Total 82 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide sterilization, preparation, supply items and decontamination support for the medical center. The term "supply item" as used refers to reusable items for patient care including instrumentation (scissors, forceps, retractors, etc.), surgical trays and sets and various
  other items that could be processed or assembled through the Preparation and Decontamination areas of Sterile Processing Service.
• Complete training coursework and VA SPS certification as required for a Sterile Processing Technician position in the VA.
• Maintain certification by completing approved, annual Continuing Education Units (CEU) and annual in-service hours.
• Work as a team member with other Medical Supply Technicians of various experience to carry out the daily work utilizing the written standard operating procedures and/or manufacturers written instructions in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or
  accepted/standard practices.
• Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents as determined by manufactures instructions.
• Inspects, prepares, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization or high level disinfection, such as but not limited to steam, hydrogen peroxide, and automated endoscope reprocessors.
• Removes soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids and other contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing and scrubbing.
• Inspects packages for indications of proper sterilization, assembles basic sets and trays used throughout the medical center, including those used in the operating room.
• Performs segments of work pertaining to the decontamination, sterilization and inspection of reusable medical equipment (RME).
• Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment.
• Applies the Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Federal Drug Administration standards as they pertain to sterile processing and the distribution of reusable medical equipment.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide sterilization, preparation, supply items and decontamination support for the medical center. The term "supply item" as used refers to reusable items for patient care including instrumentation (scissors, forceps, retractors, etc.), surgical trays and sets and variousother items that could be processed or assembled through the Preparation and Decontamination areas of Sterile Processing Service.
• Complete training coursework and VA SPS certification as required for a Sterile Processing Technician position in the VA.
• Maintain certification by completing approved, annual Continuing Education Units (CEU) and annual in-service hours.
• Work as a team member with other Medical Supply Technicians of various experience to carry out the daily work utilizing the written standard operating procedures and/or manufacturers written instructions in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, oraccepted/standard practices.
• Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents as determined by manufactures instructions.
• Inspects, prepares, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization or high level disinfection such as but not limited to steam, hydrogen peroxide, and automated endoscope reprocessors.
• Removes soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids and other contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing and scrubbing.
• Inspects packages for indications of proper sterilization, assembles basic sets and trays used throughout the medical center, including those used in the operating room.
• Performs segments of work pertaining to the decontamination, sterilization and inspection of reusable medical equipment (RME).
• Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment.
• Applies the Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Federal Drug Administration standards as they pertain to sterile processing and the distribution of reusable medical equipment.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions.

The incumbent serves as a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator acts as primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs. The incumbent works with the Veteran Transportation Service (VTS) Supervisory Mobility Manager for transportation workload forecasting, scheduling design, procedure development, and quality improvement implementation, modification of processes, evaluation, and ongoing operational flow of the Veteran Transportation Services program. The coordination of transportation function is multi-faceted and diverse. The three major areas of responsibility are:

1. Scheduling, Data Collection, & Tracking Support;
2. Consult Management responsibilities;
3. Program Support responsibilities. The incumbent must have knowledge of clinical services, related software, and programs as they relate to clinical computing and office automation.

• Performs work involving consult management, appointment scheduling and admissions scheduling.
• Daily responsibilities include collecting, compiling, and tracking data and statistical information in support of Veteran Transportation Service (VTS).
• Performs a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports.
• Reviews documents, reports and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.
• Enters pertinent information into an automated tracking system.
• Coordinates service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
• Utilizes the Veterans Health Information System & Technological Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) or SharePoint Consult/Request Tracking System in processing internal consultations.
• Plans for, organizes, administers, and directs how the work will be accomplished for the VTS program.
• Planning responsibilities require consideration of support services e.g., systems management, operations, workload forecasting, review, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies, vehicle maintenance and repair, etc.
• Coordinates the day-to-day operation of VTS program flow, processes, and functions.
• Plans and provides support services in the following types of program areas: electronic records management; driver scheduling setup & management; space utilization services.
• Provides advice to operating managers and supervisors on how provided services assist in accomplishing their missions and programs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.

