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GS-12 Supervisory Medical Technologist- Evenings/Nights

Duties include but are not limited to the following description:

This is considered the full performance level for a supervisory position. An MT/CLS at this level serves as the Off Shifts Supervisory Medical Technologist providing direction for motivated staff requiring minimal technical supervision to GS-9, GS-10, and GS-11 staff in the areas of Blood Bank, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Immunology and Urinalysis as well as providing direction to non-testing personnel, GS-6 and GS-7 in specimen collection, specimen processing and accessioning and quality control activities of the front desk section and phlebotomy service.

The incumbent is directly responsible for the staff working in the sections referenced above including responsibility for assignment of work performed; performance evaluations; recommendations for appointments, awards, advancement, and, when appropriate , disciplinary actions; identification of continuing education and training needs. This individual assures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements as part of the overall laboratory quality management program and assures corrective action is initiated as needed. This supervisor assures orientation and competency of assigned staff.

Functions of the position include but are not limited to the following description:

• Supervises the Off Shifts for the core clinical lab, evaluating and monitoring performance of section testing, organization and supplies. Recognizes and reacts to indicators of malfunction; assists, if necessary, to locate and implement corrections.
• Maintains proper records for quality management, quality control and workload reports.
• Ensures that calibrations, standardizations and adjustments of instruments. Verifies correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks and monitoring. Identifies the cause of common problems and makes simple repairs.
• Responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area, to include timekeeping and payroll, budget execution and coordination of staff orientation, training, continuing education and competency reviews.
• Participates in the overall Quality Assurance for the Testing events on the Off Shifts for the clinical Lab and coordinates with the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Quality Manager in incident reports and corrective actions.
• Maintains the knowledge of specimen requirements for tests performed in-house and referred to reference laboratories and monitors that those criteria are used accurately.
• Assists with maintenance of up-to-date procedure for the various laboratory sections.
• Responsible for ensuring that the section meets all regulatory statutes, standards, and regulations; including but not limited to CAP, JACHO, DOT, FDA, VHA, etc
• Evaluates the validity of data in relation to the test system and accepted assay procedures. Correlates quantitative data with patient data (i.e., history, medications) to verify results.
• Maintains workload statistics and determines the appropriate number of staff as it correlates to workload and the budget goals of the P&LMS within the VACT structure.
• Responsible for recommendation for appointment, awards, advancement and disciplinary actions. Prepares and performs annual review and evaluations of employee performance in accordance to P&LMS and VACT protocols.
• Incumbent in this position must be competent and prepared to perform the routine bench work for the Core Clinical Laboratory and to be available to consult with staff after hours or cover for staff during emergencies and sickness.
• Enforces safety practices and corrects any hazards that exist.
• Performs annual review and evaluation of employee performance in accordance to P&LMS and VACT protocols.

• Incumbent would have to do either a split shift that overlaps the evening and night shift employees, or they would have to do one week evening, one week nights, or a combination of both.
• The schedule is flexible within the hours listed in the work schedule. This allows the incumbent to interact with their staff.
• Example of a possible 2 week schedule: 7 evenings (4:00pm-12:00am) and 3 nights (12:00am-8:00am).

GS-12 Supervisory Medical Technologist- Evenings/Nights

Duties include but are not limited to the following description:

This is considered the full performance level for a supervisory position. An MT/CLS at this level serves as the Off Shifts Supervisory Medical Technologist providing direction for motivated staff requiring minimal technical supervision to GS-9, GS-10, and GS-11 staff in the areas of Blood Bank, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Immunology and Urinalysis as well as providing direction to non-testing personnel, GS-6 and GS-7 in specimen collection, specimen processing and accessioning and quality control activities of the front desk section and phlebotomy service.

The incumbent is directly responsible for the staff working in the sections referenced above including responsibility for assignment of work performed; performance evaluations; recommendations for appointments, awards, advancement, and, when appropriate , disciplinary actions; identification of continuing education and training needs. This individual assures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements as part of the overall laboratory quality management program and assures corrective action is initiated as needed. This supervisor assures orientation and competency of assigned staff.

Functions of the position include but are not limited to the following description:

• Supervises the Off Shifts for the core clinical lab, evaluating and monitoring performance of section testing, organization and supplies. Recognizes and reacts to indicators of malfunction; assists, if necessary, to locate and implement corrections.
• Maintains proper records for quality management, quality control and workload reports.
• Ensures that calibrations, standardizations and adjustments of instruments. Verifies correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks and monitoring. Identifies the cause of common problems and makes simple repairs.
• Responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area, to include timekeeping and payroll, budget execution and coordination of staff orientation, training, continuing education and competency reviews.
• Participates in the overall Quality Assurance for the Testing events on the Off Shifts for the clinical Lab and coordinates with the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Quality Manager in incident reports and corrective actions.
• Maintains the knowledge of specimen requirements for tests performed in-house and referred to reference laboratories and monitors that those criteria are used accurately.
• Assists with maintenance of up-to-date procedure for the various laboratory sections.
• Responsible for ensuring that the section meets all regulatory statutes, standards, and regulations; including but not limited to CAP, JACHO, DOT, FDA, VHA, etc
• Evaluates the validity of data in relation to the test system and accepted assay procedures. Correlates quantitative data with patient data (i.e., history, medications) to verify results.
• Maintains workload statistics and determines the appropriate number of staff as it correlates to workload and the budget goals of the P&LMS within the VACT structure.
• Responsible for recommendation for appointment, awards, advancement and disciplinary actions. Prepares and performs annual review and evaluations of employee performance in accordance to P&LMS and VACT protocols.
• Incumbent in this position must be competent and prepared to perform the routine bench work for the Core Clinical Laboratory and to be available to consult with staff after hours or cover for staff during emergencies and sickness.
• Enforces safety practices and corrects any hazards that exist.
• Performs annual review and evaluation of employee performance in accordance to P&LMS and VACT protocols.

• Incumbent would have to do either a split shift that overlaps the evening and night shift employees, or they would have to do one week evening, one week nights, or a combination of both.
• The schedule is flexible within the hours listed in the work schedule. This allows the incumbent to interact with their staff.
• Example of a possible 2 week schedule: 7 evenings (4:00pm-12:00am) and 3 nights (12:00am-8:00am).

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the financial manager for the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The Chief Financial Officer provides sound recommendations and advice to the Medical Center Director and Senior Leadership concerning the administration and coordination of Fiscal policy, programs and system designs within Fiscal Service and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides leadership and financial services to a large complex healthcare system.
• Responsible for fund maintenance of programs, appropriateness of expenditures, collection of funds and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all financial records at the medical facility.
• Responsible for the supervision and control of all facility business functions, to include General Ledger Accounting, Budget, Voucher Audits, Agent Cashier, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Patient Funds, Fee Basis, Auditing, and General Post Funds.
• Provides analysis and advice in the design, adaptation, and Installation of automated accounting systems.
• Develops auditing techniques to evaluate integrated analysis of a financial and systems programs.
• Oversees accounting, budgeting, and workload/cost analysis for a facility or agency.
• Demonstrates active participation in the financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the facility or agency.
• Administers an accounting system designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
• Manages and controls resources or funds to a large complex healthcare system, agency or hospital.
• Provides expert advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives.
• Performs duties associated with examining financial books, records, etc., to provide recommendations to improve productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality of work processes.
• Develop and install accounting systems,.
• Develop and promulgate accounting policies and standards covering operations, to solve problems of above average difficulty in maintaining accounting systems.
• Develop and apply financial management techniques and methodologies to plan, execute, or review health care programs.

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• Selectee required to serve one year supervisory/managerial probationary period.
• 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 not a Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• This position is in the Competitive Service.

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

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. Program 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.

Preferred Experience: Experience working with CITC, the Referral Coordination Team, and/or referral coordination in another capacity. Vast experience with conflict resolution.

Major Duties:

1. Performs comprehensive evaluations directed at ascertaining the patient's functional status, rehabilitation needs, goals, and rehabilitation potential.
2. Reviews patient medical records to assess appropriateness of physical therapy intervention, note any potential risks or contraindications to treatment and to assist in guiding the evaluation process.
3. Establishes therapeutic agendas that are age-appropriate and which are based on the patient's identified deficits and expressed goals.
4. Independently modifies goals and treatment based on response to care.
5. Schedules patients for evaluation in such a manner as to not negatively impact other clinical staff, yet meet the patients' needs.
6. Provides therapeutic interventions, which focus on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, balance, coordination, joint mobility and flexibility.
7. Performs appropriate cleansing and re-processing of reusable medical equipment in compliance with VHA directives and SOPs.
8. Completes evaluations such as medical history, results and interpretation of appropriate functional tests and measurements, as well as to address rehabilitation potential, behavior, motor skills, cognition, and psychosocial development at an age appropriate level.
9. Plans and facilitates treatment programs for patients with complex impairments and providing therapeutic interventions to meet functional goals.
10. Supervises and trains students, volunteers, therapy assistants, therapists and non-PT students and support personnel.

The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) is under the Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service and works with and clinically supports Acute Care Mental Health, which includes an inpatient psychiatric unit, inpatient medicine, and the emergency department. In addition to providing direct patient care, the Senior LPMHC functions as the facility Baker Act Coordinator and has supportive administrative duties.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a full range of mental health services to patients with complex mental, medical, and psychosocial problems in Acute Care Mental Health.
• Completing Suicide Risk Identification to include CSREs, Safety Plans, and consultation with the Suicide Prevention Team as needed.
• Providing evidence-based psychotherapy services including individual, family, couples, or group psychotherapy and behavioral modification for addressing behavioral and psychological symptoms. Has advanced skills in specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needs.
• Educating patients, family members, and significant others.
• Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team by providing consultation and treatment recommendations to professional staff within the medical units, inpatient psychiatric unit, ED, and community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for the patients in his/her care.
• Developing, implementing, and documenting the treatment plan for patients seen, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
• Functioning independently as a member of the West Palm Beach VAMC Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. The incumbent assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Appropriately referring patients to other disciplines for treatment outside purview and expertise of a LPMHC.
• Providing clinical supervision to LPMHC staff and/or LPMHC trainees.
• Developing behavioral health related training curriculum and conducting trainings for clinical staff as needed.
• Complying with all regulations of VHA and ensuring clinical documentation complies with service policies.
• Participating in ongoing performance improvement initiatives.

Manages and directs the administrative activities of health care professionals who are responsible for the medical, dental and allied health services of the facility, and for overseeing the provision of the best possible patient care to the inmate population.

Health care services provided include inpatient and outpatient care in either an institution setting or at a local hospital, as well as routine health maintenance services, emergency services and chronic care of inmates with long term illnesses.

Serves as a cost center manager to prepare estimates and administer an annual budget. Manages a procurement system to provide adequate levels of medical, surgical, dental, and pharmaceutical supplies.

Provides administrative supervision to subordinate staff which may include an Assistant Health System Administrator, Pharmacist, Clinical Nurse, Medical Records Technician, Public Health Service (PHS) staff, contract staff, etc.

Establishes and maintains good relationships with local hospitals and other health service installations, representatives from colleges and universities, accrediting agencies and the community at large, for the purpose of promoting understanding of quality care and the health care delivery system.

Develops and coordinates internal review systems to assure compliance of the standards of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and Joint Commission standards, as well as other regulatory groups and higher agency authorities.

Implements the agency’s re-entry initiatives including timely Inmate Skills Assessment data entry at admission and evaluation of health status documented in an updated electronic exit summary at release.

Ensures the provision of release medications and electronic transmission of health records to community healthcare providers rendering continued medical or mental health care when applicable.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Major Duties Include:

• Serves as the primary medical media coordinator for the medical center and resource advisor to other VA components using mastery of principle, methods, practices and techniques of using, applying, and adapting video, computer graphics, medical illustration, print media, medical photography, digital photography, electronic imaging, exhibits and displays from highly technical to highly simplified to train or educate a very specific or diverse medical audience.
• Establishes, directs and amends policies and procedures for Medical Media to ensure Medical Media and its components are consistent with Federal, Agency and Medical Center policies.
• Directly supervises Medical Media staff, providing technical direction for accomplishing the work of each position.
• Provides administrative guidance and leadership to Medial Media and within the Office of Strategic Communication and Marketing..
• Makes recommendations and changes to improve Medical Media. Methods include management briefings, risk management reports as well as documented internal audits.
• Develops an annual fiscal plan that will ensure the meeting of the service's mission and objectives.
• Initiates, monitors, and develops training programs of instruction of medical center staff and patients in the utilization and application of learning resources products, space and equipment to assist in meeting or surpassing overall goals, objectives, and activities of the medical center

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

The Patient Safety Manager (PSM) Registered Nurse (RN) executes the position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership; detailed planning; professional communication; creative and innovative approaches to the improvement of patient safety/healthcare program development; possess an ability to organize priorities; meet deadlines; provide in-person, telephonic and electronic professional presentations; demonstrate the ability to work independently. The PSM functions as the lead manager and implementer of patient safety policies and activities developed by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) and is the facility's key person to help build and implement patient safety systems and promote the culture of safety within Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities and for VA patients in all healthcare settings. Direct support is provided to the development, maintenance, and operation of the VHA's patient safety process at the facility level. This includes working with all levels of staff within the facility, including top-level management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) team members, RCA team leaders, and RCA recorders. Must have the attitude that building the culture of safety is paramount and the foundation upon which safe operations are based. Such a culture takes time to build and requires constant nurturing and reinforcement to maintain. The PSM collaborates with, trains, and directs patient safety activities of personnel within the facility, such as infection control professionals, risk managers and quality managers. Responsible for translating the policies, theories, and strategies into action within the complex interrelationships that exist related to patient safety. They have the primary responsibility for training and implementing patient safety and RCA process to clinicians, management, and all relevant support personnel within their facilities and associated facilities and operations (i.e., home care). The PSM is responsible for maintaining clear communication between the facility and NCPS, both to communicate relevant patient safety information and lessons learned from the facility which have potential impact beyond the local level and to understand changes at the national level in the Patient Safety Program. Performs duties directly contributing to the administrative management of a health care delivery system. Duties require the ability to apply the specialized principles and practices of health care management in directing or supporting a health care delivery system.

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
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

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc, at supervisors discretion.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Notifications:

• This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
• Selectee may be required to work at any VA Connecticut Healthcare System campus, as needed.
• 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 in the Excepted Service.
• The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate
• The position is a detail NTE one year.