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The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System is seeking Registered Nurse's for (PACT) in Nursing, Ambulatory Care. The incumbent uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the Team (Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Manager, Clinical Associate, and Clerical Associate) and expanded Team (family/caregiver, internal, and community -based services involved in providing care to the patient) in developing the patient-driven care plan for life.

Responsibilities:

• The Incumbent is responsible for collaborating with services internal and external to the VA to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients' needs. The PACT RN provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's personalized health plan/goals.
• The PACT RN demonstrates leadership by serving as an advocate for patients, and a team leader with colleagues as she/he continues to enhance his/her own and the team's professional growth, development, and practice.
• The incumbent possesses the knowledge and skills to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting to facilitate the effective care of patients. Within the framework of the nursing process and through highly developed clinical expertise, the RN is able to assess, monitor and treat patient responses to life-threatening health problems.
• The Incumbent is responsible for collaboration with administrative and clinical staff in actively managing and planning for actual and potential needs of patient population groups.
• Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction.
• Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

The Nurse Educator is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or overseeing staff education. Delivers a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and a lifelong learner that can practice with flexibility to adapt or change learning strategies based on the assessment of learning needs within the healthcare organization. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of clinical staff. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies, assessment skills, and evaluation of outcomes. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of education focused on staff education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the department level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex situations.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Nurse Educator experience preferred
• ACLS preferred
• MSN preferred with concentration in education
• Experience with continuing education and competency development preferred
• Nuclear Medicine, IR, HD experience preferred

The Technician will collaborate with Dietitians regarding Food/Drug Interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery and taking direction regarding management. Duties include, but not limited to:

• Handles patient meal service orders, and enter meal orders into Dietetics Software system
• Provides professional and courteous customer service via telephone, email, and in-person
• Collaborates with dietitians regarding food/drug interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery
• Interprets and processes diet orders
• Prints, prepares, and reviews meal tickets
• Triages calls from inpatient units or outpatient clinics and procedure areas relating to patient meal trays or nourishments
• Retrieves computerized information/printouts to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists, and other simple information to assist in meal delivery
• Provides basic-level education and information on therapeutic diets
• Correctly interprets diet activity and patient information to ensure meal trays contain food items adhering to patient requests and preferences, and current therapeutic diet order
• Communicates patient concerns with registered dietitian or dietetic technician
• Verifies physician orders for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, tube feeding orders and nutritional supplements
• Uses a computer to record, retrieve and print recipes, menus, and inventory reports
• Performs other related duties as assigned

The Technician will collaborate with Dietitians regarding Food/Drug Interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery and taking direction regarding management. Duties include, but not limited to:

• Handles patient meal service orders, and enter meal orders into Dietetics Software system
• Provides professional and courteous customer service via telephone, email, and in-person
• Collaborates with dietitians regarding food/drug interactions, notifying clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery
• Interprets and processes diet orders
• Prints, prepares, and reviews meal tickets
• Triages calls from inpatient units or outpatient clinics and procedure areas relating to patient meal trays or nourishments
• Retrieves computerized information/printouts to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists, and other simple information to assist in meal delivery
• Provides basic-level education and information on therapeutic diets
• Correctly interprets diet activity and patient information to ensure meal trays contain food items adhering to patient requests and preferences, and current therapeutic diet order
• Communicates patient concerns with registered dietitian or dietetic technician
• Verifies physician orders for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, tube feeding orders and nutritional supplements
• Uses a computer to record, retrieve and print recipes, menus, and inventory reports
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Varies to the need of the facility
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Dietetic)/PD99835S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

This position is being re-announced to solicit additional candidates; applicants who previously applied to this announcement need not reapply unless submitting updated information and/or missing forms.

• Performs general routine to complex ionizing radiation and computerized tomography (CT) imaging of the head and body for all standardized and special examinations such as IVP, Barium swallows, Cryptogram's and Gallbladders or for a variety of 500+ standard radiographic procedures safely.
• Receives and prepares patients, explains procedures and transfers patient to table for examination.
• Confers with radiologists to establish requirements for non-standardized examinations, appropriate targeting techniques and/or other deviation to perform a complete examination.
• Monitors injection (power-injector) and recognizes complications of infiltration, contraction reaction, etc.
• Assists with emergency first-aid and initiates CPR when a cardiac arrest occurs if required.
• Applies ionizing radiation and other forms of energy under direction of a radiologist and or supervisor.
• Recognizes and describes equipment malfunctions and contacts appropriate service/repair engineers.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis by photo-timer exposures or various selector exposures.
• Participates in teaching programs and In-services as required by service unit.
• Maintains x-rays file folders, check-out files for quality assurance records, reviews operation policy manuals and other materials.

This position is being re-announced to solicit additional candidates; applicants who previously applied to this announcement need not reapply unless submitting updated information and/or missing forms.

• Performs general routine to complex ionizing radiation and computerized tomography (CT) imaging of the head and body for all standardized and special examinations such as IVP, Barium swallows, Cryptogram's and Gallbladders or for a variety of 500+ standard radiographic procedures safely.
• Receives and prepares patients, explains procedures and transfers patient to table for examination.
• Confers with radiologists to establish requirements for non-standardized examinations, appropriate targeting techniques and/or other deviation to perform a complete examination.
• Monitors injection (power-injector) and recognizes complications of infiltration, contraction reaction, etc.
• Assists with emergency first-aid and initiates CPR when a cardiac arrest occurs if required.
• Applies ionizing radiation and other forms of energy under direction of a radiologist and or supervisor.
• Recognizes and describes equipment malfunctions and contacts appropriate service/repair engineers.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis by photo-timer exposures or various selector exposures.
• Participates in teaching programs and In-services as required by service unit.
• Maintains x-rays file folders, check-out files for quality assurance records, reviews operation policy manuals and other materials.

• Applicant should be comfortable driving a large vehicle (CDL not required), coordinating maintenance and repair, and other additional duties related to mobile dentistry.
• Responsible for ascertaining the oral health status of the population regarding periodontal and other oral conditions using a variety of screening and information gathering methods.
• Serves as principal advisor within the Hopi Health Care Center for dental health promotion and disease prevention.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates oral health programs for optimum utilization of IHS resources. Oversees the periodontal recall program.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates the dental access, sealant, and fluoride varnish programs in conjunction with the community outreach programs.
• Performs expanded function restorations such as placement of alloys, composites, glass ionomers and temporary crowns.

• Applicant should be comfortable driving a large vehicle (CDL not required), coordinating maintenance and repair, and other additional duties related to mobile dentistry.
• Responsible for ascertaining the oral health status of the population regarding periodontal and other oral conditions using a variety of screening and information gathering methods.
• Serves as principal advisor within the Hopi Health Care Center for dental health promotion and disease prevention.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates oral health programs for optimum utilization of IHS resources. Oversees the periodontal recall program.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates the dental access, sealant, and fluoride varnish programs in conjunction with the community outreach programs.
• Performs expanded function restorations such as placement of alloys, composites, glass ionomers and temporary crowns.

Radiographic Functions:

• Provides ISI Radiology Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) and Resource Patient Management System (RPMS) Informatics training to all technologist to include federal and contactor staffing.
• Provides BPRM scheduling training to all staffing that schedules for the modalities (CT, DR, MRI, Ultrasound, Mammography, and DEXA).
• Performs a wide variety of very complex radiologic techniques and positions for examinations of patients, to aid in the diagnosis of disease or injury. Performs a complex and highly skilled examination for the detection and early treatment of otherwise undetected diseases.

• Responsible for day-to-day operation of the Radiology applications package in RPMS and its interface with Radiology applications such as PowerScribe Voice Recognition, Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS), tele-radiology communication connection.
• Serves as the liaison for the Radiology Department's Information Technology needs and works with the IT Help Desk, PACS administrator, IT staff to address Information Technology issues.
• Ensures the rigorous application of information security/information quality assurance policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of the Radiology applications/software.
• Maintains records of users within Medical Imaging and notifies IT of personnel changes.

Radiographic Functions:

• Provides ISI Radiology Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) and Resource Patient Management System (RPMS) Informatics training to all technologist to include federal and contactor staffing.
• Provides BPRM scheduling training to all staffing that schedules for the modalities (CT, DR, MRI, Ultrasound, Mammography, and DEXA).
• Performs a wide variety of very complex radiologic techniques and positions for examinations of patients, to aid in the diagnosis of disease or injury. Performs a complex and highly skilled examination for the detection and early treatment of otherwise undetected diseases.

• Responsible for day-to-day operation of the Radiology applications package in RPMS and its interface with Radiology applications such as PowerScribe Voice Recognition, Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS), tele-radiology communication connection.
• Serves as the liaison for the Radiology Department's Information Technology needs and works with the IT Help Desk, PACS administrator, IT staff to address Information Technology issues.
• Ensures the rigorous application of information security/information quality assurance policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of the Radiology applications/software.
• Maintains records of users within Medical Imaging and notifies IT of personnel changes.

Clinical Informatics:

• Evaluates, develops, and implements improvements to the clinical information systems, and proactively forecasts and researches new technologies.
• Develops and implements new systems, applications, and information processes, including Meaningful Use, clinical reminders, iCare, and dashboard.
• Promotes the use of information technology in the clinical setting, and educates medical staff.

• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, manages for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Works closely with allied health professionals.

Clinical Informatics:

• Evaluates, develops, and implements improvements to the clinical information systems, and proactively forecasts and researches new technologies.
• Develops and implements new systems, applications, and information processes, including Meaningful Use, clinical reminders, iCare, and dashboard.
• Promotes the use of information technology in the clinical setting, and educates medical staff.

• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, manages for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Works closely with allied health professionals.

The Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex outpatient 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. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of outpatients. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional 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. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.



Work Schedule: Varies
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care and support services to an adult population of Veterans which is characterized by a very significant number of older male Veterans; reviews of demographic data discloses that the average age of the SWBRC Veteran is 72 years with a distribution of 94% male and 6% female.
• Tailors rehabilitation care and support services to meet the needs of the individual Veteran.
• Responsible for assessments of each Veteran's needs and the delivery of services which are responsive to the concerns of individual Veterans to the extent possible.
• Responsible for intakes, assessing needs, capabilities and limitations, goal setting and treatment planning for individuals experiencing blindness/visual impairment caused by injury or disease.
• Works as part of the inpatient rehabilitation team coordinating care for blind and visually impaired Veterans.
• May serve as Facilitator for one or more assigned Veterans during the Veteran's program. As a Facilitator, the specialist is responsible for developing and coordinating the Veteran's Individualized Treatment Plan under the supervision of the Team Leader, with input from the Veteran and all team members.
• Maintains close communication with all members of the interdisciplinary SWBRC staff, including optometry, psychology, social work, recreation, and nursing, to ensure the needs and goals of the Veteran are being met.
• The essential elements are knowledge of the administration and interpretations of assessments and evaluations, treatment, and management in blind/vision rehabilitation and instruction that teaches Veterans with visual impairments to utilize adaptive skills and techniques necessary to cope with the demands of everyday life. These needs constitute significant physical, emotional, and social disabilities.
• Studies visual and non-visual barriers and related processes that result in activity limitations, participation restrictions, loss of vocational and avocational opportunities, and psychological distress. In providing direct services, the incumbent will use diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and instrumentation to identify and resolve or minimize these problems.
• Some Veterans manifest only blindness/visual impairment as their disabling condition. Others may have multiple medical problems, psychological concerns, substance abuse problems and cognitive problems in addition to visual impairment.
• The BRS must identify the difficulties confronting the Veteran and the barriers to treatment and then develop and provide intervention designed to enhance the blind and vision rehabilitation process.
• Develops a close rapport with assigned Veterans. When assigned the role of Facilitator, the BRS becomes the primary advocate for the Veteran, communicating feelings and concerns to other members of the rehabilitation team.
• Develops an individualized treatment plan in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired Veterans through the development of skills and capabilities needed for personal independence, emotional stability and the successful integration into community, family, and environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of discipline-specific technology necessary to assist in the Veteran's rehabilitation needs and processes such as electronic travel aids, computer assisted technology, speech output and input devices, large print devices and Braille devices, etc. The BRS determines the need for these devices based on type, nature and severity of the problem, and assessments, and instructs the Veteran in the proper use of the device along with its abilities and limitations. Optical devices, prescribed by an eye care specialist, are incorporated into the Veteran's individualized treatment plan.
• Works with family members and/or significant others to educate and counsel about the ramifications of visual impairment. Family members are taught to recognize and change behaviors and behavior patterns that impede blind and vision rehabilitation progress and how to cope with the psychological and social problems and their own individual stress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This Clinical Director position is located in the Clinical Services division at the Colorado River Service Unit, Peach Springs Health Center (PSHC). The incumbent is responsible for the clinical organization, planning, implementation, and evaluation and provides comprehensive primary care for family practice model in the ambulatory setting. This position reports to Supervisory Physician (Clinical Director) and Health System Administrator on site.

• Provides direct and indirect supervision to health care professionals located in Peach Springs Health Center and the Supai Health Station.
• Evaluates subordinate employees and/or supervisors and acts as reviewing official for evaluations of employees.
• Participates in making selections of subordinate employees and recommends approval of employee selections in filling vacancies.
• Provides comprehensive primary care for family practice model in the ambulatory setting from childbearing age to elderly, including acute care level of care.
• Evaluates patients for medical conditions and establishes and implements an appropriate care plan and provides emergency care as required.