Total 120 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Defiance, Arizona

• Provide direct surgical support of a highly specialized nature to patients undergoing surgery including the newest and most complex, state-of-the-art procedures in multi-specialties.
• Select, assemble, and organize required supplies (setup, connect, test, operate drills, saws, etc.) and instruments for specific surgical procedures.
• Pass instruments and equipment to the surgeon during surgical procedures by anticipating the surgeon’s needs.
• Verify whether the counts are correct or incorrect and communicate with the circulating nurse throughout the case to insure no items are retained in the surgical wound.
• Clean or terminate operating room after surgical procedures. Remove and properly dispose of soiled and/or contaminated linens/materials.

• Perform daily quality assurance testing on all equipment used in the cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments.
• Select appropriate chemical or washing agent necessary for decontaminating or cleaning surgical instruments.
• Assemble, inspect and package instrumentation appropriately by their instruction of use.
• Sterile storage of instrumentation, pulling case carts, inventory stock, removing or replacing damaged supplies/sets.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of the Department of Health, The Joint Commission, OSHA and other industry standards and regulations, as well as those of medical treatment facility.
• Check the expiration date on all sterile supply items, removes all outdated items, and rotate the stock.
• Inventory emergency procedural carts, scanned into instrument tracking system and lock with proper lock.
• Replenish case carts to retain the established quota level for each item on the cart.
• Interpret test results, take appropriate action based on results and log all results.

• Respond to on-site to accidents and other emergencies involving injury and illnesses; sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening.
• Conduct a complete examination of the patient to determine the nature, extent, and seriousness of his condition and searches for medical alert symbols.
• Prioritize treatments for patient having multiple problems and employs a variety of established emergency medicine techniques, methods and equipment to the appropriate medical facility.
• Document procedures or treatment rendered.
• Perform thorough safety and maintenance inspections and minor repairs on emergency and patient transport vehicles and a variety of medical equipment.

• Serve as Alternate Biosafety Officer of a controlled access medical research facility.
• Assess risk of exposure to biological agents for personnel and property.
• Set policy and provide written guidance, regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures that incorporate DoD, Army and consensus standards into Biosafety programs.
• Provide training on laboratory safety, and use of positive pressure suits (PPS) for Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4) laboratories.
• Inspect and advise on design and modifications of BSL1 through BSL4 laboratories.
• Provide advice on engineering controls and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Coordinate with researchers to determine empirical guidelines for safe research with biological agents.

Major Duties:

• Installs, modifies, overhauls, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs complex electronic equipment and complete operational systems consisting of numerous complex integral component components to include non-medical digital, analog and microprocessor-controlled equipment and communication systems. Examples of systems with this degree of complexity are nurse call, closed circuit television, fire alarm, security intrusion systems, patient cameras, get well network system, Xennex robots, as well as televisions, VCR's, various audio and video equipment, patient and guest Wi-Fi, and card access systems.
• Performs maintenance to various electronic equipment items.
• Completes projects at the main facility as well as outlying VA clinics supported by Engineering Service.
• Performs incoming inspections of electronic equipment to ensure compliance with manufacturers' specifications and accepted electrical safety requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• This position will consist of approximately 50% field and captive animal studies, 30% laboratory work, and 20% data analysis, management, and archiving.
• Perform a variety of field, captive animal, and laboratory procedures, including the use of BSL-2 and BSL-3 animal and laboratory facilities.
• Work independently in the field and laboratory with minimal supervision.
• Prepare and conduct field and captive animal studies designed to assess the risk of pathogen transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans.
• Use PIT tags and animal trapping devices such as mist nets, target nets, crow traps, Sherman traps, Tomahawk traps.
• Immobilize and euthanize under field conditions; collect and process biological specimens (e.g., blood and tissue).
• Handle specimens that potentially contain infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria.
• Comply with Biosafety and Biosecurity Procedures, Good Laboratory Practices, Animal Welfare Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and applicable state and federal laws.
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems encountered in the field, in animal studies, or in the laboratory.

