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Position located in the Health Services Department at a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional facility.

Primarily responsible for providing emergency assessment and medical care to inmate patients.

First responder at the scene of sudden illness or emergency and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening.

Determines, upon consultation with a medical provider (physician/physician assistant/nurse practitioner), the most appropriate method of transportation to the local hospital.

Prioritizes treatments for patients having multiple problems and employs a variety of established medical emergency procedures, techniques, methods and equipment, including the performance of emergency triage.

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 a regular and recurring basis.

Duties:

• Performs, reports and records measurements, such as vital signs, intake and output, pulse oximetry, bladder scan, glucose finger stick and other parameters.
• Performs EKG as directed and provides results to Registered Nurse.
• Attach electrodes on patients for telemetry monitor and identifies proper lead placement. Upon discharge, cleans telemetry monitor and places in appropriate storage area.
• Assists in emergency situations and initiates CPR when indicated.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of clinical procedures outlined in the approved skills inventory and unit-specific procedures as assigned.
• Provides care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned area (i.e., adult, and geriatric patient population). This entails knowledge of human growth and development; ability to assess and interpret age specific data and provide age specific care; communication skills necessary to interpret age specific response to treatment; and ability to involve family/significant others indecision making related to plan of care. The knowledge, abilities and skills needed to provide such care will be refined through continuing education and training and. experience.
• Correctly and safely uses equipment and supplies. Cleans and returns equipment to appropriate location and reports needs for equipment repair to the appropriate person.
• Completes annual mandatory reviews, participates in continuing education at unit/service level, identifies personal learning needs/goals with supervision.
• Follows policies and procedures to ensure safety for patients, staff, and self. Identifies and immediately reports safety hazards to supervisors.
• Incumbent must possess organizational and problem-solving skills. Must be adept at working independently with little direct supervision. Must be able to handle diverse tasks with various interruptions during the workday and be capable of prioritizing workload and patient care activities.
• The incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with standard practices and written procedures. Unusual problems that develop are referred to the supervisor for assistance. Completed work is inspected to ensure conformity to instructions.
• Considerable skill in decision-making and problem solving, knowledge of policies and procedures, good judgment and diplomacy are required to carry out the duties of this position. This position requires flexibility and independent decision-making skills as well as collaboration with administrative and clinical personnel.

- The incumbent leads the facility's efforts and directs activities to support current and future Connected Health modalities (i.e., mobile health applications [apps], patient generated health data [PGHD], MHV, SM, and VHRC) with healthcare providers and patients and serves as liaison and administrator to national and facility teams.
- Develops mechanisms to evaluate and monitor the quality, safety, efficiency, utilization, productivity, and effectiveness of Connected Health.
- Works collaboratively with the VISN Telehealth Technology Program Manager (TTPM) and supports plans, organizes, directs, evaluates, and reports Connected Health-related actions/activities and provides authoritative guidance and technical coordination in establishing network Connected Health-related standards, goals, protocols, and monitor/report outcomes.
- Responsible for establishing and managing communications plans that identify target audiences including appropriate messages, activities, and resources.
- Analyzes functional clinical and business process changes or impact to clinical guidelines in terms of policies, procedures, and user behaviors.
- Engages clinical, business, and operational staff through analysis and recommendations focused on the fact that programs are not just new business practice techniques and strategies.
- Provides leadership in evaluation, implementation, and management of all new and existing Connected Health technologies.

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-430pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Systems Specialist/PD240640 and PD240650
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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.

Duties at the Development Level: The incumbent serves in a developmental capacity at the GS-11 grade level. Key functions will be similar to those described at the full performance level of the target position. However, during the developmental assignment, full performance range and level of selected functions will not be completely delegated to the employee until proper orientation and training have been completed and the incumbent has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to accomplish the work at the full performance level.

