Total 143 job vacancies in Grand Junction, Colorado

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Serves as a front-line USDA representative in international negotiations with high level foreign government officials.
• As a key U.S. representative leads or participates in intensive pre-negotiation preparation and strategy development for plant health standards.
• Contact point between the DA and the PPQ Support Staff; International Services, Veterinary Services, and the Foreign Agricultural Service on trade issues management and international standards.
• Coordinates activities between the PPQ staff to ensure cooperation and effective program operations.
• Plans, coordinates, or conducts studies relevant to the analysis of phytosanitary standard development that impacts the management of PPQ programs.
• Serves as an expert resource person for PPQ in identifying emerging global issues that may impact PPQ trade issue management.
• Represents the DA at meetings and conferences with international and state governments, industry and producer organizations, and individuals related to international standard development.
• Reviews and approves controlled correspondence concerning PPQ international standard development.

You will:

• Develop and implement strategies to oversee and implement the Brownfields program to achieve program goals for a broad range of site assessment, site cleanup, and redevelopment activities.
• Manage grants, cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, and/or contracts to assess and clean up hazardous substances and/or petroleum at the most technically complex or controversial Brownfields sites.
• Lead efforts to conduct outreach and community involvement activities within EPA and with other entities to develop and promote strategies for the assessment, cleanup, and economic and/or sustainable revitalization of Brownfields sites.
• Advise on implementing program policies and priorities through the national grant competition process, leadership and participation on work groups, and measurement of program results.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. You will be expected to report to a specific GSA duty location at least one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

• Kansas City, MO
• Ft. Worth, TX
• Washington DC
• Philadelphia, PA
• Denver, CO

As a Pathways Intern (Accounting), you will:

• Receive training in the principles, concepts, work processes, and regulations of one or more functional areas of Accounting.
• On a scheduled basis, following the Pathways Participant Agreement, receives assignments in various Accounting functions to gain an understanding of the various program concepts and operations, develop an understanding of the total mission as well as organizational/functional interrelationships, and develop a foundation for more specialized application of knowledge gained from on-the-job training assignments
• Receive formal and on-the-job training in OPM, General Services Administration and OCFO policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Be instructed on the use of personal computers, and file and data management.
• Prepare Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, utilizes financial system applications to perform data gathering, research and basic analysis for designated accounting program area

As a Pathways Intern (Accounting), you will participate in meaningful work experiences, training, networking, and developmental opportunities designed to build your skills in doing this work.

• Perform clinical laboratory testing of human blood, urine, and other body fluids or tissues using manual or automated techniques.
• Confirm test results and develop data that may be used by physicians in determining the presence and extent of disease or in support of medical research.
• Modify or design laboratory procedures.
• Establish and monitor quality control systems and measures.
• Calibrate or standardize equipment.

This position falls under the direction of the Investigations Division, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver Office.

If you are selected as a Criminal Investigator, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to:

• Analyzing initial allegations and recommending required investigative resources and collateral support.
• Investigating allegations of crime, crime scenes, and misconduct.
• Planning and conducting surveillance or undercover work.
• Apprehending and arresting persons violating U.S. laws and conducting search and seizure incident to the arrest or when appropriate by warrant.
• Preparing reports and presenting findings orally and in writing to managers, prosecutors, and other high-level officials.
• Testifying as a government witness before Grand Juries and in court regarding criminal cases.
• Testifying at administrative hearings in non-criminal cases.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Licensed Practical Nurse - vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-LPN-Career-Flyer.pdf

• Provides a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical &/or behavioral problems. Is able to perform routine evaluation of patients while in the clinic setting by obtaining current symptoms & complaints, observing the patient's condition, behavior, & response to treatments &/or medications.
• Documents appropriate information in the patient record & reports & significant deviations to the RN &/or provider.
• Provides effective education to patients &/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, &/or prescribed treatment regimes.
• Recognizes the need for & institutes cardiopulmonary resuscitation measures when indicated in accordance with established medical center policy & procedure. Independently performs coordinating duties related to the operation of the clinic such as ordering & maintaining supplies & medications & obtaining patient data.
• Recognizes & appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, & supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action. Performs other assignments designated by the RN or clinic providers which are essential to patient care & appropriate to the incumbent's level of training.
• Uses motivational interviewing techniques to guide patients to establish goals.
• Practices within their nursing scope of practice & functional level, demonstrating & promoting the mission of the VA & ICARE values.
• Set up or reprocess Reusable Medical Equipment as applicable for all equipment for which you have been trained.
• Performs all unit specific nursing interventions & procedures to include but not limited to: Understand & implement the PACT model, PACT Protocols, PACT handbook VHA 1101.10(1), implements, & documents education provided to patients & families.
• Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice, VHA Directives, & local policies.
• Safely & effectively uses patient care equipment. Reports equipment in need of repair.
• Correctly & safely performs nursing procedures or seeks help when needed.
• Recognizes overt abnormal signs & symptoms &/or changes in patients' condition & responds appropriately.
• Responsible for timely implementation of orders & nursing interventions.
• Requests assistance from co-workers when needed; knows when to ask for help.
• Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments, using the nursing process, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Completes initial assessment of patient condition & response to treatment & initiates follow-up as needed.
• Develops & implements a plan to meet learning needs, instructing patients & families in basic health teaching & discharge planning.
• Evaluates & documents patient response to interventions & progress towards attainment of goals & expected outcomes.
• Revises plan of care according to evaluations of patient's responses & outcomes.
• Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) & the Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy.
• Treats all patients & families with dignity & respect. Listens to & honors patient & family perspectives & choices. Patient & family knowledge, values, beliefs, & cultural backgrounds are incorporated into the planning & delivery of care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner (Patient & Family Centered Care).
• Maintains professional boundaries with patients, families, & employees. Behavior as a role model is transparent & above reproach.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Licensed Practical Nurse - vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-LPN-Career-Flyer.pdf