Duties and responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to the following:

• Daily responsibilities include collecting, compiling, and tracking data and statistical information in support of Veteran Transportation Service (VTS).
• Perform a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports.
• Collate in-coming data from a variety of sources. Reviews documents, reports and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies and ensures data entry is complete and accurate.
• Enter pertinent information into an automated tracking system.
• Receive DSS extracts to verify that the workload being captured in DSS is correct.
• Maintain automated system of program- specific data to track items such as service project milestones, progress reports, clinic trends, program trends, performance measures, compliance strategies, etc.
• Interact with various other transportation services such as Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) etc., and other transportation providers.
• Coordinate service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
• Plan consult processing flow to ensure veterans receive consultation services in a timely manner.
• Utilize the Veterans Health Information System & Technological Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) or SharePoint Consult/Request Tracking System in processing internal consultations.
• Provide procedural support in administering quality monitors to be utilized in the internal consultation process to measure the success of efforts to provide seamless care and to support the education of staff in the proper use of the electronic record, to include internal consultation processes.
• Coordinate service practices that decrease waits and delays for patients in all specialty areas.
• Plan consult processing flow ,to ensure veterans receive consultation services in a timely manner.

Major duties include:

• Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload;
• Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities;
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems;
• Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services, including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery, replenishing stock inventory, interacting with customers to resolve issues, maintaining records on stock levels, etc.;
• Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled;
• Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; storing supplies and materials; and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system; and
• Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements.

The Transportation Assistant will serve as Agency Organization Program Coordinator A/OPCfor the government charge card program. Incumbent serves as approver and is responsible for monthly reconciliation of their Centrally Billed Account (CBA) in accordance with regulations. A/OPC will review all unmatched transactions to determine if they match the bank transactions to the TMC transactions, traveler's name, obligation numbers, organization codes and organization name. Approver must select the appropriate status code for each transaction and submit the statement for certification. Reconciliation is necessary to guard against fraud, waste and abuse.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the point of contact and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a wide range of travel related matters and VA Financial Policies and Procedures.
• Serve as approver and is responsible for monthly reconciliation of their Centrally Billed Account (CBA) in accordance with regulations.
• Monitor misuse of travel charge card
• Serve as liaison between the TMC and travelers in a permanent change of station (PCS)
• Prepare monthly reports for AFO and PENTAD leadership on past due transactions on a 30, 60, 90 days past due.
• Coordinate travel plans involving a combination of domestic and foreign travel with the contract travel service office and other appropriate offices.
• Arrange airfare, hotel and rental car reservations when applicable; determine general travel and per diem costs, and actual subsistence expenses.
• Receiving invoices for payment of transportation services and submitting documents for payment.
• Assisting fellow team members during peak workload times and when there are staffing shortages.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The MST decontaminates, sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment. Assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments.

• Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization trays. Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment. Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment making them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects, and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment. Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, operating room, and equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment. Maintains a clean work area.
• Assists in maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, medical conditions, and procedures. Uses a computerized instrument tracking system in the performance of assigned duties, obtaining count sheets, special handling instructions for instrumentation documenting sterilization loads, and other assigned task.
• The MST embraces patient-family centered care principles. The incumbent practices excellent customer service in all work activities. The MST must be poised and articulate in communicating with people of varied educational levels and varied ethnic backgrounds. The MST makes caring for the veteran his/her priority in all aspects of work. The MST is willing to work cooperatively as a member of a team in all assignments.

***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:

• Utilizes an automated inventory management system and barcode system.
• Monitors stock and reorders when stock when low or at a specified reorder point.
• Processes supply transactions such as receipt, shipment, and adjustment documents.
• Communicates and meets with groups of suppliers and customers to arrange the acquisition of supplies while maintaining compliance with regulations.
• Utilizes bar coding equipment to perform inventory functions.
• Performs database maintenance to include the removal of old items and the addition of new items.
• Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock, removes outdated items and maintains work and storage areas in a safe, clean and orderly manner.
• Serves as delegated contracting authority for procurements and uses a government purchase credit card to purchase products and services.
• Maintains responsibility for reconciling charges and resolving purchase card discrepancies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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

Duties:

• Determine the method of payment for authorized and unauthorized ambulance claims submitted.
• Investigate authorizations, orders and/or utilizes the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to review medical records.
• Ensure that the appropriate fund control is used and referenced when processing requests.
• Explain regulatory guidelines to beneficiaries.
• Maintain and control filing systems in accordance with VA regulations.
• Arrange all modes of transportation via- air ambulance, commercial air, taxi, ambulance, bus, etc.
• Secure reservations and tickets from carriers.
• Reconcile vouchers and reviews requests for reimbursement for travel costs.
• Utilize a wide range of electronic systems and programs to include VISTA, CPRS, Beneficiary Travel Dashboard, etc.

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Performs property accountability duties or the more routine phases of property
  management including inventory of non-expendable property, reporting excess property,
  etc.
• Assists with limited segments of management studies on property utilization, such
  as studies of special supply levels for equipment or excess property.
• Makes informal recommendations based on data developed.
• Receives and stores stock; uses a broad knowledge of warehouse plans independently
  loads and unloads shipments from trucks and other material conveyances, using fork
  lifts and manual and mechanized pallet jacks.
• Performs routine operator maintenance and may be required to handle hazardous or sensitive materials.
• Organizes, arranges, assembles, and delivers stock in storage areas.
• Uses automated equipment such as optical readers, scanners, and computer keyboards to load computerized inventory data, access inventory information, and fill item requisitions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels;
• Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures.
• Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies;
• Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates;
• Monitors and controls critical supplies;
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment;
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems;
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition;
• Completes specialty cart preparation;
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Supervision

• Supervises a team of GS-2005 employees in the distribution area of SCM Logistics.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Develops and executes staff training.
• Evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.

• Working through subordinate staff, directs and oversees management and distribution of all supplies and material in the HCC with the following responsibilities: Maintaining stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services. This involves pulling stock inventory and material from main inventory for delivery; replenishing stock inventory; interacting with clinical and administrative customers to ensure that issues and needs are identified and resolved or escalated to Inventory Management Specialists as needed; maintaining records on stock levels; recommending revisions in stock levels as needed to supply changes to Inventory Management Specialists; communicating any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures, providing information as needed orally or in writing regarding customer or external stakeholder issues, general telephone inquiries and visitor referrals; communicating with customers and vendors to obtain information regarding medical supplies.

• Working through subordinate staff, directs and oversees the receipt of the supplies and material into the HCC. The duties include unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; properly storing supplies and material in main/primary inventory areas.
• Stores items in accordance with established guidelines, utilizing computerized inventory system, to ensure sterility and integrity of the supplies and material and the data integrity of the inventory management system.

Sterile Storage and Distribution:

1. Serves as a senior expert in inventories, replenishes shortages from sterile supply, inspects for sterility integrity for instrument sets and expendable items.
2. Adheres to and reports any non-compliance towards facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Follows up to ensure RME rotates at the appropriate intervals, communicates needs for restocking outdated supplies, and maintains stock levels of surgical supplies and equipment for wards, clinics, and the operating room.
4. Initiates assigned tasks on requests for items based on the daily schedule of needs or individual requisitions.
5. Rounds with supervision to ensure areas have performed daily housekeeping duties to ensure environment of care is maintained.
6. Coordinates needs for stocking individual surgical case carts with required instruments for each scheduled and emergency operative procedure.
7. Ensures staff operates automation equipment according to facility procedure to prepare, store, retrieve or process information.
8. Trains new and/or lower graded employees at the request of supervisor and/or educator.

1. Coordinates the assignments given by the supervisor to receive a full range of reusable medical supplies, instruments and equipment from hospital wards, clinics and operating rooms.
2. Adheres to and reports any non-compliance facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Ensures staff decontaminates reusable items by determining the appropriate method for removing gross contamination by means of manual cleaning procedures.
4. Reviews adherence of staff in relation to disassembly, decontamination, and infection control practices of items in accordance with facility protocol.
5. Ensures staff operate automated reprocessing equipment such as the ultrasonic cleaner and washer/disinfectors in accordance with the device Instructions for Use (IFU).