Duties at the Full Performance Level GS 12: Duties include the following:

Marketing and Outreach:
-Works with a variety of data sources and targets those areas within the designated segment where large segments of veterans who are eligible for VA care but not enrolled reside.
-Utilizes data-based resources to devise a comprehensive marketing strategy designed to outreach to these Veterans.
-Establishes working relationships with external stakeholders, e.g., Veteran's Service Officers, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Vet Centers, political offices, Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Department, Chicago Department of Public Health, local healthcare providers, and other community-based organizations
-Develops and maintains internal relationships with executive and clinical leadership within the medical center to review, update and execute the strategic plan for market growth.
-Directs the work of the medical center's Outreach staff.
-Deploys the Outreach staff throughout the designated segment to engage veterans at various sponsored events in the community.
-Creates and hosts outreach events at the medical center, CBOC's and throughout the community.
-Develops a detailed marketing and outreach plan based on quantitative and qualitative information gathered from internal and external sources.
-Refines or develops guidelines for marketing and outreach methods.
-Represents the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and its CBOC's to a broad and diverse range of officials, groups, and individuals such as federal, state, and local elected officials and their staff; Veteran Service Organizations and their members, local civic organizations
-Works with colleagues within the Office of Business Development to create and build a Jesse Brown V Medical Center brand.
-Develops and distributes outreach materials to include brochures, fact sheets, web content, and other targeted information which highlights the Medical Center services and locations.
-Provides training and information to VA staff, other federal agencies, and community agencies and healthcare providers regarding Jesse Brown VAMC services.
-Coordinates events hosted by officials and coordinates all steps required within an event management process, including facilitating selection of the event time and location, program agenda, management of contracts, and other logistical items.

Clinical Liaison:
-Acts to resolve problems, expedite services, or implement necessary corrective measures within established policies and where appropriate.
-Responsible for the resolution of problems which rise for unique or returning patients.
-Identifies existing and potential problem areas and suggests solutions or alternatives to existing procedures which contribute to these problems.
-Works with medical center and CBOC clinical staff to ensure that new and returning patients are properly dispositioned according to VA customer service standards.
-Assists patients, their families and representatives, and facility staff members in recognizing and removing institutional barriers to access VA Medical Center services.

Administrative Functions:
-Functions as a team member of the Business Development Office (BDO).
-Works collaboratively with BDO colleagues in advancing its mission.
-Organizes administrative, staff, clinical and in-service meetings with regard to marketing and outreach strategy at the medical center and CBOC's.
-Participates in BDO staff meetings.
-Serves on relevant medical center committees as assigned by supervisor.
-Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual/remote position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD22052A and PD24267A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Serves as a Medication Technician in a Federal Bureau of Prisons Institution.

Responsible for the administration and distribution of medication to inmates in various locations, including the Health Services Unit, Special Housing Units, or other designated areas within the institution.

Administers medications to include but not limited to Oral, Topical, Nebulized, Meter Dose Inhaler, and Insulin, in a manner consistent with nationally recognized safe medical practices, to include accurate identification of the patient, medication, dosage, time, and route.

Reports and records adverse medication reactions.

Assists Pharmacist or other appropriate staff member in a variety of pharmacy related activities, including, but not limited to, entry of physician orders into a computerized pharmacy information system, preparation of medications for Pharmacist review, preparation of medication administration records, storage and inventory of pharmacy supplies, etc.

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 a regular and recurring basis.

Duties:

• Performs, reports and records measurements, such as vital signs, intake and output, pulse oximetry,
  bladder scan, glucose finger stick and other parameters.
• Performs EKG as directed and provides results to Registered Nurse.
• Attach electrodes on patients for telemetry monitor and identifies proper lead placement. Upon
  discharge, cleans telemetry monitor and places in appropriate storage area.
• Assists in emergency situations and initiates CPR when indicated.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of clinical procedures outlined in the approved skills
  inventory and unit-specific procedures as assigned.
• Provides care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria,
  appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned area (i.e., adult, and geriatric
  patient population). This entails knowledge of human growth and development; ability to assess and
  interpret age specific data and provide age specific care; communication skills necessary to
  interpret age specific response to treatment; and ability to involve family/significant others in
  decision making related to plan of care. The knowledge, abilities and skills needed to provide such
  care will be refined through continuing education and training and. experience.
• Correctly and safely uses equipment and supplies. Cleans and returns equipment to appropriate
  location and reports needs for equipment repair to the appropriate person.
• Completes annual mandatory reviews, participates in continuing education at unit/service level,
  identifies personal learning needs/goals with supervision.
• Follows policies and procedures to ensure safety for patients, staff, and self. Identifies and
  immediately reports safety hazards to supervisors.
• Incumbent must possess organizational and problem-solving skills. Must be adept at working
  independently with little direct supervision. Must be able to handle diverse tasks with various
  interruptions during the workday and be capable of prioritizing workload and patient care
  activities.
• The incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with standard practices and written procedures. Unusual problems that develop are referred to the supervisor for assistance. Completed work is inspected to ensure
  conformity to instructions.
• Considerable skill in decision-making and problem solving, knowledge of policies and procedures,
  good judgment and diplomacy are required to carry out the duties of this position. This position
  requires flexibility and independent decision-making skills as well as collaboration with
  administrative and clinical personnel.

