Total 222 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Amarillo Plant - Amarillo, Texas

This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments. The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and,
• Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements; and,
• Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; and,
• Performs other related 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***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support: conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases.
• Procurement Support: develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; establishes user IDs and passwords, ensures proper card usage, and conducts random account reviews; procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization.
• Administrative Support: establishes office files and records systems; conducts formal meetings and prepares presentations for procurement conferences; reports cases of fraud and prepares unauthorized credit card purchase reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• The incumbent serves as Data Solutions Platform Manager, a Data Lead responsible for establishing program objectives, make recommendations, plan milestone dates, and track processes and costs throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Responsible for programmatic leadership on execution of contract requirement packages, adhering to acquisition governance practices.
• Responsible for developing and conducting management reviews, decision and information briefings related to acquisition policy, planning and assessment.
• Responsible for delivering capabilities based upon relevant acquisition strategic goals using DevSecOps principles.
• Oversees Data Solution processes and data flow analysis activities to evaluate effectiveness of data systems and delivery tools to improve utilization and mission accomplishment.
• Incumbent oversees contractor support and deliverables ensuring they meet contract requirements. Performs review of contract performance and deliverables, effectively communicating issues and/or needs to leadership.
• Effectively manages change in priorities and mission sets in a highly dynamic environment.

• Enters data into the automated management information system database for a variety of staff and different work schedules. Posts hours worked, leave taken, overtime/compensatory time worked, and tour changes and determining the entitlement. of employees based on when the hours of work are performed for holiday, premium, hazardous pay and weekend and off tour differentials.
• Contacts employees at various levels in the organizational structure to clarify and resolve timekeeping issues and problems. Obtains additional information or clarification, on problems with or pertaining to time scheduling, leave-and overtime errors for correction. Enters time approved by EMS supervisors into the system. Investigates inquiries or questions from supervisors and/or staff regarding pay and leave. Explains rules and regulations used to reach conclusions.
• Provides explanations to different levels of staff rules and regulations pertaining to differential, holiday pay/holiday excused, part-time hours, unscheduled hours, and the differences between Family Friendly Leave Act, Advanced Sick Leave, and Advanced Annual Leave.
• During payroll processing, works closely with Fiscal Payroll and supervisors. Ensures automated records are accepted by the PAID system and transmitted to payroll processing center. Prepares, via PAID system, corrected timecards and obtains approvals.
• Responds to supervisors' Workers' Compensation questions. Provides information regarding requests for leave without pay, continuation of pay (COP), and other associated on-the-job injuries and time questions.
• Uses word processing software to create, copy, edit, store, retrieve, and print forms, memos, and letters and lengthy reports; uses existing database or spreadsheet software to create, enter, revise, sort or calculate, and retrieve data for reports; and uses graphics software to provide graphs and charts for reports and presentations.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• A firm understanding and application of health physics as it relates to a medical environment.
• Knowledge of the underlying principles of x-ray producing devices and the methods for assessing the satisfactory performance of these systems, which include all types of radiographic, fluoroscopic, and computerized tomography.
• Participates in collaboration with physicians, technologists, and biomedical engineers to optimize diagnostic imaging in accordance with ACR Quality Control Manuals (e.g., mammography, nuclear medicine, PET, CT and MRI).
• Performs physics testing for modalities including X-ray radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, nuclear medicine, PET, MRI and ultrasound.
• Assist the Radiation Officer in providing direction of work and provides technical guidance to those whose responsibilities include administering the personnel dosimetry program, conducting audits and radiation surveys, as well as preparing, surveying and decontaminating radioiodine therapy rooms and giving radiation safety training to physicians, nursing staff, researchers, technologists, housekeepers and other staff.
• Assists the Radiation Officer with management of contracts including personnel dosimetry and x-ray machine performance evaluations.
• Use judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness in assisting the RSO with selecting approaches, evaluating findings, researching new developments in the field, and in deviating from or extending traditional health physics methods, techniques, and practices to develop solutions.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques employed in medical imaging quality control and knowledge of the standards and the administrative organization required to effectively design and implement programs for radiation safety and medical imaging quality control.