• Serve as a Management Analyst in a headquarters command performing functions related to researching, developing and evaluating assigned or designated missions and functions.
• Formulate management and/or program evaluation plans for improvement on processes such as cost effectiveness, program efficiency, and direction of programs.
• Analyze and evaluate major organizational aspects of substantive, mission-oriented programs. Work results serve as the basis for new organizational systems, regulations or programs.
• Recommend adjustments and/or change to management as a part of organizational improvement strategy.
• Administer cost benefit and/or budget analysis of assigned programs.
• Contact others as necessary, both within and outside the activity, in order to accomplish objectives.
• Apply basic budgetary/financial management principles and techniques to long range planning.

This position is being re-announced to solicit additional candidates; applicants who previously applied to this announcement need not reapply unless submitting updated information and/or missing forms.

• Responds to emergencies in an appropriate manner by obtaining equipment and by caring for other patients during the emergency process as needed.
• Assists with direct patient care procedures and related tasks by checking in patients, obtaining patient histories, taking vital signs of temperature, height, weight, blood pressure, respirations, and O2 saturations.
• Obtains and records patient information per unit policy.
• Performs routine specialized procedures of venipuncture, injections, immunization, antibiotics, and intravenous cannulation to collect specimen, electrocardiograms and sterile dressing changes according to established protocols.
• Assists with sterile procedures of sutures, insertion of chest tubes, spinal taps, pelvic exams and physical exams and clean procedures of cast application as requested by the physicians.
• Assists with patient admission and/or transports.
• Arranges clinic appointments for patients.
• Performs waived testing.
• Sets up for oxygen administration.
• Obtains results of labs, tests, scans and discharge summaries.

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Indian Health Service (IHS), Southwest Region, Phoenix Area - Colorado River Service Unit, Parker Indian Health Center. Position is located in Parker, Arizona. Primary purpose of position is to provide administrative support services for the Division of Financial Management. Position is supervised by the Financial Manager.

Major duties:

• Tracks controlled correspondence; composes and edits correspondence letters and reports.
• Manages the appointment and meeting schedule for the Director of the organizational unit served and senior staff members.
• Purchase supplies, equipment and other material utilizing prescribed purchasing guidelines.
• Assist with management of contract and payment of invoices.
• Time Keeping for the Division .

If you ARE NOT a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply using announcement:CBST-12624791-25-AB.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 12th, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provides clinical services to mental health populations, including, but not limited to patients with a history of sexual trauma and combat PTSD as well as those with serious mental illness for evidence-based psychotherapy and/or crisis interventions.
• Integrates assessment data in preparing and implementing the plan of care. Maintains a working relationship with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Routinely contributes to the development assigned of clinical programs, including policies and procedures. When assigned, the Senior LPMHC will serve as a program leader or manager.
• Documentation in the medical record of assigned patients, by the Senior LPMHC, is in accordance with specific program, medical center, and VA and JCAHO requirements.
• Attends meetings and activities in the medical center and the community, as required. When assigned, he/she provides mentoring for students, interns, and medical residents, under the general supervision of the program manager. He/she may also serve as an educational resource for professional and community groups.
• Provides direct patient care, that is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional and diagnostic needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient. The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his or her assigned service areas.

If you ARE a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply using announcement:CBST-12624790-25-AB.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 12, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provides clinical services to mental health populations, including, but not limited to patients with a history of sexual trauma and combat PTSD as well as those with serious mental illness for evidence-based psychotherapy and/or crisis interventions.
• Integrates assessment data in preparing and implementing the plan of care. Maintains a working relationship with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Routinely contributes to the development assigned of clinical programs, including policies and procedures. When assigned, the Senior LPMHC will serve as a program leader or manager.
• Documentation in the medical record of assigned patients, by the Senior LPMHC, is in accordance with specific program, medical center, and VA and JCAHO requirements.
• Attends meetings and activities in the medical center and the community, as required. When assigned, he/she provides mentoring for students, interns, and medical residents, under the general supervision of the program manager. He/she may also serve as an educational resource for professional and community groups.
• Provides direct patient care, that is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional and diagnostic needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient. The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his or her assigned service areas.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