 Responsible for the collection and processing of clinical laboratory specimens.

Collect clinical laboratory specimens (human blood) for testing requested by a clinician. Collection of specimens will be accomplished via routine venipuncture and capillary procedures.

Collect other body fluids and clinical specimens (i.e. stool, urine, sputum). Instructs patients on proper collection of specimens such as stool and urine for laboratory analysis.

Responsible for specimen processing and transport. Processing will include, but not be limited to, specimen centrifugation, aliquoting, and mixing.

Assists laboratory staff in a variety of laboratory related activities, including but not limited to, ordering entry into a computerized laboratory information system, preparing laboratory related paperwork, storing and inventorying laboratory supplies.

Analyzes medical records for completeness, consistency and compliance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and medical staff requirements.

Performs the monthly medical record audit in coordination with the medical staff.

Processes requests for medical information from outside hospitals, clinics, and physicians.

Responds to requests from outside sources requesting release of BOP medical information, including court orders, requests by U.S. Attorneys and other institutions.

Codes, using ICD-9-CM, complicated diagnoses and procedures for discharged inmates, ensuring diagnoses and procedures are supported in the medical record and appropriately reported via Sentry.

Establishes medical records for all new admissions to facility; acquires, monitors and accounts for the medical records which accompany those patients transferred in from other BOP institutions.

Performs a full range of administrative duties, including preparing reports, purchase orders, receiving reports, pay vouchers, quarterly and annual reports, medical referrals for treatment to other BOP facilities and pre-certification requests.

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 a regular and recurring basis.

This position serves as the Assistant Medical Center Director located at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), VA Medical Center (VAMC). The Assistant Medical Center Director exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections and is directly responsible for facility operations.

The Assistant Director shares with the Executive Leadership Team a level of responsibility for the direction and management of the Medical Center and is directly responsible for facilities operations. The Assistant Director plans, coordinates, supervises, and directs various administrative and health related services. The Assistant Director participates on a day-to-day basis in top level Executive discussions, decisions, policy making and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly of all clinical matters impacting patient care.

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

• Budget and Fiscal Management for the facility services assigned such as resource management and FTEE control within the assigned services.
• Oversees the management of administrative services supporting assigned operations.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of government and agency systems and an acute awareness of all elements of resources as they related to the cost of healthcare operations.
• Serves as fiscal advisor to the medical center Director in preparing formal budget submissions for approval.
• Exercises full line authority for multiple administrative functions (services and sections) and indirectly for all clinical matters affecting patient care.
• Delegates authority and holds managers under his/her oversight responsible and accountable for the performance of their service lines, programs, and human capital requirements.
• Hearing and resolving appropriate complaints and grievances.
• Represents the healthcare system by establishing and maintaining community partnerships, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Promoting the understanding of the health care delivery system's mission within the local community and proactively advising both of benefit and/or hospital changes and information.
• Exercises authority for establishing priorities for healthcare operations and allocating available resources accordingly.
• Works with Service Chiefs in the formulation of budgets for their respective services
• Conducts internal systematic reviews; and serves as an essential capacity for developing and coordinating internal measures to assure that both clinical and administrative operations are in within governing standards.
• Participates on a day-to-day basis in top level Executive discussions, decisions, policy making, and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly of all clinical matters impacting patient care.
• Serves as a facilitator between clinical providers and administrators to meet the medical center's goals and priorities.

