Total 51 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Grand Island, Nebraska

Conducts safety and environmental inspections of the institution and prepares a report for the Environmental and Safety Compliance Administrator’s review.

Promotes the adherence of safety policy for the facility.

Assist in the training of staff and inmates in the techniques of firefighting, occupational safety and environmental protection.

Assist the Safety Administrator or Assistant Safety Administrator in conducting investigations and obtains statements from witnesses and securing physical evidence.

Prepares factual written reports for all concerned that will identify the accident, injuries suffered by staff and/or inmates, cost of property damage and offer recommendations to eliminate future accidents in the future.

Responsible for developing and conducting safety training classes for the inmate population and staff.

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

The Nurse Manager of Inpatient Mental Health duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
• Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.
• Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Monitors patient care, unit activities and staff development in the clinical setting; Management of personnel including leave administration, staff education, daily assignments, proficiencies, disciplinary and adverse actions.
• Uses electronic tracking/monitoring/data collection/presentation tools, i.e.: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Provides input into the strategic planning process for the attainment of organizational goals.
• Provides coverage for other unit Nurse Managers as needed

• BSN
• Mental health experience.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Previous management experience
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to solve daily operational situations.

• The incumbent assists with maintaining and training on the RPMS, Windows Operating System, and Personal Computer (PC) systems within the Indian Health Service for the Great Plains Area Regional Drug Dependency Unit and the Great Plains Area Youth Regional Treatment Center. This includes the management or the service units RPMS System and Windows Operating System.
• Maintains the inventory and management of ADP equipment, periodically analyzes the equipment inventory to determine the equipment level (quantity & quality) that is needed to support the Great Plains Area Behavioral Health Department including the DDU and the YRTC. The analysis would also determine pricing and methods that may be used to standardize equipment purchases throughout the facility.
• Serves as local facility ISO (Information Security Officer) gather data, reports analysis, patch management, systems certification and establishment of VPN, BPA and MOU with tribe and contractors, train end users on ADP security policy and responsibility following NIST, HIPPA and other IT Policies

The Licensed Practical Nurse is held accountable for delivering direct patient care to adult through geriatric aged patients. They recognizes the age-related needs and demonstrates knowledge and care appropriate to that age group while considering the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the patients, demonstrating competence and correctly providing appropriate care for that age group or groups.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as an active member of the healthcare team with professional and supportive personnel;
• Attends meeting with the inter-disciplinary treatment team and contributes to the development and changes in the comprehensive treatment plans;
• Demonstrates the ability to vary the order and sequence of assigned procedures based on the knowledge of the patient's condition;
• Assumes the responsibility for patients, in accordance with standards and recommendations, with the Registered Nurse (RN) ultimately responsible;
• Identifies environmental hazards and initiates appropriate intervention;
• Adheres to safety regulations and infection control practices as outlined in the policy and procedure manuals;
• Collects data and collaborates in the assessment of the health status of a patient;
• Implements aspects of the plan of care as delegated;
• Participates in health screening, clinical reminders, telephone calls and treatments as assigned;
• Participates in the evaluation of patient responses to interventions;
• Recognizes, reports and records promptly change in physical condition and behavior of patients;
• Completes routine documentation of results of care and treatment according to policy, guidelines, instructions/templates utilizing the electronic record and information network;
• Uses proper channels to resolve ethical issues;
• Differentiates between emergent and non-emergent conditions. Reports promptly and accurately records critical/emergency situations;
• Ability to draw, centrifuge and package lab samples when indicated.
• Promotes a safe and therapeutic environment. Identifies potentially dangerous or emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Utilizes safety equipment and other devices/procedures appropriately;
• Provides input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety;
• Takes proper precautions to prevent injury to self, patients and others;
• Identifies and reports unsafe conditions to appropriate officials;
• Observes standard precautions;
• Serves as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service personnel as delegated;
• Is sensitive to the individual patient's needs and responds so that a therapeutic relationship is established;
• Demonstrates common courtesy to patients, family members, visitors and staff. Responds to requests for assistance promptly and in a professional manner;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
• 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 a LIUNA Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

Included but are not limited to:

• Implementing an effective and ongoing performance improvement program to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality, safety and appropriateness of care delivered to patients.
• Aligns Quality, Safety and Value with leadership roles, strategic planning and organizational culture.
• Aggregates data and participates in budget process to plan for current, emerging and future resource requirements (human, financial materiel and/or informational) based on Veteran care systems that produce high quality outcomes.
• Provides leadership in addressing ethical issues that impact the patient and staff in, or beyond, the organization and the local health care community

• 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 Registered Nurse-Surgical position is located in Surgical Service at the Providence location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Included but are not limited to:

• Knowledge of ambulatory care nursing with an emphasis on outpatient surgical specialties.
• Optimize clinic workflow and efficiency. Including the tracking of test results and scheduling OR surgical procedures/cases.
• Assessment skills to determining the acuity levels of patients, to promote patient safety and improve quality of care.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving involving providers and staff to assure positive outcomes for the veteran.
• Accountable for adherence to and implementation of policies. Responsible for the oversight of practice and compliance with JC and IG regulations and requirements in conjunction with the nurse manager.
• Work collaboratively with surgical clinic staff to include: MSAs, RNs, Providers, residents, and medical students.
• Leadership role in assuring all staff have the knowledge base to work with patients who demonstrate limited mobility, multiple comorbidities, advanced age, complexity of care needs and many cognitive care needs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate programs/projects needed to meet performance measures which positively affect access and quality of care for our Veteran population.
• Ability to collaborate by integrating Surgical Services from the outpatient clinic setting to the operating room through OR scheduling and post-operative outpatient care
• Adhere to evidence-based practice (EBP) standards of care and EBP standards of practice
• Ability to learn all aspects of surgical clinic operations with the ability to assist surgical providers in outpatient minor surgical procedures.
• Proficient with medication administration and phlebotomy skills.
• Knowledge of infection control guidelines.
• Proficient in Sterile Technique.
• Proficient in specimen collection and specimen labeling per hospital policy.
• Proficient with computer skills, CPRS and VISTA.

• 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.

Major Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Leading the overall delivery of care and services for the growing population of women Veterans, including through program management, strategic planning, advocating for women Veterans, cultural transformation, policy on women Veterans, business planning, staff training, environment of care and capital assets, outreach, partnerships with special populations, contracting review, care in the community, and collaboration with services (including diagnostic, emergent and urgent care, primary care, and specialty care).
• Providing oversight of the Women Veterans Program and working closely with the Women's Health Medical Director to form the foundation of the women's health team at the facility level.
• Serving as Chair of the Women Veterans Health Committee at facility level.
• Providing expertise and guidance specific to women Veterans for facility-wide strategic goals and objectives and executing comprehensive planning for women's health that improves the overall quality of care provided to women Veterans and achieves program goals and outcomes.
• Serving as an advocate for women by working closely with Veteran Experience Office (Patient Advocate Office) to facilitate problem resolution and women Veteran satisfaction.
• Collaborating with facility leadership on culture transformation to create a safe, secure, and respectful environment for women Veterans to receive care.
• Participating in the review of the physical environment; including:
  • Identifying deficiencies and opportunities for improvement and work with facility leadership, facility planner, and other staff to ensure that new construction and renovations are appropriate to meet the needs of women Veterans; and
  • Exercising direct authority to sign off on renovation, construction design and architectural plans.
• Collaborating with facility leadership to ensure local implementation of national policy related to women Veterans and reviewing and providing input on all facility policies as they are created or revised to support the needs of women Veterans.
• Collaborating with fiscal and facility leadership to advocate for resources to support programs to meet the needs of women Veterans.
• Collaborating with the Education Department and/or Designated Learning Officer to identify and address training needs for facility staff specific to women Veterans and promoting national and local educational programs for women's health providers and other staff.
• Collaborating with facility and community stakeholders to develop a comprehensive outreach plan that includes increasing public awareness of services available for women Veterans; networking to enhance community engagement with non-VA stakeholders; and increasing market penetration.
• Partnering with special population coordinators and program managers to ensure the needs of women Veterans are addressed across the health care system.
• Collaborating with facility leadership and local contracting staff to review applicable facility contracts related to women's health, including for all CBOCs, health network providers, diagnostics services, as they are created or revised to ensure they meet the requirements that are consistent with national women's health policy.
• Collaborating with facility leadership and internal and external partners to ensure that timely access to necessary care in the community is provided
• Collaborating with facility leadership to ensure that high quality and gender specific diagnostic services for women are available in a timely manner at all points of care and ensuring processes are in place for timely patient notification and coordination of care as indicated.
• Collaborating with various services to ensure the needs of women Veterans are met in a comprehensive manner consistent with national policies, including with:
  • Emergency care and other leadership to ensure that emergent and urgent care needs of women Veterans are met in a comprehensive manner consistent with national policies;
  • Primary care leadership and women's health primary care providers to provide programmatic consultation; and
  • Surgery service, mental health services, and other specialty care services.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Occasional evening and weekend tours may be required to support the mission and outreach efforts.
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

The Women Veterans Program Manager duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Leads facility-wide Women Veterans program.
• Assesses the need and implements services for women Veterans.
• Provides facility guidance regarding changes that are implemented in the program.
• Plans, coordinates quality of care, evaluates delivery of care to include timeliness to women Veterans needing serves.
• Implements new programs and expands existing programs.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary team to develop orientation processes, policies and procedures for the Women Veterans Health Care Program.
• Establishes relationships with internal and external customers to facilitate outreach to identify and engage women Veterans.
• Initiates and/or supports outreach activities by attendance at health fairs, recognition ceremonies, Stand Down, educational seminars and focus groups where women Veterans can provide input and feedback.

• Three (3) years of progressive experience with demonstrated knowledge and expertise in program administration is strongly recommended.
• Experience in women's health is desired.

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· You will perform work as a certified Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic within the Division of Resource and Visitor Protection, operating independently to make patient care decisions.
· Respond to medical emergencies involving injured and ill persons, ranging from minor medical to life threatening emergencies in an out of hospital/field setting.
· Provide basic and advanced life support measures including I.V. therapy, drug therapy, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and advanced airway management in an out of hospital/field setting.
· Assist and mentor other park staff (AEMTs, EMTs, First Responders) in providing emergency medical services in the park.
· Operate and maintain the district's ambulance and related equipment.
· Cooperate with all EMS providers, including clinic staff, to provide medical care. Communicate with medical control to receive medical orders on patients.
· Assist in EMS training of park personnel at EMT refresher courses, EMS Endorsement, ambulance orientation, CPR, and other opportunities.
· Review park EMS run reports and assist with the parkwide quality assurance program.
· Provide assistance and input to the park EMS Coordinator on a variety of EMS issues.
· Operate Federal government vehicles.
· Complete all required medical forms and reports.
· May perform search and rescue, Wildland and Structural Fire, visitor assistance, and resource management work.

This job opportunity announcement will be used to fill one or more additional selections at anytime without notification.

Not all locations listed will be filling positions. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified if there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling
• Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients
• Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container
• Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure that the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained
• Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques
• Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugation, decanting and aliquoting, etc.
• Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures
• Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel
• Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose
• Processes specimens using complex instrumentation
• Packages and ships specimens to reference laboratories
• Performs sterilization on the autoclave, and cleans glassware and other reusable items
• Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests
• Perform other related duties as assigned

a. Customer Service
Shows courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers, and the public
Provides assistance to customers with questions or concerns, provides service recovery
b. Patient Care
Sets up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover
Handles instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently
Performs dental prophylaxis and periodontal maintenance procedures using hand and ultrasonic instruments to include gross debridement, curettage, scaling & root planning, tooth polishing & application of topical fluoride solutions.
Cleans dental prostheses, fixed and removable
Manages dental recall system, referring patients to the doctor for additional care when needed
Applies desensitizing and sealant materials
Administers localized antimicrobial agents in periodontal pockets when indicated.
Makes impressions for fluoride carrier trays
Administers topical and/or local anesthetic agents (per state license)Accomplishes all procedures within standard infection control protocols
Conducts head and neck examinations and complete intraoral inspection of the hard and soft tissue and seeks consultation with dentist to assess abnormal findings.
Keeps operatory supplied with all necessary equipment, instruments and disposable supplies needed for the proper treatment of patients.
c. Patient Education
Provides patient education appropriate to the veteran's needs and oral condition
Prepares and provides individual and group oral health care instruction to inpatients, outpatients, and caregivers
d. Dental Imaging
Images are characterized by diagnostic quality, accurately oriented and exposed
Dental imaging safety techniques are utilized, and retakes are minimized
e. Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization
Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning up operatory
Instruments are properly prepared for sterilization by SPD standards
Maintains integrity of instruments with proper routine sharpening and maintenance per manufacture instructions.
Instruments are prepared in a manner that does not delay clinical care
Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in exposing images
Wear appropriate protective attire and assure that the patient is provided eye protection during procedures.
f. Clerical Functions
Assists patients in scheduling appointments via VA scheduling software.
Assists in filling gaps in the schedule due to late cancellations and failed appointments
Charts findings, treatment plans, and treatment provided in patient records
Accurately codes for type of treatment administered, electronically, by way of VA charting system
g. Information Management
Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information
Follows computer security regulations
h. Patient Safety
Modifies care as appropriate for patient's age and abilities (patient transfer and position)Provides accurate and understandable instructions to patients
Participates in patient identification and time out per JCAHO requirements
Monitors patient condition during treatment, being alert for signs of physical distress
Performs procedures, such as medical and dental history review to search for evidence of past and present conditions which may complicate or alter dental hygiene treatment.
i. Employee Education
Complies with Employee Education requirements
Completes mandatory annual safety training sessions
Prepares and presents monthly Safety Training to Dental Service Staff

Work Schedule: Thursday-Friday 7:30-4pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Assesses the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans & family members to formulate & implement a treatment plan.
• Completes thorough assessments to determine the presenting problem, to determine in-home factors impacting the problem, & to determine obstacles to treatment &/or follow through with recommended treatments.
• Facilitates action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans & their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner.
• Implements treatment modalities to achieve treatment goals using judgement & skills in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
• Exercises a high level of skill in assessing & treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans.
• Completes assessments of psychosocial problems often at a time when the Veteran is experiencing crisis & include the provision of short-term, solution focused counseling with Veterans &/or their families.
• Establishes & maintains effective working relationships & communicates with Veterans, staff, & other parties as appropriate.
• Independently works with Veterans & their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, & psychosocial problems.
• Actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team & actively participate through collaboration with Veterans & family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members.
• Utilizes knowledge of community resources, makes referrals to the community & other government agencies as appropriate, & coordinates services.
• Acts as liaison between Veterans &/or their families, WCHCS, & community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services.
• Provides consultation & education to Veterans & their families regarding community resources, VA benefits & specialty programs, & advance directives.
• Independently conducts psychosocial assessments & treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, & other diversified backgrounds.
• Possesses a high level of skill & expertise to establish & maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic &/or their families.
• Independently completes thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans &/or their families.
• Utilizes knowledge of medical & mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures to formulate a treatment plan.
• Possesses a working knowledge & experience in use of medical & mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures.
• Provides case management with members of the outpatient interdisciplinary team & home & community-based services is provided to coordinate a collaborative effort to meet the agreed upon goals for a Veteran's treatment needs.
• Independently implements different treatment modalities in working with Veterans, families, & groups.
• Knowledge & ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide educational classes, &/or supportive groups for Veterans & families.
• Possesses skills & knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans & their families throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides consultation, education, & advocacy.
• Provides consultation to other treatment team & staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans &/or their families.
• Responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through continuing education & for ensuring continuing education appropriate to the area of assignment.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively, both orally & in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
• Responsible for supporting the mission, policies, & procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the appropriate Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), & the facility.
• Serves on committees, work groups, & task forces at the facility.
• Keeps their supervisor apprised of problems & recommended solutions to problems.
• Provides assistance with the orientation & learning of less experienced social workers & to serve as a preceptor for social work students.
• Demonstrates knowledge & skill in the use of software applications for drafting documents, data management, & other computer systems.
• Maintains a level of productivity & quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment & consistent with Joint Commission & facility standards.

• Assesses the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans & family members to formulate & implement a treatment plan.
• Completes thorough assessments to determine the presenting problem, to determine in-home factors impacting the problem, & to determine obstacles to treatment &/or follow through with recommended treatments.
• Facilitates action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans & their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner.
• Implements treatment modalities to achieve treatment goals using judgement & skills in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
• Exercises a high level of skill in assessing & treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans.
• Completes assessments of psychosocial problems often at a time when the Veteran is experiencing crisis & include the provision of short-term, solution focused counseling with Veterans &/or their families.
• Establishes & maintains effective working relationships & communicates with Veterans, staff, & other parties as appropriate.
• Independently works with Veterans & their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, & psychosocial problems.
• Actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team & actively participate through collaboration with Veterans & family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members.
• Utilizes knowledge of community resources, makes referrals to the community & other government agencies as appropriate, & coordinates services.
• Acts as liaison between Veterans &/or their families, WCHCS, & community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services.
• Provides consultation & education to Veterans & their families regarding community resources, VA benefits & specialty programs, & advance directives.
• Independently conducts psychosocial assessments & treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, & other diversified backgrounds.
• Possesses a high level of skill & expertise to establish & maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic &/or their families.
• Independently completes thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans &/or their families.
• Utilizes knowledge of medical & mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures to formulate a treatment plan.
• Possesses a working knowledge & experience in use of medical & mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures.
• Provides case management with members of the outpatient interdisciplinary team & home & community-based services is provided to coordinate a collaborative effort to meet the agreed upon goals for a Veteran's treatment needs.
• Independently implements different treatment modalities in working with Veterans, families, & groups.
• Knowledge & ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide educational classes, &/or supportive groups for Veterans & families.
• Possesses skills & knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans & their families throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides consultation, education, & advocacy.
• Provides consultation to other treatment team & staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans &/or their families.
• Responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through continuing education & for ensuring continuing education appropriate to the area of assignment.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively, both orally & in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
• Responsible for supporting the mission, policies, & procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the appropriate Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), & the facility.
• Serves on committees, work groups, & task forces at the facility.
• Keeps their supervisor apprised of problems & recommended solutions to problems.
• Provides assistance with the orientation & learning of less experienced social workers & to serve as a preceptor for social work students.
• Demonstrates knowledge & skill in the use of software applications for drafting documents, data management, & other computer systems.
• Maintains a level of productivity & quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment & consistent with Joint Commission & facility standards.

Included but are not limited to:

• Implementing an effective and ongoing performance improvement program to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality, safety and appropriateness of care delivered to patients.
• Aligns Quality, Safety and Value with leadership roles, strategic planning and organizational culture.
• Aggregates data and participates in budget process to plan for current, emerging and future resource requirements (human, financial materiel and/or informational) based on Veteran care systems that produce high quality outcomes.
• Provides leadership in addressing ethical issues that impact the patient and staff in, or beyond, the organization and the local health care community

• 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.

The facility Privacy/FOIA Officer has oversight for the data governance program and initiatives in the VHA Medical Center or Healthcare System and its supporting catchment area. The position makes unique facility-level determinations about disclosures, issuance of denials, redactions, access, use and dissemination of federal agency records. The position formulates policy, ensures compliance with federal and state laws and conducts thorough research of federal implementing regulations.

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

• Implements unique policies and procedures to manage agency information, providing assistance and services to the general public and an organization, agency or facility staff members;
• Supports developing a local level strategy for data governance, which includes leading from the executive office and creating a unique program that includes diverse processes and specific policies which are independent of other facilities;
• Monitors and covers all aspects of the collection, use, dissemination, disclosure and destruction of information within an organization, agency or facility;
• Develops and integrates policy based processes, roles and controls that influences how data is created, collected, used, stored and destroyed throughout the organization;
• Adjudicates complex privacy and FOIA decisions that affect employees, customers and commercial businesses in the absence of supervision;
• Performs in-depth legal research that pertains to both federal and state statutes to render expertise, provide solutions and facilitate corrective action;
• Safeguards information while supporting accountability and transparency initiatives;
• Analyzes all of the interrelated issues that affect the privacy/FOIA program and plans and conducts monitoring activities which measure the overall level of operational compliance by the facility;
• Teaches and trains employees on general data protection procedures and detailed service specific practices for daily operations and uses technology to provide required privacy/FOIA training and supplemental education;
• Performs assessment of privacy-related risks associated with business activities that involve processing of personal and sensitive data;
• Investigates non-compliance of privacy related issues at all levels of an organization, agency or facility and outside of these entities when information is involved;
• Strengthens and sustains the operational life cycle of the privacy/FOIA program by developing a communication strategy that fosters awareness for both internal and external partners to improve compliance, provide training and engage the public.
• Ensures that organization, agency or facility correspondence for data governance is transparent, timely, accurate and complete in response to requests for information from the general-public, Congressional representatives, law enforcement, courts and commercial business.
• Creates a communications process and tools that are flexible, customizable and interactive to address unique compliance challenges and educational/training needs.

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• 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.
• Current 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.