Total 10 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

VA Careers - Lead Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/UJO_XH5uCLs

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Medical Support Assistant: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-MSA-VA-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) 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.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assigning coverage of all areas of responsibility; conducting ongoing reviews to ensure quality of work.
• Ensuring accurately and timely scheduling of appointments.
• Providing guidance to staff members to include changes in policies and procedures.
• Distributing and balancing workload.
• Creating and maintaining employee work schedules.
• Orienting and providing on-the-job training for new and current employees.
• Ensuring all training requirements are met.
• Organizing the work structure of his/her assigned areas.
• Conducting audits of adherence to scheduling processes and acting as liaison between administrative and clinical staff in order to resolve day to day conflicts.

VA Careers - Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/EE9c4XkaELo

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Medical Support Assistant: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-MSA-VA-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) 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.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinates and works collaboratively with the referral coordination team, facility community care program, the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) and Specialty Care clinicians, and other staff.
• Interprets and verifies provider orders in accordance with VHA national scheduling guidelines to schedule, cancel, re-schedule patient's appointments and/or consults.
• Enters no-show information; monitors the unable to schedule entries, prepares for clinic visits; monitors outpatient appointments for
  areas of responsibility; ensures action required encounters are printed to providers in order to obtain appropriate workload credit; verifying and updating demographics and insurance information.
• Processes all emergency and non-emergency transfers to other VA facilities or private hospitals.
• Performs basic eligibility, co-pays and preauthorization requirements for specific coverage.
• Performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran.
• Schedules appointments and manages worklists as outlined in VHA policy
• Collects data and enters accurately in Vista in the appropriate system to assure maximum third-party reimbursement and appropriate priority status.

Licensed Practical Nurse- The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran. The LPN also performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran. The LPN is considered a novice and performs within this functional statement under close supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee. Assigned tasks require basic technical competence and skill.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates knowledge of practical nursing care exercising judgment in planning and intervention, requiring supervision to provide a practical knowledge of human body structure, sterile techniques, and procedures.
• Cares for Veterans in accordance with established nursing procedures, standards of care, and plan of care.
• Completes work under the close supervision of an RN or Provider. May require routine or detailed higher level review depending on the complexity of Veteran care.
• Managing clinic workflow. Ensuring intakes are conducted in a timely manner and providing direction to patients as they await their appointments.
• Assist in panel management and access through daily huddling and weekly scrubbing, reviewing scheduled appointments.
• Demonstrates technical competence to prepare, administer, and appropriately document Veteran education of medications, and nursing actions taken for commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures.
• Completes education, training, and competency (when required) to perform with guidance and supervision a range of diagnostic support duties which may include but not limited to EKG, bladder scan, ear irrigations, wound care, doppler, pulse oximetry, weights, and other procedures requested by provider within LPN scope of practice.
• Demonstrates technical competence in phlebotomy and Point of Care Testing (POCT) where offered.
• Complete education, training, and competency (when required) to perform and participate with guidance and supervision Telehealth activities which may include VA Video Connect (VVC), Store & Forward, Clinical Video Telehealth and/or Home Telehealth Modalities.
• Seeks guidance from appropriate resources to interpret unclear or unfamiliar drugs or dosages.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the Veteran's response to medication administered and/or contraindications to medications, reporting any noted change in Veteran's condition to RN or Provider.
• Recognizes and documents changes in Veteran's condition, reporting changes to the RN and/or Provider, initiating action with direction.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to recognize urgent and emergent patient care situations and seeks assistance of the RN and/or Provider.

• Hospice Care

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

Ohio has historical and recreational opportunities for people of all ages. There are five state parks within a 30-minute drive of the city. Those who have a love for the outdoors can enjoy a multitude of biking and hiking paths, including one atop our levee alongside the Scioto River. Sports Enthusiasts can take in a game with the Chillicothe Paints baseball team - members of the top collegiate wooden bat league in the country! Chillicothe is also home to the 158-year-old Majestic Theatre which has hosted many celebrity guests. That is not all Chillicothe, Ohio has to offer either!

