Total 2,149 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in usa chantilly 15020 conference center drive suite 100 virginia

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-7. At the GS-6 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-7. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher level work, and availability of funds.

Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Evaluates/examines daily the accuracy and validity of the documentation gathered.
• Gathers information daily of the financial/administrative nature from multiple financial sources and accounting systems, both internal and external.
• Compiles data into understandable forms and reports for management.
• Presents forms and reports by way of spreadsheets, word documents, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Audits and maintains financial accounts, and accounting data, as well as classifying accounting transactions.
• Receives, evaluates, processes, and reconciles payment vouchers, vendor invoices, beneficiary travel invoices, departmental billings, employee reimbursements and field service receipts.
• Researches, interprets, and audits which accounts a document and subsequent accounting transaction will affect.
• Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail.
• Contacts insurance companies and other third-party payers to expedite collections and inquire on denial of payments.
• Helps establish payment plans, reviews payment plans and accepts or rejects proposed payment plans in accordance with policy.
• Analyzes, initiates and forwards the analysis of collections to various agencies which involves communication and problem solving with various individuals.
• Serves as principal point of contact for medical center clients/customers regarding accounts receivable and payables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

As the Supervisory Senior Pact Social Worker, the incumbent is the first line Supervisor and assumes the oversight and administrative responsibility for the management of the assigned social workers. The Supervisory Senior Pact Social Worker assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating and overseeing the Social Work staff of the assigned program.

The Supervisory Senior Social Work Case Manager will provide Social Work Case Management for an assigned SW Specialty program, as well as provide oversight for the following:

• Ensure Social Work Case Management Triage Assessment, Comprehensive Assessment and the Case Management notes and Social Work Consult request are completed in a timely manner per policy for all Pact Team Clinics.
• Engage Primary Care Team to work with veteran, family and other disciplines to address bio-psycho-social needs.
• Communicate and coordinate care with primary care, other disciplines, veteran and families.
• Serve as advocate for Primary Care Social Work Pact Team services and the veterans.
• Assist with access to care for both in VA and External agencies.
• Assess, update and monitor clinical outcomes and veteran/family outcomes.
• Review case management plans as appropriate.
• Responsible to ensure all Social Work Pact Teams are present at daily team huddles and
  regular team meetings.
• Covers for Social Work Chief role as requested

This position performs installation, maintenance, and/or repair of utility systems within the facility. Duties include work involved in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical wiring systems and associated fixtures, controls, end equipment in industrial, institutional, office, and residential buildings. These jobs require knowledge and application of electrical principles, materials, and safety standards. Overtime and/or changes in the employee's standard tour of duty may be required upon occasion to complete assigned task. Performs work with little or no supervision in installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing electrical wiring systems and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment in industrial, institutional, office, and residential buildings.

Incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Planned Projects Shop Supervisor. Work is assigned on a long-term, as well as on a day-to-day basis. Receives assignments, orally or in writing. Specific problems are discussed with the Supervisor for extensive and difficult assignments, however, normal, routine assignments are given with reference only to the desired results and time for accomplishment.

Duties include, but are not limited to:- Working from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals.- Performs preventative maintenance and repairs to existing electrical systems, fixtures, controls and equipment for furnishing light and power.- Disassembles equipment, repairs and/or replaces parts and components, cleans and assembles.- Makes operational tests and adjustments as necessary.- Installs equipment.- Cuts, bends and installs metal conduit, and installs properly-sized wires.- Troubleshoots by checking or tracing circuits, locates and diagnoses trouble, repairs or replaces parts and reinstalls.- Repairs and installs line starters, controllers, limit switches, pressure switches (high and low) and all types of controlling relays.- Makes adjustments and solves problems by use of electrical formulae for computing voltages, resistance, amperages, capacitances and frequencies. Will include helping other trades during projects as a Helper only when electrical is done.

Work schedule: Monday - Friday, 3:00-11:30pm. Must have the flexibility to work outside the normal tour of duty which may include weekend and holidays.
Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD023260
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Establishes priorities, works under pressure and with close schedules to meet the needs of Veterans and staff in a timely manner through the proper utilization of a vehicle fleet.

