Total 35 Maintenance / Repair job vacancies in Montgomery County, 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.

• Prepares phlebotomy site for proper specimen collection.
• Conveys to the patient the intention of performing a phlebotomy while showing understanding and empathy for the patient's condition.
• Ensures proper identification of patients as shown on physician forms.
• Follow proper procedures in the storage and disposal of needles and syringes.
• Trains employees (laboratory, nursing staff and medical laboratory technician students) on venipuncture, capillary puncture, bleeding times, etc.
• Maintains adequate stockage of supplies for the Bleeding room.
• Contacts proper medical staff to inform them of problems that may arise in working with the patients.
• Assists the receptionist in accessing and scheduling patients and in providing instructions for testing.
• Collects and tabulates monthly data for the Medical Expense Performance Reporting System (MEPRS) for workload recording.

DUTIES:

• Initiation of orders for pharmaceutical and supply items through the Prime Vendor or other mandatory sources; assuring adherence to federal purchase contracts and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market purchases, assuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation and analysis, funds control, receiving shipments of goods, assuring compliance with storage requirements for pharmaceutical items, and liaison with company representatives and managerial staff
• The incumbent will also review or prepare documents and reports regarding financial status, procurement issues, or inventory; verify or abstract information contained in various documents and reports; maintain various procurement files; and resolve discrepancies in shipments, payments, or other documentation
• The position requires the ability to function independently and requires exceptional skill in oral and written modes of communication.
• Has operational responsibility for ongoing inventories of drug products and pharmaceutical supplies and their procurement. Cost-effective turnover must be consistently identified and maintained. As a result, he/she must possess a thorough knowledge and understanding of procurement sources (i.e., prime vendor, open market, government excess, posted stock, and local), VA manual and associate circular procedures, and hospital procurement policies and procedures. Display a thorough understanding of policies, procedures, basic accounting and budgetary skills, the incumbent assures that pharmaceuticals and supplies are procured and maintained in the most cost- effective manner
• Works closely with appropriate staff (administrators, information technologists, supervisory, pharmacists, and other procurement technicians) to ensure seamless operation of the Drug Accountability Program. Resolves issues relating to drug accountability; identifies problems and corrects or elevates them to the appropriate level.
• Has knowledge of specifications and characteristics of a wide variety of prosthetic and supply items which Pharmacy supplies to outpatients. These include, but are not limited to colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy bags (and associated products), irrigation sets and bags, IV solutions/bags, internal and external urinary catheters, syringes, needles, and bandages.
• Determines, establishes, and modifies, as necessary, appropriate ordering intervals, inventory levels, most efficient/effective ordering quantities, sources of supply, etc., based on current financial conditions in pharmacy, seasonal variations in drug usage, changing patterns of medical practice, delivery time requirements, urgency of medical need, alternative sources of availability, etc. Maintains contact with vendors to get status of orders and expedite delivery
• Takes a lead role ln preparation, performance, reporting and analysis of periodic inventories of pharmaceutical and supply items as instructed by management with intent to maintain inventory turn performance that meets or exceeds VISN and National goals and expectations
• Processes outdated, unusable, and excess inventory for return to respective manufacturers or contracted waste company. This is accomplished on a regular, scheduled, basis, may involve numerous different manufacturers, and requires follow-up review to assure receipt of merchandise, credits, etc
• Performs related duties such as rotating stock when new orders arrive to minimize waste due to expiration and assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the Pharmacy.

DUTIES:

• Initiation of orders for pharmaceutical and supply items through the Prime Vendor or other mandatory sources; assuring adherence to federal purchase contracts and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market purchases, assuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation and analysis, funds control, receiving shipments of goods, assuring compliance with storage requirements for pharmaceutical items, and liaison with company representatives and managerial staff
• The incumbent will also review or prepare documents and reports regarding financial status, procurement issues, or inventory; verify or abstract information contained in various documents and reports; maintain various procurement files; and resolve discrepancies in shipments, payments, or other documentation
• The position requires the ability to function independently and requires exceptional skill in oral and written modes of communication.
• Has operational responsibility for ongoing inventories of drug products and pharmaceutical supplies and their procurement. Cost-effective turnover must be consistently identified and maintained. As a result, he/she must possess a thorough knowledge and understanding of procurement sources (i.e., prime vendor, open market, government excess, posted stock, and local), VA manual and associate circular procedures, and hospital procurement policies and procedures. Display a thorough understanding of policies, procedures, basic accounting and budgetary skills, the incumbent assures that pharmaceuticals and supplies are procured and maintained in the most cost- effective manner
• Works closely with appropriate staff (administrators, information technologists, supervisory, pharmacists, and other procurement technicians) to ensure seamless operation of the Drug Accountability Program. Resolves issues relating to drug accountability; identifies problems and corrects or elevates them to the appropriate level.
• Has knowledge of specifications and characteristics of a wide variety of prosthetic and supply items which Pharmacy supplies to outpatients. These include, but are not limited to colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy bags (and associated products), irrigation sets and bags, IV solutions/bags, internal and external urinary catheters, syringes, needles, and bandages.
• Determines, establishes, and modifies, as necessary, appropriate ordering intervals, inventory levels, most efficient/effective ordering quantities, sources of supply, etc., based on current financial conditions in pharmacy, seasonal variations in drug usage, changing patterns of medical practice, delivery time requirements, urgency of medical need, alternative sources of availability, etc. Maintains contact with vendors to get status of orders and expedite delivery
• Takes a lead role ln preparation, performance, reporting and analysis of periodic inventories of pharmaceutical and supply items as instructed by management with intent to maintain inventory turn performance that meets or exceeds VISN and National goals and expectations
• Processes outdated, unusable, and excess inventory for return to respective manufacturers or contracted waste company. This is accomplished on a regular, scheduled, basis, may involve numerous different manufacturers, and requires follow-up review to assure receipt of merchandise, credits, etc
• Performs related duties such as rotating stock when new orders arrive to minimize waste due to expiration and assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the Pharmacy.

VAEKHCS is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

Incumbent responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Preparing, reviewing, and processing financial documents regarding purchase orders, travel authorizations, temporary receipts, payments, and miscellaneous accounting documents.
Review and necessary action in connection to daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting reports to ensure timely and accurate completion.
Ensuring accounting elements are correct on funding documents and verify compliance with VHA Financial regulations.
Reviewing and processing incoming daily Finance business.
Reviewing and clearing rejected documents in IFCAP and FMS per VHA prescribed deadline(s).
Completion of assigned reconciliations in accordance with VHA Financial regulation.
Routinely following up on undelivered purchase orders, aged payables, aged credit card orders, and aged VISTA running balance transactions to include submitting corrections and recommended actions.
Correctly documenting and processing journal vouchers, public vouchers, and other transactional Finance data.
Collecting and compiling accounting data in a meaningful reporting format, as needed.
Properly documenting and processing Agent Cashier business such as temporary receipts for cash, check or money order, collecting payment history data, customer service in relation to billing inquiries, debit vouchers, OCTNET scanning and reporting and replenishments in accordance with VHA Financial regulations.
Supporting Accountants, Chief Accountant, AFO and CFO by maintaining various support duties.
Provide assistance with obligating, Beneficial Travel inquiries, Employee Travel accommodations, Agent Cashier coverage, Accounts Payable audit, and Accounts Receivable.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD09154-A and PD09155-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

(1) Receipt and Accountability of federal property: Analyzes possible redistribution of equipment through transfer, loan or assignment. Reviews and processes external as well as internal loans/leases that may impact readiness or mission requirements. Processes and accounts for through agency coordination the in coming and outgoing federal property assignment. Processes and tracks equipment changes in Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) or Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA). Process electronic requests for TDA and MTOE changes through NGB to DA to achieve the actual Letter of Authorization (LOA). Reviews and requests LOA for Discretionary items, Commercial non-Standard items, Common Table of Allowance (CTA) items, and non-Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system. Monitors and maintains tracking and accountability of all Rapid Fielding Initiatives within the state or unit of assignment. Reviews all commercial requests for property, Procurement Web (PR WEB), Delivery Orders for authorizations. Performs extensive fact finding, investigating and recommends corrective action to resolve problems. Coordinates with Force Integration Readiness Officer and establishes a suspense file for equipment authorizations awaiting MTOE/TDA/CTA changes. Manages receipt documents for the Total Package Fielding, Rapid Fielding Initiative and Special Procured federal property from any source.

(2) Property Redistribution: Works with units assigned in dealing with distribution and redistribution of Equipment and Assets. Redistributes Equipment intra and inter state. Using redistribution programs and standard logistics STAMIS programs and guidance from NGB, DA and LOGSA initiates actions for proper transfer and movement.

(3) Property Asset Reporting: Performs Quarterly Equipment on hand analysis by unit identification code (UIC) to improve equipment accountability to ensure all UIC units are validated on. Manages and analyzes the Unique Item Tracking (UIT) reports to LOGSA for sensitive and high visibility assets. Coordinates all activities for Property Book officers when there is a UIC that is located in multiple states.

(4) Reconciliations: Validates state asset visibility and accountability of federal assets using PBUSE. Initiates and recommends unit visits for performance of reconciliations. Assists with and monitors posting as the result of unit reconciliations (Annual, change of PBO or change of Command). Provides expertise, recommendations and training directly to Property Book Officers, Supply Personnel or Unit Personnel for property accountability procedures. Resolves inventory problems and where items may be lost or damaged and is must be able to use judgment as applicable regulations may be ambiguous.

(5) Mobilization and Support Responsibilities: Reviews, validates and establishes accountability for mobilizing units and organizations. Performs inventories, site visits and coordination with the state mobilization office to insure accountability and proper property books are established for deploying activities.

(6) Customer Support: Processes PBUSE reject reports, performs S-Tops system administration, updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) internally and for UIC units, initiates Letters of Instruction to units and organizations, processes and manages Standard Study Number-Line Item Number Automated Management and Integrating System (SLAMIS) transactions. Process unit and activity requests for Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC). Prepares state, NGB, DA and DOD directed reports that deal with property accountability and visibility.

(7) Performs a wide range of supply actions to accomplish required duties. Uses multiple supply systems and supply data files.

(8) Performs other duties as assigned.

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.