Duties included but not limited to:

• Preparing initial and updated treatment plans; crisis management; case management care coordination and planning for follow-up care after completion of treatment.
• Provides ethical individual, group and family mental health services to eligible combat and non-combat Veterans experiencing mental health symptoms.
• A full range of psychodiagnostic services including psychosocial assessment and suicide risk assessment.
• Participating in Tele-mental health or similar activities to provide service for Veterans who are located a prohibitive distance from VA facilities.
• Participating in interdisciplinary team meetings for Veterans enrolled in Outpatient Mental Health Services.
• Interfacing with other departments and provide consultation services to medical center and CBOC staff on a wide variety of patient care issues, particularly related to identifying mental health concerns and social determinant needs of Veterans from all eras of service.
• Participating in any mental health training recognized with broad support by a reputable governing board or body of mental health practitioners as efficacious would meet this standard.

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

• Conducts a comprehensive nutrition assessment utilizing the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) for assigned patients.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in accordance with the patient's medical program goals and objectives.
• Performs a Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) during assessments to determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition.
• Calculates nutrient requirements (calories, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, electrolytes and fluids) and necessary diet restrictions or food/drug interactions.
• Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups, incorporating a learning approach that considers the cultural, religious, educational and medical situation of the patient. Includes information regarding budgeting, menu planning, food purchasing and preparation, food storage and sanitation.
• Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques to evaluate patient and/or caregiver's readiness to learn and potential for changing behaviors.
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family. Adapts nutrition education materials and counseling techniques to the patient's level of understanding, which frequently involves simplifying complex dietary restrictions.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Analyze and evaluate workload, productivity, work distribution, staffing patterns, and make and implement major managerial recommendations to improve the quality and productivity of the Diagnostic Radiology, Cat Scan (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology (IR). Will provide the same data for Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology sections when requested by the IPA.
• Oversee expenditures for Diagnostic, and Interventional Radiology fund control points, monitor required records and supporting documentation for all fund control accounts in the sections.
• Evaluate compliance with all inspecting and accrediting agencies for the Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology sections, identify potential violations, and work with staff to create resolutions.
• Performs EHR and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and PACS duties, as well as Voice Recognition administrator duties within the TDI Service and coordinates support throughout the Medical Center.
• Provides first line technical support for image transmission of display errors related to modalities, Vista interface, display workstations, and printers.
• Identifies and determines training priorities, conducts and administers training programs, develops and improves training guidance.
• Assists the Chief of TDI Service in assessment and procurement of new equipment. Identifies problems, gathers data, performs analysis, and proposes solutions to problems and barriers to establishment of an efficient, cost-effective filmless radiology environment.
• Plans, installs, test and implements PACS and related systems including application systems, networking interface software, and system administrative software.
• Defines and documents routine maintenance and downtime procedures to minimize downtime.
• Incumbent monitors one or more Local Area Network (LAN) systems for PACS, ensuring that PACs network (LAN) systems are properly designed, maintained and operated to meet local and national standards. Incumbent provides in-house technical expertise for the resolution of technical problems with LAN resources and serves as a focal point for computed imaging support within the Medical Center.
• Incumbent is responsible for the local planning, development and execution of procedures for backing up operating systems, applications, and data on the PACS network.
• In conjunction with ITOPS and HTM/BME, maintains a list of all Voice Recognition (VR) imaging devices and records network address information as required, and physical location.
• Performs daily support in VR operations. Plans, installs, tests, and implements VR systems including application systems, networking interface software, and system administrative software.
• Supports and participates in the implementation of a PACS Wide Area Network (WAN) system and applications upon its development.
• Responsible for the technical quality, quantity, and timeliness of work produced by subordinates.
• Interviews, recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments involving candidates for positions. Hears and resolves complaints. Effects minor disciplinary measures such as counseling, admonishment, and reprimand.
• Other duties as assigned.

The VA has been named one of the Top 5 Best Places to Work in the federal government.

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With both an urban energy and southern charm, the Cincinnati region has a vibrant and unique culture that flows from the Ohio River to the things to do, landmarks and events all around town. With rich cultural offerings, award-winning family adventures, an ever-expanding art scene, a foodie's paradise, and breweries galore, this is one picturesque river region with much to explore! With major league sports, big-city arts, fun festivals and award-winning attractions, it can be hard to decide what to do in our dynamic river region!

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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

Community Living Center - Registered Nurse:

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Community Outreach Division.

