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• Responsible for developing and maintaining the Installation Master Plan using engineering, architectural, landscape architectural, and planning principles.
• Coordinate all Geographical Information system (GIS) activities and ensure compliance with the Installation regulations and policies complying with the Installation design guide.
• Serve as the installation Commanders representative to all major commands in determination of unit stationing allowances, priorities and real property management.
• Prepare and conduct briefs to the installation command group on current and long-range planning.
• Perform all functions pertaining to the acquisition, inventory, disposal, and reporting of all real property for the installation.
• Prepare and submit recommendations on the unit stationing based on available facilities, mission requirements, environmental and economic impact and projected MILCON construction.
• Directly supervise the division staff and perform the full range of first line supervisory functions.

• Manage systems for coding of new US Army Enlistment Options and Incentives Program.
• Research, analyze, and compile data used to validate requirements or incentives, mission, and system enhancements within Management Decision Package (MDEP).
• Develop and present briefings on technical accession system requirements and functional recruiting and security screening processes.
• Representative for recruiting systems to ensure the technical solutions provide capability to meet accession mission requirement.

• Measure and mark gas pipes for cutting, treading and bonding.
• Responding to emergency repair calls.
• To patrol, inspect and mark service, distribution and transmission lines.
• Locate gas lines, line valves and valve boxes.
• Repair, replace and reroute gas lines after dig ins or replacements.
• Identify procedures basic to abandoning or deactivating gas pipeline facilities which must be physically disconnected from the piping system.
• Must be able to operate heavy equipment bar hole, dump truck, trencher and government vehicle. Performs heat fusion and electro-fusion.

As a Civil Engineer (Transportation), you will:

1. Provide advice and guidance on Federal laws, regulations, and FHWA policies applicable to Federal-aid projects within the State DOT project development process, in meetings, telephone contacts, public hearings, field reviews, and visits with State DOT officials and other Federal, State, and local agencies for assigned program areas and in assisting in the implementation of leadership initiatives.

2. Conduct project reviews in accordance with the Division’s Risk-Based Stewardship and Oversight plan.  Review required project actions for appropriate application of design standards and criteria, conformance with policy and regulations, eligibility for Federal participation, traffic safety features, reasonableness of cost estimates, fulfillment of requirements from the transportation planning and contract provisions.

3. Review and evaluate project studies, and comment on alternatives and/or modifications. Authorize project agreements which may include reviewing the adequacy of proposed rights-of-way clearances, NEPA, construction plans, agreements for utility and railroad work, consultant agreements.

4. Participate in and contributes to Division program management activities including development of stewardship and oversight plans, conducting risk assessments, development of strategic operations and business plans, promotion of the implementation of a performance-based planning and programming process to partner agencies, and identification and tracking of performance measures and the associated reporting processes.  Provide Program Approvals that fall under the Discipline such as such as consultant written procedures, standard drawings, standard specifications, prequalification procedures, Uniform record keeping, procedures to determine contract time, and Liquidated Damages Rates.

5. Participate in oversight activities, such as process reviews, and in-depth documentation reviews of Federal-aid programs; advise on problems and deficiencies, prepares reports and analysis, coordinate corrective actions, review and evaluate practices, and share innovative practices, procedures and technologies. Participate in assessing State programs for effectiveness and compliance.

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is an engineer with experience monitoring Federally funded highway programs or delivering highway projects from initial scoping through construction support and maintenance; and experience conveying ideas and concepts to persuade others in meetings, discussions, and in writing.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Support the organization of facilities and equipment through programmatic support, multi-year/operational budgets, and utilization of new information technologies.
• Serve as Facility Operations Specialist and is responsible for independently performing technical and administrative work in Assets and Operations Management and Project Management activities related to facility operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and development.
• Management activities related to facility operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and development.
• Provide technical administrative support for the formulation and execution of long-range strategies for facility operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and development.
• Research and compile technical data, and prepares for review technical specifications, service contracts, and repair/rehab contracts pertaining to the maintenance and upkeep of the park's faculties.

Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFAs) are functioning in an expanded perioperative nursing role and reports to the OR Nurse Manager. When performing delegated medical functions, RNFAs are practitioners who are agents of their supervising physician(s)/independent license practitioner(s) who are responsible for the RNFA's actions within the agreed upon scope of practice. The supervising physician(s)/independent license provider is to direct and review the work and practice on a continuous basis to ensure that appropriate directions are given and understood, and appropriate care is rendered. The RNFA must have acquired the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice.

Intra-operatively, the RNFA practices at the direction of the attending surgeon. The RNFA shall not concurrently function as a scrub nurse with responsibility as a surgical first assistant. The RNFA has the duty to verify the standardized procedures in effect before preforming the functions of a surgical first assistant. The full-time RNFA may function in the role of the OR Circulating Nurse, Scrub Nurse or RNFA depending on the need of the Service, however the RNFA can not do more than one of these roles at a time. The RNFA may be assigned process improvement projects and or Quality projects to assist Surgical services as the surgical workload allows.

Specific practice settings include the perioperative arena. The practice of each RNFA is based on knowledge, experience, and research and has a direct impact on patient outcomes in the assigned area and for the facility.

When directed by the attending surgeon, the RNFA's intra-operative functions include but are not limited to:

• Positioning the patient, preparing, and draping the surgical site
• Administrating local anesthetic
• Providing exposure and retraction
• Providing hemostasis utilizing electrosurgical cautery (ESU), suture ligation, hemostatic agents, and argon beam - Use and handling of surgical instrumentation
• Tissue handling, dissection, suturing, and stapling
• Making the skin incision or stab wound for laparoscopic surgery or drains and placement of trocar (based on State Board of Nursing) for laparoscopic access
• Robotics insertion and removal of instrumentation
• Securing drains
• Closure of wounds and changing dressing, including wound vac therapy
• Apply and remove casts and splints
• Harvest vein and arteries for bypass conduit
• Cleansing surgical area, including superficial, subcutaneous, muscle and fascia, bone and abdominal and pelvic cavities
• Removal of surgical drains under the direction of the attending surgeon (Chest tubes, knee drains)

• Preoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers, such as:
  • Performing focused preoperative nursing assessments and
  • Communicating and collaborating with other health care providers regarding the patient plan of care
• Postoperative patient management in collaboration with other health care providers in the immediate postoperative period and beyond, such as:
  • Participating in postoperative rounds
  • Assisting with patient discharge planning and identifying appropriate community resources.

The Registered Nurse is a skilled practitioner with specialized knowledge of the pathophysiology, psychosocial and complex care needs of individuals with rehabilitation needs such as: brain injuries, spinal cord injury and disorders, and visual impairments. The RN will serve as the Spinal Cord Injury and Rehab Medicine Primary Care Team RN and provides direct care for veterans with complex medical needs primarily outpatient may include some inpatient and in home care.

The major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as RN Care Manager for Spinal Cord Injury panel.
• Performs phone triage for PM&RS patients.
• Perform comprehensive systematic nursing assessments.
• Provides care for the Rehab patients with acute and complex medical and surgical needs through coordination of services, demonstrating an organized and systematic process for problem solving and prioritizing the delivery of care.
• Establish collaborative goals with the patient and interdisciplinary team.
• Provides Bowel and Bladder Care and Patient/Caregiver Teaching
• Implement measurable and achievable patient specific short and long-term goals/interventions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment plan/goals on an on-going basis.
• Document in accordance with hospital policies.
• Functions as Team Leader, Charge Nurse, and Primary Care Nurse as assigned.
• Continually analyzes and evaluates section functions and activities in order to improve care to patients.
• Functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver coordinated patient care and is responsible for accurate clinical assessments, interventions, evaluations and documentation.
• Provides therapeutic rehabilitation environment.
• Provides patient and family education and participate in multidisciplinary patient care and planning.
• Assist in the orientation and teaching of nursing personnel and students.
• Participates in service improvement model and evidence-based activities.
• Plays active role in interdisciplinary committees to enhance design, and develop performance improvement efforts.

This position independently performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation.

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;
• Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for;
• Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available;
• Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu;
• Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques;
• 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 including assembling, labeling and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks;
• Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients;
• Makes final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures;
• Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line;
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Provides administrative and managerial guidance to the various aspects of the Trust Fund Department, which includes business operations, methods and procedures of Trust Fund and Warehouse, Laundry, Trust Fund Accounting and Commissary System (TRUFACS), inmate telephone (TRUFONE), Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer Systems (TRULINCS), and Commissary operations of the Trust Fund Section and coordination of Trust Fund activities, finances, and supplies.

