Total 32 Maintenance / Repair job vacancies in Annapolis, Maryland

In this position, you will:

• Develops optical and electrical particle characterization methods and applies those methods to reference materials of interest to the biopharmaceutical community, and oversees operation of an X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) laboratory to provide surface characterization capabilities to researchers from multiple NIST divisions.
• Conducts reference material method development and operations of XPS laboratory with minimal management supervision.
• Scope of XPS tasks include development and maintenance of instrument capabilities, training of and guidance to users, monitoring instrument performance, initiating necessary corrective actions, promoting safe operations, and communicating instrument issues with users, thereby ensuring continued quality and availability of XPS instrument to NIST user group.
• Conducts research in particle characterization and XPS characterization of surfaces, leading to reference materials or contributions to papers that support industrial applications in these areas.

• Operates one or more types of heavy equipment to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on such projects as breaking new ground for trails, roads, airfields, or other construction sites.
• Troubleshoots hard-to-locate problems, identifies defects and causes of mechanical problems to determine type and extent of necessary repairs to a variety of heavy mobile vehicles and equipment.
• Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Drives one or more types of light trucks, such as pickup trucks, panel trucks, and flatbed trucks to transport supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Loads, unloads, separates, stacks, and carries materials, supplies, and packages weighing from 80 to 100 pounds (36 to 45 kilograms) or more.

• Employee serves as passport and visa specialist with responsibility in directing the work operations be carried out in the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Passport and Visa Office.
• Serves as the primary source of information for individuals, commanders, and other personnel regarding passport and visa application policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Provides guidance's from the Foreign Clearance Guide and applicable travel regulations concerning entry and exit requirements.
• Serves as the Passports and Visa specialist for AMC and associated Air Force Reserve and National Guard units and civilian personnel in support of operational readiness and Special Air Missions.

• Maintains an online inventory of supplies and is fully responsible for determining minimum stock levels.
• Reviews requisitions and revises quantities ordered based on the number of items on hand, and orders substitutions when items are not available.
• Receives, verifies, and signs shipping documents for all merchandise acquired and is responsible for verifying the quantity and condition of merchandise ordered against purchase documents.
• Investigates and reconciles discrepancies relating to actions such as receipt control, stock control, and inventory adjustments.

The incumbent performs the following duties:

• Directs the work of others to provide timely service for patient testing. Plans work schedule of subordinates to insure blood drawing and sterile urine collection coverage on all nursing units, outpatient clinics, central accessioning and processing allowing for unexpected changes in workload considering shortages in staff and emergency situations which demand that strict deadlines are met.
• Coordinates with area supervisors and the Chief of Phlebotomy, in handling day-to-day problems and solutions to unusual problems. Communicates with patients, doctors, head nurses, and other nursing staff on a daily basis to provide pickup service to the nursing units. Contacts nursing and laboratory personnel when mutual problems arise regarding the quality or promptness of specimen collection. Investigates complaints received regarding the collection and/or delivery of specimens.
• Provides input on annual evaluations of members of the team which is reviewed by the supervisor and Chief of Phlebotomy. Recommends awards, step increases, reprimands, separations, or recognitions for outstanding performance of team members. Counsels and makes recommendation for personnel actions. Accounts for the attendance and floor assignments during duty hours in order to ensure prompt and efficient services within the Clinical Center and the Outpatient Clinics.
• Performs complex accessioning routines required by the update of the laboratory information system (LIS) to match tests requested to number and type of specimen tubes received in order to properly account for all orders on the patient. The sophistication of the LIS requires additional clerical work in obtaining the proper labels for tests and in maintaining the paper transmittal sheets for easy retrieval.
• Enters orders into the Clinical Research Information system (CRIS) for outpatients according to the complex research protocols requirements. This requires clerical duties to match handwritten orders to the patient visit and entry of the appropriate request in the CRIS.
• Trains members of the Phlebotomy Service in the accessioning and processing functions as well as higher grade Medical Technologists from other Services within the Department of Laboratory Medicine to accession and process specimens for evening, night, and weekend coverage. Instructs users to access the Clinical Research Information system (CRIS) and to enter test results and order comments into the computer.
• Instructs phlebotomists regarding specimen acceptability based on sufficient volume of specimen for the test(s) requested, proper container, transport media, and other conditions. If the specimen is not sufficient, incumbent contacts the requesting physician to see if there are any particular preferences for certain tests over others; incumbent makes sure the preferred tests are performed first.

• You will advise multi-disciplinary teams on facility development products or services to ensure successful project execution.
• You will evaluate engineering design, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of utilities equipment and systems to resolve any issues in a timely matter.
• You will resolve engineering problems with architectural and engineering contractors, experts from other engineering functions, and co-workers.
• You will write documentation to resolve disagreements concerning facilities engineering issues.
• You will be working on a multi-discipline team of engineers and architects to create plans and specifications for design build Requests for Proposals and facilities projects.
• You will apply knowledge of the concepts and practices associated with all aspects of the technical design and development process utilizing designs and drawings, modeling, prototyping, and production of mechanical systems and equipment.

Major Duties may Include:

• Outpatient coding: Must be able to code and close outpatient encounters at the sustained rate of seventy (70) encounters per workday
• Inpatient coding: Must be able to code and close inpatient treatment files with PRO fees at the sustained rate of 9 records per workday. Must be able to code and close inpatient treatment files without PRO fees at the sustained rate of 13 records per workday
• Surgical coding: Must be able to code and close surgical cases at the standard rate of 25 cases per workday.
• Identifies the principal diagnosis and principal procedure (when applicable) for every inpatient discharge; also identifies significant complications and/or co-morbidities treated or impacting treatment to correctly determine the proper Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). Upon patient admission to the Community Living Center/Nursing Home Care Unit, codes the admission diagnosis for use by unit staff. All diagnoses and procedure codes are selected from the current version of the ICD coding system.
• Conducts re-reviews of codes abstracted for patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) identified by the VERA committee to determine if based on the documentation the specific VERA coding requirements were followed; corrects coding as needed to ensure proper patient classification in the VERA program.
• Codes inpatient professional fee services for identified inpatient admissions in support of the Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program. Code selection is based upon strict compliance with regulatory fraud and abuse guidelines and VA specific guidance for optimum allowable reimbursement.
• Establishes the primary and secondary diagnosis and procedure codes for billable outpatient encounters following applicable regulations, instructions, and requirements for allowable reimbursement; links the appropriate diagnosis to the procedure and/or determines level of Evaluation & Management service provided. Understands the nuances of the CPT coding system for Third Party Insurance cost recovery and accurately interprets instructional notations; bundles encounters when appropriate; identifies non-billable encounters.
• Codes all Operating Room procedures reported in the Surgical Package of the VistA hospital system; applies ICD and CPT coding guidelines and selects proper codes using the current code set and the encoder product suite; ensures all procedures file to the appropriate Patient Care Encounter (PCE); adds Anesthesia and Pathology codes to the PCE encounter for all billable surgical cases.
• Updates codes for current inpatient and Contract Nursing Home admissions for quarterly census and as directed for billable long stay admissions to reflect all patient conditions and care up to the census date or to the requested billing date.
• Reviews and codes assigned Fee Service patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) using the paper or electronic documentation obtained from non-VA facilities such as Community Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, military facilities, etc.
• Codes diagnoses from paper forms for VA registries such as Agent Orange, Ionizing Radiation, Persian Gulf, Prisoner of War, etc.

Major Duties may Include:

• Outpatient coding: Must be able to code and close outpatient encounters at the sustained rate of seventy (70) encounters per workday
• Inpatient coding: Must be able to code and close inpatient treatment files with PRO fees at the sustained rate of 9 records per workday. Must be able to code and close inpatient treatment files without PRO fees at the sustained rate of 13 records per workday
• Surgical coding: Must be able to code and close surgical cases at the standard rate of 25 cases per workday.
• Identifies the principal diagnosis and principal procedure (when applicable) for every inpatient discharge; also identifies significant complications and/or co-morbidities treated or impacting treatment to correctly determine the proper Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). Upon patient admission to the Community Living Center/Nursing Home Care Unit, codes the admission diagnosis for use by unit staff. All diagnoses and procedure codes are selected from the current version of the ICD coding system.
• Conducts re-reviews of codes abstracted for patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) identified by the VERA committee to determine if based on the documentation the specific VERA coding requirements were followed; corrects coding as needed to ensure proper patient classification in the VERA program.
• Codes inpatient professional fee services for identified inpatient admissions in support of the Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program. Code selection is based upon strict compliance with regulatory fraud and abuse guidelines and VA specific guidance for optimum allowable reimbursement.
• Establishes the primary and secondary diagnosis and procedure codes for billable outpatient encounters following applicable regulations, instructions, and requirements for allowable reimbursement; links the appropriate diagnosis to the procedure and/or determines level of Evaluation & Management service provided. Understands the nuances of the CPT coding system for Third Party Insurance cost recovery and accurately interprets instructional notations; bundles encounters when appropriate; identifies non-billable encounters.
• Codes all Operating Room procedures reported in the Surgical Package of the VistA hospital system; applies ICD and CPT coding guidelines and selects proper codes using the current code set and the encoder product suite; ensures all procedures file to the appropriate Patient Care Encounter (PCE); adds Anesthesia and Pathology codes to the PCE encounter for all billable surgical cases.
• Updates codes for current inpatient and Contract Nursing Home admissions for quarterly census and as directed for billable long stay admissions to reflect all patient conditions and care up to the census date or to the requested billing date.
• Reviews and codes assigned Fee Service patient encounters (inpatient and outpatient) using the paper or electronic documentation obtained from non-VA facilities such as Community Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, military facilities, etc.
• Codes diagnoses from paper forms for VA registries such as Agent Orange, Ionizing Radiation, Persian Gulf, Prisoner of War, etc.

• Provide highly specialized nursing care to patients, including critically ill patients.
• Assessing patient condition based upon observation, examination and/or interview, physician's diagnosis, laboratory findings, age-related issues, and other pertinent information.
• Identify, document, implement, and formulate complex plans to meet patient care needs and to continually revise goals and/or objectives, according to changes in patient status.
• Respond decisively to life-threatening changes in patient's condition.
• Administer a wide variety of rapid-acting, highly potent, and/or potentially lethal IV fluids and medications, calculating drug dosages and administering medications using age-appropriate guidelines.
• Assist with complex nursing and diagnostic procedures and/or be responsible for advanced cardiac life support efforts until a physician arrives.
• Operate and/or monitor the performance of sophisticated equipment, used in the care of critically ill patients.
• Communicate pertinent patient/family information to the health care team.
• Provide education and support to patients and their family members.

Responsible for the maintenance and repair of the institution buildings and structures, through the supervision of inmate workers.

Supervises and trains inmate workers in various phases associated with the construction, repair, maintenance, and renovation of buildings and related structures, grounds, fixtures and utilities, requiring the use of a variety of trade practices such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, cement work, painting, welding, roofing, and other related trades.

Responsible for design and development of plans, specifications and blueprint drawings.

Responsible for adhering to safety procedures for hazardous material handling, OSHA requirements, and environmental issues.

Responsible for the ordering and purchasing of all material/equipment needed to perform assigned projects.

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.

This is an open continuous announcement. The open period is 12 months. Applications will be reviewed on the established cut-off dates: 14 days - every 45 days after-

NOTE: The period of eligibility for applications is through each cut-off date. The agency will issue a list of eligible applicants at each cut-off date to hiring officials within the period of eligibility. Applicants will not need to reapply to be considered.

If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', or 'not qualified'. If this occurs, you are eligible to reapply to a future cut-off date.

As a Physical Science Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Support spacecraft missions which provide critical global environmental data that supports National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) strategic mission goals (Climate adaptation and mitigation; weather ready nation; healthy oceans; and resilient coastal communities and economies).
• Review, analyze and initiate command and control for a mission ground computer system for a satellite constellation.
• Support newly launched satellites, satellites maneuvers, and other required special operations through the use of computers, computer programs and databases.
• Implement satellite ground system programs for more efficient resource use and for efficiency of operations.

Note: The duties above are described at the full performance level of ZT-4; the ZT-3 is developmental leading to such performance.

This is an open continuous announcement. The open period is 12 months. Applications will be reviewed on the established cut-off dates: 14 days - every 45 days after-

NOTE: The period of eligibility for applications is through each cut-off date. The agency will issue a list of eligible applicants at each cut-off date to hiring officials within the period of eligibility. Applicants will not need to reapply to be considered.

If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', or 'not qualified'. If this occurs, you are eligible to reapply to a future cut-off date.

As a Physical Science Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Support spacecraft missions which provide critical global environmental data that supports National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) strategic mission goals (Climate adaptation and mitigation; weather ready nation; healthy oceans; and resilient coastal communities and economies).
• Review, analyze and initiate command and control for a mission ground computer system for a satellite constellation.
• Support newly launched satellites, satellites maneuvers, and other required special operations through the use of computers, computer programs and databases.
• Implement satellite ground system programs for more efficient resource use and for efficiency of operations.

• Provide comprehensive program management, expert assistance, advice, direction, implementation of quality improvement processes and oversight of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs.
• Coordinate of all training; plans, manages, and coordinates clinical training rotations for interns, residents, and fellows, while adherence to all Department of Defense guidelines, and regulations.
• Manage and maintain the accreditation processes; utilizes comprehensive knowledge of program-specific requirements, institutional requirements and the inspection cycle.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of all GME informatics systems to ensure program and trainee information is professional and accrediting applications is kept current.
• Monitor changes in trainee performance and status to track areas where additional training is needed.
• Develop and manage the operational training budget.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, using the Defense Travel System and inputs time and attendance for interns, residents, and fellows, using the Defense Medical Human Resources System - internet.
• Maintain intern, resident, and fellows records.
• Utilize automated healthcare systems for rotation block scheduling, duty hour tracking, residency related evaluations to include building of evaluation templates (staff surveys, 360 evaluations, Chief Resident surveys), resident training contracts.
• Utilize Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Web Accreditation Data System (ADS) to review changes or updates in the GME program(s) policies and/or procedures.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-7. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Museum Technician (History), you will:

• Ensure inventory information is accurate in the collections management system and manage physical conditions of the collection.
• Use digital camera(s) and/or scanner(s), creates clear, appropriate digital images for a wide variety of artifacts and collection records following standard museum and NARA guidelines.
• Complete assigned tasks related to exhibit research, object selection, and text editing and formatting, as needed.
• Gather data for reporting and develop and create content for social media platforms.
• Apply agency-wide and site-specific methods and standards for accessioning and cataloging, including numbering, description, object labeling, and other associated tasks for museum holdings.

In this position, you will: