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This position serves as a VISN 22 Veterans Transportation Program Manager within the VISN Office. Provides management, support, and required oversight to assist VA transportation providers and key business staff to medical centers across the VISN. The position manages the VISN VTP including Veterans Transportation Service, Beneficiary Travel, the Highly Rural Transportation Grant Programs.

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Participates in national VTP Surveys, reviews, studies and manages the VISN participation in such surveys/studies, as well as managing VISN surveys which produce data used to adopt new policies or change existing policy to improve operations and compliance with regulations to achieve higher efficiencies of operation.
• Oversees management of the overall operations of the VTS Program at all the Medical Centers within the VISN.
• Monitors and ensures adherence to VTS, BT, and VHA policy; monitors and ensures sites report metrics accurately and timely; and monitors and communicates with sites regarding obligation of VTS funds.
• The VISN VTP Manager ensures compliance is achieved VISN-wide through periodic program review and communicates directly with VTP Program Office Compliance staff on discrepancies in Improper Payments Elimination & Recovery Improvement Act (IPERA), OIG, and GAO review/missing information.
• Responsible for ensuring implementation of audit/compliance corrective action measures.
• Ensures facility VTP Managers comply in a timely and accurate manner to VTP Program Office, IPERA, OIG and GAO requests for information.
• Ensures VTS programs at the Medical Center level are appropriately engaged with the HRTG recipients to ensure proper transport of Veterans by the grant recipients, and communicates with the VTS Regional Coordinator on issue resolution requiring national attention.
• Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the multi-state region of a VISN regarding veteran and patient transportation for travel. The incumbent consults with the VA Medical Center Mobility Managers and Executive Leadership, the VISN Rural Health Consultant, VISN Business Implementation Manager, and VISN Executive Leadership on issues concerning Veterans access to care and unique transportation issues. As the VISN SME, the VISN VTP Manager provides direct consultation and problem resolution to facilities.
• Works with VISN leadership to establish goals and general policy regarding patient transportation regarding policy for inter-facility transfers, Special Mode Transports, Air Ambulance etc., to ensure compliance with national program policy, as well as the most efficient and patient friendly means of transport are achieved while ensuring expedited transport resulting in improved patient care and improved patient flow within and between VISN facilities.
• Prepares reports, memoranda, and correspondence pertaining to various Veteran transportation issues; presents research findings and recommendations to VTS and MS leadership.
• Provides Train-the-Trainer activities for the VTS program at the Medical Centers during program implementation and provides constant support for day to day operations.
• Employs fact-finding and investigative techniques to gather clear-cut factual answers to questions from VTS field operations.

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Performs annual risk assessments of all APHIS assessable units.
• Develops and performs scheduled reviews and/or testing.
• Develops written reports of all reviews and/or testing and present findings and recommendations annually at the APHIS Management Team Meeting.
• Ensures that APHIS is fully compliant with the requirements of newly revised 0MB Circular A-123.
• Develops research methods, plans reviews, conducts interviews, and fact findings.

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

• The employee completes complex purchasing transactions only under direct supervision with direct guidance from seasoned purchasing staff, leads, or supervisors.
• Routine purchasing includes routine purchase orders on established contracts or through established vendor resources using regular significant,
• Use guidance, direction and direct use of policy and guidelines; reviews for discrepancies or loopholes in lengthy specifications or statements of work that are very detailed, or otherwise difficult to understand.
• Coordinates under close direction and supervision, with appropriate vendor for device retrieval and reconciliation of acquisition days o ensure daily fund rental fiscal accountability.
• Under close direction and supervision, has the authority to purchase on contract surgical implants up to a dollar of $100,00 for contracted surgical implants.
• Under close direction and supervision, documents the services required per the contractual agreement and monitors, tracks and trends contractor performance.
• Utilizes various web-based applications to identify required sources of supply.
• Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle by filing contracts, processing amendments and modifications, and monitoring the status of deliveries. Reviews, assembles, and maintains procurement related files and all of the required documentation.
• Advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities while conducting random reviews in accordance with established Logistics and other departmental policy.