If you ARE NOT a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply using announcement: CBST-12624793-25-AB.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 12, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provides individual and group evidence-based therapy to Veterans enrolled in Mental Health in a Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
• Functions as a licensed independent provider of mental health services.
• Conducts full psychosocial diagnostic evaluations using the DSM-V-TR.
• Screens, assesses, creates treatment plans, clinical crisis intervention, and discharge plans at an advanced practice level.
• Represents the social work profession and perspective on a multidisciplinary team that may include other social workers, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other disciplines.
• Provides and maintain expertise regarding VA and community psychosocial resources.
• Participates in program development within their assigned program including community outreach.
• Participates in tracking the care of Veterans as they move through the treatment process. The Social Worker will also be involved in measuring treatment outcomes through the use of testing and other measures.
• Utilizes outcome evaluations to further treatment and design system changes based on empirical findings.
• Responsible for participating in clinical program development and is accountable to clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns.
• Works in conjunction with the Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator for any Veterans they are treating who are enrolled in Veterans Treatment Court, assuring timely documentation and thorough treatment planning.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications.
• Responsible for the independent planning and provision of treatment services for those veterans assigned to his/her case-management.
• Independently identifies high risk patients and provides safety planning, crisis intervention, coordinates staffing with other team members and/or family conferences when clinically indicated.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of residential programs and other VA resources that specifically serve the Veteran population they are working with.
• Serves in a liaison capacity, arranging referral of veteran for adjunctive diagnostic treatment, and ancillary services within the VHSO, VHA and community-based agencies and organizations as required.
• Participates in the development of a plan of care for each patient assigned, with measurable goals outlined, based on relevant psychological, medical and psychiatric treatment information.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

If you ARE NOT a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply using announcement: CBST-12624792-25-AB.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 12, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provide individual and group evidence-based therapy to Veterans enrolled in Mental Health in a Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
• Function as a licensed independent provider of mental health services.
• Conduct full psychosocial diagnostic evaluations using the DSM-V-TR.
• Screens, assesses, creates treatment plans, provides clinical crisis intervention, and discharge plans at an advanced practice level.
• Represents the social work profession and perspective on a multidisciplinary team that may include other social workers, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other disciplines.
• Provide and maintain expertise regarding VA and community psychosocial resources.
• Participate in program development within their assigned program including community outreach.
• Participate in tracking the care of Veterans as they move through the treatment process. The Social Worker will also be involved in measuring treatment outcomes through the use of testing and other measures.
• Utilize outcome evaluations to further treatment and design system changes based on empirical findings.
• Responsible for participating in clinical program development and is accountable to clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns.
• Work in conjunction with the Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator for any Veterans they are treating who are enrolled in Veterans Treatment Court, assuring timely documentation and thorough treatment planning.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications.
• Responsible for the independent planning and provision of treatment services for those veterans assigned to his/her case-management.
• Independently identifies high risk patients and provides safety planning, crisis intervention, coordinates staffing with other team members and/or family conferences when clinically indicated.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of residential programs and other VA resources that specifically serve the Veteran population they are working with.
• Serves in a liaison capacity, arranging referral of veteran for adjunctive diagnostic treatment, and ancillary services within the VHSO, VHA and community-based agencies and organizations as required.
• Participate in the development of a plan of care for each patient assigned, with measurable goals outlined, based on relevant psychological, medical and psychiatric treatment information.

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

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

• Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling.
• Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients.
• Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container.
• Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure that the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained.
• Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques.
• Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugation, decanting and aliquoting, etc.
• Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures.
• Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel.
• Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose.
• Performs sterilization on the autoclave, and cleans glassware and other reusable items.
• Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Negotiate with vendors to acquire products or services or to address technical requirements, cost/pricing, or other terms and conditions
• Establish and monitor acquisition milestones to ensure progress toward award.
• Review vendor submissions to determine acceptability and compliance with solicitation requirements.
• Recommend the appropriate contract type or contract method for the product or service being procured.
• Prepare to procure products or services to meet customer needs.
• Develop acquisition plans for applicable requirements.
• Review statements of work to ensure they adequately describe requirements
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to address acquisition issues.
• Determine competitive range of proposals in relation to solicitation evaluation factors.
• Determine vendor responsibility and suitability for award (e.g., review contractor financial resources, business acumen, past performance, and business ethics)
• Prepare award documents, including clearances, compliance checks, and notifications