Schedules and dispatches drivers and vehicles for patient transportation. Schedules and dispatches vehicles for medical center staff to include assigning vehicles based on length and purpose of trip, and passenger requirements; checking driver credentials; issuing keys and record sheets; ensuring trip information is recorded; and investigates overdue vehicles.

Plans, schedules and records vehicle repairs and preventative maintenance actions. As necessary, coordinates vehicle repairs with the GSA Maintenance Coordinator to ensure vehicles are kept to a high standard of readiness.

Schedules and coordinates vehicle returns and pickups with the GSA Fleet Management Center.

Gathers, inputs, maintains and produces recurring reports using databases and vehicle fleet unique reporting tools and share-points. Consolidates information for various reports in­ accordance with established procedures and deadlines. Provides input on the current fleet distribution and maintenance status to the Transportation Supervisor.

Performs duties as a Government Purchase Card Holder to include complying with Federal and VA acquisition regulations; inputting purchase card orders into the V A's Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement (IFCAP) system; reconciling charges within established time limits; resolving disputed charges; and maintaining necessary documentation.

Controls and maintains record keeping for GSA Credit Cards, and reconciles accounts for cards assigned to all vehicles. Performs semi-annual inventories to ensure all cards are accounted for.

Operates a computer, peripheral equipment and appropriate software to perform various computer operations in support of office operations.

Types, edits and prints a variety of correspondence, technical reports and similar material in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.

Consistently communicates and treats customers (e.g., Veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner.

Must posses a valid state driver's license.



Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm (may be required to work weekends and holidays)
Compressed/Flexible: Not applicable
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Motor Vehicle Dispatcher/PD020050
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. Duties listed below but not limited to:

• The Registered Nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.
• Responsible for coding the sections of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/MDS Assessment and the Care Area Assessments (CAAs) that are assigned to nursing, adhering to current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) timeframes of assessment completion.
• Collaborating with the CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) to educate CLC staff on the completion of the RAI/MDS process.
• Participating in ongoing survey readiness activities in the CLC. Documenting and taking corrective action when notified by the CLC management team, charge nurse, or designee of any discrepancies in coding or documentation of RAI/MDS assessments and CAAs reported during the interrater reliability review.

Duties Include:

• Assesses patients' understanding of his/her diagnosis and prosed treatments.
• Helps Veterans cope with the end of life or cancer diagnosis and the many emotions that arise.
• Provides education/instruction regarding self-relaxation and other coping strategies.
• Assesses treatment options when factoring in work, family, and the Veteran's other obligations.
• Participates as member of the Hampton VAMC Cancer Committee.
• Assists with interagency collaboration when Veteran's care involves multiple entities.
• Provides education related to the patient's VA and disability benefits.
• Provides referrals and linkage to community agencies with specialized benefits.
• Counsel individuals, couples, and families or referrals to specialized benefits.
• Provides resources and facilitates access to appropriate support groups and educational programs.
• Facilitates communication between the treatment team, Veteran, and family, including advocacy.
• Facilitates family discussions and illness, healthcare, and life changes.
• Initiates and facilitates end of life planning/preference of care with the use of Advance Directives for Healthcare.
• Coordinates discharge planning, inpatient and outpatient placements into residential care facilities, subacute skilled nursing facilities, and adult day healthcare programs.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• The incumbent serves as contact for all Fiscal Service Administrative matters providing written, verbal and electronic communications within the Fiscal Service and is a liaison with Human Resources staff.
• Documents and tracks equipment care and stewardship activities including management of equipment records, preparing equipment records and reports, and working with Logistics Service on equipment inventory listing (ElL).
• Ensures the timely completion and close out of Vista Work Orders.
• Manages the service's records management plan and ensures compliance with records management criteria.
• Keeps the Chief of Fiscal Services calendar and schedules and reschedules appointments, meetings and conference rooms based on the Fiscal Chief's workload, committee assignments and current priorities within the Medical Center.
• Receives all visitors and telephone calls for the Fiscal Service.
• Responds to a variety of requests from internal and external medical center sources.
• Prepares outgoing correspondence for conformance with grammar, format, appropriate enclosure, etc. and relaying instructions to program staff and subordinate offices within Fiscal Service.
• Serves as primary timekeeper for Fiscal Service employees.
• Fiscal Service's key custodian, tracking and ensuring key inventories are accurate in database.
• The incumbent provides guidance to the service line staff on administrative management matters and daily operations of the service.
• Monitors the budget for obligations and expenditures including balances, and status of projects.
• Assists in the preparation of fiscal year budget for submission to Fiscal and assists in the response to their questions.
• Monitors service line spending activities, making recommendations, tracking trends, examining fiscal data, approving invoices.
• Maintenance and oversight of Fiscal Service records providing program support, reporting, and working directly with fiscal service administration.
• Functions as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) required to maintain contract administration files in accordance with VA policies and procedures.
• The COR is responsible for ensuring compliance with invoice validation processes before invoices are certified.
• Maintaining procurement and contracting records.
• Creates and maintains a tracking database for all service level contracts, received and paid invoices, outstanding invoices, and remaining balances.
• This position will also provide backup duties for the agent cashier and employee travel offices.