• Obtain health and occupational history and determine if health of employee is or will be compromised by the functional or environmental requirements of job.
• Determine and order tests appropriate to job-hazard, health history and occupational history and interpret results. Discuss findings with employee and initiate follow-up if needed.
• Provide advice, instructions, CEU/CME classes to supervisors, management, peers, and patients on aspects of Occupational and Preventive Medicine.
• Provide health assessments for replacement, retirement, disability, and job-related medical surveillance and make recommendations for proper placement consistent with job requirements.
• Conduct spirometry pulmonary function tests, hearing and vision screening tests and interpret results. Refer to appropriate specialty if needed.
• Conduct studies and surveys of work sites in coordination with OH supervisory staff and IH team.
• Assist with the medical fitness-for-duty program in coordination with Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC), union representatives and related personnel and provide data to Department Head.
• Plan and aid in the implementation of a wide variety of health maintenance programs and medical surveillance screening.
• Supervise two employees and perform personnel administrative and management tasks such as leave requests, address job performance deficiencies and disciplinary actions, create performance plans and fill vacancies.
• Perform a variety of automation duties that include all the functional aspects of the automated occupational health surveillance system. Produce statistical graphs, tables, trend analysis and a variety of reports.

• Provide healthcare services for patients with both acute and chronic illnesses and conditions covering the entire spectrum of medicine.
• Examine, diagnoses, treat and follow medical problems of all complexities.
• Assess, plan, treat, counsel, and provides guidance and instructions to patients with a variety of common, acute and chronic illnesses.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the treatment plans.
• Develop pharmacotherapeutics regimens for especially difficult or complex cases.
• Prepare, conduct, or oversee the training of physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers on the use of drugs and other pharmaceuticals.

The Nurse Staff Development Specialist (SDS) Project Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care of all areas included within assignments. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment
conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Leads efforts with management and within the Shared Governance Structure to alleviate identified care and culture disparities between units. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility. Serves as a liaison to assigned staff and monitors capital an operating expenditure. Coordinates daily activities to ensure maintenance of records and files, coordinate services, resolves problems, and improves quality of patient care. The Project Coordinator SDS will prepare and update documents and presentations as well as create communications, correspondence and coordinate program calendars, meetings, agendas, and meeting
minutes. A Master or bachelor's degree in business is highly recommended. This position performs key tasks to support all aspects of various stages of projects to help ensure projects success as well as use project scheduling and controlled tools to support the monitoring of project plans, and reporting of projects keratoses. The SDS Project Coordinator will also: Compile, process, and review information from several programs, design, generate a routine and specialized reports for departmental an administrative use, perform queries, provide downloads of information as requested, create strands, graphs data and prepares reports, performs audits to ensure quality, accuracy and the integrity of
the data and reviews for resolution, perform analysis where needed to aid in supporting projects, and reporting the trends. The nursing SDS Project coordinator is responsible for planning and executing special projects related to nursing education & Academia.
projects and special assignments are managed based on the business principles of project
The project implementation methodology will include:

• Defining the project.
• Developing a work breakdown structure.
• Assigning the task
• Evaluating the project to make them better.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Incumbent removes sheets, bedspreads and other items from containers and place sends on clips of spreader feeder for the flatwork ironer, holding items taut as the leading-edge feeds into the pressure roll. At times these or smaller items must be fed directly into the ironer. Receives, stacks and places the correct number of items from the cross folder onto the conveyor or containers. Also, receives small flat partially folded items which he/she stacks and places in proper containers or on conveyor.
• Incumbent folds rough dry items such as bath towels, pajamas, convalescent clothing, cotton blankets, laundry bags, etc., and stacks like items for placing on laundry stock shelves.
• Incumbent receives soiled government-owned bulk laundry in laundry bags in carts. He/she sorts the laundry by type of fabric or linen such as sheets, into one group, washcloths and bath towels in another, pajamas and robes in another, and so on. Operates the cart dump, scales, cart washer, soiled linen conveyor and monorail system.
• Incumbent receives soiled personal wearing apparel in bulk from buildings and other medical centers. Classifies and sorts the various items into different lots according to cleaning formula used and the finishing process to be used.
• Places clothing on hangers for processing through the steam finishing cabinet.
• Incumbent keeps employees' uniforms separated and designates which facility they are to be returned to.
• Incumbent removes clean finished linen from the conveyor system and places on the flow rack or in carts based on type, kind, and amount.
• Incumbent performs other related duties as assigned.

This position will serve as a Senior Police Officer at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend VA Medical Center in McAllen, Texas (McAllen VA Clinic). The Police Officer will perform a full range of police duties by following and executing rules, regulations, or procedures covering law and rules enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol duties, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and/or crime prevention activities for the local jurisdiction.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control; and
• Assists citizens in emergency situations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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The work of the Medical Support Assistant (Advanced) impacts the administrative aspect of patient care including access, scheduling/coordinating appointments using approved clinic access principles, patient processing, and customer service. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Plays an integral role in identifying and developing ways to resolve problems with the administrative and clinical staff related to access, customer service, patient flow, etc.
• Impacts processes, action plans, monitoring and reporting.
• Uses a high degree of judgment in responding to both employee and patient concerns and providing solutions to process problems.
• Performs a wide and diverse array of duties that include determining veteran eligibility for care, receiving and processing complex health and administrative information, and coordinating Non-VA Care services for Veterans throughout the El Paso service area.
• Works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary care delivery setting.
• Independently performs position responsibilities with little supervision, as well as sets priorities and deadlines adjusting the flow and sequence of work to meet team and/or patient needs.
• Screens each consult request to the Non-VA Care Coordination Program and/or the Choice Program to determine patient's eligibility status, technical completeness, accuracy and urgency of request.
• Serves as primary administrative contact and process expert related to the EL Paso VAHCS NVCC and Choice Program
• Serves as a trusted resource for patients who are receiving Non-VA care.
• Provides accurate information related to specific Non-VA providers (location, office contact, etc.), the NVCC or Choice process, as well as basic payment and authorization information, etc.
• Establishes constructive and effective working relationships with the office staff of NVCC providers to effectively schedule appointments, resolve issues, and ensure ongoing patient (and vendor) satisfaction. Maintains these relationships through ongoing customer service activities, problem resolution, and timely response to requests.
• Communicates with Non-VA care providers to identify clinic and specialty availability.
• Shares this information with NVCC RNs, El Paso VAHCS providers and clinic staff to ensure appropriate and timely coordinate of care.
• Ensures special instructions or requirements for each request are clearly outlined prior to submitting to the Non-VA care provider or Choice contractor.
• Identifies and provides any supporting information or documentation needed for each consult.
• Utilizes extensive knowledge of NVCC vendor availability, specialties and expertise, the patient's home address, desired date of service, and any special needs or requirements before submitting requests to Non-VA providers or the Choice contractor.
• Determines the appropriate category of care, period of authorization, fund control point, and dollars to be obligated for each request.
• Clearly outlines the authorized services (procedure, exam, test), and approved number of visits.
• Ensures authorization is transmitted to the identified Non-VA care provider.
• Provides information and education to Non-VA staff regarding the NVCC and Choice Program.
• Provides extensive information and education to VA clinical and non-clinical staff to promote understanding and compliance with program requirements and time frames. Examples include required supporting documentation for each type of request (i.e., current/previous MRI or imaging studies for mammogram or neurosurgery requests, current lab values for CT scans, biopsy results for radiation oncology requests, etc.)
• Schedules non-count Non-VA care appointments using VistA scheduling options.
• Complies with mandatory training requirements for outpatient scheduling process.
• Completes the scheduling process by checking out patients once appointments have been completed.
• Collaborates with vendors to resolve issues related to these areas.
• Ensures accurate accounting of released records in accordance with Privacy regulations and requirements.
• Receives results for NVCC consults. Notates receipt on the appropriate consult and scans results into the patient's record, ensuring accuracy in attaching the results to the correct consult, etc.
• Assists providers in obtaining results when timely receipt is critical.
• Participates in meetings to identify and resolve issues that impact continuity of care for patients who are receiving Non-VA care.
• Identifies issues for process improvement and actively participates in service or center-level process improvement activities/teams.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be November 29, 2024. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

The Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Laboratory (CCL) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex procedural care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of patient care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. The CCL RN delivers and manages the care of patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic cardiology procedures including both inpatients and outpatients. Assesses the patients physical and mental status prior to procedures, educates on procedural and pre/post-procedural care, and documents responses to interventions, findings, and reports any changes. Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care.
The CCL RN provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. The CCL RN may function in several roles to include, pre-procedure assessments, post procedural recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures. They maintain proficiency on the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of cardiology specific equipment, as well as assist in the planning of end-of-life equipment replacement and future needs. They recognize changes in patient care situations and initiate appropriate emergency responses, as well as provide enduring education for common clinical adverse complications and responses. Adapts the daily schedule to maximize efficiency. May be assigned call, in which the CCL RN will follow all facility policies regarding response time.

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: 8 and 10 hour shifts, 7:00am-08:00pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified applicant.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for EDRP incentive. Contact VISN17EDRP2@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Provide full range of professional injury screening and prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness.
• Perform physical therapy professional duties requiring an advanced practical knowledge of physical therapy skills, evidence-based practice, data collection and reporting as part of the H2F team.
• Plan and organize professional injury screening and prevention.
• Research, analyze, and report on injury control and program effectiveness.
• Advise Commanders and Directors on the development and implementation of strength and endurance programming and execution.
• Participate on the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) team to coordinate the rehabilitation or wellness activities of individual or groups of Solders.

• Serves as the Chief, Global Network Operations Branch (GNOB) overseeing the daily operations.
• Provides Defense Health Agency, customers and other stakeholders with metrics and statistics measuring compliance with DHA J6 service delivery and performance standards, goals, and objectives.
• Liaises with technical, Information Assurance, and experts within DHA and the Air Force, Army, Navy, or VA medical communities to develop operational functions, tasks, and procedures that ensure the availability, delivery, and security of services.
• Provides DHA leadership with metrics, statistics, and reports documenting the delivery of GNOB services.
• Analyzes the program's service delivery and sustainment standards, goals, and objective to design, implement, and manage a holistic service delivery management and execution program for the GNOB.
• Oversees the work of contractors and civilian employees in managing the security of the infrastructure and projects in development, deployment, and/or sustainment.

The Registered Nurse, Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Completes face to face, telephone, and video assessments to establish nursing diagnoses as needed.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on population specific components.
• Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
• Providing health education and procedural teaching to patients and significant others.
• Perform procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes using effective communication and collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Administering medicine per established policies and guidelines.
• Establishing priorities and making ethically-sound decisions to ensure safe patient care.
• Assisting the physicians during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes by team collaboration.
• Responding to emergency situations to promote optimal patient outcomes by recognizing changes in patient's health status.
• Performing diagnostic studies within the scope of nursing practice as ordered by the physician.
• Documenting patient data to ensure continuity in the provision and coordination of patient care.
• Collaborating with other health care professionals.
• Communicating with veterans and family members regarding veteran's care.
• Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members and other staff.
• Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to promote positive relationships and communication.
• Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery.
• May be responsible for charge nurse duties.
• Managing follow-up care.
• Acting as resource to others.
• Participating in continuing education, achieving/maintaining certification.
• Possess knowledge of unit level quality improvement indicators.
• Applies knowledge and actively participates in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives.
• Provides excellent customer service according to ICARE values.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the management of complex patient care.
• Additional duties as assigned such as covering/float to other teams (Teamlet).