Total 534 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Port Arthur, Texas US

All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task:

1. Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans.
2. Provides direct care for complex veterans.
3. Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc.
4. Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
5. Performs oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning.
6. Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
7. Monitors and documents patient intake and output.
8. Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices.
9. Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to patients/veterans' treatment plan.
10. Recognizes the resident's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.
11. Actively participates in treatment planning meetings.
12. Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as lift equipment, hydro sound tubs, and veteran/resident wandering system.
13. Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/resident's plan of care, participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.
14. Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats
15. Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident.

• Ensures security controls are implemented for DHA Contractor and headquarter systems and networks while maintaining availability of patient information.
• Formulates and promulgates policy and guidelines based on federal and department laws and policies and relative to the information systems enterprise goals, technical standards, and support to the readiness mission.
• Applies and adapts new and improved approaches to the management and tracking of the Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA) process.
• Consults with business area program and technical managers to clearly identify implementation measures and determine the contribution of information technology and system initiatives to the accomplishment of the overall mission and goals.
• Develops and prepares detailed evaluations of current and planned DHA Health Information Technology programs to determine compliance with approved technical standards, policies, and programmatic criteria.

• Assign, manage, review, and evaluate work of subordinates; establishes and tracks metrics while fostering teamwork in the organization.
• Set workload priorities, makes assignments based upon the difficulty, complexity, type of work, employee capabilities and adjusts as required.
• Approve performance standards and evaluates the performance of employees.
• Serve as a contracting officer may be required to have an unlimited warrant authority for government contracts for procurement of health care providers, medical equipment and supplies, facility maintenance and environmental services contracts.
• Continuously evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of all contractual and/or business operations actions assigned, and the acquisition processes and procedures executed.

• Implements and enforces all Defense Health Agency cyber security policies and procedures, as defined by its security Assessment and Authorization (A and A) documentation.
• Creates and updates all Cyber Security related documentation, including but not limited to, local area network (LAN) and wireless local area network (WLAN) policies and procedures as needed.
• Initiates protective or corrective measures when a cyber security incident or vulnerability is discovered according to the system’s Incident Response Plan.
• Ensures that Department of Defense (DoD) information system recovery processes are monitored, and that cyber security features and procedures are properly restored.
• Monitors LAN/WLAN performance utilization using wireless and wired network monitoring utilities to ensure optimum performance of Information Technology (IT) resources.
• Directs or performs configuration or reconfiguration changes of LAN/WLANs based on Information Assurance (IA) requirements or changes, current and future network requirements or command changes of mission requirements.
• Analyzes and resolves enterprise LAN/WLAN systems hardware/software failures at locations world-wide.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until November 19, 2025 or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is November 30, 2024. 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.

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DUTIES
This is a bargaining unit position located in Dallas, Texas. Direct patient care in outpatient specialty clinics, inpatient care, and shared on-call coverage is expected with Board Certified in neurology with broad knowledge of neurology, including multiple sclerosis and clinical neuroimmunology. Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nervous system. This requires ordering tests to evaluate results to provide proper care to the Veterans.

If patients need arises, the Neurologist may be reassigned within the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am- 4:30pm; Includes Rotating On-Call; Some telework may be available.

Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit position.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized - See Education section Learn more.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)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
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Public Contact Work

• Receiving, scheduling, referring and contacting members of the staff, agency and persons outside agency ranging from other government agencies to the general public
• Providing general clerical public contact support services such as answering the telephone, referring visitors or providing information about the office, its functions and standard operating procedures, as well as similar information
• Screening calls and personally answering calls when the requested information concerns routine and procedural requirements
• Screening supervisor and staff member calls and determining if the call requires their attention