• Monitors and examines fund control point accounts and requests additional funding for procurement needs working with direct supervisor, fund control point Service Line Chief and the Fiscal Department.
• Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items. Provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators.
• Performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility.
• Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements that have unstable price or product characteristics, hard-to-locate sources, or similar complicating factors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Maintains strategic and operational plans for the operation of the team in alignment with the goals of USDA, APHIS, and Veterinary Services.
• Identifies program and administrative issues within Veterinary Services which would benefit from increased usage of informatics.
• Provides leadership and management to project-focused teams comprised of analysts and informatics specialists to develop data and approaches for reporting and analysis of the identified issues.
• Works across government, states, and industry to integrate comprehensive data as needed.
• Leads, designs, and implements solutions for generating decision options using the analytical data sets for organizational decision making at both the strategic and operational levels.
• Communicates project and team needs and works with peers to enroll or engage team membership from within Strategy and Policy, or other APHIS offices.
• Represents the Center in professional and public settings.
• The employee assigns and reviews the work of project teams to ensure timely performance, soundness, and value.

• Performs a variety of complex technical functions to interpret, order, receive, store, and dispense pharmaceuticals from routine to complex controlled substances.
• Processes medication orders by using computerized order entry in and extraction of pertinent drug data from patient charts and/ or through patient interview.
• Performs substantial bulk compounding, including complex products.
• Prepares, stores, and issues sterile and non-sterile drug preparations following established guidelines.
• Uses computer system for data collections and monitoring to include individualized medication profiles, prescription fill data, provide medical information, and identify potential drug interactions and substitutions or generic drug replacement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs technical functions with computer-based systems and software such as: transcribes prescriptions into the current pharmacy computer system, processes prescriptions with the current pharmacy automation and robotics.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, addressing performance problems, and fostering an inclusive workplace.
• Ensure that proper and timely attention is devoted to high level, high priority, urgent and/or controversial issues, problems, situations, or information requests.
• Researches, analyzes and writes materials relating to program issues, or those for which there is no clear program definition.
• Prepares speeches and talking points for the Deputy Administrator and Associate Deputy Administrator as needed.
• Monitors status of actions of interest to the Chief of Staff and provides status reports in various forms.
• Elicits cooperation and participation from staff and other resources contributing to action tasks, written products, and reports developed on behalf of the Chief of Staff.
• Develops agenda, coordinates input and preparation of necessary background materials, and monitors status of action in response to decisions made.
• Advises officials in the Office of the Deputy Administrator as well as staff across all program lines on policy development, operational planning, and day-to-day management of headquarters operations.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Supervising subordinates more than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, recruitment, selecting, appraising, rewarding, addressing performance problems, and fostering an inclusive workplace.
• Advises officials in the Office of the Deputy Administrator (ODA) on policy development, operational planning, and day-to-day management of headquarters operations.
• Serves as a conduit for communication to internal and external stakeholders and ensures proper and timely attention is devoted to high level, high priority, urgent, and/or controversial situations.
• Directs involvement and/or make assignments to program officials to provide background or staff work products in support of such activities.
• Participates with the Deputy Administrator and VS executive team (VSET) in processes associated with making and communicating critical policy and program management decisions.
• Provides liaison between the Deputy Administrator, VSET, and other managers through the organization.
• Prepares speeches and talking points for the Deputy Administrator, facilitates topical or decision-point discussion groups, and ensures appropriate preparations are made for executive gatherings.
• Develops agenda, coordinates input and preparation of necessary background materials, and monitors status of action in response to decisions made.

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Communicate regularly with project leads and other staff to determine how projects are progressing.
• Generating regular project and road map status reports.
• Act as the point of contact for project leads to communicate personnel and resource needs.
• Work with individual project leads to develop project specific tracking and management tools in either MS Teams, MS Excel, MS Project, or MS Planner.
• Work with project leads in identifying and mitigating potential risks to projects.
• Working with project leads to ensure that proper project documentation is captured.
• Work with project leads and Leadership to solicit upcoming fiscal year budget needs according to the budget cycle.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Planning and directing investigations of alleged violations of federal regulations within APHIS’ programmatic jurisdiction .
• Oversees and coordinates IES support during special joint investigations and in emergency task force, incident command, and quick response situations.
• Provides managerial liaison in cross-jurisdictional cases, oversees intelligence-gathering initiatives, and oversees investigative activities to ensure the proper level of collaboration
• Serves as the first-level supervisor over a workforce consisting of as many as 10-15 Investigators
• Assigns cases to the Investigators, ensures case information and updates are entered into the IES Investigations Tracking and Enforcement Management System
• Reviews, assesses, and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of IES activities in the assigned area
• Represents program in meetings and conferences with other federal agencies, state and local government officials, and industry groups in the regulated community to encourage cooperation and compliance with APHIS laws and regulations.
• Participates as a member of the extended program Leadership Team in developing national policies and procedures, assessing program needs, establishing short- and long-term goals.
• Assists in evaluating budgetary, technological, and human resource needs to effectively support program operations, and recommends staffing and funding levels to senior program management.

• Evaluate, transcribe and interpret physician’s prescription order (written and verbal) for appropriateness of drug therapy to include evaluation of the drug selected and the regimen prescribed (dose, frequency, duration).
• Interview patients to assess for drug allergies and past adverse medication reactions.
• Screen for drug interaction and review pertinent laboratory results, when necessary, as part of the prescription verification process.
• Conduct medication reconciliation, review the prescription profile for redundant therapies, and discontinue medications with remaining refills when appropriate.
• Document pharmaceutical care activities in the medical record as appropriate.
• Prepare, compound, and dispense pharmaceuticals for patients of all ages, conduct education for patients and healthcare professionals, and ensure proper handling and dispensing of investigational drugs.
• Oversee technician staff that process and fill prescriptions and/or sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor drug therapy to assure clinically appropriate balance of risks and benefits is maintained and modify the therapy when it differs from established clinical parameters or protocols.
• Interface with physicians or other health care providers in the design of a drug treatment plan and monitors drug therapy for patients.
• Responsible for the monitoring, detecting, documenting, reporting, and managing of adverse drug events.
• Prepare complex combinations regimens for clinical protocols including new and investigational agents and biologic response modifiers.
• Design drug regimens and order changes in therapy and appropriate laboratory tests after patient monitoring and drug therapy review.
• Participate in daily rounds to monitor and review drug-therapy for rational indications, dosing, adverse drug reactions, IV incompatibilities and complications of multiple drug therapies.
• Compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and use for new and existing products.
• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, and patients on investigational drugs being utilized and ensures that up to date information is readily available in the patient care units.
• Design and conduct interdisciplinary educational programs in the areas of drug therapy for physicians, nurses and other health professionals.
• Use suitable oral, written, or audiovisual communication techniques and methods to develop or assist other health care practitioners in the development of educational materials.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Assign and review the work of staff to ensure timely performance, soundness, and value.
• Take appropriate action for any employee conduct matters or complaints that arise.
• Provide national leadership and technical direction in the formulation of programs and policies of the Agency which will have an impact on international relations.
• Develop and maintain plans for the operation of the unit and assists with strategic mid- and long-term operational planning.
• Provide expert advice within and outside the Agency on animal health surveillance, statistics, and/or epidemiologic principles.
• Represent the Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health in communications with partners and is responsible for working with and creating good relationships with other agencies and individuals.
• Provide accurate information to internal and external stakeholders that informs how they can contribute to surveillance, monitoring, and epidemiologic investigations.
• Work with unit teams to ensure project plans meet VS and APHIS goals, project designs will successfully achieve objectives with the reasonable cost, timelines are met, and reporting is timely.
• Analyze data resulting from program/projects to assure scientific accessibility and defensibility

The Medical Records Technician (Coder) is responsible for performing a quality review of patient care documents and assigning codes specific for the type of care provided.

Identifies the principal diagnosis and principal procedure (when applicable) for every inpatient discharge; also identifies significant complications and/or co-morbidities treated or impacting treatment to correctly determine the proper Diagnostic Related Group (DRG). Upon patient admission to the Nursing Home Care Unit, codes the admission diagnosis for use by unit staff.

Conducts re-reviews of codes abstracted for patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) identified by the VISN VERA committee to determine if based on the documentation the specific VERA coding requirements were followed; corrects coding as needed to ensure proper patient classification in the VERA program.

Codes inpatient professional fee services for identified inpatient admissions in support of the Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program. Code selection is based upon strict compliance with regulatory fraud and abuse guidelines and VA specific guidance for optimum allowable reimbursement.

Establishes the primary and secondary diagnosis and procedure codes for billable outpatient encounters following applicable regulations, instructions, and requirements for allowable reimbursement; links the appropriate diagnosis to the procedure and/or determines level of Evaluation & Management service provided. Understands the nuances of the CPT coding system for Third Party Insurance cost recovery and accurately interprets instructional notations; bundles encounters when appropriate; identifies non-billable encounters.