The major duties of the Peer Specialist position include:

- Participate in the service, training consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and function as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Work with Veterans with very complex mental illnesses and challenging situations that require effective communication and decision-making skills.
- Serve as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for effective wellness and holistic, recovery-based services that aid Veterans in daily living.
- Orient new Veterans to the program's services, hours, locations, staff, and other pertinent information necessary for the Veterans to understand how to effectively utilize the program services.
- Assist Veterans to articulate personal recovery and wellness goals through the use of individual or group meetings and assist Veterans in identifying their skills, strengths, supports, and resources needed to aid them in achieving their recovery and wellness goals.
- Observe behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed appointments, failure to maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
- Handle crisis interventions for Veterans and address emergent situations when necessary.
- Maintain working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
- Serve as a community-based peer specialist within the local VA facility catchment area, averaging 25-605 each week in community settings. Working environments may include providing peer support services, as described within the position description, in places such as Veterans' homes, prisons, jails, treatment courts, shelters, tent encampments, street outreach, etc.
- Possess the ability to accompany Veterans to appointments as needed, whether medical, housing, or other treatment plan goal appointments, either through GSA vehicle or public transportation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Using their personal recovery experience, the Peer Specialist will:

- Teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
- Model effective coping techniques, holistic wellness, and self-help strategies.
- Assist in obtaining services that suit the individual's personal recovery and wellness needs.
- Assist Veterans in exploring their interests and options for making improvements in life functioning areas such as housing, employment, relationships, and community engagement.
- Inform Veterans about VA and community support and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
- Assist Veterans in developing empowerment skills, identifying strengths, and combating stigma through self-advocacy.
- Serve as a liaison to community-based organizations to develop and/or foster Veterans' community integration, natural supports, and self-reliant strategies.
- May perform outreach activities to establish community partnerships that will provide health care services for the Veterans in the community and inform Veterans of the availability of those health care services and other benefits.
- Assist Veterans in building social skills in the community that enhance community reintegration using techniques such as role playing and social skills training.

Please note:

- This position is potentially subject to criminal background checks performed by prisons, jails or correction facilities, which is completely separate from VA background checks, in order to enter institutional settings to assist/meet with Veterans.
- The position requires operation of a motor vehicle to perform assigned duties.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: GS-6, 99511-S; GS-7, 99510-S; GS-8, 99509-S; and GS-9, 99508-S.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

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

Duties included but not limited to:

Clinical Responsibilities (70% of the time)

• Works on the PCMHI Team but may be required to work an irregular tour of duty, weekends, depending on the needs of the service, and participate in social work coverage to the medical center off-tour.
• Responsible for completing the following duties/responsibilities: Completes structured diagnostic and clinical assessments for participants.
• Reviews assessments completed by others, and obtains missing information from providers, patients, and medical records.
• Developing a thorough working knowledge of VISTA/CPRS and the future federal electronic health record (FEHRM) once deployed.
• Contacts patients through written correspondence and telephone calls and conducts follow-up interviews.
• Creates and maintains forms, surveys, instruments, and materials for proper coordination of the different treatment modalities available from PC MHI.
• Provides psychoeducation and direct advice regarding symptoms of depression, anxiety and alcohol misuse to patients.
• Communicates evaluations and recommendations to the Primary Care Provider (PCP) and PC MHI Team members.

• Assists the PCMHI prescribing provider in the FLOW project, facilitating the transfer of psychiatrically stable mental health patients back to primary care for medication management.
• Tracks data to inform programmatic changes in the procedures used by PCMHI and Primary Care to improve performance on tracked metrics for the team, thus improving the quality and quantity of services offered to primary care and enrolled Veterans.
• Develops community resources and coordinates these resources in the interest of the Veteran and their family.
• Develops materials in staff development and patient education related to mental health treatment.
• Acts as a back-up scheduler when primary schedulers are unavailable.
• Participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the Outpatient Division Manager and/or the Social Work Executive.

The Program Assistant duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting the supervisor of the Travel Section with directing, planning, and administrative coordination of the Beneficiary Travel Program.
• Overseeing administrative activities involved in the payment of invoices including activities related to entering and maintaining vendors, vendor inquiries, resolving interfaced invoice issues, inquiring on the status of invoices and payments, and generating selected reports.
• Determining patient eligibility for Beneficiary Travel program, as well as setting up the daily transportation schedule for contracted vendors.
• Communicating with vendors, veterans, medical staff etc. on the daily basis in regards to scheduling transports, Beneficiary Travel (BT) eligibility requirements, and resolving concerns.
• Examining all vouchers submitted by transportation vendors to determine prior authorization and if mileage and fees are charged correctly.
• Investigating vouchers submitted by transportation vendors with no prior authorization.
• Notifying vendors and ineligible veterans by written correspondence of eligibility determination.
• Reconciling vouchers against authorization for accuracy prior to preparing certification for payments.