and impacts of a range of Administration and Congressional initiatives.
-Overseeing the analyses conducted by staff and produced by contractors, including ensuring their methodological rigor, technical accuracy, and the development of research products that effectively communicate analytical results.
-Directing data analysis on a broad range of health services research, evaluation and policy issues.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

The Oncology/Hematology Registered Nurse (RN) is a clinical expert who uses advanced specialized knowledge and judgement for delivery of high quality and evidence-based care to oncology patients and their families. Uses a team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems with measurable outcomes. Completes physiological assessments and completes documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) in accordance to established policies and procedures. Triages patient problems and assists in the evaluation of symptoms and initiate interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Monitors, tracks/tends, and reports ongoing care needs and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team. They direct the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcome utilization. They provide a safe working environment while administering, handling, and disposing of antineoplastic drugs and medical waste. They oversee the administration and management of various medical procedures and treatments in the oncology setting, including vascular access devices and infusion treatments. Conducts in-service education based on insights gained from oncology professional development activities and acquiring specialized skills in oncology-specific areas, including chemotherapy administration, oncology electronic ordering systems, and calculating drug dosages. The Oncology/Hematology RN manages monitoring requirements for specific drugs, handling immediate infusion reactions, and preventing and managing oncology-related symptoms and adverse events, such as chemo-related symptoms and immune-related adverse events.

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: 0730-1600
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Major duties/functions include, but are not limited to:

• Completes orientation according to expected standards.
• Manages workload as assigned, organizes, and completes own assignments in an efficient and appropriate manner.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary care.
• Establishes a therapeutic relationship, allowing the patient to attain, maintain or regain optimal function through assessment and treatment.
• Engages patients, families, and other caregivers to incorporate knowledge, values, and beliefs into care planning without judgement or discrimination.
• Knowledgeable of ethical issues related to professional nursing practice and follows established policies of the practice setting, VA, and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Aware of high reliability principles to deliver consistent care and improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
• Applies evidence-based practice/research to patient care.
• Participates in unit-based activities to improve and deliver cost effective patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specific unit level performance improvement activities.
• Incorporates patient preferences into shared care delivery decisions.