Total 1,213 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Major duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Applies patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgment or discrimination.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.
• Leads teams, contributes to team conferences, and actively collaborates in all phases of patient care planning.
• Demonstrates the ability to improve the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others, to inspire their cooperation and confidence to ensure safe and effective outcomes in the current practice setting.
• Leads patient care improvement through monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating care outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads initiatives for expanding the best techniques to identify and apply patient preferences to shared care delivery decisions in the immediate practice settings.

This position performs duties to include:

• Develops strategies for implementing expendable automated replacement systems, supply technologies and/or business practices.
• Plans and reviews all supply/inventory processes, functions and related systems.
• Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and durable medical equipment.
• Develops and supports the creation of acquisition strategies and standardization initiatives to acquire and purchase durable medical equipment.
• Plans and directs a consumable management program.
• Develops position descriptions and performance standards and conducts performance reviews.
• Directs and oversees the inventory management, and control and distribution of expendable inventory program.
• Writes, develops, interprets and implements policies and procedures.
• Ensures subordinates independently manages inventory, sets initial stock and par levels and reorders points and resolves issues.
• Oversees and supervises a variety of employees and sections.
• Coordinates evaluating the impact of anticipated new technologies on supply processes and customer services.
• Monitors and manages multiple inventory fund control points.
• Conducts market research on product pricing and performance.
• Ensures best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance.
• Oversees the use of automated inventory management systems.
• Analyzes and advises on supply/durable medical equipment purchase recommendations.
• Resolves informal complaints and grievances.
• Develops partnerships to maximize overall logistics management.
• Implements operational, program and project plans to meet objectives.
• Influences managers and officials to understand and implement findings and recommendations for organizational improvement or program effectiveness.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support.
• Analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems with expendable requirements.
• Analyzes, coordinates and controls management of stock items to support preparation of long-range inventory needs.
• Analyzes inventory management reports.
• Reviews and analyzes performance measures and implements process improvements.
• Resolves conflicting requirements of several supply program areas.
• Interfaces with fiscal/budget staff to resolve inventory related issues.
• Implements best practices, principles, tools and concepts to evaluate and improve supply system performance.
• Identifies opportunities for and directs analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative analysis and historical usage patterns.
• Conducts site visits, participates in root cause analysis processes and resolves complex inventory problems.

The housekeeping aids who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.

As a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Service Technician, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, and vacuuming and polishing floors.

Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Housekeeping Aids sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture. Housekeeping Aids carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Work Schedule: Shifts include 6:00am - 2:30pm, 2:00pm - 10:30pm, or 10:00pm - 6:30am; and may include weekends and holidays. Work schedules will be discussed during the interviewing/hiring process.
Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S and PD99909S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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.

• Direct the design, development, implementation, modification, and management of programs and procedures related to serviced activity analysis and reconciliation requirements for accounts payable entitlements.
• Review, analyze, and provide input on data-cleansing efforts to ensure that only relevant financial data migrate to the financial systems/ERP systems and that the data is accurate.
• Direct Accounting Operations activities through Staff Accountants and Financial Analysts.
• Incumbent reviews unliquidated obligations, unmatched disbursements, and reimbursable orders for propriety and cause.

• Provide education to all levels of clinical staff during consult entry and processing of referrals.
• Recapture referrals to the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) to specific specialty clinics.
• Conduct initial assessment of referrals based on clinical care provided and defines clinical requirements for individual patients.
• Uses a variety of Military Health system information systems and data bases to validate and enter clinical information.
• Assist in orienting providers and other health care team members on referral management.
• Performs all functions of Medical Management to include Utilization Review, Case Management, Disease Management and Referral Management.
• Responsible for the technical and administrative supervision in the absence of the branch chief and non-commissioned officer in charge.
• Serves as a first-line supervisor responsible for day-to-day direction and mentoring of staff.

• Perform the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping and clerical duties within the ambulatory setting. Enter, manipulate and/or retrieve information and data from automated systems utilized by MTF.
• Type routine correspondence using various automation systems. Complete request forms for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests.
• Maintain and enter patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice. Schedules appropriate patient appointments.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically. Ensures eligibility for care, and contacts Patient Administration for verification. Verify Patient Insurance/OHI.
• Responsible for the clerical duties inherent to the in processing (reception), care and out processing (transition) of outpatients, families/caregivers and guests. Effectively communicates with patient and their care team.
• Reconcile end-of-shift/end-of-day processing and reports.
• Respond to emergency calls and follow communication procedures to include operating emergency phone lines, public announcement systems, and emergency alarms. Clearly communicates with associated parties during emergency related operations.

• Provide direct surgical support of a highly specialized nature to patients undergoing surgery including the newest and most complex, state-of-the-art procedures in multi-specialties.
• Organize required supplies (setup, connect, test, operate drills, saws, etc.) and instruments for specific surgical procedures.
• Pass instruments and equipment to the surgeon during surgical procedures by anticipating the surgeon’s needs.
• Communicate with the circulating nurse throughout the case to insure no items are retained in the surgical wound.
• Dispose soiled and/or contaminated linens/materials.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Supervises all areas of food production and service including food preparation, nourishment, tray delivery and retrieval
• Takes corrective action for any problems that might arise on the floors pertaining to food service
• Receives and inspects deliveries and requisitions all supplies needed in all food service areas
• Prepares performance ratings/competencies for all employees under their direct supervision
• Discusses work performance and problems with employees, monitors tardiness and attendance, provides guidance and makes necessary adjustments in assignments when necessary
• Carries out the responsibilities of the position within general instructions, standard procedures and established policies
• Ensures subordinates complete the tasks to which they are assigned and explains work requirements to meet food service schedules
• Establishes priorities for daily operations in the event of emergency situations; defines the standards of quality and quantity to be met
• Serves as a member of the in-service training team by providing individual and/or group instruction for employees
• Provides guidance and assistance for lower grade employees in making decision when assembling patient trays and utilizing correct foods to be served on modified diets
• Maintains inventory of food service supplies and equipment
• Conducts quality assurance monitors and sanitation reviews
• Supervises the delivery and retrieval of patient trays which includes interacting with members of the multidisciplinary team
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Provides individualized instructions to effectively communicate the plan of care and evaluate response.
• Provides comprehensive professional nursing care to patients with chronic or acute conditions.
• Sets-up and operates specialized equipment and monitors, such as IV pumps, pulseoximetry, defibrillator, suction, and nebulizer treatments. Uses nasal-pharyngeal and gastric suction, gastrostomy tubes as well as other drains, as required. Makes
• Assists provider with exams and procedures as needed.