Duties Include:

• Directs, coordinates and/or performs a variety of supervisory and non-supervisory policing law enforcement assignments and projects that are performed on Departmental property. Including any properties owned, leased, or licensed when consistent with Federal laws, regulations, VA policy and operational guidance.
• Coordinates or oversees off-station VA law enforcement activities, investigations or protection support in accordance with applicable laws and VA policy,
• Provides policing services routinely at all segments of VA facilities located over large geographical areas, some of which may be in different states, counties, municipalities, or townships.
• Provides leadership in protecting Veterans, volunteers, and others on Departmental property, U.S. officials, other individuals, and him or herself during any given situation against threats to personal safety when force becomes necessary to enforce laws and regulations.
• Serves as Lieutenant and Officer-in-Charge performing various law enforcement and administrative functions throughout VHA.
• Manages, supervises and coordinates the VHA, PS law enforcement activities for designated assigned areas.
• Performs a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over other law enforcement policing staff.
• Serves as a watch commander in absence of the Major or administrative lieutenant at the geographic area assigned.
• Supervises a team of police sergeants, police officer, detectives and other law enforcement staff, who carry out day-to-day, routine crime suppression and investigative functions.
• Establishes priorities to coordinate, plan, organize and complete work in accordance with sound time- management methodology.
• Patrols and responds to a variety of criminal activities requiring law enforcement intervention such as homicides, sexual assaults, robberies, property crimes, domestic-violence, vice and narcotics-related activities, crimes by and against juveniles, and other crimes.
• Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress and makes independent decisions to take/ direct/coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property.
• Carries firearms and other weapons, intervenes when necessary to de-escalate situations and determines when and how much force must be applied. Advises individuals of their (Miranda, Weingarten, Garrity, etc.) rights, and protects the constitutional and civil rights of persons.

DUTIES:
Home Sleep Testing Program:
a. Review the patient's history and verify the medical order
b. Verify patient identification, complete the required paper work prior to issuing the equipment.
c. Patient education and instruction appropriate for home sleep testing
d. Must adhere to cleaning and disinfection procedures for portable monitoring devices
e. Scoring portable monitoring recordings according to AASM scoring parameters; identify artifact, inadequate signals and study failures and generate a report for sleep physician to review
f. The technologist will be responsible for screening consults for home sleep studies or in-lab polysomnogram, scheduling the procedures deemed necessary and maintaining the portable sleep technical needs and clinic schedules.

