Total 226 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in US GA, Gainesville

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

• 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.

As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic, and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling to individuals, families, groups and communities. Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing high-quality care, increasing access and improving outcomes for Veterans.
• Obtaining and evaluating medical histories; performing physical examinations; performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures; and ordering laboratory studies, radiographs, electrocardiograms, and other special examinations.
• Working collaboratively with all levels of staff including trainees (e.g., medical students, NP/RN students, PA students, interns, residents, etc.) and a multidisciplinary staff in a fast-paced educational, and collegial environment.
• Developing and implementing evidence based nursing protocols and organizing educational activities targeted toward staff training and development.
• Develop appropriate medical management plan for cardiology patients under the supervision of the supervising attending physician.
• Perform procedures including EKGs, exercise stress tests.
• Consult appropriate specialty services when indicated.
• Routinely monitor anticoagulation therapies and adjust therapies as indicated within desired ranges.
• Order inpatient medications on the patient's chart to include verbal orders.
• Initiate and/or expedite requests for consultations, special tests or studies on assigned patients and keep the managing physician apprised of results and progress, to include angiographic studies.
• Provide necessary patient education and apply currently accepted preventative health care measures to our patients and/or their families.
• Start an IV and administer IV fluids and medications when indicated (including pain medications, cardiac medications, and sedatives) after conferring with the supervising physician.
• Facilitate discharge plans and write discharge summaries for assigned inpatients.

The North Florida/South Georgia Gainesville, FL VA Health Care System is seeking an experienced and dynamic mid-level Physician Assistant (PA). Our ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center. You will practice with clinical oversight, consultation and input by a designated collaborating physician.

As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Physician Assistant practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic, and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling to individuals, families, groups and communities. Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Primary duties and responsibilities for all PAs include, but are not limited to:

• Providing care for Veteran patients, sometimes under the review and/or co-signature of a physician
• Performing overall assessment of patients' conditions through history taking, record reviews, physical examinations, etc.
• Diagnosing and developing individualized treatment plan in various clinical settings.
• Writing orders for diagnostic testing including, but not limited to laboratory, X-rays, imaging studies/EKGs, ventilator management, blood and urine tests and any other special testing and studies whenever indicated.
• Prescribing medications and providing education and counseling to Veterans and their families regarding medical condition, prescribed treatments and drugs, diagnostic options, review of treatment plans, discussions of patient goals, etc.
• Contributing to the achievement of quality care standards, and actively participates in patient safety initiatives.
• Establishing professional working relationship with clinical service providers within the medical center, Outpatient Clinics (OPCs), and the Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
• Providing telephone consultation; screening consults for appropriate and timely care prior to scheduling; and communicating with inpatient multidisciplinary team members, such as pharmacy, dietary, IT, lab, other specialists/providers.
• Must be able to work independently, as allowed by VA policies, with delegated prescriptive authority for appropriate classes of medications.
• Developing meaningful goals to assist patients and their families in attaining the optimum level of physical, physiological, sociological and psychological balance within the limitations imposed by their illnesses.
• Consulting with the physician where appropriate.
• Maintaining continuing education as required by the specialty section and the appropriate professional licensing board.
• Providing patient care in accordance with professional standards, core values and commitment to service excellence.
• Must demonstrate expertise in making medical judgments.

The Lead MSA serves the North Florida / South Georgia VHA in the Community Care service line. The Lead MSA performs the following duties to include, but not limited to":

• Monitors and makes work assignments
• Provides input on performance
• Resolves daily workplace issues and maintains efficient workflow
• Assuring accurate and timely scheduling of appointments.
• Providing guidance to staff members to include changes in policies and procedures.
• Distributing and balancing workload.
• Creating and maintaining employee work schedule.
• Providing on-the-job-training for new and current employees.
• Organizing the work structure of his/her assigned areas.
• Acting as liaison between MSA and staff.

This position will be filled as either a Physician Assistant (PA) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP). This is determined by the selecting official. This announcement is for applicants applying for the NP position only. If you are interested in applying as a PA, please go to Vacancy Announcement CBTC-12587786-25-YAS to submit your application.

As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Nurse Practitioner- Pulmonary practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic, and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling to individuals, families, groups, and communities. Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform minor pulmonary/sleep medicine or related routine tests and procedures as determined by the Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine Section specialty/subspecialty requirements, practitioner education, training, and experience, and clinical needs of the patient, using evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, policy, procedure, and protocols as applicable.
• Providing high-quality care, increasing access, and improving outcomes for Veterans.
• Order and/or perform appropriate routine pulmonary/sleep medicine focused and related laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic tests, and integrate the results into clinical decision making.
• Provide pulmonary/sleep medicine focused and related counseling and education to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Making arrangements for further care if appropriate (e.g., by entering consults) and serving as a consultant to other providers.
• Working collaboratively with all levels of staff including trainees (e.g., medical students, NP/RN students, PA students, interns, residents, etc.) and a multidisciplinary staff in a fast-paced educational, and collegial environment.
• Developing and implementing evidence based nursing protocols and organizing educational activities targeted toward staff training and development.
• Assess, diagnose, monitor, promote health and protection from disease, and manage various actual or potential conditions, illnesses, disorders, and injuries of patients presenting to the Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine Section.
• Admit pulmonary/sleep medicine patients to the hospital, order VA specialty consults, and initiate requests for non-VA care.

The North Florida/South Georgia Gainesville VA Health Care System is seeking an experienced and dynamic mid-level Physician Assistant (PA). Our ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center. You will practice with clinical oversight, consultation and input by a designated collaborating physician.

As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Physician Assistant practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic, and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling to individuals, families, groups and communities. Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Primary duties and responsibilities for all PAs include, but are not limited to:

• Providing care for Veteran patients, sometimes under the review and/or co-signature of a physician
• Performing overall assessment of patients' conditions through history taking, record reviews, physical examinations, etc.
• Diagnosing and developing individualized treatment plan in various clinical settings.
• Writing orders for diagnostic testing including, but not limited to laboratory, X-rays, imaging studies/EKGs, ventilator management, blood and urine tests and any other special testing and studies whenever indicated.
• Prescribing medications and providing education and counseling to Veterans and their families regarding medical condition, prescribed treatments and drugs, diagnostic options, review of treatment plans, discussions of patient goals, etc.
• Developing meaningful goals to assist patients and their families in attaining the optimum level of physical, physiological, sociological and psychological balance within the limitations imposed by their illnesses.
• Contributing to the achievement of quality care standards, and actively participates in patient safety initiatives.
• Establishing professional working relationship with clinical service providers within the medical center, Outpatient Clinics (OPCs), and the Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
• Providing telephone consultation; screening consults for appropriate and timely care prior to scheduling; and communicating with inpatient multidisciplinary team members, such as pharmacy, dietary, IT, lab, other specialists/providers.
• Must be able to work independently, as allowed by VA policies, with delegated prescriptive authority for appropriate classes of medications.
• Consulting with the physician where appropriate.
• Maintaining continuing education as required by the specialty section and the appropriate professional licensing board.
• Providing patient care in accordance with professional standards, core values and commitment to service excellence.
• Must demonstrate expertise in making medical judgments.

Duties Include:

• Serves as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Represents the Clinical Nutrition Section on projects, committees and/or workgroups within the department and facility.
• Assumes full responsibility for planning, directing, and assessing the work and competence of subordinate staff.
• Collaborates with other managers in the medical center to negotiate and/or make decisions on NFS related matters affecting clinical operations.
• Provides Clinical Nutrition Section specific leadership and exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities.
• Participates in performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.
• Identifies and prioritized problems, sets long and short-term goals, identifies action plans for the clinical section and nutrition programs.
• Executes the training plan for the clinical section and ensures staff remain up to date on advances and changes in medical nutrition therapy. Orients and trains employees related to the clinical nutrition and appropriate policies and procedures. Assists with new employee onboarding.
• Ensures evidence-based guidelines and are integrated into clinical practice.
• Collaborates with the food operations staff, bringing the work of the clinical nutrition staff to the food services provided to Veterans.

Major Duties Include:

• Independently sets up sterile field with all necessary items for each procedure such as air-powered equipment, fiber optic equipment, laparoscopic equipment, microscopes, lasers, arthroscopy equipment, urologic equipment, complex recording devices, and OR tables and accessories. Prepares., organizes, and maintains highly complex sterile set-ups. Skillfully drapes operative area.
• Plans and discusses each procedure with surgical professionals, including "Time­out" procedures, and assures that all supplies and equipment are available before procedure begins.
• Independently observes, prioritizes, and responds promptly to e:ach stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time.
• Responsible for vigilant observation of the maintenance of aseptic technique and an environment conducive to the welfare of the surgical patient.
• Utilizes Standard Precautions and follows all infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment.

Major Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Generate memos, composing, and editing letters, reviewing correspondence for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with folding of patient/provider letters and ensure that they are mailed timely.
• The ability to articulate medical information to staff from the service line to other service lines, patients, family members.
• Receives all incoming correspondence and routes appropriately.
• Timekeeper Duties - Serve as primary timekeeping, attendance, and leave administrator for the service line.
• Participates fully in the development of new or revised internal standard operating procedures as well tracking of the stand operating procedure process.
• Maintains inventory of office supplies and ordering supplies when appropriate.
• Perform records management functions as stated in relevant guidance to include records creation and collection, maintenance and use, and disposition.
• Assists with inventory of equipment used by the Community Care Services and process electronic work orders for equipment when needed.
• Serves as a PIV sponsorship for the Community Care Service Line.

• The Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA) position serves as a member of the Community Care Consult team. The AMSA works collaboratively with other members of expanded health care teams (i.e. PACT, specialty care) including Community providers, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, behavioral health staff, etc. to provide a robust interdisciplinary approach to care. Important interfaces and collaborations also occur with larger health care system providers including VA and Community specialists, hospitals, diagnostic and treating facilities, and community based programs.
• The AMSA works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model (i.e. PACT, Specialty Clinics, C&P, Community Care) and performs receptionist duties, customer service and other duties assigned for the proper and timely treatment of patients and maintains appointment schedules for all Community Care.
• Communicates with Community Care providers to ensure they accept VA patients and payments, prepare any required pre-appointment documents, schedules the appropriate level of care and Community Care Advanced Medical Support Assistant Functional Statement documents the schedule in the appropriate consult. Obtains medical documentation from Community providers, scans to appropriate consult within CPRS and view alerts the VA providers for continuity of care. Coordinates internal and external care between customers and providers.
• Enters and edits Community Care program authorizations in the Fee Basis Computer System and mails/faxes letters to vendors and patients.
• Incumbent schedules community clinic appointment using VistA scheduling options and linking appointment to consult. Complete verification with Community providers that patient made scheduled appointment.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives Community Care Advanced Medical Support Assistant Functional Statement visitors, staff, and internal and external providers) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.

Duties included but not limited to

Assisting the Home Care Program Director in:

• Directing the clinical services offered by the program to ensure that the program is in compliance with local and national VHA standards and policies as well as accreditation standards for home care organizations.
• The development and continued effective functioning of the interdisciplinary health care team. The APD/NM recognizes and effectively utilizes the skills, knowledge, and contributions of each team member.
• Collaborating with other HBPC Program Directors, MFH Programs, VDC Programs, Home Care leadership team, VISN leadership, and VA Central Office staff on issues of program development and operation.
• Providing direction and team leadership to include:
• Communicating VA policies to the Home Care/HBPC team, VA medical facility staff, Patient Aligned Care Teams, and non-VA entities.
• Developing and implementing the local Home Care/HBPC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), to operationalize the hospital policies, with input as indicated from interdisciplinary service line managers or chiefs.
• Managing program SOP and activities to include, but not limited to, performance improvement, patient safety, utilization review, emergency preparedness, and staff safety.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the Home Care/HBPC Program (e.g., program outcomes, performance improvement).
• Managing human resource items for the Home Care/HBPC Program including: selecting qualified staff in collaboration with the PD, Home Care Medical Directors, Home Care leadership team, and Administrative Officer, orienting and mentoring the staff, and promoting staff development and professional growth to ensure competency.
• Coordinating training and educational programs.
• Acquiring, managing, and remaining accountable for programs' resources and resource utilization.
• Processing, assigning, and monitoring referrals of Home Care Programs to ensure timely access and care coordination.
• Managing consult process for Home Care Programs' referrals, in collaboration with the HBPC consult team, as necessary.
• Collaborating with appropriate data and technology departments to ensure accurate Home Care/HBPC clinical, administrative, and workload data.
• Providing supervision to clinical patient care and administrative Home Care Program staff.
• Other duties as assigned by the ACOS/Geriatrics & Extended Care

Employees at this grade are to be qualified to provide services at an advanced level with highly specialized skills in the areas f the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Electrophysiology Lab and Hybrid OR Suites.

This position is a Cardiovascular Technologist who has demonstrated advanced training in Interventional Cardiac Catheterization procedures; Electrophysiology and mapping procedures; and procedures performed in the Hybrid OR Suite.

The incumbent is skilled to assist with diagnostic and advanced special procedure radiographic procedures in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, and hybrid suites. The incumbent is skilled and experienced in performing the following list of procedures that are performed:

• Percutaneous coronary interventions,
• Coronary stent placements
• Coronary atherectomy, coronary flow evaluation,
• Valvuloplasty,
• Swan ganz catheter placement
• Pericardiocentesis
• Temporary Pacemakers (highly acute patients)
• CTO: Chronic Total Obstruction procedures
• Advanced knowledge of fluoroscopic imaging and the use of equipment
• Intravascular coronary ultrasound, ventriculography

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The incumbent is primarily responsible for providing assessment, discharge planning, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and discharge planning services to Veterans and their families in the emergency department. Over days, nights and weekend hours, the incumbent will cover the Gainesville Emergency Department as well as the Lake City VAMC Emergency Department. The Lake City location is covered by virtual care technology. The incumbent is part of a team of licensed clinical social workers who cover the Emergency Department on site.
Based on staffing and coverage needs, incumbent will be cross trained to cover Acute Psychiatry and Acute Medicine/Surgery. Work entails working with patients presenting with psychosocial, mental health and medical needs. Work requires a high level of skill in assessing, developing treatment/discharge plans and use of crisis intervention skills for highly complex psychosocial, medical, and mental health needs of Veterans presenting to the Emergency Department and admitted to the acute care settings.

The social worker will exercise mature professional judgment and use a wide range of clinical skills in independently providing clinical psychosocial, case management, and mental health services to Veterans and their family members/caregivers. The social worker requires knowledge of a broad range of psychosocial, medical, and mental health issues. The incumbent must ensure appropriate protocol is followed for VA suicide risk assessment interventions. The incumbent must be familiar with the latest version of DSM and understand how to appropriately diagnosis. The social worker may provide psychosocial education, group and individual counseling,/psychotherapy appropriate to level of licensure. This work may occur in the Emergency Department or on other units, to include Acute Psychiatry and Acute Medicine/Surgery within the medical center.

The incumbent works with an interdisciplinary team. It is important the incumbent is a team player with excellent communication and documentation skills. It is important the incumbent is highly flexible as the work can vary day to day due to the nature of the Emergency Department and Acute Care Units. Office space is shared among multiple staff members. The incumbent will provide coverage as needed for co-workers, which may include providing social work coverage through virtual care options to other locations of the health system. The social worker may also participate in the student training program as approved by supervisor, as well as, serve on facility, VISN, and national committees and workgroups. Tours of Duty include evenings and weekends, but generally include 4- 10 hour days.

Other duties include but are not limited to:

• Patient Care Referrals
• Assessment/Diagnosis/Treatment
• Care Coordination and Case Management
• Advance Directives/End of Life Planning
• Community Resource/Referrals
• Process Improvement

• If other vacancies become available, there could be additional shifts discussed during the interview process.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Arrange major and minor repairs associated with the chiller and boiler plants.
• Monitor and control the handling and disposal of liquid and solid hazardous materials in coordination with Safety Specialist.
• Supervise various station level contracts and perform final and progress work inspections on all Operations contracts under $500,000.00.
• Create documents such as Statement of Work, Independent Government Cost Estimates, Responsible Source Lists, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans on multiple annual service contracts.
• Serve a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on multiple service contracts (must obtain COR certification within 6 months of employment.
• Analyze vendor proposals and service contracts.
• Coordinate service calls for replacement or repairs.
• Acts as the "Water Manager" for the medical center, and oversees compliance of the medical center's water usage with the St. Johns River Water Management District Consumptive Use Permit.
• Supervises the operation and maintenance of 750,000 gallon water tower and water plant.
• Maintain records of drinking water testing (must obtain and maintain a Class D drinking water license from the state of Florida within six months of employment).
• Maintain records of legionella testing, backflow preventer testing, underground storage tank and above ground storage tank testing, monitoring and sampling.
• Acts as the "Fuel Manager" for the medical center, orders fuel, and ensures that all fuel tanks are in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Trouble shoot malfunctions associated with equipment used to support the chiller and boiler plant operations.

The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of healthcare system projects, oversees Professional Architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor is in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned and leased facilities.

Serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson, comprised of diverse and multi-discipline professional team members, consisting of internal and external stakeholders, and is a recognized expert in project management.

Performs Healthcare Planning/Design Management

• Determines the requirements for healthcare projects in relation to the needs of the Healthcare System, inclusive of the parent site, as well as off-site locations under the auspice of the Healthcare System, whether VA owned or leased.
• Provides a broad review of all disciplines of Engineering when applied to a healthcare environment to support construction document reviews and preparation. Work requires a broad knowledge of all Engineering disciplines, to include Architectural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Fire Protection.
• Makes recommendations relating to energy conservation for feasibility and cost effectiveness and supports the facilities energy goals. Some of these methods may be new to the site or the geographic area of consideration and may require substantial research and analysis.
• Have the ability to plan projects in phases due to site constraints, constructability challenges or service interruptions.

• Uses independent seasoned engineering judgment in evaluating and performing scheduling and layout of operations, inspection, and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction. Responsible for reviewing contractor submittals, contractor change order requests, assuring project compliance with drawings and specifications, administering A/E and VA Headquarters review processes, assuring safety practices, and making sound engineering recommendations to appropriate leadership for action.
• Responsible for training the facility maintenance staff on new equipment or complex utility systems to ensure the staff have the comprehensions, qualifications and understanding of the systems to maintain and operate.
• Responsible for managing and dealing with constantly changing priorities and deadlines based on engineering workload.

• Provides training and guidance to the contractor to improve the contractor's ability to work within the medical facility requirements and confinements to better perform the scope of work.
• Performs scheduling and layout of construction operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
• Responsible for the project oversight of multi-million-dollar, complex healthcare projects, the position reviews work performed by inspectors, internal and contracted, to ensure project requirements are being met.

• Assists on the medical center construction projects, space functional changes, and associated planning with respect to medical technologies and medical-related technologies. This includes site preparation for medical equipment, station level projects, non-recurring maintenance projects, and minor construction project designs.
• Provides project management for the planning, construction design reviews, construction and equipment installation including, but not limited to: cardiac catheterization laboratories, operating rooms, pharmacy compounding suites, sterile processing facilities, radiology suites, and computer systems.

• Assists in monitoring and reporting on construction and utilities management program that allows the Veterans Health Administration to meet the requirements set by accrediting organizations such as The Joint Commission TJC. The position remains current with standards interpretation, implementation objectives, and regular reporting requirements.

• Shares responsibility in ensuring that information security issues are managed effectively for engineering databases and building automation systems. Documentation of such systems including details such as backup, disaster recover, security, etc. is difficult in scope but critical to management of the networked systems