Major Duties:

• Performs specialized treatment of complex mental illness, requiring outpatient mental health services.
• Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
• Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy, using Evidenced Based Practices.
• Conducts psychosocial diagnostic assessments, facilitate measurement based care and accurately access for suicidality.
• Develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and his or her family members.
• Provides clinical leadership and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial treatment of patients receiving outpatient mental health treatment.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in mental health treatment modalities.
• May act as a Field Work Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the Student Training Program.
• Provides support to the Supervisory Social Worker, through consultation and mentoring to assure that data is accurately reported and entered for Decision Support System (DSS) purposes.
• Provides support to the data management processes by training and consulting with inpatient social workers on accurate data entry.
• Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.

• Disassembles Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) and determines the correct cleaning method, such as, but not limited to: ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washer-disinfectors, cart washer and chemical cleaning decontamination agents, as determined by manufacturer instructions.
• Inspects, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization, such as, but not limited to steam, Sterrad, Steris, and high-level disinfecting scope reprocessors.
• Rotates, restocks outdated sterile supplies & instruments, and maintains stock levels of surgical instruments and equipment for wards, clinics, and the operating room.
• Receives a full range of reusable medical equipment (RME), instruments and supplies from hospital wards, clinics, operating rooms, and CBOCs.
• Assembles a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procures including the operating room.
• Processes, assembles, and performs all phases of sterilization 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).
• Cleans and maintains a wide variety of medical equipment; cleans interiors and exteriors of sterilizers and aerators, loading carts, delivery carts, specialty carts, isolation cart, crash cart, work area, storage shelves; using chemical solutions, detergents and alcohol according to written procedure to prevent cross contamination.

The Accreditation and Quality Specialist (AQS) Consultant Nurse serves as a Specialist within the Accreditation & Quality Management Programs. Serves as the point of contact and primary support (logistics such as arranging workspace and meals and coordinating staff for interviews) for site visitors engaged in the accreditation process. Manages processes related to survey readiness, IPEC monitors, SAIL data, EPRP data, tracers, chart reviews, and environment of care surveillance. Compiles regulatory data and communicates information to the Chief of Quality & Patient Safety in a format that is conducive for utilization in decision making, strategic planning and performance improvement. Chairs monthly meetings in support of deploying a systematic approach to readiness and integrating readiness activities in all areas. Rounds frequently with staff to work with frontline staff at the unit level on accreditation readiness issues.

The incumbent works with team members of the Quality and Systems Improvement Department.
Incumbent tracks, analyzes, and trends regulatory action plans and monitors for sustainment of
improvement. May participate in root cause analysis, peer review, Lean Six Sigma teams, EPRP monitors, and employee surveys. Works in collaboration with the Patient Safety, HRO, Innovation, Systems Redesign, Risk Management, Infection Control and Utilization Management teams for tracers, chart reviews and QI initiatives. Troubleshoots issues related to quality of care and provides real time feedback to leadership. Responds on site in real time as incidents occur to investigate and prepare follow up reports during administrative hours; follows up next administrative day on occurrences during non administrative tours. Performance other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Quality and Patient Safety Service, Veterans, and the organization.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 hour tour between 7:30am - 5:00pm.

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
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

• Manages and directs the HAS programs in the Health Benefits section, promoting a positive, efficient, Veteran-focused environment that supports VA mission.
• Interprets laws, regulations, VACO directives, and local policies governing Veteran's health care benefits, providing advisory and technical assistance to medical center staff, top management, patients, and others.
• Works with the Assistant Chief, HAS and other HAS managers to develop and administer the annual HAS budget.
• Prepares budget requests, estimates, and narrative justifications for planning purposes.
• Participates in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning.
• Manages the budgetary allocation for all assigned Fund Control Points.
• Provides for maintenance of data related to budget and expenditure estimates.
• Provides for the best patient care without exceeding allotted budget.
• Works in coordination with upper management to provide workload statistics.
• Advises on fund shortages and recommendations regarding funding or program adjustments and promotes cost consciousness and identifies areas in which savings are possible.
• Conducts internal review systems to assure that HAS activities comply with VA laws, rules and regulations, Joint Commission, and local policies and procedures.
• Works with and provides recommendations in support of corrective action plans.
• Assists in formulating plans and coordinating data validation activities within HAS area of responsibility.
• Prepares recurring and non-recurring statistical reports for presentation to top management and other Services.
• Participates in and assists with strategic long- and short-term goals and objectives relating to HAS needs and priorities.
• Develops, evaluates, and modifies organizational structure and systems to achieve program goals.
• Participates in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning.
• Prepares written correspondence in the form of letters, memorandums, policies, procedures, statistical reports, etc. for HAS.
• Prepares and conducts public speaking presentations to Veteran service organization members regarding Veterans' health administration benefits.
• Coordinates the preparation and submission of recurring monthly, quarterly and annual reports, management briefings, summaries and a wide variety of non-recurring reports.
• All other duties as assigned.

