Total 3 health beauty fitness job vacancies in Maintenance / Repair category in san jose

***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-07. At the GS-06 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-07. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds.

Duties include but may not be limited to the following:

• Provides accurate and timely billing and collection activities to be completed in accordance with national policies, VHA regulations and healthcare laws.
• Performs a wide variety of activities common to the segment of the program or function for which the employee is responsible.
• Makes decisions or recommendations based on the development and evaluation of information that comes from various sources.
• Identifies and studies factors or conditions and determining their interrelationships as appropriate to the defined area of work.
• Uses independent analytical techniques and theories to apply and interpret requirements, regulations, and procedures that identify and capture the applicable revenue activities from the affected assigned areas at the VAMCs to the CPAC.
• Serves as a financial ambassador/educator by providing Veterans, their families, VAMC teams and other internal and external agencies, guidance on repayment plans, waivers, interpreting insurance and eligibility benefits, and other factors that impact the Veteran's accounts for both First Party (FP) and Third Party (TP) billing.
• Independently evaluates the significance of actions within their span of responsibility, assigns disposition instructions, and implements the most responsive and cost-effective means for managing them.
• Independently researches, analyzes, generates, and corrects Veteran's FP co-payments for care as it pertains to a variety of complex VA programs, for VAMC provided services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Lead housekeeping aids in the accomplishment of daily housekeeping duties to ensure cleanliness of the facility is maintained.
• Perform limited supervisory duties such as checking in/out attendance and issuing work assignments in the absence of the supervisor.
• Work independently to carry out assigned objectives.
• Perform and lead team members in housekeeping duties such as cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing all patient and public restrooms.
• Perform and lead team members in housekeeping duties such as bed making, sweeping and mopping floors, buffing, shampooing, vacuuming and cleaning carpet, and performing high and low dusting.
• Perform and lead team members in housekeeping duties such as washing walls, blinds, woodwork and the interior side of windows, polishing metal fixtures, cleaning glass doors, windows, and other glass surfaces.
• Interpret instructions pertaining to cleaning agents to ensure they are properly used to prevent damage to floors, furniture, walls and fixtures.
• Interpret policies, procedures and instructions to properly train housekeeping aids on proper mixing and safe and economical utilization of cleaning supplies.
• Interpret specific written methods, techniques, and procedures and oral and written instructions of the supervisor.
• Follow and train team members on specific steps to operate equipment and accessory tools such as wet/dry vacuum, scrubbing machines, wall washing equipment, rug shampooer, and spray and steam cleaning devices.
• Train team members to select proper equipment to perform specific tasks.
• Make minor repairs to tools and equipment when performing daily maintenance.
• Follow proper safety techniques and procedures to ensure regular and safe functioning of the facility.
• Follow all safety regulations and practices to prevent injury to self, patients, visitors and employees, or damage to government property.
• Follow sanitation procedures and infection control principles to maintain an aseptically clean and pleasant environment for patient care activities.

Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Directs and guides nursing assistants and other surgical technicians in completing routine assignments such as setting up rooms, managing equipment and supply carts, and coordinating care with other disciplines.
2. Sets up sterile field with all required items for each procedure such as air-powered equipment, fiber optic equipment, laparoscopic equipment, microscopes, lasers, arthroscopy equipment, urologic equipment, recording devices, robotic equipment, and other operating room supplies and devices.
3. Plans and discusses each procedure with surgical professionals and assures that all supplies and equipment are available prior to the surgical procedure.
4. Participates in interdisciplinary care planning and implementation including pre-procedural verification and timeout.
5. Inspects and ensures instruments, supplies, and implants sterile and free of bio-burden and defects before use in patient care.
6. Practice Infection Control and Sharp Safety Standards.
7. Prepares biological implants according to manufacturers' instructions before transplanting and using on patients.
8. Manages surgical counts, medications, implants, specimens, and surgical asepsis without breach in technique or error.
9. Prepares, organizes, and maintains highly complex sterile surgical setups.
10. Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time.
11. Utilizes universal precautions and follows all infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies, and equipment.
12. Assists the team members with care of the patient, i.e., positioning, prepping, and obtaining supplies and equipment.
13. In conjunction with the circulating Registered Nurse (RN), performs surgical accounting to verify accuracy. Responsible for the accountability for all surgical instruments and equipment during the surgical procedure.
14. Assists the surgeon by performing such procedures as preparing skin grafts, suctioning, holding retractors, applying skin staples, and cutting sutures. Prepares prosthesis and surgical devices during procedures.
15. Assists in training residents, medical students, nursing students, operating room technology students, and new Operating Room (OR) staff in the operation of equipment, sterile technique, handling of instruments, and OR procedures to include the scrub role in surgical procedures.
16. Accounts for the availability of correct prosthetics in the room, follows established procedure regarding implant inventory and prosthetic tracking.
17. Assists in the implementation and utilization of the Generic Inventory Package to maintain adequate surgical supplies. This includes but not limited to re-stocking the OR cabinets, specialty carts, and other secondary storage containers.


Work Schedule: Variable
Telework: Not eligible for Telework
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Surgical Technician/PD000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized