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• Perform a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within the field of Occupational medicine to student trainees, military members, contractors, and eligible employees at the Chemical Defense Training Facility.
• Examine workers and assigns elements of examination to meet occupational requirements; and determines the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient.
• Identify conditions consistent with disease, illness, disorders, or injury; institutes treatment of patients; and will discuss case with consultants.
• Record entries into patient's chart including progress notes, treatment rendered, tests or procedures ordered, and recommendations.
• Write prescriptions.
• Arrange for Physician consultation when required.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Subject Expert - The position will be a subject expert for the CC&ICM program. The position will be a champion for the implementation and maintenance of the CC&ICM program.
Groups - The position may complete groups for CC&ICM. The position will demonstrate an understanding of group facilitation, development, and recruitment. When appropriate the position will utilize telehealth for groups.
Coordination - The position will coordinate CC&ICM development and implementation at the facility and/or CBOC's. The position will provide facility education to staff. Veteran recruitment for CC&ICM. The position will provide training regarding CC&ICM across the entire HCS. This position will also be the lead on implementing the CC&ICM.
Psychosocial Assessment - The social worker will develop an assessment of the veteran, family, economic, community, and psychosocial support systems when clinically indicated. The assessments must reflect a high level of skill in gathering, analyzing, interpreting, and documenting data that is pertinent and directly related to patient health care planning, treatment, education and case management. The veteran, family members, significant others and the interdisciplinary treatment team are involved in this process, whenever possible. The goal of the communication is to highlight the veteran's strengths, limitations, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the veteran's functional status and safely maintain the veteran in his/her home.
Clinical diagnosing using DSM-5 and ICD-10 behavior codes - Incumbent demonstrates knowledge in DSM-5 diagnosing and documents diagnostic impressions in psychosocial assessments when appropriate. Clinician may function independently or within a team to determine an appropriate diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan based on that diagnosis.
Treatment Planning/Goal Setting - Incumbent demonstrates basic knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities and demonstrates the ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques. The social worker is responsible for developing a treatment plan, and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran/family in collaboration with the primary care interdisciplinary treatment team members when indicated. Incumbent demonstrates basic knowledge of medical and mental diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures to include acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side/effects; and basic medical terminology.
Therapy - Social worker may provide the veterans and their caregivers with ongoing psychotherapy (group and/or individual) and/or supportive counseling when appropriate. Incumbent is able to demonstrate the ability to utilize the DSM-V to ensure appropriate treatment recommendations.
Referral to service providers - Throughout the course of treatment the social worker is the subject matter expert on VA and/or community resources. The social worker will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs for VA and community resources and entitlements. The social worker is responsible for educating the veteran and/or caregiver of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his/her surrogate decision-maker.
Resource Development - The social worker is responsible for developing a resource file of VA and community social service programs and will refer the veteran to needed services.
Advocacy - Social worker understands the intimidation of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the veteran/family.

Work Schedule: 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telework: Available - Regular 6+ days/pay period
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

• Provides administrative services support to the Branch OIC/NCOIC and other team members.
• Assists the OIC/NCOIC in submission of requests for equipment to the RMD/Contracting Office.
• Prepares the annual branch travel budget.
• Makes travel arrangements using the Defense Travel System.
• Reviews travel authorizations and vouchers for the activity for accuracy prior to approval.
• Responsible for maintenance of records and files, utilizing a variety of office automation applications.

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

Duties include, but not limited to:

Provide individualized massage therapy treatment
Utilizes standard patient evaluation procedures to formulate a treatment plan.
Incorporates various massage therapy and bodywork techniques taught within their professional education.
Provides Advanced massage therapy services of greater complexity applied to specialty populations in various clinical/environmental settings with limited supervision and coordinates follow up care as indicated.

Provide massage therapy instruction, education and training
Provides massage therapy instruction for self-care to patient and family as determined appropriate.
Educates patients on healthy lifestyle including hydration, basic nutrition, stretching, exercise, mind-body techniques, sleep habits, stress management and other matters related to massage therapy care.

Complete clinical notes in electronic health record system
Documents and codes information related to patient care in the VA's electronic health care record on a timely basis following established polices.
Makes sure consent is completed prior to treatment in accordance with local requirements.

Maintain trainings and attends required meetings
Maintains up-to-date with VHA and professional trainings.
Attends required professional meetings.

Research and quality improvement
Participates in research and quality improvement activities related to massage therapy.
Uses various communication techniques to encourage and educate individuals and groups to enhance massage therapy outcomes.

Administration
Reviews patient referrals to screen for appropriateness of care and direct Veterans to other services when necessary
Subject matter expert o massage therapy and related body work services and will provide guidance when requested regarding purchased care.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
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)
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 55548F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Provide specialized nursing care to obstetric patients and their newborns.
• Administer complex medications by any route as ordered within the guidelines of nursing practice, such as oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intra-dermal, topical, rectal, nasogastric and respiratory.
• Assist physicians and anesthesia providers with complex procedures, such as insertion of internal monitors, placement of epidural catheters, placement of invasive monitoring lines and induction of general anesthesia.
• Formulate a nursing plan of care relative to patient's condition in order to provide ongoing and in-depth assessment of patient problems, strengths and limitations.
• Direct one or more-unit programs, such as staff education, patient education, revision of unit Standing Operating Procedures and quality improvement.

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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

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The Columbia VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for the position of a Rotational Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy Technicians at this grade level can work autonomously, using independent judgement to perform a full range of duties. The technician will assist in both outpatient and inpatient Pharmacy areas. Inpatient functions include packaging unit dose medications utilizing unit dose packaging machine, replenishing stock in automated dispensing machines, conducting routine ward inspections, preparing intravenous admixtures, and delivering medications to inpatient wards and outpatient clinics. Outpatient functions include filling and labeling medications for verification by a pharmacist, assisting patients at the pharmacy pick-up window, cleaning and refilling the outpatient automated dispensing machines, and preparing outpatient-controlled substances in accordance with facility policy for pharmacist verification. The incumbent performs all duties under the supervision of a pharmacist and is expected to acquire and maintain a high degree of accurate productivity and performance. The technician assigned to this role will be assigned to all areas, duties, and tours to cover all technical work assignments in the pharmacy, and other duties assigned by management.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Accurately interpret, fills, and prepares prescriptions with appropriate medications and or medical supplies for pharmacist verification.
• Appropriately restocks controlled substances items in automated secured cabinets (i.e., Pyxis) in pharmacy or throughout medical center, as assigned.
• Assures drugs and supplies are appropriately stored and secured according to USP and VA guidelines, including the storage of high-risk, look a-like sound alike, hazardous, controlled substances, corrosive chemical, flammable liquids, and refrigerated items.
• Utilizes automation dispensing equipment available to the pharmacy staff following all safety and QA procedures. Reports automation malfunctions timely to the supervisor as appropriate.
• Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile).
• Answers questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution. Identifies basic therapeutic problems, such as duplicate therapy with drugs in the same class and alerts the pharmacist to the possible need for clinical intervention.
• Assists in training and orientation of new staff technicians, interns, and students. Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program consisting of students, externs, interns, etc.
• Ensures that proper handoff occurs when receiving or delivering controlled substances, assuring that at all times these medications are never left unsecured.
• Complies with all laws, regulations, directives, policies, and procedures applying to the dispensing, storage, transfer, inventory, and accountability of controlled substances.
• Assists inspectors with the inventory and accountability inspections.
• Receives and responds to all telephone inquiries from patients/family members regarding any issue related to prescription availability.

• Take vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference, and length within a medical clinic.
• Administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations.
• Perform both administrative and logistical tasks as a member of the healthcare team.
• Provide individualized nursing care to patients based upon the physician’s medical care plan, the nursing assessment, and the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient.

• Perform comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessments and histories to plan, provide and direct nursing care across the continuum of care.
• Identify patient problems, generate nursing diagnoses, design plans of care, write and implements nursing orders, evaluate nursing interventions, document patient’s status on a continual basis and revise plans of care accordingly.
• Develop and initiate innovative teaching programs for patients requiring special approaches.
• Administer many psychotropic and complex medications via the oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical, rectal, respiratory, intravenous routes.
• Identify pending crisis situations and handle appropriately.

• Obtain information from patient and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care.
• Take all vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference, and length).
• Document patients' chief complaints and other pertinent information in the health record.
• Coordinate and facilitate care coordination, communicates relevant information according to the medical plan of care and nursing assessment, and documents accordingly in the health record.
• Provide individualized nursing care to patients of all ages based upon the physician's medical care plan, the nursing assessment, and the physical, mental, and emotional needs of the patient.
• Assist the physician with various examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Administer oxygen, IV fluid and prescribed oral, rectal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications.
• Perform inhalation treatments, fingerstick glucose, urine dipsticks, visual acuity, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and surgical instrument cleaning and packaging after use.
• Perform routine procedures, such as EKGs, eye, throat, nasal and/or wound cultures, dressing changes, ear irrigation, and application of bandages.
• Set up, operate, and monitor specialized equipment, such as cardiac monitor, defibrillator, etc.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms immediately and calls for assistance and if the situation warrants it, performs CPR immediately.
• Provide patient education and teaching.

• Manage surgical scheduling in coordination with Perioperative Nursing staff for General and Orthopedic surgeries.
• Coordinate preoperative health assessment, labs, EKGs, X-rays, and Primary Care appointments with the VA or Bassett for total joints patients.
• Coordinate patient referrals to support services provided through the internal and external community, or the TRICARE network.
• Perform independent, comprehensive telephone and clinical triaging, and facilitates care coordination through a multidisciplinary approach.
• Prepare and administer oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications.
• Set up for, and assist with, the performance of endoscopies.
• Collaborate with the physician for the administration of safe and effective moderate sedation.
• Assess patients prior to and throughout moderate sedation and initiate appropriate physiological monitoring during procedures and provides post-anesthesia recovery care.
• Assist clinic with patient and staff education.

VA Careers - Physical Therapy: https://youtube.com/embed/Gi2hoFqIoqY

The Supervisory Physical Therapist duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• The incumbent is responsible for constant surveillance and evaluation of the outpatient physical therapy program for its effectiveness, cost containment and operational data management by data retrieval, analysis, tracking, monitoring for productivity, clinic utilization, scheduling ,access, book -ability, encounters, consultation management and maintaining statistical data for decision-making purposes; developing and monitoring cost effective programs; helping CPM develop clinical policies as appropriate and develop methods and tools to scientifically evaluate program activities and effectiveness. Final authority rests with the Clinical Program Manager in conjunction with the Chief of PM&RS.
• The incumbent will arrange necessary additional education and training to all outpatient physical therapists and other special areas such as but not limited to various modalities, medical equipment, and new therapeutic techniques as applicable to general and specific disciplines, to maximize overall positive rehab outcome of Veterans.
• The incumbent will ensure outpatient Physical Therapists maintain current state/national licensure/certifications when applicable and maintain all therapists' high standard clinical competencies in specific discipline/field. The incumbent ensures staff will receive mandatory training in a timely manner with rare exception.
• The incumbent administers the leave program for the outpatient Physical Therapy section, approving and scheduling sick/annual leave while maintaining quality patient care with adequate staffing.
• The incumbent establishes Human Resources actions in the areas of midterm and annual performance evaluations, timely completion of performance appraisals, general and job specific competency assessments, orientation, help CPM with training of new therapists with rare exception.
• The incumbent closely coordinates/communicates with CPM and PM&RS office for personnel administration and management of work, adhering strictly to policies and standards of Medical Center, policies. He/she will discuss, investigate, and respond to employee grievances and dissatisfaction to resolve conflicts. Incumbent works with CPM with regard to labor management, providing information and resolving conflicts and/or problems that may arise. He/she will assure the CPM and Chief PM&RS/or other higher management officials are familiar with the negotiated agreement. He/she acts with CPM as the liaison with Human Resources office concerning personnel related matters including but not limited to coordinating and participating in disciplinary actions and responding to appeals and grievances. He/she attends hearings when requested. This may involve working with District Council and EEO investigators. He/she assists CPM and Chief PM&RS in projecting staffing needs, writing functional statements or position descriptions, developing job analyses, grievance procedures, performance standards, business plan information and disciplinary actions.
• The incumbent works closely with facility Patient Advocate, Customer Service Officer, Service Level Patient Representative (SLPA) and others as needed to resolve patient complaints and enhance public relations and activities. This includes investigations, correspondence preparations, and corrective action follow-ups.

The Housekeeping Aid Supervisor exercises technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing tasks (e.g., environment of care, textile distribution and training) associated with the EMS goals and objectives. Major duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Assigning staff for duties on a daily and a project-by-project basis;
• Coordinating work with supervisors of other services within the assigned area of jurisdiction so as not to interrupt patient care or other activities;
• Cleaning all patient areas and corridor spaces throughout the medical center, operating rooms, and all other areas as assigned;
• Ensuring the efficient and economical accomplishment of work assignments of subordinates within established policies and schedules;
• Planning and scheduling daily and weekly assignments, taking into consideration the availability of personnel and equipment to meet established priorities;
• Training staff to ensure the use of patient centered care principles in terms of customer service to patients, family members, and personnel;
• Providing on-the job training for subordinates and new employees as individual needs dictate;
• Keeping subordinates abreast of proper methods, procedures and uses of equipment and supplies;

• Controlling the use of supplies and equipment to affect cost control within the unit;
• Conducting in-use testing of equipment and/or supplies, providing feedback in regards to their observations;
• Ensuring all safety regulations and procedures are observed and may on occasion be required to conduct training classes on specific safety issues;
• Supervising the daily distribution of uniforms and textiles to the designated areas and persons and ensures record keeping is timely and accurate;
• Approving leave requests for subordinates, counseling employees, and recommending disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor whenever non-compliance with policy warrants;
• Making formal appraisals of subordinates works performance and conduct;
• Inspecting assigned areas to assure the timely accomplishment of employee assignments, sanitation levels are maintained, equipment properly cared for and that associated housekeeping objectives are accomplished in an expedient and timely manner;
• Performing related duties as required.

You will render expert contract pre-award and post award expertise to all administrative and clinical services within the medical center and supported catchment area. Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Develops procedures, policies, and supporting artifacts to ensure procurement activities are consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), VA Acquisitions Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws and regulations;
• Conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions to ensure that vision clinical and administrative service requirements have addressed considerations such as construction, budgeting, supporting manpower and other factors;
• Provides training to the facility Contracting Officers on procurement policies and new processes and procedures related to procurement;
• Establishes, expedites and reviews consolidation of all procurement packages including unique, emergent and complex requirements to meet timely and technical needs of assigned acquisitions;
• Develops and conducts presentations/recommendations to leadership and other stakeholders to explain regulations and procedures;
• Negotiates performance requirements among multiple sites and service lines in order to obtain agreement, standardize enterprise equipment, supply and/or service requirements in support of strategic acquisition plans;
• Establishes and maintains controls to ensure that contracts are executed in accordance with terms;
• Advises on all phases of negotiation with the contract specialist/contracting officer for contract modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements and delivery order processes including requirements, definition, justification and approval for service contract extension, method of contracting, evaluation of proposals and all phases of contract administration; and
• Monitors quality assurance surveillance plans to ensure that contracted services meet the expectations and needs of the facility.

Located in historic downtown Charleston, SC, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing the highest-level quality for more than 75,000 Veterans along the South Carolina and Georgia coast. The Ralph H. Johnson VA is rated is the second fastest growing VA in the U.S. for percentage patient growth. The Charleston VA is rated highly in terms of quality, efficiency and the VA's Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning Value (SAIL) model. The 152-bed hospital includes six outpatient clinics, women's health, and the full range of inpatient and outpatient care including Medical and Surgical Intensive Care. The VAMC provides more than 934,000 outpatient visits and approximately 4,300 inpatient stays annually.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not approved
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more
EDRP Authorized: Contact VHAV07EDRPFACCo@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 3 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
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
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

The employee will provide comprehensive clinical services to Veterans within the CBOC setting. The preferred candidate will be well trained in all aspects of noninvasive ambulatory cardiology including outpatient consultation, clinical management, and diagnostic evaluation. The Cardiologist will be under the service of Medicine and Cardiology at the VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC, and will have access to supportive comprehensive cardiovascular services including interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, and cardiac surgery offered there. Additionally the incumbent will:

• Effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses cardiac diseases, prevention, and health promotion issues of the Veteran population.
• Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff, which allows for consultation, collaboration, or referral.
• Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic, and long-term cardiac healthcare issues.
• Recognizes abnormalities and provides services and treatment as directed by protocols and makes referrals to other disciplines and services as indicated.
• Educates patients about preventative care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments to enhance awareness of health issues and relevant services.
• Fulfills continuing education, licensure and or Certification requirements to maintain required qualifications.
• Interpret diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms, ambulatory rhythm monitors, stress tests, echocardiograms, etc.
• Answer phone and E-consult cardiology requests from Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.