Codes all Operating Room procedures reported in the Surgical Package of the Vista hospital system; applies ICD-9-CM and CPT coding guidelines and selects proper codes using the QuadraMednCoder+ software; ensures all procedures file to the appropriate Patient Care Encounter (PCE); adds Anesthesia and Pathology codes to the PCE encounter for all billable surgical cases.

Updates codes for current inpatient and Contract Nursing Home admissions for quarterly census and as directed for billable long stay admissions to reflect all patient conditions and care up to the census date or to the requested billing date.

Reviews and codes assigned Fee Service patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) using the paper or electronic documentation obtained from non-VA facilities such as Community Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, military facilities, etc.

Codes diagnoses from paper forms for VA registries such as Agent Orange, Ionizing Radiation, Persian Gulf, Prisoner of War, etc.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full time Days: 6am-230pm, 7am-330pm, or 730am-4pm
Telework: N/A
Virtual: This is a remote position
Functional Statement #: F03109
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

The Medical Records Technician (Coder) is responsible for performing a quality review of patient care documents and assigning codes specific for the type of care provided.

Identifies the principal diagnosis and principal procedure (when applicable) for every inpatient discharge; also identifies significant complications and/or co-morbidities treated or impacting treatment to correctly determine the proper Diagnostic Related Group (DRG). Upon patient admission to the Nursing Home Care Unit, codes the admission diagnosis for use by unit staff.

Conducts re-reviews of codes abstracted for patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) identified by the VISN VERA committee to determine if based on the documentation the specific VERA coding requirements were followed; corrects coding as needed to ensure proper patient classification in the VERA program.

Codes inpatient professional fee services for identified inpatient admissions in support of the Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program. Code selection is based upon strict compliance with regulatory fraud and abuse guidelines and VA specific guidance for optimum allowable reimbursement.

Establishes the primary and secondary diagnosis and procedure codes for billable outpatient encounters following applicable regulations, instructions, and requirements for allowable reimbursement; links the appropriate diagnosis to the procedure and/or determines level of Evaluation & Management service provided. Understands the nuances of the CPT coding system for Third Party Insurance cost recovery and accurately interprets instructional notations; bundles encounters when appropriate; identifies non-billable encounters.

Codes all Operating Room procedures reported in the Surgical Package of the Vista hospital system; applies ICD-9-CM and CPT coding guidelines and selects proper codes using the QuadraMednCoder+ software; ensures all procedures file to the appropriate Patient Care Encounter (PCE); adds Anesthesia and Pathology codes to the PCE encounter for all billable surgical cases.

Updates codes for current inpatient and Contract Nursing Home admissions for quarterly census and as directed for billable long stay admissions to reflect all patient conditions and care up to the census date or to the requested billing date.

Reviews and codes assigned Fee Service patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) using the paper or electronic documentation obtained from non-VA facilities such as Community Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, military facilities, etc.

Codes diagnoses from paper forms for VA registries such as Agent Orange, Ionizing Radiation, Persian Gulf, Prisoner of War, etc.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full time Days: 6am-230pm, 7am-330pm, or 730am-4pm
Telework: N/A
Virtual: This is a remote position
Functional Statement #: F03109
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

• Prepare, compound, and dispense pharmaceuticals for patients of all ages.
• Evaluate, transcribe and interpret physician’s prescription order (written and verbal) for appropriateness of drug therapy to include evaluation of the drug selected and the regimen prescribed (dose, frequency, duration).
• Monitor drug therapy to assure clinically appropriate balance of risks and benefits is maintained and modify the therapy when it differs from established clinical parameters or protocols.
• Interface with physicians or other health care providers in the design of a drug treatment plan and monitors drug therapy for patients.
• Monitor, detect, document, report, and manage adverse drug events.
• Interview patients to assess for drug allergies and past adverse medication reactions.
• Design drug regimens and orders changes in therapy and appropriate laboratory tests after patient monitoring and drug therapy review.
• Screen for drug interactions and reviews pertinent laboratory results, when necessary, as part of the prescription verification process.
• Conduct medication reconciliation, reviews the prescription profile for redundant therapies, and discontinues medications with remaining refills when appropriate.
• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, and patients on investigational drugs being utilized and ensures that up to date information is readily available in the patient care units