1. Ensures that staff follow all device specific Instructions for Use (IFU) and set forth Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while conducting assembly and sterilization procedures.
2. Conducts rounds to review staff adheres to facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Validates skill level of staff to ensure the efficient assembly of a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procedures including the operating room.
4. Ensures quality checks for damaged or missing items of all instrument sets and arranges for replacements, maintenance, or repair as needed.
5. Coordinates the workflow for assembly to include prioritization from a variety of sterilization phases for intricate surgical trays and microsurgery instruments for the operating room (trays contain large numbers of unique, non-interchangeable, specialized surgical instruments of similar appearance, with minor variations in size, conformation, and nomenclature, but with major variation in application).

1. Works with SPS Leadership or Educator to precept new or lower grade employees to all aspects of work performed in SPS.
2. Participates in obtaining documentation required for competency and or education of SPS staff.
3. Oversees work and will assist management with the distribution and prioritization of workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/ or job specializations
4. Assists with the assignment of tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to obtain a full performance and advanced performance level.
5. Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes and task completion.

Sterile Storage and Distribution:

1. Serves as a senior expert in inventories, replenishes shortages from sterile supply, inspects for sterility integrity for instrument sets and expendable items.
2. Adheres to and reports any non-compliance towards facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Follows up to ensure RME rotates at the appropriate intervals, communicates needs for restocking outdated supplies, and maintains stock levels of surgical supplies and equipment for wards, clinics, and the operating room.
4. Initiates assigned tasks on requests for items based on the daily schedule of needs or individual requisitions.
5. Rounds with supervision to ensure areas have performed daily housekeeping duties to ensure environment of care is maintained.
6. Coordinates needs for stocking individual surgical case carts with required instruments for each scheduled and emergency operative procedure.
7. Ensures staff operates automation equipment according to facility procedure to prepare, store, retrieve or process information.
8. Trains new and/or lower graded employees at the request of supervisor and/or educator.

1. Coordinates the assignments given by the supervisor to receive a full range of reusable medical supplies, instruments and equipment from hospital wards, clinics and operating rooms.
2. Adheres to and reports any non-compliance facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Ensures staff decontaminates reusable items by determining the appropriate method for removing gross contamination by means of manual cleaning procedures.
4. Reviews adherence of staff in relation to disassembly, decontamination, and infection control practices of items in accordance with facility protocol.
5. Ensures staff operate automated reprocessing equipment such as the ultrasonic cleaner and washer/disinfectors in accordance with the device Instructions for Use (IFU).

1. Ensures that staff follow all device specific Instructions for Use (IFU) and set forth Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while conducting assembly and sterilization procedures.
2. Conducts rounds to review staff adheres to facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
3. Validates skill level of staff to ensure the efficient assembly of a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procedures including the operating room.
4. Ensures quality checks for damaged or missing items of all instrument sets and arranges for replacements, maintenance, or repair as needed.
5. Coordinates the workflow for assembly to include prioritization from a variety of sterilization phases for intricate surgical trays and microsurgery instruments for the operating room (trays contain large numbers of unique, non-interchangeable, specialized surgical instruments of similar appearance, with minor variations in size, conformation, and nomenclature, but with major variation in application).

1. Works with SPS Leadership or Educator to precept new or lower grade employees to all aspects of work performed in SPS.
2. Participates in obtaining documentation required for competency and or education of SPS staff.
3. Oversees work and will assist management with the distribution and prioritization of workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/ or job specializations
4. Assists with the assignment of tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to obtain a full performance and advanced performance level.
5. Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes and task completion.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Receiving work assignments and direction regarding work methods, procedures and schedules from either the Transportation Coordinator and/or the Mobility Manager.
• Arriving at and departing from pickup and discharge points at scheduled times.
• Reading installation maps and judges road/traffic conditions to determine the shortest and safest route.
• Enforcing passenger safety and seatbelt use.
• Using multiple variations of Mobile Data Computer (MDC) in and out of the vehicles for assigned trips and duties daily.
• Loading and unloading patients and medical supplies.
• Performing operator maintenance such as checking fluid levels and air pressure in tires, cleaning and washing of vehicles, and performing inspection checklists to ensure safe and proper operation.
• Maintaining records and document actions, such as operator inspection checklists/forms and accident/incident reports.
• Using two-way radios (or other device) to maintain communications with dispatcher/supervisor on assignments and locations.
• Possessing Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger endorsement is required for the position.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.