Provides technical support and guidance to subordinate staff members designated responsible for the operation of various service functions.

Responsible for overseeing all commissary sales and special purpose orders for the institution.

Oversees the institution laundry and issuing of clothing and supplies required by the inmate population.

Oversees the warehouse operations which includes receipt, storage, accountability and issuance of materials, supplies and equipment for the institution.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on regular and recurring basis.

Major Duties Include but are not limited to:

• Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates.
• Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen.
• Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals.
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides.
• Brew coffee according to the number of servings required.
• Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes.
• Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
• Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches.
• Work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line.
• Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Operate and break down equipment.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas.
• Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area.
• Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine.
• Unload delivery trucks.
• Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware.
• Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils.
• Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Risk Manager is responsible to provide administrative functions of his/her assigned program. Incumbent functions as an administrator, educator and consultant utilizing the practice of an executive in nature, comprised of complex leadership and administrative components, associated with critical health care issues and activities that influence the organizational mission, health care, and policy. Incumbent establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. The Risk Manager role is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups and/or an integrated Risk Management Program which crosses service and/or discipline lines and influences organizational mission and health care. The Risk Manager is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program, service, and facility level. Incumbent functions as an administrator, educator, and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with executive leadership and all medical center services. The Risk Manager must establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relate effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. The position responsibilities demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of complex patient care concerns.

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: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Adhoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Pay Schedule: NF45

Duties include but not limited to:

• Maintaining specimen integrity and identification from initial accessioning and through the entire specimen processing procedure.
• Troubleshoot technical problems when needed.
• Assist the pathologist by grossing biopsy specimens.
• Advanced skills in specimen dissection and knowledge of proper orientation and appropriate tissue selection are required.
• Embeds the processed tissues into wax molds, ensuring the proper orientation of the various types of tissue fragments within the finished tissue block.
• Thorough knowledge and application of a wide variety of fixatives to include 10%buffered neutral Formalin, Cytolyt, Michele's medium, Glutaraldehyde, RPMI-1640, etc. the incumbent should have the skills to process tissue (with the proper fixatives).
• Performs routine histological techniques such as microtomy and tissue sectioning at the right thickness or microns, and tissue H&E staining.
• Performs a wide variety of special stains such as, PAS, AFB, Mucicarmine, Giemsa, Gram Stain, Iron, Sliver Stains such as Reticulum, Bielschowsky using automatic or manual methodologies and is able to control the staining procedures used in microscopic differentiation to achieve precise staining results.
• Microscopically evaluates work and make determinations to either accept or reject slides on the basis of proper staining reactions before giving them to the pathologist for clinical diagnosis.
• Prepares and processes Non-Gyn (Body Fluids), Gyn and Fine Needle Aspirate specimens in Thin Prep automated system and stains according to lab procedures.
• Assists in autopsy procedures and the maintenance of the autopsy suite, as needed.
• Assists the pathologist during MPU, IR procedures, FNAs at the patient's bedside when requested.
• Organizes & prioritizes workload, (biopsies from routine surgicals) example: rush biopsies and responsible for the operation and maintenance of all Histology/Cytology equipment; Daily quality control and preventive maintenance and trouble shoot instruments and record the corrective actions.
• Performs and documents quality control and assurance activities and corrective actions related to test performance.
• Performs computer functions including specimen accessioning, data entry and retrieval of information. Also, should be able to print slide labels, worksheets and logbook.
• Operates and maintains histology and cytology equipment such as xylene solvent recycler, tissue processors, cryostats, microtomy, slide printers, H&E stainer, special stain system, IHC stain system embedding module, ThinPrep automated system and other instruments involved in histology and cytology work.
• Performs other ancillary duties involving tissue disposal, daily maintenance of bench work, maintenance of gross room and morgue, and other duties as assigned.
• Maintains Safety Data Sheet (SDS) inventory, ensuring all SDS sheets are provided to the Industrial Hygienist for uploading into database.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Maintaining specimen integrity and identification from initial accessioning and through the entire specimen processing procedure.
• Troubleshoot technical problems when needed.
• Assist the pathologist by grossing biopsy specimens.
• Advanced skills in specimen dissection and knowledge of proper orientation and appropriate tissue selection are required.
• Embeds the processed tissues into wax molds, ensuring the proper orientation of the various types of tissue fragments within the finished tissue block.
• Thorough knowledge and application of a wide variety of fixatives to include 10%buffered neutral Formalin, Cytolyt, Michele's medium, Glutaraldehyde, RPMI-1640, etc. the incumbent should have the skills to process tissue (with the proper fixatives).
• Performs routine histological techniques such as microtomy and tissue sectioning at the right thickness or microns, and tissue H&E staining.
• Performs a wide variety of special stains such as, PAS, AFB, Mucicarmine, Giemsa, Gram Stain, Iron, Sliver Stains such as Reticulum, Bielschowsky using automatic or manual methodologies and is able to control the staining procedures used in microscopic differentiation to achieve precise staining results.
• Microscopically evaluates work and make determinations to either accept or reject slides on the basis of proper staining reactions before giving them to the pathologist for clinical diagnosis.
• Prepares and processes Non-Gyn (Body Fluids), Gyn and Fine Needle Aspirate specimens in Thin Prep automated system and stains according to lab procedures.
• Assists in autopsy procedures and the maintenance of the autopsy suite, as needed.
• Assists the pathologist during MPU, IR procedures, FNAs at the patient's bedside when requested.
• Organizes & prioritizes workload, (biopsies from routine surgicals) example: rush biopsies and responsible for the operation and maintenance of all Histology/Cytology equipment; Daily quality control and preventive maintenance and trouble shoot instruments and record the corrective actions.
• Performs and documents quality control and assurance activities and corrective actions related to test performance.
• Performs computer functions including specimen accessioning, data entry and retrieval of information. Also, should be able to print slide labels, worksheets and logbook.
• Operates and maintains histology and cytology equipment such as xylene solvent recycler, tissue processors, cryostats, microtomy, slide printers, H&E stainer, special stain system, IHC stain system embedding module, ThinPrep automated system and other instruments involved in histology and cytology work.
• Performs other ancillary duties involving tissue disposal, daily maintenance of bench work, maintenance of gross room and morgue, and other duties as assigned.
• Maintains Safety Data Sheet (SDS) inventory, ensuring all SDS sheets are provided to the Industrial Hygienist for uploading into database.

WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SERVICE (TAS)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), Executive Director Case Advocacy (EDCA)

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level:

• Communicates TAS mission, vision, strategic plan, and values to team members and ensures the integration of all the team's goals, objectives, strategies, work plans, and work products and services.
• Elevates procedural/policy issues and provides technical recommendations through TAS Systemic Advocacy leadership channels to identify taxpayer issue trends and improve case processing methods.
• Articulates work assignments, projects, problem areas, significant issues, deadlines, and time frames for completion to the team. Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload among employees in accordance with skill level in coordination with the manager and suggesting adjustments in the workload to ensure timely completion of the case work. Ensures that each team member has an integral role in achieving the final team product.
• Serves as a classroom instructor, On-The-Job Instructor and coach as well as Subject Matter Expert as needed in development of training material and training classes. Works with each employee to develop individual technical training plans and tailor existing training to meet the needs of the group or the individual. Applies creativity in exploring different training methods and coordinates all training in the group with other groups and offices as needed.
• Performs individual reviews and provides feedback to employees on accuracy, timeliness, advocacy and professionalism and coach employees on advocacy and resolving a case or cases accurately and efficiently. Such reviews may include but are not limited to, early intervention reviews, OAR reviews, 100 day case reviews, OJI reviews, inventory management reviews, and pre-closure reviews. Case guidance is documented on TAMIS.

• Serves as a lifeguard for indoor and outdoor pools and works under the direction of the Installation Aquatics Program Manager.
• Responsible for assisting in the conduct of aquatic swimming and water survival training according to TC 21-21 or assisting with American Red Cross swim lessons as an Aide.
• Tactfully warns patrons who repeatedly disregard safety rules, and follows facility Standard Operating Procedures for disciplinary actions.
• Maintains daily logs, reports and records as required.
• Lifeguards will participate in any required training (on-the-job training emergency rescue drills, emergency action plan simulations).