• Provides a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical &/or behavioral problems. Is able to perform routine evaluation of patients while in the clinic setting by obtaining current symptoms & complaints, observing the patient's condition, behavior, & response to treatments &/or medications.
• Documents appropriate information in the patient record & reports & significant deviations to the RN &/or provider.
• Provides effective education to patients &/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, &/or prescribed treatment regimes.
• Recognizes the need for & institutes cardiopulmonary resuscitation measures when indicated in accordance with established medical center policy & procedure. Independently performs coordinating duties related to the operation of the clinic such as ordering & maintaining supplies & medications & obtaining patient data.
• Recognizes & appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, & supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Practices within their nursing scope of practice & functional level, demonstrating & promoting the mission of the VA & ICARE values.
• Set up or reprocess Reusable Medical Equipment as applicable for all equipment for which you have been trained.
• Performs all unit specific nursing interventions & procedures to include but not limited to: Understand & implement the PACT model, PACT Protocols, PACT handbook VHA 1101.10(1), implements, & documents education provided to patients & families.
• Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice, VHA Directives, & local policies.
• Safely & effectively uses patient care equipment. Reports equipment in need of repair.
• Correctly & safely performs nursing procedures or seeks help when needed.
• Recognizes overt abnormal signs & symptoms &/or changes in patients' condition & responds appropriately.
• Responsible for timely implementation of orders & nursing interventions.
• Requests assistance from co-workers when needed.
• Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments, using the nursing process, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Completes initial assessment of patient condition & response to treatment & initiates follow-up as needed.
• Develops & implements a plan to meet learning needs, instructing patients & families in basic health teaching & discharge planning.
• Evaluates & documents patient response to interventions & progress towards attainment of goals & expected outcomes.
• Revises plan of care according to evaluations of patient's responses & outcomes.
• Uses the Computerized Patient Record System & the Bar Coded Medication Administration software per policy.
• Treats all patients & families with dignity & respect. Listens to & honors patient & family perspectives & choices. Patient & family knowledge, values, beliefs, & cultural backgrounds are incorporated into the planning & delivery of care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner.
• Maintains professional boundaries with patients, families, & employees. Behavior as a role model is transparent & above reproach.

As a Supervisory Interdisciplinary Engineer, some of your duties will include:

• Incumbent serves as the Supervisor of the Facilities Engineering group in the Engineering and Construction department within Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) Maintenance organization of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).
• Assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of the employees and contractors.
• Coordinates recruitment and interviews candidates for vacant positions, makes final candidate selections, and approves promotions and/or reassignments.
• The position works with other managers and supervisors throughout WAPA in the formulation and revision of policies and procedures affecting the Region.

As a Supervisory, Civil Engineer/Electrical Engineer, some of your duties will include:

• Incumbent serves as the Supervisor of the Facilities Engineering group in the Engineering and Construction department within Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) Maintenance organization of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).
• Assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of the employees and contractors.
• Coordinates recruitment and interviews candidates for vacant positions, makes final candidate selections, and approves promotions and/or reassignments.
• The position works with other managers and supervisors throughout WAPA in the formulation and revision of policies and procedures affecting the Region.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Conduct psychological or neuropsychological assessments.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Consult and coordinate care with community providers following HIPPA practices to support psychosocial recovery of the person served.
• Provide clinical supervision to health professions trainees and unlicensed psychologists.
• Support activities of the Psychology Training Program and participate in relevant educational seminars.
• Participate in improvement of clinical supervision skills with emphasis on Evidence Based Practice models.
• Provide training and guidance to other mental health staff, as directed and based on areas of expertise.
• Participate in program development tasks, as assigned.
• Implement program design and assists in clinical management of program staff, as assigned.
• Assume responsibility for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation.
• Maintain ongoing scholarly and self-education activities.
• Participate in research with relevant populations as opportunities arise.
• Participate in psychology peer review.
• May serve as faculty at local or other system-wide education and training conferences.
• Serve on committees or workgroups, as assigned.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Conduct psychological or neuropsychological assessments.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Consult and coordinate care with community providers following HIPPA practices to support psychosocial recovery of the person served.
• Provide clinical supervision to health professions trainees and unlicensed psychologists.
• Support activities of the Psychology Training Program and participate in relevant educational seminars.
• Participate in improvement of clinical supervision skills with emphasis on Evidence Based Practice models.
• Provide training and guidance to other mental health staff, as directed and based on areas of expertise.
• Participate in program development tasks, as assigned.
• Implement program design and assists in clinical management of program staff, as assigned.
• Assume responsibility for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation.
• Maintain ongoing scholarly and self-education activities.
• Participate in research with relevant populations as opportunities arise.
• Participate in psychology peer review.
• May serve as faculty at local or other system-wide education and training conferences.
• Serve on committees or workgroups, as assigned.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function, and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Consult and coordinate care with community providers following HIPPA practices to support psychosocial recovery of the person served.
• Participate in program development tasks, as assigned.
• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function, and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Implement program design and assists in clinical management of program staff, as assigned.
• Assume responsibility for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation.
• Maintain ongoing scholarly and self-education activities.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function, and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Consult and coordinate care with community providers following HIPPA practices to support psychosocial recovery of the person served.
• Participate in program development tasks, as assigned.
• Diagnose mental disorders.
• Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments.
• Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning.
• Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served.
• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting.
• Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function, and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care.
• Implement program design and assists in clinical management of program staff, as assigned.
• Assume responsibility for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation.
• Maintain ongoing scholarly and self-education activities.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Incumbent will practice within the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics.
• Incumbent will complete a psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran and family members/significant others.
• The incumbent demonstrates skills needed for all adult patients, being sensitive to human growth and development, age-appropriate needs, and concerns of the veteran, and be able to provide current and advanced techniques to the treatment of this veteran population.
• Incumbents possess a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses: disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses, common medications, and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology. Working within the interdisciplinary treatment team, the incumbent will share in the development of a treatment plan with the veteran based on this psychosocial assessment.
• Incumbent is responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran, family members/significant others and other BHIP staff.
• The incumbent is also responsible for facilitating discharge planning through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner.
• Incumbent provides individual, family, and group psychotherapeutic treatment of mental and emotional disorders and emotional pain using evidence-based psychological methods (i.e., ACT, CBT, CPT, PE, etc.). The purpose of psychotherapeutic treatment is to address the psychosocial impact of coping with severe mental illness(es), chronic/disabling illness(es), onset of a catastrophic illness, etc. Psychotherapeutic goals include relieving symptoms, increasing understanding, and changing behavior to foster recovery and over all well-being. Incumbent will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs.
• The incumbent is responsible for educating the veteran and family members/significant others of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker.
• Incumbent understands the intimidation of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the veteran and family members/caregiver. When appropriate and feasible, the incumbent will educate and encourage the veteran to advocate on his/her own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment.
• Incumbent is experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs.
• The incumbent has access to multiple resource directories in addition to previously developed resources to meet the demands of a crisis. In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency: staff will follow the protocol of his/her respective mental health unit/program and VA Medical Eastern Colorado Healthcare System.
• Incumbent provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer veterans and family members/significant others to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
• Incumbent will review the progress notes from the other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran.
• The incumbent will educate the veteran, their family members/significant other and the team of all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family members/significant other on the preferred option.

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Incumbent will practice within the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics.
• Incumbent will complete a psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran and family members/significant others.
• The incumbent demonstrates skills needed for all adult patients, being sensitive to human growth and development, age-appropriate needs, and concerns of the veteran, and be able to provide current and advanced techniques to the treatment of this veteran population.
• Incumbents possess a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses: disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses, common medications, and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology. Working within the interdisciplinary treatment team, the incumbent will share in the development of a treatment plan with the veteran based on this psychosocial assessment.
• Incumbent is responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran, family members/significant others and other BHIP staff.
• The incumbent is also responsible for facilitating discharge planning through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner.
• Incumbent provides individual, family, and group psychotherapeutic treatment of mental and emotional disorders and emotional pain using evidence-based psychological methods (i.e., ACT, CBT, CPT, PE, etc.). The purpose of psychotherapeutic treatment is to address the psychosocial impact of coping with severe mental illness(es), chronic/disabling illness(es), onset of a catastrophic illness, etc. Psychotherapeutic goals include relieving symptoms, increasing understanding, and changing behavior to foster recovery and over all well-being. Incumbent will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs.
• The incumbent is responsible for educating the veteran and family members/significant others of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker.
• Incumbent understands the intimidation of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the veteran and family members/caregiver. When appropriate and feasible, the incumbent will educate and encourage the veteran to advocate on his/her own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment.
• Incumbent is experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs.
• The incumbent has access to multiple resource directories in addition to previously developed resources to meet the demands of a crisis. In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency: staff will follow the protocol of his/her respective mental health unit/program and VA Medical Eastern Colorado Healthcare System.
• Incumbent provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer veterans and family members/significant others to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
• Incumbent will review the progress notes from the other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran.
• The incumbent will educate the veteran, their family members/significant other and the team of all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family members/significant other on the preferred option.