The Infection Prevention Consultant responsibilities include performing infection surveillance, conducting epidemiological investigations, preparing, and reporting data, providing education to staff and patients on infection control topics, and working in collaboration with other health professionals and/or individuals to ensure that all product line/program areas are in compliance with health care as it relates to the practice of Infection Prevention and Control. The IC RN position reports to the Manager, Infection Control and works collaboratively with the Infection Control Committee/Infectious Disease physician to create a safe and clean environment for patient care. Quality management duties shall include engaging in investigative and/ or audit functions, i.e., TJC, Sentinel Events, OIG, Fact Findings, etc.

Other responsibilities:

• Identifying and implementing infection prevention and control activities that are specific to the setting, population and care provided.
• Applying epidemiologic principles and statistical methods to identify target populations, analyze trends and risk factors, and design and evaluate prevention and control strategies. This includes outbreak and exposure, incidents.
• Obtaining and managing critical data and information; including a systematic approach to infection surveillance to monitor the effectiveness of prevention and control strategies.
• Educating and training healthcare workers and patients for infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology.
• Preventing and controlling infections between employees and patients; including collaborative activities with employee health.
• Providing expert knowledge and consultation in infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology-related issues.
• Identifying and participating in performance improvement opportunities based on indicators, process and outcome measures, and other findings/observations.
• Providing ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the infection control program and plan.
• Integration of pertinent regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, professional guidelines, and current infection control practices into developing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory, and accrediting standards.
• Reporting and collaborating with local and state. health departments of communicable diseases and related conditions to assist with control of infectious diseases in the community.
• Participation in the infection prevention and control issues of the facility's Environment of care, Emergency Preparedness, and construction projects.
• Applying relevant research findings to infection prevention and control practices and/or participates in infection prevention and control-related research independently or collaboratively.
• Considering financial implications when making recommendations for changes in infection control prevention and control practices.
• Collaborating and providing care of patients seen in the Infectious Disease Clinic.
• Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of the Infection Control Program and Risk Assessment at least annually.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Quality and Patient Safety Service, Veterans, and the organization.

The incumbent serves as an Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA) assigned to a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model or a Specialty Care setting involved in a PACT model within the Marion VA Healthcare System. The Advanced MSA provides specialized and expert administrative patient support while working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model. Work involves specialized administrative judgment and the flexible use of a wide range of clinical flow processes relating to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and/or care in the community resources. Recommends changes to existing clinic procedures based on current administrative guidelines. Expertise in utilizing numerous advanced patient systems in support of multiple clinics involved in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model. Coordinates with the patient care team to review clinic appointment availability (utilization) to ensure that clinic schedules are closely monitored to effectively support the needs of the clinics and makes adjustments as necessary. MSAs at this level develop and/or maintain effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model teams, VA medical centers, and other agencies (e.g., assist with communications during the inpatient to outpatient discharge; communicate with non-VA medical facilities; prepare correspondence to notify patients of normal lab results; manage a system for follow-up care such as consults, tests, etc.). Other assignments at this level include, but are not limited to: processes incoming patient secure messaging through MyHealthyVet and coordinates with care team as appropriate; participates in team huddles and team meetings to manage, plan, problem solve, and follow-up with patient care by sharing information and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team; setting priorities and deadlines, adjusting the flow and sequencing of the work to meet team and patient needs; identifies incomplete encounters and communicates findings to providers; as needed; assists the team to reinforce the plan of care and self-help solutions; enters appropriate information into the electronic record; monitors pre appointment information and/or requirements to assure readiness for patient visit/ procedure; manages patient systems to verify and validate accuracy and resolve issues; evaluates patient information and clinic schedule lists to determine whether the patient requires an immediate appointment; informs team members about shared patients (i.e., those who receive their care at multiple VA centers or those who receive care in the community). For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and Federal Holidays.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized