Total 193 Others job vacancies in Yuma, Arizona

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (Informatics) operates within a multidisciplinary informatics team, offering specialized support in the design, execution, and ongoing optimization of clinical data analysis to drive improvements in care delivery and operational strategies. Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Uses SQL (and other programming languages) and data-related tools to extract, transform, load, analyze, and visualize data to support clinical decision-making and healthcare operational needs.
• Supports data mining and advanced analytics, including trend analysis and forecasting, to enhance clinical decision-making and operational strategies.
• Leverages clinical pharmacy knowledge to develop, implement, and optimize clinical decision support tools such as order sets, clinical reminders, and drug therapy alerts. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that informatics solutions align with best clinical practices.
• Applies clinical pharmacy skills to support the integration of informatics tools with clinical workflows. This includes assessing the impact of new informatics technologies on medication management processes and recommending improvements that enhance both patient safety and clinical efficacy.
• Incorporates new data tools and systems, including predictive modeling, Al tools, Tableau, Pyramid Analytics, Power Bl, and other emerging technologies.
• Utilizes clinical knowledge to guide the interpretation of data analytics in a way that enhances pharmacotherapy outcomes. Provides clinical insights when designing reports and dashboards that inform medication use patterns, therapeutic efficacy, and patient safety initiatives.
• Conducts quality control procedures, implements check systems, and evaluates results to apply corrective actions and avoid adverse outcomes.

• Participate in developing plans for the acquisition, management and disposal of real property interests.
• Provide real property management support services by conducting research and coordinating with other more senior Realty Specialists.
• Review, analyze and make recommendations and justifications regarding requests for leases, licenses, permits, easements, out-grants, disposal and changing utilization of property.
• Prepare standard rights of entry, out-grants, permits, easements, licenses, and leases to other government agencies, private corporations and individuals.
• Prepare reports by inputting data into appropriate authoritative information systems.

• Performs a wide variety of technical support in a generalist capacity to administer the NAF Human Resources Program.
• Receives and processes a wide variety of routine and complex personnel actions.
• Coordinates with management officials to recruit for position vacancies.
• Answers general human resources questions and inquiries.
• Uses systems to track requests for personnel actions and update status of actions.

• Serves as the Contract Management Support Officer (CMSO) in the Resource Management Directorate.
• Analyzes, and acts on a variety of information pertaining to program operation; specifically cost, schedule, and performance data.
• Provides advice to staff regarding financial management, obligation, and expenditures of funds
• Coordinates resources to identify and extract data necessary to support a performance metrics contracting progress; and represents the Garrison Commander at contract management working group sessions and other meetings deemed necessary.
• Collects, sorts, interprets and presents cost data to the Garrison and RMO Director for planning and forecasting purposes.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare, assay, and administer radiopharmaceutical doses by injection, inhalation, or ingestion as prescribed.
• Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for Nuclear Medicine Service contracts and agreements. Prepares contract modifications, performance work statements, market research, assist with new contract solicitations, exercise option periods, etc.
• Be proficient in introducing intravenous catheters in patients for administration of radiopharmaceuticals and/or medications.
• Be knowledgeable regarding possible side effects of radiopharmaceuticals and other medications, such as furosemide (Lasix) and captopril, to be administered. Take immediate action to remedy any noted effects.
• Receive patients, explain procedure, answer questions relating to the procedure, position patient for all necessary views and tend to their comfort for the duration of the procedure.
• Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic chart, requisition, and interviewing the patient and/or family.
• Move wheelchair and litter patients safely using ergonomic methods of patient transfer.
• Operate nuclear medicine equipment such as gamma cameras, well counters, Geiger-Müller survey meters, thyroid uptake system, and dose calibrators for various patient procedures as needed.
• Understand and be able to perform exposure rate calculations.
• Perform a full range of nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging, non-imaging, invitro and therapeutic procedures, including highly specialized computer assisted studies such as gated cardiac, tomographic and quantitative.
• Keep up to date with new imaging agents, procedures and methods. Write imaging protocols for use in department.
• Analyze procedure images for quality. Obtain additional images when necessary.
• Be knowledgeable in three-dimensional anatomy.
• Correctly administer radioactive pharmaceuticals to patients. Utilizes necessary quality management methods of patient identification such as using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification.
• Perform radionuclide therapy in collaboration with the Nuclear Medicine Physician. Receive and assay prescribed therapeutic doses. Fill out appropriate forms and administer dose with the nuclear medicine physician. Instruct patient, family and nursing staff in radiation safety precautions. Perform radiation surveys, post appropriate caution signs, and distribute personnel monitoring devices as required. Monitor and properly store any radioactive waste for disposal.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of personnel requiring film badges. Read and understand the film badge exposure report. Determine exposure patterns and recommend actions to reduce exposure levels to the public, radiation workers and self.
• Prepare studies for nuclear medicine physician's interpretation by insuring completeness of all forms involved in the procedure. Record appropriate data and related information on the proper patient worksheet and images.
• Work with closely with schedulers for patient procedures, taking into consideration camera availability, scan length, patient condition, the need for multiple nuclear medicine studies, other clinic appointments of the patient, contraindications for the test and urgency of the request. Inform patient of all pertinent preparations for his/her scan, i.e., NPO, follow certain diet, bowel prep, etc. Ensure any printed patient information sheets are updated and relevant. Follows VHA Radiology Orders Management Directives and conducts scheduling audits.
• Perform required technical procedures for safe receipt, handling, transport, usage and disposal of radioactive materials, assuring compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), National Health Physics Program (NHPP), Department of Transportation (DOT) and license conditions. Recognize potential radiation contamination by visual and mechanical methods. Take necessary actions to minimize contamination and exposure including contacting the Radiopharmacy and radiation safety officer if needed.
• Assures that all Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center, VISN and Radiation Safety policies are effectively followed and up to date.
• Participate in research projects involving Nuclear Medicine studies, products, equipment and/or radiopharmaceuticals.
• Provide instruction to clinical staff, patients and family members when necessary.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for victim witness services. Typical work assignments will include:

• Responding to victim inquiries via phone, e-mail, letters and fax, providing initial screening of victim concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services.
• Maintaining accurate resource materials that identify available counseling and treatment programs in the jurisdiction. Receiving calls and correspondence from victims and witnesses concerning a variety of difficulties they may experience as a direct result of a crime.
• Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's please, results of trial and whether a defendant is incarcerated and for how long, opportunities to address the court, and post-sentencing notification.
• Orienting victims to the Crime Victim Compensation Program; and providing information on how to contact the program and submit an application.
• Coordinating with various law enforcement agencies as needed to assist victims with the return of their property being held as evidence, or to obtain copies of reports needed for securing services and assistance from other programs.
• Assisting VW staff other support staff with logistics of court events, as necessary, by dealing with concerns or problems of employers and creditors, preparing witnesses to testify by explaining processes and procedures and resources available to them, providing information on restitution to AUSAs, and forwarding Victim Impact Statements to U.S. Probation.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for victim witness services. Typical work assignments will include:

• Responding to victim inquiries via phone, e-mail, letters and fax, providing initial screening of victim concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services.
• Maintaining accurate resource materials that identify available counseling and treatment programs in the jurisdiction. Receiving calls and correspondence from victims and witnesses concerning a variety of difficulties they may experience as a direct result of a crime.
• Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's please, results of trial and whether a defendant is incarcerated and for how long, opportunities to address the court, and post-sentencing notification.
• Orienting victims to the Crime Victim Compensation Program; and providing information on how to contact the program and submit an application.
• Coordinating with various law enforcement agencies as needed to assist victims with the return of their property being held as evidence, or to obtain copies of reports needed for securing services and assistance from other programs.
• Assisting VW staff other support staff with logistics of court events, as necessary, by dealing with concerns or problems of employers and creditors, preparing witnesses to testify by explaining processes and procedures and resources available to them, providing information on restitution to AUSAs, and forwarding Victim Impact Statements to U.S. Probation.

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

• Provides comprehensive care and is perceptive of subtle changes in the signs and symptoms of the multi-system injured or ill patient.
• Develops a plan to provide direct patient care to clients, which involves the assessment and evaluation applicable to emergent care.
• Independently determines those situations that are life threatening emergencies.
• Maintains health records by documenting observations, interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and client response.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for technical oversight of highly complex electronic and facility enterprise systems that may include, but are not limited to: satellite and entertainment, audio/visual, law enforcement security, nurse call, patient wandering/locating, electronic announcement, temperature monitoring, fire protection, radio frequency communications, high-level disinfection robots, local area networks, and wireless communications (including their components, and sub-systems).
• Analyze organizational needs to design, develop, and implement, customized solutions utilizing software and/or hardware.
• Required to identify and remediate hazardous conditions and procedures with electronic and facility enterprise systems and initiates appropriate corrective action.
• Recommend, develop, implement, redesign, reconfigure, or modify operating and maintenance procedures to reduce failures, eliminate hazards, or enhance accuracy and reliability.
• Responsible for notifying the owning service and the supervisor if they determine equipment or systems should be taken out of service because it is unsafe to operate.
• Provide technical expertise related to electronic and facility enterprise systems via planning, design, implementation, testing, evaluation, project management, professional consulting and reporting, data mining, and full life cycle management. Project management includes stabilizing the expansion of existing enterprise systems to newly constructed areas under renovation or modernization.
• Develops the necessary requirements, reviews potential contractor submissions for technical soundness, and provides oversight and technical guidance during installation of electronic and facility enterprise systems which may include directing modifications to equipment and or designs to remediate issues presented by unforeseen site conditions.
• Consulting that involves entering the information into a format that can be understood by non-technical staff.

• You will maintain a supervisor's calendar using office automation software (e.g., Microsoft Outlook) to schedule meetings or conferences.
• You will compose documents (e.g., reports, memorandums) to provide written responses to requests or to provide scheduled (e.g., weekly, monthly) reports.
• You will plan executive administrative functions in compliance with command protocol.
• You will coordinate meetings by notifying all participants and making logistical arrangements.
• You will use personal computers, terminals, or office software programs to enter data or correct errors or omissions in documents, files, or records.

The hospitalist (MD) position is in the Medical Unit within the Acute Care Service Line at the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System. The hospitalists' functions are to provide accurate, reliable, and comprehensive history and physical examination of the patients admitted to Acute Care Medical Unit for inpatient diagnosis and treatment, and provide routine daytime care for medical inpatients. The patients will be assessed in person in the Emergency Department or Medical Unit, and the hospitalist staff will make rounds on weekends and holidays.

The hospitalist (MD) must work cooperatively as a member of the Medical Unit team and demonstrate customer service principles in all aspects of work. The hospitalist (MD) will perform job duties independently and in accordance with established departmental and hospital procedures, including telemetry monitoring and patient care-related procedures. The hospitalist (MD) reports to the Medical Director, Acute Care Service Line, but must work in collaboration with the Medical Unit Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, Staff Nurses, nursing assistants, medical instrument technicians, and other Medical Unit hospitalists. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Whenever a Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) is not scheduled to be on site, at least one hospitalist will respond to and be part of the Rapid Response Team.
• Documents all clinical encounters at the time of visit.
• Records the patient's full and comprehensive history and physical within 24 hours of admission.
• Documents patients' history and physical examinations in a concise and thorough, manner.
• Initiates diagnostic modalities and stabilizes medical therapies while notifying the Acute Care staff, Nursing Officer of the Day, and the Transfer Coordinator in the event of a medical urgency or emergency,
• Maintains and revises, as appropriate, all medical aspects of the care plan including overall goals for management of all medical problems and specification of the methods by which goals will be attained.
• Places consult requests and pursue completion of the consult in a timely manner.
• Practices, always, within his/her scope of practice and assure all necessary consultation has occurred.
• Writes orders in the patient's chart that are timed, dated, and legible and supported by accompanying progress note information.
• Seeks necessary consultation as dictated by the patient's underlying diagnosis and condition.
• Builds and sustains collaborative relationships, works to resolves conflicts at lowest possible level.
• Is flexible about processes in the working environment, adapts well to change and is positive in accommodating new situations and realities.
• Effectively supports VHA, Network, and NAVAHCS initiatives, identifies unique opportunities to expand quality, access, and timeliness of care to veterans.
• Promotes safety with prescribed cautionary procedures and completes all accident reports within agency timeframes.
• Represents VHA programs, VHA staff, and supervisors in a professional manner that focuses on the needs of the VHA or NAVAHCS programs and not on personal or competing agendas.
• Completes continuing professional education required to maintain licensure/certification and keep current with state-of-the-art professional knowledge.
• Participates in quality improvement/quality assurance activities for the assigned work area and service or service line.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physician must be qualified to diagnose, treat, stabilize and manage Emergency Department and Hospital patients according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques. The successful candidate will also provide coverage as a Hospitalist to cover staff leave or vacancies. Physician must have an unrestricted medical license and be BLS and ACLS Certified. Duties to be performed include but are not limited to:

• Perform assessments/examinations on encounters with all presenting patients;
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests necessary to complete the ED evaluation;
• Provide Attending Physician oversight to residents, mid-level providers, and students;
• Stabilize all critically ill or injured patients;
• Admit patients to the hospital or discharge them from the ED with appropriate follow-up;
• Discuss treatment plan with patient and or family/caregiver (following COBRA guidelines);
• Perform medication reconciliation with all discharged patients;
• Participate in Quality Assurance, chart reviews, and support applicable ED performance measures;
• Coordinate patient care with consultants as deemed appropriate;
• Emergency Department physician will support the safety, occupational health and fire protection program by the application of approved standards, regulations, practices and work methods;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the 355 Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Personal Property and Passenger Travel Section, ensuring that traffic management support complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents the 355 Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Personal Property and Passenger Travel Section with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Personal Property Shipment and Storage-In-Transit. Provides documentation, counseling, entitlement,
  determination, method, mode, rate, and routing determinations ensuring lowest overall cost method/mode is used
  and in accordance with (IAW) established guidelines.
• Passenger Movement. Administers the local implementation of Department of Defense (DoD) Contract City Pairs Program, ensuring the lowest cost mode of travel is utilized.
• Contracting. Serves as the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) for personal property contracts.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Sets up recreation areas for scheduled activities; records attendance; takes reservations and payment for trips and tours
• Notifies participants of schedule changes; arranges for equipment or tools, charging them out to participants, and checking them for condition on their return
• Decorates community or neighborhood centers or recreation centers for special events, activities, or parties; strings tennis or volleyball nets
• Lines base lines and base paths; sets up batting cages; checks the established safety system of indoor and outdoor recreation facilities and areas, tools, and equipment
• Posts announcements of scheduled activities and answers inquiries about item, place, transportation, or other matters related to activities scheduled; takes inventory of authorized recreation supplies and equipment; and helps with group activities which require more than one staff monitor, performing specifically assigned tasks. Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Nurse Assistant performs complex age specific nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of physical, mental, behavioral or psychological needs. The Nurse Assistant is learning to perform basic nursing assistant duties under close supervision in a variety of health care settings; outpatient, inpatient, community living care, residential, acute, or sub-acute. The Nurse Assistant will care for patients, residents with acute to chronic conditions. All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.

• Will appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veteran.
• Maintains positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations.
• Performs aspects of nursing care to meet patient's needs for the following: personal hygiene, physical comfort, exercise, rest, nutrition, prevention of skin breakdown & rehabilitative aspects of care.
• Nurse Assistant begins to engage in-group activities such as off-unit trips, reality orientation, current events and other therapeutic groups.
• The Nurse Assistant learns to utilize principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients.
• Reports patient observations to the RN and or other members of the treatment team.
• The Nurse Assistant Is trained to set up patient care related equipment and organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
• Assists with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
• Works as a cooperative, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team.
• The Nurse Assistant safeguards the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
• The Nurse Assistant uses proper safety practices.
• The Nurse Assistant utilize principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.