Total 1,042 job vacancies in 2143 Annapolis Junction MD

The duties and responsibilities of the CY Program Assistant have been grouped into categories, including curriculum, indoor and outdoor environment, interactions and relationships, supervision of children and youth, parent and employee communication, assessment, compliance, and additional responsibilities. Each is described below.

Curriculum

Develops schedules and activity plans. This may include reviewing and providing input into schedules and activity plans developed by the entry level and intermediate level Educational Aids (CY Program Assistants), CY-1702-I. Ensures that program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth.

Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program.

Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor.

Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.

Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques.

Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

Helps prepare, arrange and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.

Sets up displays and bulletin boards.

Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies.

Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Interactions and Relationships

Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth and adults.

Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children and Youth

Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards.

Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.

Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.

Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.

Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed. Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Parent and Employee Communication

Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities.

Participates in conferences with parents and employees.

Assessment

Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning.

Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.

Compliance

Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.

Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.

Additional Responsibilities

Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Major Duties Include but are not limited too:

• Serves as the Medical Center's Green Environmental Management Systems (GEMS) Manager leading in developing and implementing a viable GEMS (ISO) program at the Medical Center, its four VA Clinics (located in Colorado and Utah) three additional leased facilities and one Community Living Center.
• Meets with top management regarding administrative matters on behalf of the Service chief and Section Chiefs regarding GEMS program.
• Oversees a variety of administrative programs, including the distribution and dissemination of incoming mail, internal controls, records management, publication and forms management, and timesheets.
• Directs administrative support services to ensure that inquiries, correspondence, and actions
  for the area of responsibility are addressed appropriately.
• Serves as primary interface with Federal and State of Colorado and City/County of Grand Junction environmental regulators on all environmental compliance and management issues and topics and permits at the Medical facility.
• Assures that all the Environmental Memorandums and procedures are current and applicable, including annual safety plans and review, environmental plans and Medical Center Memorandums and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Reviews and evaluates completed staff actions (memos, reports, studies, fact sheets, information papers) for overall quality of the document, appropriate levels of coordination, consistency, logic, soundness of recommendations, and compliance with policy.
• Contacts the originating office to recommend changes, etc. before documents are forwarded to higher levels.
• Implements administrative policies and procedures for facility-wide areas of responsibility.
• Proposes improvements to administrative directives and policies.
• Provides advice and guidance on the interpretation and application of administrative directives and instructions. Analyzes management plans to determine the impact on administrative processes.
• Performs various duties to assess work practices and evaluate environmental conditions or stresses for hazards to the health and safety of workers, including recommending and working to implement preventative measures or controls.
• Employs sound and effective communication and interpersonal skills for foster teamwork and employee morale and to facilitate problem and conflict resolution.
• Leads in planning, organizing and implementing and providing technical assistance for projects to resolve environmental problems.
• Provides technical expertise as the GEMS Program Manager for the design, modification, operation, and maintenance of Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS)facilities and infrastructure to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
• Conducts monthly and quarterly environmental and industrial health committee meetings within National and WCHCS standards.
• Identifies developmental training needs of employees and develops strategies to meet the environmental needs.
• Coordinates with the Medical Center Education staff to assure environmental educational needs are identified and provided and the Mandatory training requirements are completed.
• The incumbent is responsible for knowledge in tracking, trending and analyzing administrative processes, methods, techniques, to evaluate issues concerning efficiency and effectiveness of service administration.
• Gathers data and performs analysis and interprets policy and procedural information in order to give advice and guidance and make decisions or recommendations on management and technical issues involving personnel, resources and /or systems.

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Your purpose is ensuring our store runs smoothly during your shift. You'll be supporting and guiding team members, handling customer inquiries and working collaboratively as part of the store management team. All the while, you'll be honing your leadership skills and truly making a difference for your team and our customers.

The specifics? Here's what you’ll be doing:

• Opening and closing the store and supervising shifts
• Offering feedback to the team that's clear, constructive, and inspiring
• Assisting in training and onboarding team members
• Being a customer service superstar and serving customers at the registers with a smile
• Keeping shelves stocked with products so that our customers can find all their favourites
• Keeping a keen lookout for any incidents or hazards to keep everyone safe

This position serves as a Property Manager in the Material Management Division of the Logistics Service in the VA Health Care System responsible for the inventory and lifecycle management of all non-expendable (NX) equipment in the assigned area(s). Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Lifecycle Management: Responsible for the lifecycle management of non-expendable assets; conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning; analyzes data; supports customers and acquisition personnel in developing requirements, utilizing mandatory sources and standardization sources; and corresponds with procurement officials and other stakeholders to resolve issues
• Inventory Management and Control: Responsible for the management and control of NX equipment assets; serves as the point of contact for the coordination of material support and resolution of logistic problems; conducts forecasting and quantitative analysis; conducts spot checks; and complies with special requirements for firearms, ammunition and sensitive equipment
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.

Included but are not limited to:

Clinical Oversight and Support

• Monitor patient care delivery and recovery protocols
• Assist with complex cases and provide clinical expertise when needed
• Ensure compliance with best practices and evidence-based protocols
• Step in to provide direct patient care during high-volume periods

• Coordinate with OR scheduling and anticipate staffing needs
• Ensure appropriate skill mix across shifts and work areas
• Manage daily staffing adjustments for callouts and patient volume changes

• Monitor patient outcomes and quality metrics
• Lead quality improvement initiatives

• Mentor new PACU nurses
• Identify training needs and coordinate education sessions with the Peri-Op nurse educator
• Support professional growth opportunities

• Serve as a liaison between staff nurses and nursing leadership
• Facilitate effective handoffs between units
• Lead daily huddle and staff meetings in conjunction with Nurse manager

• Help develop and update unit policies
• Ensure staff compliance with protocols

• Promote a culture of safety
• Ensure compliance with Infection prevention protocols
• Address environmental safety concerns

• Maintain documentation and records
• Generate reports/audits for leadership
• Assist with recruitment and hiring processes

• This is not a Bargaining Unit Position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive: Authorized for highly competitive applicants, non VHA employees
Relocation Incentive: Authorized for current VHA Physicians applying
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 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 (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

This is a full-time 1. FTEE position, reporting to the Chief of Staff. The Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Line must demonstrate the following duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Directly or indirectly, supervises all individuals in the service.
• Performs pathological procedures on pathology specimens including fixing, gross examination, orientation, cutting and dissecting, photographing, and sectioning of patient autopsy, biopsy and surgical specimens.
• Diagnose presence and stage of diseases through patient sample examination utilizing various laboratory techniques.
• Completes, or supervises completion of, interim and annual performance appraisals on all individuals on the service ORG chart.
• Participates in the new employee Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) process, and in the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) process. Participates in the FPPE-for-cause process if required.
• Completes, or supervises completion of, new employee FPPEs, OPPEs and FPPE-for -cause) on all physicians on the service ORG chart.
• Organizes quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives including but not limited to a 10% retrospective review of all anatomic pathology cases. Participates in facility Quality Management activities.
• Performs and directs others who perform coding of surgical reports with CPT and SNOMED codes.
• Participates in VISN1 Pathology Group activities, reporting critical incidents and other required information to the VISN Chief Pathology Consultant.
• Organizes and chairs Pathology Staff meetings.
• Participates in facility High Reliability Organization (HRO) activities.
• Participates in selected committees as designated by the Chief of Staff (e.g. Healthcare Delivery Committee, Medical Sharing Subgroup, etc.)
• Monitors and manages timely PLMS test result reporting.
• Ensures that all pathology tissue reporting is completed timely with results communicated accurately and timely based on Directive and clinical compelling nature.
• Participates in education and training of pathology residents, medical students, and staff, as applicable.

Included but are not limited to:

• Runs all aspects of the Scholarship Program to include:
  • Education about the program
  • Reviewing applications for accuracy
  • Dissemination of information
• Completes required program quarterly reports
• Attending committee meetings

• This is a Bargaining Unit Position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.

• GS-09 Support real property and lease acquisition requirements with basic knowledge of the realty processes in addition to federal realty laws, policies, and regulations.
• GS-09 Provide support in section to ensure all documents are correct and provided to stakeholders and lessors in a timely manner for Realty Specialist with little to no help from the Realty Specialist.
• GS-09 Maintain records and financial management to assist Senior Realty Specialists in the assessment of the transaction of the stages of leasing to the fullest extent possible.
• GS-09 Assist Realty Specialist with report in various databases and financial management applications to support the real estate requirements.
• GS-07 Develop a basic knowledge of the realty practices of various state and local jurisdictions in addition to federal realty laws, policies, and regulations.
• GS-07 Provide support to the section by ensuring all documents are correct and provided to stakeholders and lessors in a timely manner for Realty Specialist.
• GS-07 Have basic knowledge of the stages of leasing
• GS-07 Assist Realty Specialist with performing reports in various databases and financial management applications.
• GS-05 Serve as a Realty Specialist, applying real estate acquisition or management regulations and practices.
• GS-05 Support management of leases for assigned facilities to meet deadlines.
• GS-05 Coordinate data relating to future agency needs and presents data together with recommendation to satisfy their needs in the most cost-effective manner.
• GS-05 Support Realty team by ensuring that all necessary agreements and contracts are prepared and effected in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

This RN - Emergency Room position is located in Nursing Service at the WRJ location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week

The RN - Emergency Room is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. 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 the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

Included but are not limited to:

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
• Nursing care ranges from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice while providing care to clients.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
• Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
• Demonstrates respect for cultural and spiritual values.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• This is a Bargaining Unit Position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.

These RN - Med/Surg positions are located in Nursing Service at the WRJ location. These positions are full-time at 40 hours per week

Included but are not limited to:

• Manage acute and chronic illness states using whole health concepts and transformative nursing modalities.
• Ability to maneuver and document in an electronic heath record (EHR)Flexible to float to additional patient care areas as needed.
• Using ICARE values, providing population specific and culturally and ethnically sensitive care.
• Maintaining a caring and safe environment, coordinating the care across settings and among caregivers.
• Safely administers medications and assesses response to medications.
• Adapts treatments, procedures, and equipment based on population specific patient needs.
• Performing ongoing cardiac monitoring for patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Demonstrates cardiac rhythm recognition, detects cardiac arrhythmias, understands arrhythmia significance, recognizes symptoms, and anticipates or initiates appropriate nursing measures.
• Performs ongoing assessments, noting changes in condition, and provides appropriate interventions.
• Performs emergent care in acute/ crisis situations.
• Active participant of the facility Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT).
• Implement health promotion and prevention interventions.
• Assist veterans in the attainment of optimal levels of functioning through rehabilitation.
• Hospice care: provides supportive measures for the dying patient and significant others.
• Communicate and interact appropriately and courteously with internal and external customers.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient/employee information electronically, verbally, and written.
• Work and function within a safe manner including infection control and operation of equipment.
• Integrate and apply pertinent aspects of the Medical Center performance improvement programs into his/her professional practice.
• Flexible, able to rotate to other assignments as needed and able to adjust to ever-changing work environment.

• These are Bargaining Unit Positions
• These positions are in the Excepted Service
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• These positions are covered by a special rate.

• Serve as an Administrative Support Assistant in any Field, District, or State/Center organization within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
• Perform a wide variety of administrative support functions and specialized duties each requiring a comprehensive working knowledge of special and/or complex subject matter, procedures, or practices.
• Serve as a principle point of contact on specific technical aspects or programs related to office administration, resolving non-recurring problems and issues.
• Provide advice and recommendations to management on improving administrative operations.

• You will monitor facilities budget for contracted work, utility usage, or rental space payments to inform supervisor on remaining funds.
• You will analyze space and service requirements in relation to overall facility operating plans and applicable agreements established to maximize sustainability of the command mission.
• You will prepare documents (e.g., briefs, project reports, information papers, or other documentation) to provide status, tracking, and general information associated with active and future projects.
• You will use data analysis to resolve facility related issues.
• You will coordinate alteration and renovation projects for government buildings that may be historic.
• You will be a government purchase card holder managing a multimillion-dollar budget.

• Makes mental health diagnoses in accordance with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Provides individual and group treatment.
• Performs biopsychosocial evaluations using expert knowledge of clinical health psychology.
• Participates in quality assurance activities.
• Provides feedback to Primary Care Managers (PCMs) regarding consultation findings.
• Monitors the use of community resources.
• Provides expertise in human behavior as a primary care team member.
• Evaluates professional development activities.

The incumbent serves as a Medical Administrative Specialist- Health Administrative Specialist on Duty (HOD) located in the Business Office (BO), or similarly named and organized service; the position has both the authority and responsibility to represent both the Medical Center Director and the Chief, HAS on all administrative matters occurring when assigned to other than a normal tour of duty.

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

• Delegated full authority and responsibility to exercise the Medical Center Director's prerogative in medical administrative matters and issues that may arise.
• Represents management in (non-policy making) administrative matters.
• Represents management in matters pertaining to the lawful retention of veterans in the VAMC.
• Maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical administrative support during other than normal tours of duty to clinical and administrative medical center staff.
• Responsible for achieving management objectives and supporting the decision of management in carrying out duties.
• Provides technical guidance necessary to meet procedural, legal, and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of patients to achieve optimum use of available resources.
• Processes administrative issues surrounding beneficiary death, seriously ill cases, elopements, suicides, assaults, deaths on arrival (DOAs), homicides, code blue, cost recovery matters, and facility or community disasters, etc.
• Assists in responding to emergencies, determines priorities and nature of action to be taken.
• Assists with computer issues during non-business hours.
• Maintains good public and media relations as instructed and trained by the Public Affairs Officer until the designated employee arrives.
• Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects as assigned.
• Reviews data and information for trends, problem areas, and makes recommendations to management to resolve issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 31, 2024 or until vacancy is filled. The first group of eligible applicants will be reviewed November 8, 2024. Subsequent reviews will be conducted as needed until position is filled.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Primary responsibilities include case management (advocacy, cultural competence, social determinant awareness, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, care planning, communication, and documentation).
• Independently plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.
• Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities (i.e., safely administers medications, teaches patients and caregivers to safely administer/take medications, utilizes techniques for management of patient behavior, provides appropriate activities to enhance psycho-social and physical functioning of patient) and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per veterans' goals of care.
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team and other VA and community healthcare entities when planning and providing care to Veterans at home.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in performing nursing procedures applicable to practice area to include but are not limited to: vital signs, pain assessment, venipunctures, appropriate delivery of specimens to lab, accurate filling an/or monitoring of medication dispensers in the home, telephone triage, medication reconciliation, oxygen safety assessment, fall assessment and prevention.
• Evaluates and documents patient response/progress towards attainment of goals/expected outcomes with minimal guidance. Revises plan of care according to evaluation.
• Develops and involves patient/family in establishing realistic, measurable goals, planning care, discharge planning, and patient education. Initiates and completes documentation in the medical record to reflect teaching and outcomes.
• Makes home visits to Veterans in the program. Travel is required. The HBPC RN must maintain a valid and unrestricted state license as home visits are required. The HBPC RN uses personal or government assigned vehicle when traveling to Veteran's home for visits.
• Participates in quality improvement activities in HBPC program and across the facility with the objective of improving Veteran care outcomes.
• Demonstrates role modeling, leadership and advanced clinical expertise to improve the delivery of patient -centered care through the use of the nursing process for patients requiring specialized/complex care.