Salem VA Medical Center and Affiliated CBOC CPAP/BIPAP Clinics:
a. Applicant will be responsible for setting up CPAP and Bi-level equipment, fitting patients with the correct mask type and size, and educating them on their therapy so that they are able to be successful and compliant with therapy
b. Instruction for patient training for nebulizers and oxygen
c. Help patients with sleep equipment including oxygen and provide education accordingly
d. Process document orders including machine exchanges, update and confirm future orders.
e. Review patient file for complete and thorough documentation acquisition
f. Supports orientation and training of other personnel at the direction of the Supervisor

Overnight Polysomnogram, MSLT, MWT and Day time Nap study as needed:
a. Explain the procedure and orient the patient for in-lab testing
b. Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards
c. Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization
d. Scoring of sleep/wake stages and clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards

Work Schedule: 40 hours/week includes 3 nights/week 12 hour shifts 7pm-7am
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available

The Nurse Manager is the designated first-line supervisory authority and is responsible and accountable for the 24/7 operation of their assigned units and provides coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance. They function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They enhance care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

He/she engages in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth. They adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. They equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost effective outcomes. They cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.

The Nurse Manger contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental designs, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution. They promote an inclusive workplace diversity to achieve the organizations vision and mission. He/she maintains knowledge ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP).

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

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: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Telework: As determined by administration.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific care to primary care patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. The selectee manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. This nurse provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, primary care through collaborative strategies with others. Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions PACT clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

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

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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, administers, evaluates, and reviews training programs for ASMS personnel as well as for associated CBOCs.
• Develops original course content and modifies it when improvements are realized or changes are required.
• Determines the need for additional subject matter information during the development of course/training content and related materials.
• Develops and modifies courses, sets training priorities, and researches and recommends new or alternative training sources for the ASMS workforce. Course materials include lesson plans, tests, presentations, visual aids, standard operating procedures (SOP), training manuals, and practical exercises.
• Develops, reviews, analyzes, implements, adapts, conducts and evaluates training materials, training courses, and overall training programs related to subject matter areas/topics such as: eligibility/enrollment criteria and procedures, access to care, Beneficiary Travel, scheduling, ward administration, admissions, special programs, Care in the Community (CITC), insurance collection, and Decedent Affairs as well as training on new directives and processes that interrelate within the ASMS sections.
• Develops the ASMS's training plan on an annual basis, as well as a monthly training calendar documenting the days, times and locations of training programs for the service.
• Develops, updates and presents training policies, guidelines, instructional materials, methods, etc. for ASMS training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods.
• Develops training programs which ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed, and. implemented sufficient to identify, prevent, and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence regulatory correctness and the responsiveness of ASMS.
• Training materials, courses, and programs are presented/delivered utilizing current technologies, software, and equipment. These include web conferencing, e-learning (Talent Management Software, TMS) and other computer based learning.
• Performs scheduling audits for ASMS and facility staff and CBOCs that have scheduling keys/menus.
• Scheduling audits must consist of a standardized biannual audit of timeliness and appropriateness of scheduling actions and accuracy of Clinically.
• Indicated Date/Preferred Date (CID/PD) for all active schedulers regardless of position or title according to VHA Directive 1230, dated July 15, 2016. The biannual scheduling audit is a minimal requirement.
• Scheduling supervisors, based on identified deficiencies in competency or performance, determine the number and scope of subsequent audits.
• Biannual audits must include a review of at least ten scheduled appointments per scheduler.
• Facilitates the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all positions and processes within ASMS.
• Serves on facility and VISN-wide committees and represents ASMS operations, providing information as assistance as needed.
• Works with the ASMS's leadership in developing data capture and electronic reporting procedures in order to track the progress of quality program management initiatives.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all 5 VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, administers, evaluates, and reviews training programs for ASMS personnel as well as for associated CBOCs.
• Develops original course content and modifies it when improvements are realized or changes are required.
• Determines the need for additional subject matter information during the development of course/training content and related materials.
• Develops and modifies courses, sets training priorities, and researches and recommends new or alternative training sources for the ASMS workforce. Course materials include lesson plans, tests, presentations, visual aids, standard operating procedures (SOP), training manuals, and practical exercises.
• Develops, reviews, analyzes, implements, adapts, conducts and evaluates training materials, training courses, and overall training programs related to subject matter areas/topics such as: eligibility/enrollment criteria and procedures, access to care, Beneficiary Travel, scheduling, ward administration, admissions, special programs, Care in the Community (CITC), insurance collection, and Decedent Affairs as well as training on new directives and processes that interrelate within the ASMS sections.
• Develops the ASMS's training plan on an annual basis, as well as a monthly training calendar documenting the days, times and locations of training programs for the service.
• Develops, updates and presents training policies, guidelines, instructional materials, methods, etc. for ASMS training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods.
• Develops training programs which ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed, and. implemented sufficient to identify, prevent, and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence regulatory correctness and the responsiveness of ASMS.
• Training materials, courses, and programs are presented/delivered utilizing current technologies, software, and equipment. These include web conferencing, e-learning (Talent Management Software, TMS) and other computer based learning.
• Performs scheduling audits for ASMS and facility staff and CBOCs that have scheduling keys/menus.
• Scheduling audits must consist of a standardized biannual audit of timeliness and appropriateness of scheduling actions and accuracy of Clinically.
• Indicated Date/Preferred Date (CID/PD) for all active schedulers regardless of position or title according to VHA Directive 1230, dated July 15, 2016. The biannual scheduling audit is a minimal requirement.
• Scheduling supervisors, based on identified deficiencies in competency or performance, determine the number and scope of subsequent audits.
• Biannual audits must include a review of at least ten scheduled appointments per scheduler.
• Facilitates the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all positions and processes within ASMS.
• Serves on facility and VISN-wide committees and represents ASMS operations, providing information as assistance as needed.
• Works with the ASMS's leadership in developing data capture and electronic reporting procedures in order to track the progress of quality program management initiatives.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all 5 VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

The primary duties of this position are to function as the administrative process and policy expert to Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences on Human Resources (HR) management. Tasks are carried out without assistance before submission to the supervisor or Chief of MHBS for discussion and review.

Administrative/Personnel Management 50%

Provides administrative and technical work to the Chief of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences regarding Human Resource Activities. This position is responsible for executing human capital management best practices and implementing applicable policy changes, employment procedures, and classification and compensation processes. Serves as the Human Resources Subject Matter Expert and liaison on behalf of MHBS. Performs duties and functions as a primary and independent liaison with the Human Resources department related to VHA's efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified mental health professionals and support staff. The position has delegated responsibility and authority to oversee the overall communication for Human Resources processes in MHBS. Facilitates planning, direction, and timely execution of policy, training, education, recruitment, evaluation, and/or data and surveillance projects/programs pertaining to Human Resources Activities. Utilizes at an expert level HR Information Systems including, but not limited to:
a. LEAF Hampton Portal - Portal for submission of all position requests
b. LEAF CCU Portal - Portal for submission of all new/modified Position Descriptions
to the Consolidated Classification Unit for review and appropriate classification.
c. HR SMART - System where all HR Action Requests are made.
d. USA Staffing - System where all staffing/recruitment related actions are housed.
e. YourHR. - Submission of all HR-related helpdesk tickets.
f. Power BI: Computer program to access Service HR reports.

Training, Inventory, Data/Records Management 50%

Utilizes appropriate locality pay tables to determine appropriate salary for personnel. If necessary, readily identify need to create local pay scales.
Develop recruitment selection tools, rubrics, and other applicable documentation to determine best qualified candidates. Provides training and technical assistance on regulatory and legal requirements for hiring practices to the Chief of MHBS and other supervisors in MHBS. Explains these regulatory and legal requirements to Chief of MHBS and other supervisors. Manages monthly FTEE Inventory and Turnover Suspense's for MHBS Service Line, which is reported to Executive Leadership. Coordinates any emerging issues related to the topic of communication as necessary.
Uses an interactive approach that: identifies the type of information that is necessary; provides information on a timely basis; and tracks and assesses the response of all parties so that potential problem areas can be identified, avoided, and/or corrected. Develops and coordinates graphics requirements, including databases, tables, and spreadsheets to manage recruitment. Through proactive communication strategies, promotes partnership between MHBS and Human Resources to establish formal relationships to facilitate hiring and retention. Produces a wide range of documents using a variety of office automation technologies. Applies advanced work processing software to materials involving complex formats such as automatic generation of indices and tables of contents, importation of graphics, charts, or special symbols or precise alignment of multiple columns.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Specialist/PD029820
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized