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This is a career ladder progression position; the duties described below are at the GS-11 level. If selected at a grade below GS-11, the incumbent will serve in a developmental capacity, wherein the work is less complex in nature and the supervisor, or a senior level employee provides specific instruction and guidance. At the GS-11 grade level, the incumbent:

• Independently conducts a wide variety of onsite safety and health inspections and investigations of mining operations as applicable, mills, preparation plants and related facilities.
• Prepares written reports of inspections and investigations, issuing citations and orders for violations found during examinations.
• Promotes safety and health among mine operators and workers by directing and participating in safety and health training programs, meetings, demonstrations, mine rescue competitions, and related activities.
• Provides technical advice and guidance to mine operators to help them solve problems and comply with mine safety and health requirements.
• Assists mine operators in the planning of modifications to improve and/or correct deficiencies in the operation such as selecting and installing new equipment and changing materials or methods.
• Promotes safety and health among mine operators and workers by directing and participating in safety and health training programs, meetings, demonstrations, mine rescue competitions, and related activities.
• Serves as a MSHA representative and information source on mine safety and health.
• Testifies at judicial hearings regarding notices of violations and orders of withdrawal.

Work Environment: The incumbent inspects and/or investigates both surface and underground mining operations as applicable, which is a very hazardous and stressful work environment surrounded by a high risk of exposure to potentially dangerous situations. In addition to the characteristically dark, wet, and cramped environment, underground mines contain noxious gases and fumes, and the danger of potentially explosive dust or gases, electrical fires, roof falls, and exposure to radiation.

• Utilize diagnostic tools to obtain vital signs during patient intake process.
• Assist physician with minor procedures, surgeries, and/or treatments according to patient care plan.
• Perform administrative duties such as appointment management and patient check-in when necessary.
• Provide patients with after-care procedures and recommendations from physician.
• Enter patient data health into electronic health records system.

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

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides advanced or detailed patient assessment, conducting systematic physical examination to determine treatment methods used which may include invasive procedures, electro cardiology procedures, advanced and invasive airway procedures and administers medications and solutions orally or intravenously.
• Controls and extinguishes fires, operates hose lines, makes forced entries, ventilates structures, performs or assists in rescue operations, uses a variety of hand tools, hydraulic tools and portable fire extinguishers.
• Drives and operates motorized firefighting and rescue vehicles.
• Performs hazardous materials response such as stops or controls release, employs hazard and risk assessment techniques.
• Assists in incident critiques and debriefings.
• Prepares incident reports and documentation.
• Performs daily preventative maintenance inspections of apparatus and equipment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Makes observations and thoroughly documents care and the patient's response. Appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing the Primary Care Clinic RN Care Manager, Primary Care Clinics Nurse Manager, or medical provider of changes in the patient's condition requiring higher-level intervention.
• The LPN performs, reports, and records assigned nursing care in the Primary Care Clinics, including, but not limited to:
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Medication administration
  • Clinical reminders as indicated
  • Check expiration dates of meds and supplies
  • Delegated procedures and treatments
  • Documentation
  • Performs EKGs as indicated
  • Performs diagnostic procedures such as EKGs, vital signs and blood glucose
    testing
• Adheres to standards of practice and safe technique in preparation and administration of medication.
• Demonstrates understanding of age- and population-specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the Veteran.
• Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance, and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
• Based on the patient's goals, provides patient and family health education, to include self-management, prevention, and wellness.
• Interacts and communicates appropriately with patients and family members.
• Demonstrates professional behavior (i.e., respect, civility, ability to accept constructive
  criticism), effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Promotes a positive patient- centered environment.
• Adheres to principles of infection control, safety, and universal precautions.
• Incumbent possesses knowledge of proper handling and pre-cleaning of reusable
  medical equipment.
• Demonstrates competence utilizing special equipment needed to perform job duties.
• Follows policy and procedures related to fire and disaster drills, safety, and security
  measures.
• Demonstrates initiative in assisting the functioning of the Primary Care Clinics.
• Assists in the orientation and competency validation of students, peers, and clerical
  staff.
• Maintains confidentiality of electronic, written, and/or verbal patient information.
• Maintains a work environment that honors diversity.
• Serves as a resource and advocate in the protection of patient and family rights.
• Completes mandatory reviews, including motivational interviewing, in order to promote
  patient self-management toward individualized life plan of care.
• Supports patient-driven care in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner, using evidence-based principles.
• Promotes patient and personnel safety.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items;
• Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
• Selects and places correct items on patient trays
• Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets
• Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items
• designated by the menu
• Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary;
• Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian;
• Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes;
• Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts;
• Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluating the work of subordinate staff.
• Resolving complex problems to ensure patient services are met.
• Evaluating new products, equipment, and systems to make recommendations for improved operations.
• Identifying educational or training needs.
• Making final decisions on hiring selections.
• Evaluating performance, and taking disciplinary action when necessary.
• Administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the subordinate lead, and MSA's activities.
• Responsible for extracting and analyzing data to provide reports to senior management in support of tracking measures.

• Develops implements, evaluates and revises the service unit patient care coordination and case management program for nursing service.
• Collaborates with primary care providers, clinic nurses, public health nursing, case management and social services to ensure that the patent's care needs are done in a timely and cost effective manner to maximize each visit.
• Manages all clinic visits and follow-up visits through coordination with multi-disciplinary teams of physicians, nursing personnel, social workers, physical therapists, etc.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the patient care coordination process by reviewing charts of patients to determine if documentation is present.

• Coordinates the available resources by identifying, mobilizing and utilizing those resources to meet the patient's needs and clinical outcomes.
• Develops a plan of care for patients, utilizing the nursing process.
• Ensures specialty consultative referrals are processed.
• Coordinates appointments for patients with consultants and services both within and outside the Indian Health Service.
• Communicates with provider regarding patient needs.
• Makes referrals for patients who need a primary care provider assignment.
• Collaborates with Purchased Referred Care (PRC) to ensure patients who are transferred out of the facility are transitioned back into the facility as appropriate.

• Develops implements, evaluates and revises the service unit patient care coordination and case management program for nursing service.
• Collaborates with primary care providers, clinic nurses, public health nursing, case management and social services to ensure that the patent's care needs are done in a timely and cost effective manner to maximize each visit.
• Manages all clinic visits and follow-up visits through coordination with multi-disciplinary teams of physicians, nursing personnel, social workers, physical therapists, etc.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the patient care coordination process by reviewing charts of patients to determine if documentation is present.
• Coordinates the available resources by identifying, mobilizing and utilizing those resources to meet the patient's needs and clinical outcomes.
• Develops a plan of care for patients, utilizing the nursing process.
• Ensures specialty consultative referrals are processed.
• Coordinates appointments for patients with consultants and services both within and outside the Indian Health Service.
• Communicates with provider regarding patient needs.
• Makes referrals for patients who need a primary care provider assignment.
• Collaborates with Purchased Referred Care (PRC) to ensure patients who are transferred out of the facility are transitioned back into the facility as appropriate.

• Independently prepare all types of food for regular and modified diets.
• Prepare, cook, season, and portion food for all meals so that the completed food products are ready at the appropriate temperature and time and are visually appealing to customers.
• Prepare menu items using special or difficult recipes that require numerous interrelated steps, many ingredients, and lengthy preparation time.
• Calculate and determine serving portions from quantities of food issued to include meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, fruits, sauces, and gravies for regular and modified diets.
• Coordinate the cooking of items prepared by other cooks at one or more work centers.
• Grill eggs, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broil meats; make cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
• Use a variety of methods to prepare meats, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling.
• Slice meat items by hand, confirming to specific size requirements or weight specifications.
• Prepare fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bake frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin batters.
• Prepare and heat convenience items, and prepare pureed foods and adjust consistency with thickeners.
• Wash, peel, and cut fruits and vegetables; assemble and mix salad ingredients and dessert items, including gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
• Make a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries.
• Test and evaluate new food products.
• Develop and modify standardized recipes.
• Advise lower grade food service workers and cooks on tray assembly issues, dishwashing procedures, and quality control issues, such as plating techniques, tray arrangements, and practices to maintain temperatures.

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Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide comfort measures and activities of daily living during clinic visits.
• Perform the following procedures: takes digital photos, performs complex- dressing changes, wound management, urostomy, ileostomy, and colostomy care, tracheal and nasopharyngeal suction, suprapubic catheter care, designated urological procedures, and specialized dermatological procedures.
• Insertion of indwelling/intermittent catheters.
• Collection of laboratory specimens (urine, blood, culture and sensitivity).
• Assist with specialized outpatient exams during gynecological, otolaryngeal and ophthalmology visits.
• Perform tonometry and visual screening acuity measurements.
• Maintain and determine an adequate supply of medications and supplies
• Administer Vaccine according to directives and facility policy. Complete request for Lipid Blood work.
• Verbalize knowledge of and demonstrate sufficient interviewing skills to elicit response from patient, identify physical needs, problems or emotional concerns that may interfere with the therapeutic treatment plan.
• Enter annual request for hemoglobin AIC level for diabetic patients Follow policies related to special screenings (suicide risk screening, and alcohol, smoking screening) as required.
• Order urine microalbumin for diabetics.
• Duties include participation in complex Mental Health procedures common to the Mental Health.
• Recognize and respond to emergency situations, anticipating emergent protocol and implementation of it and seeks assistance of the RN and or MD/NP to initiate appropriate emergency intervention as directed.
• Observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs based upon subjective symptoms reported or observed.
• Provide intense observation and reports alteration in symptoms and or conduct identified as disturbed behavior.
• Communicate effectively via phone or in person considering the veteran's mental status and receptiveness to instructions provided.
• Utilize motivational interviewing strategies when engaging in face to face or non-face to face encounters.
• Perform clinical intake, preventive medicine screening, pain education and allergy screening and document adverse react.
• Assist with patient teaching, using approved guidelines. Document on appropriate forms and/or in CPRS and refer veterans or caregiver to the social worker, dietician or other members of the team as requested.
• Determine subjective and objective symptoms the require referral to the RN or provider for intervention.

Major Duties:

• Independently conducts psychosocial assessments. Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. Incumbent must possess the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and measure outcomes of interventions.
• Incumbent has understanding of tasks and process for discharge planning from the long term care setting.
• Incumbent coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
• Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families. Incumbent works independently with patients and families experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
• Independently provides consultation services to other staff members regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans. Provides consultation on the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plans. Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
• Possesses general knowledge of veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs to include service connected compensation and non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based on veterans' needs and eligibility.
• Meets the needs of customers while still supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner. Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
• The incumbent will address Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with the standards of their work area.
• The incumbent will participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the service manager.
• The incumbent will maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with JCAHO, VA and medical center policy and procedures.
• The incumbent will assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness and death.
• The incumbent will document social work interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring of patient care.
• The Social Worker, under the direct supervision of an LIP. will develop an assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran, and family members/significant others, whenever possible.
• The Social Worker, under the close supervision of an LIP, is responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran, family members/significant others and other CLC clinical staff.
• The Social Worker is responsible for using the current Social Work resource file of VA and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of veterans. The Social Worker will refer the veteran to needed services.
• The Social Worker is experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans.
• The Social Worker provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer veterans and families/significant others to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
• Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Possesses general knowledge of veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs to include service connected compensation and non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based on veterans' needs and eligibility.
• The incumbent will act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
• The incumbent will maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with JCAHO, VA and medical center policy and procedures.
• The incumbent will document social work interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring of patient care.

The position serves as a Project Engineer at an assigned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System. This position performs project planning, produces designs, manages designs, manages construction, and provides construction administration for Minor Construction Projects, Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Projects, Station Level Projects, and Leases, including all areas and aspects(architectural, electrical, life safety, mechanical, civil, structural, etc.) at an assigned medical center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

The position serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects; oversees Professional Architecture/Engineering (A/E) and Construction contracts to ensure the contractor is in compliance with all contractual requirements, healthcare regulations and codes, specifications and schedules are met in accordance with the government's requirements for VA owned and leased facilities.

The position provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library of codes, standards, and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and others. The position serves as a healthcare engineering advisor, engineer consultant, engineer designer, contract administrator, project manager, construction coordinator, and instructor during the design and construction of all projects assigned. The position is responsible for providing healthcare engineering support to all assigned projects. The position is responsible for performing the duties of a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on professional design and construction projects, training service staff on technical issues and assisting the service staff on the completion of technical and administrative issues regarding infrastructure related operations of the medical facility.

The position maintains Contracting Officer Representative (COR) certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Service's Architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts.


Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:

• Performs Healthcare Planning/Design Management - The position determines the requirements for healthcare projects in relation to the needs of the Healthcare System, inclusive of the parent site, as well as off-site locations under the auspice of the Healthcare System, whether VA owned or leased.
• Manages Healthcare Design and Construction Administration - The position uses independent seasoned engineering judgment in evaluating and performing scheduling and layout of operations, inspection, and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction.
• Performs Healthcare Construction Management and Post Project Activities - The position provides direction and guidance to the contractor for construction within the facility.
• Medical Infrastructure Planning - The position assists on the medical center construction projects, space functional changes, and associated planning with respect to medical technologies and medical-related technologies. Including site preparations for medical equipment, station level projects, non-recurring maintenance projects, and minor construction project designs.
• Regulatory Agencies - The position assists in monitoring and reporting on construction and utilities management program that allows the Veterans Health Administration to meet the requirements set by accrediting organizations.
• Network Security - The position shares responsibility in ensuring that information security issues are managed effectively for engineering databases and building automation systems.

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

• Providing oversight and input regarding compliance with VHA policies, directives, memos, notices, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, recommendations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other internal or external auditors and reviewers as appropriate.
• Collecting relevant data and making informed decisions to ensure qualified health care professionals are providing appropriate care in appropriate settings.
• Considered a subject matter expert (SME) to providers and service chiefs regarding routine and complex matters related to C&P including provider competence for the ongoing provider practice evaluation (OPPE) and focused provider practice evaluation (FPPE).
• Serves as lead specialist over a group of C&P Specialists. Responsible for assigning, monitoring, and reviewing the work performed by subordinate team members.
• Trains or arranges for the training of team members in methods and techniques of technical skills and team building and working in teams to accomplish tasks or projects.
• Maintains reference materials, project files and relevant background documents and makes available policies, procedures, and written instructions from the C&P manager.
• Serves as a first level point of contact for the offices specialists by providing high-level consultation advice and guidance and serves as a first level diffuser in difficult situations.
• Participates in policy and decision-making initiatives.
• Ensures quality assurance in the VAMC's C&P program.
• Utilizes evaluation results to make suggestions and improve organization/program performance.
• Conducts and oversees internal controls and audits.
• Serves as a consultant and provides guidance to VAMC leadership and C&P Office Specialists on all matters pertaining to the facility's C&P program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.