Total 201 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Dale County, Alabama

• Contributes to a range of staff functions involving planning, policy development, and analysis necessary for key policy and program decisions by the division leadership.
• Develops reports and other staff documents on policies, programs, plans, research accomplishments, and other activities.
• Maintains awareness of scientific and legislative developments and issues having implications for current and planned health, social science, and/or bioethics research and research training programs.
• Consults with a wide range of individuals who are involved in scientific research to identify major issues, roadblocks, and potential actions necessary for policy development and interpretation.

• Contributes to a range of staff functions involving planning, policy development, and analysis necessary for key policy and program decisions by the division leadership.
• Develops reports and other staff documents on policies, programs, plans, research accomplishments, and other activities.
• Maintains awareness of scientific and legislative developments and issues having implications for current and planned health, social science, and/or bioethics research and research training programs.
• Consults with a wide range of individuals who are involved in scientific research to identify major issues, roadblocks, and potential actions necessary for policy development and interpretation.

For the GS-0343-9/11/12 Management Analyst position your duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and/or improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.
• Establishes study methods and techniques to be utilized in complex studies and audits.
• Provides higher management with reports, evaluated information, budgetary proposals and similar products necessary for effective direction of administrative operations.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex administrative operations in meeting goals and objectives.
• Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative operations.
• Assures compliance of administrative operations with various requirements and develops strategies for improving administrative functions.

For the GS-0343-9/11/12 Management Analyst position your duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and/or improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.
• Establishes study methods and techniques to be utilized in complex studies and audits.
• Provides higher management with reports, evaluated information, budgetary proposals and similar products necessary for effective direction of administrative operations.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex administrative operations in meeting goals and objectives.
• Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative operations.
• Assures compliance of administrative operations with various requirements and develops strategies for improving administrative functions.

• Lead teams of specialists or individually conduct in-depth studies, reviews, evaluations, and assessments of issues and proposals assigned.
• Determine the functionality of unique organizational structures and provide coordination among key participants for the long-range planning and development of organizational strategies to meet objectives and mission.
• Initiate and execute very complex administrative and management projects.
• Utilize expert skills in studying work methods, administrative guidelines, procedures, utilization of human resources, work assignments, delegations of authority, management controls, information and documentation systems, etc. Analyze and evaluate findings and recommend more efficient, effective and economical ways to accomplish workload and program objectives.
• Participate in planning sessions.
• Establish and maintain contacts with other Government agencies and private organizations to exchange information.
• Design and conduct comprehensive management studies to identify and propose solutions to management problems.

• Provide high quality palliative care to people with serious and life-limiting illnesses, and their families;
• Develop and implement comprehensive palliative care plans tailored to each patient's and family’s needs, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team;
• Serve as teaching faculty for fellows in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as well as fellows in other specialties, and provide education for nurses across the institution;
• Lead patient care rounds and conference;
• Provide appropriate patient and family counseling and education, based on the specific goals of the patient and the of the healthcare team.

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.

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

The Nursing Assistant (NAs) positions are located on the Inpatient units, Resource management, Emergency Department, and in the escort department of the Medical Center. NAs are responsible for the entire scope of patient care, to include direct patient care, patient admission, discharge, transfer, errand duties, and delivery of medical supplies/equipment when needed. This is an active general medical and surgical medical center with a large ambulatory care program and an extensive research and professional training program affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. The incumbent assigned to this position is a member of the Nursing team. The NA is assigned by licensed personnel to care for the patients by taking vital signs, collecting specimens, performing EKG's, assisting with transport, and providing dressing changes, and usual daily activities to include bathing, linen changes, assistance with feeding patients, assistance with toileting, and post-mortem care.


Work Schedule: Various; to be determined upon selection.
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:NURSING ASSISTANT-OCA/
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Duties for the position include but are not limited to:

• Drives, maintains and cares for all types of Government owned vehicles such as passenger cars, patient transport vehicles, wheelchair vans, and trucks up to and including one and one half tons.
• Responsible for transporting patients, employees, lab specimens, and materials safely between various destinations.
• Completes vehicle daily maintenance checks, including fuel, oil, water, automatic transmissions, instruments, horn, brakes, and any leaks.
• Ensures that all required accident forms, bridge tickets, and manuals arc maintained in the vehicle.
• Must be able to read and interpret road maps to determine the shortest and quickest route to and from a destination.
• Must be able to properly load and unload vehicles so as not to injure patients or damage cargo.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Major duties for the Lead Police Officer includes but not limited to:

• Leads a unit or team of employees and distributes/balances workload in accordance with established workflow or job specialization;
• Empathizes, engages, and communicates with all individuals encountered to ensure a positive and safe environment;
• Instructs/trains employees in specific tasks and job techniques;
• Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers others to supervisor;
• Assures compliance with federal, state, county and municipal laws and ordinances as they pertain to VA property and agency rules and regulations pertaining to law enforcement work;
• Writes uniform offense reports covering incidents that contain pertinent information, which is factual, classified properly, and submits reports timely;
• Questions victims and witnesses at the scene of an incident;
• Issues citations for personally observed violations of the law, rules, or regulations;
• Assists victims of accidents or assaults by providing first aid, etc.;
• Obtains statements from persons involved in or who has witnessed an accident;
• Pursues and apprehends person fleeing a crime scene or attempting to resist arrest while on VA property;
• Identifies and reacts to overcome life threatening situations such as natural or manmade disasters, hostage, barrier, terrorist attack, kidnap, or felony assault;
• Conducts long and short-term investigations;
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: GS-09:

• Assists in planning and conducting portions or limited inspections or compliance reviews (or independently conducts inspections of business establishments and worksites whose operations are generally characterized by the presence of moderately stable,low-risk processes or some higher hazards or unsafe working conditions or technically difficult operations which are covered by specific written guidelines) in establishments and worksites.
• Deposes, makes affidavits and testifies in a court of law where an opposing attorney may challenge the competence of the IH including his/her work methods or findings.
• Conducts research assignments using internet technology to prepare for on-site inspections or in response to requests for information.
• Interprets the application of specific guidelines for particular phases of an inspection, exercising sound judgment in theapplication of industrial hygiene criteria to potential hazards or unsafe working conditions.

• Plans and conducts portions or limited inspections or compliance reviews (or independently conducts inspections of business establishments and worksites whose operations are generally characterized by the presence of moderately stable,low-risk processes or some higher hazards or unsafe working conditions or technically difficult operations which are covered by specific written guidelines) in establishments and worksites.
• Gains compliance with published standards by exchanging information, communicating findings and advice, and coordinatingwork efforts. Contacts often involve dealing with uncooperative persons and include serious technical disagreements and difficult labor-management relations.
• Conducts research assignments using internet technology to prepare for on-site inspections or in response to requests for information.
• Selects and applies appropriate regulatory provisions to determine whether establishments are complying with prevailing safety and occupational health standards.
• Conducts specific (targeted) outreach activities and provides information on OSHA legislation, regulations, and compliance activities to a variety of different audiences.
• Communicates orally and in writing, in order to communicate basic occupational safety and health information and guidance, participate in some outreach activities, and provide technically accurate information generated by requests for information.

The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence- based care for a population of patients.

Major duties and responsibilities of the position include, but not limited to:

• The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).
• Provides a full range of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Utilizes clinical assessments to develop plans of care, which reflect therapeutic, educational, preventative, and rehabilitative aspects of care.
• Performs a comprehensive patient assessment including health history, physical examination, evaluations of deviations from the norm and age specific disease screening, immunizations, and health counseling.
• Formulates differential diagnosis and initiates appropriate intervention based on physical finds.
• Refer Veterans to specialty clinics when indicated. Orders and evaluates results of screening and diagnostic tests pertinent to patient complaints and physical findings.

• Serve as an expert financial management analyst, advising on matters of budget and financial issues affecting national programs within the assigned mission area.
• Project and analyze the potential effects of budgetary actions on program viability and attainment of program objectives.
• Recommend extent and kind of program adjustments required by ceiling allowances and functions, changes in executive policy and significant program developments which might constitute a reason for requesting a supplemental appropriation or transfer of funds.
• Examine costs and estimates, and develop alternative or new cost methodologies to produce independent cost estimates.
• Investigate new cost methods and approaches, develop complex financial models, propose new cost strategies, and develop cost estimating policies using a wide range of analytical and statistical techniques.
• Interpret and assess the impact of new and revised legislation on the formulation and execution of the organization's budget.
• Review budget justification data submitted and developed in support of budget estimates by comparison with historical documents, trend data, and program knowledge for accuracy and adequacy.

Wage grade 3 workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker. They can work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving area doing work such as portioning cold food, dipping hot food, working in the dish room and passing trays.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Sets up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
• Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
• Prepares beverages according to the number of servings required.
• Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities.
• Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets.
• Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.
• Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Prepares uncooked food items such as sandwich spread and salad dressings.
• Clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas.
• Prepares boxed/to go meals.
• Selects and places correct items on patient trays.
• Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

The duties performed and technically supervised by the evening and night shift supervisor are as follows:

• General laboratory testing (pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases) in accordance with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements that include receiving and evaluating the adequacy of clinical specimens for testing including specimen identification and integrity; processing specimens for testing; receiving and processing test requests; identifying and addressing issues in testing that may affect results such as interfering substances, disease conditions, limitations of the test procedure, or other problems in the test system; and interacting directly with patient care physicians in discussing the interpretation of test results and suggesting follow up procedures which may help answer clinical questions.
• Quality assurance and lab safety functions that include participating in laboratory proficiency testing programs; troubleshooting instruments and test methods and documenting corrective actions; and complying with standard hospital precautions for infection control.
• Participation in the development, evaluation and implementation of new test methodologies that include evaluating new procedures that may be available commercially or in-house to determine accuracy and evaluate suitability for clinical application; developing procedures and establishing parameters for correlation of test results and determining troubleshooting protocols; evaluating, modifying, or adapting new methods or revising standard techniques to improve or expand quantitativeness, accuracy, precision, specificity, or proficiency of analyses; investigating new solutions to methodological problems; analyzing testing systems; and devising alternative approaches, when needed, to guarantee quality results.
• Administrative and operational support that includes assessing needs, planning for and implementing improvement programs in laboratories; creating and updating written standard operating procedures; managing reagent and supplies inventory, rotating stock, and maintaining inventory records; and submitting and tracking orders for supplies and reagents.