• Composing correspondence on own initiative based on knowledge of the Chief, Pharmacy Service's views and accepted policies of the VA
• Preparing responses to routine correspondence without direction from the Chief, Pharmacy Service
• Performing secretarial duties in support of an individual, and in some cases, the subordinate staff of that individual as well, by performing general office work auxiliary to the work of the organization
• Typing written reports from drafts or from mechanical recording devices into finished copy.
• Notes are often typed in final form without rough draft reviewed for proper arrangement and grammar and compiled in final form
• Reviewing directives and instructional material pertaining to administrative practices and clerical procedures to be aware of new, revised or amended procedures for such matters as preparation of travel vouchers, training requests and other related procedures
• Typing letters, reports, memoranda, inventories, rosters, mailing lists and other general office material using software applications such as electronic mail, desk-top publishing, calendar, spreadsheets, database and/or graphics
• Performing routine file maintenance work including updating and maintaining computer files and inventory; updating and maintaining all manuals, reference books, and operating handbooks, and guidelines; and/or similar tasks
• Functioning as Records Liaison Officer; establishing and maintaining files of Pharmacy in accordance with Records Control Schedule RCS 10-1, including administrative correspondence, personnel data, hospital memoranda, regulations and other directives
• Recording minutes using skill in standard techniques to summarize the significant aspects of meetings such as committees and staff meetings
• Preparing materials and arranging for meeting rooms to support meetings as needed, such as arrangement of sufficient seating, tables, projectors, and easels
• Confirming meeting facilities are ready, providing sign-in sheets, ensuring that meetings are recorded and contacting meeting leader and participants to verify sufficient attendance
• Maintaining monthly log of safety deficiencies in Pharmacy work areas and tracking to completion
• Receiving calls from Pharmacy staff on safety and environmental issues and inputting work orders for the service into the work order system
• Assisting staff by inputting Ol&T tickets when staff is experiencing computer or telephone issues

• Assisting with formulating and providing all essential data for the annual budget forecast for submission to the Chief of Pharmacy, based on studies of past expenditures, knowledge of Pharmacy requirements, program plans and workload forecasts
• Maintaining budget control records and assuring that funds are used in accordance with the operating budget
• Processing all vouchers with the appropriate office and carrying out any needed follow-up, including travel vouchers for all office staff and vouchers for payment
• Maintaining an awareness of available resources and making recommendations to the needs of the Chief Pharmacy Service, regarding distribution or redistribution of these resources

• Scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings and/or scheduling conferences
• Providing general calendar maintenance clerical services such as maintaining calendars and recording appointments or arranging for meeting and small conference administrative details
• Supporting West Texas VA PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program and P4 Interns by assisting with scheduling of housing in government quarters

The duties and responsibilities for the position includes but are not limited to the following:
The RN-SMC assumes appropriate degree of responsibility regarding administrative and clinical issues, such as staffing coverage, granting sick leave, and patient and/or staff issues.
The RN-SMC Demonstrates expertise in professional practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) with improved evidence-based and/or data-driven outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
The RN-SMC Applies advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
The RN-SMC Leads the identification and integration of evidence based practice/research with clinical expertise to improve quality of care and resource utilization at the expert level with improved outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
The RN-SMC collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network.

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: 0730-1600
Telework: Available Ad Hoc Only
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Float Pool Registered Nurse duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Responsible for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and support factors that impact customer satisfaction.
• Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences.
• Care Plans created and documented in Electronic Medical Record specific to patient condition.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
• Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs.
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all patient information, including electronic, print and conversations.
• Actively participates in policies, procedures, and standards to promote evidence-based patient-driven care.
• Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff.
• Delegates care in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Maintains current knowledge of multi-disciplinary resources, programs, and services.
• Directs assignment of nursing care, utilizing the skills and abilities of staff members, patient acuity, resources available when acting as charge nurse.
• Collaborates with physicians, care coordinators, and bed coordinators to assure the appropriate flow of patient movement to and from the inpatient units. Proficient with the electronic bed management system (BMS).
• Daily attendance in unit huddles.
• Creates an atmosphere in which nurses build professional relationships with peers and colleagues in the interdisciplinary team.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) serves as the primary health care provider for more than 151,000 Veterans in southeast Texas. Houston exudes a cosmopolitan and down-home vibe together that lets the residents of the country's fourth-largest city and third-largest county (Harris) know that there's no place quite like Houston. The city attracts visitors and transplants with a wonderful mix of world class arts, booming business, pro sports and award-winning cuisine.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): For a highly qualified candidate

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
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
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

MEDVAMC provides a comprehensive range of techniques for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The facility has a high expertise in colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, ENT, urologic, and thoracic surgery. The number of new cancer patients seen every year at MEDVAMC continues to increase with over a thousand newly diagnosed cancer patients last year. The Physician must be Board Certified in Hematology and Oncology. Some of the duties are listed below.

*Ability to perform initial histories and physical examinations on outpatients with hematology problems; make assessments and use appropriate diagnostic evaluations; and implement timely and appropriate treatment.
*Rounding with residents and fellows on the inpatient service for up to 2 months.
*Physicians must be competent to perform the following procedures:
- Running the V-TEL (virtual) clinics between the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and the various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
- Be familiar with the expected side effects of treatments for cancer and hematologic conditions
- Assist with the diagnosis and interpretation of pulmonary nodules
- Counsel and advise patients who are newly diagnosed with malignancy
- Educate project personnel on interactions with newly diagnosed cancer patients
- Facilitate and coordinate management of all rural patients being treated and managed for cancer treatment through the telemedicine system
*Orders diagnostic studies and interprets laboratory tests, EKG, and radiology diagnostic tests (CXR, CT Scan, MRl).
*Provides ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients. He/she screens outpatients to determine need for further care.
*Carries out health promotion, disease prevention, cancer screening, and chronic disease prevention activities.
*Initiates and expedites requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.
*Responsible for typing the appropriate documentation of initial visit, follow-up visits, procedures performed, problem lists, procedure lists, and making interim summaries in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). He/she must be computer literate.
*Provides education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
*Overseeing PAs/NPs.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; covering weekends in rotation with other physicians

Major Duties (To include but not limited to):

• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.
• Considers alternative courses of action. Respects the opinions, abilities, and contributions of others. Encourages individual growth and development.
• Effectively sets group goals and keeps self and team informed of the latest trends and developments. Inspires the cooperation and confidence of others. Demonstrates a high level of expertise.
• Takes responsibility for personal and professional career goals. Supports the professional growth of others.
• Applies evidence-based practice/research resulting in improved outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads initiatives for expanding best techniques to identify and apply patient preferences to shared care delivery decisions in the immediate practice settings.

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Supervisory Medical Support Assistant (MSA) duties include but are not limited to:

• Assigning and evaluating the work of subordinate MSA staff;
• Resolving complex patient issues to ensure patient services are met identifying educational or training needs of subordinate staff;
• Resolving employee issues at the Supervisory level;
• Evaluating new products, equipment, and systems to make recommendations for improved clinic operations;
• Making final decisions on hiring selections;
• Evaluating performance, and taking disciplinary actions when necessary. The incumbent is responsible for extracting and analyzing data to provide report supporting performance measures, insurance capture, workload capture to senior management. The effectiveness with which assignments are accomplished has a significant impact on the overall mission of the Mental Health Service;
• Conducting regular meetings with subordinates for discussion and resolution of work problems. Establishes new work methods and in-service training on an 'on going' basis. Schedules and encourages participation of employees in various VATVCBHCS training courses and opportunities;
• Initiating all requests for personnel action, performance appraisals, and serves on and/or chairs interview panels to conduct interview of applicants and makes recommendations to the selecting official. Works with HIMS and Quality Management staff to ensure appropriateness of Medical Records usage are in compliance with Tic standards, and Release of Information (ROI) and Privacy standards are upheld at all times.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining Advanced Clinic Access principles;
• Stays abreast of clinic wait time issues, both length of time to appointment and actual time spent waiting for the provider;
• Functions as customer service leader in the clinic. Trains staff on customer service principles;
• Assesses patient satisfaction on a periodic basis;
• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues to include patient complaints and congressional inquiries;
• Provides orientation to new medical support assistant staff concerning administrative functioning of the clinic;
• Trouble shoots information technology issues to include use of CPRS and VISTA Imaging and hardware issues;
• Manages clinic supplies and equipment by interfacing with SPD and Biomedical Engineering;
• Maintains physical plant of the clinic by ensuring cleanliness and functionality of surroundings;
• Discusses, investigates and responds to employee grievances and dissatisfactions in order to resolve conflicts;
• Responsible for oral and written presentations at large staff meetings;
• Provide ongoing training and assistance to new and incumbent personnel regarding office polies and procedures;
• The incumbent organizes and realigns the workforce to maximize productivity by reviewing clinical profiles and work ethics for maximum utilization of clinic capacity;
• Administer the internal review, quality, and productivity initiatives for the organization;
• Generate required reports;
• Monitors no-shows to clinic and assists in appropriate disposition of such patients;
• Monitors clinic functions for quality improvement opportunities. Anticipates needed changes based on data and recommends appropriate action or suggests appropriate alternatives;
• Daily monitoring of workload capture and view alerts (VA Alerts);
• Oversight to assists providers in completing encounters and clinical reminders;
• Daily monitoring of incoming consults to ensure timely and appropriate scheduling;
• Assists providers in the discharge of patients back to Primary Care ass appropriate;
• Prepare action plans and provide recommendation for corrective action;
• Anticipates staff shortages and adjusts clinic schedule accordingly.

• Weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients for regular and modified diets
• Clean and sanitize work areas, and perform deep cleaning tasks when needed
• Make precise measurements and weights in preparing recipes and portioning food
• Prepare and heat convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets
• Use simple arithmetic, such as multiplying and dividing ingredients in a recipe when preparing food items for the correct serving amount
• Perform a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing
• Prepare fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables
• Follow menu, production sheet and recipe to prepare items in the quantity needed
• Cover, date, and store food leftovers according to established local policies/procedures
• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment for cleaning
• Operate industrial dish washing machine
• Monitor and maintain proper spacing of food products from floor, ceiling, and shelving to ensure adequate air flow and spacing of products for optimal food safety
• Prepare pureed foods and adjust consistency with thickeners
• Wash, peel and cut fruits and vegetables
• Follow appropriate safety procedures in operating a variety of kitchen equipment
• Follow sanitary food handling procedures
• Apply knowledge of sanitation principles to safeguard food against spoilage and waste

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items;
- Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware;
- Selects and places correct items on patient trays;
- Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets;
- Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items;
- Designated by the menu;
- Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary;
- Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian;
- Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes;
-Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts;
- Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections;
- Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas;
- Performing other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday & Tuesday; 5:30am-9:30am, 6:45am-10:45am, or 3:00pm-7:00pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S
Physical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

• Position entails a variety of technical laboratory analyses evaluating food and water for the presence of harmful bacteria and other microbial agents to include diagnostic tests and technical support work in the fields of microbiology and immunology.
• Assist in the preparation of routine and special media, reagents, stains, and other supplemental items needed for the growth of microbial organisms.
• Participate in method verifications, validations and other investigative projects and laboratory analyses as assigned.
• Operate specialized equipment (microscopes, autoclaves, balances, centrifuges, Vitek, Atlas, Vidas, stomachers, biological safety cabinets, and fingerprinting equipment items etc).
• Maintain stocks of microbiological diagnostic reagents, Petri dishes, pipettes, and consumable supplies in order to sustain an adequate inventory.
• Report unusual and significant results to the Microbiology Supervisor by inputting information into worksheets, logbooks and charts.

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Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Performs CT exams per organizational approved standard protocols or protocols determined by a staff radiologist. Determines the required technical factors and machine settings to safely satisfy specific exam requirements.
• Prepares rectal or oral contrast media and administers this contrast media to patients within the Imaging Service prior to performing their scan per either modified or approved standard protocols under a radiologist's directive.
• Prepares and administers intravenous iodinated contrast media to patients during their scan per modified or approved standard protocols under a radiologist's directive.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of a contrast reaction and knows what steps to take in the event of a contrast reaction.
• Demonstrate the appropriate techniques to gather relevant information from the medical record in relation to the exam performed.
• Monitor patient's physiologic changes during the procedure and keep the radiologist informed.
• Responsible for correctly initiating transfer of obtained CT images to the organization's Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS) and
• confirming successful transfer of these images following completion of each acquired CT examination.
• Following the conclusion of each patient's exam(s), enters a detailed Imaging Procedure Note in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). Obtains emergent (STAT) serum creatinine and eGFR on patients by notifying provider of necessity and ensuring required lab values are available prior to the exam.
• Knowledge of calibration parameters and the ability to adjust as needed.
• Performs daily QC tests on the CT equipment, using an appropriate CT phantom as required.
• Rearranges the exam schedule under the guidance of the CT section supervisor to ensure that critical patients are scanned, or critical exams are performed in the most expeditious manner.
• Notifies a radiologist of any recognized significant abnormality that may require immediate attention while patient is undergoing the examination.