Total 180 job vacancies in York, YO31 8TA

Functions as a Specialty Treatment Program Specialist within a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Federal Correctional Facility.

Provides group and individual counseling to inmates with the psychological problems targeted by the specialty program. Advanced Care Level Treatment Program: inmates suffering from serious mental illnesses which adversely impact their ability to function in a general population setting and/or their opportunity for successful reentry.

Provides program orientation lectures to inmates as a part of the institution’s Admissions and Orientation Program.

Administers questionnaires and conducts interviews to obtain information about inmates.

Reads inmate file records to extract information relevant to treatment.

Identifies deficiencies and excesses in inmates' patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior and recommends or devises steps to remediate them.

Learns and applies new assessment and treatment techniques for helping inmates overcome psychological problems.

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.

• Conducts systems engineering surveillance including research, design, development, test, and production; monitoring contractor engineering management systems; and providing technical recommendations on substantive changes.
• Provides feedback to the Chief Engineer (CE) regarding the adequacy and clarity of engineering surveillance processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Conducts Contract Receipt and Review (CRR) functions related to contract cost, schedule, and performance for buying activities and DCMA elements.
• Provides technical advice and consultation in relation to Independent Research and Development Bid and Proposal expenses, first article inspections, production, plant layout, manufacturing processes and techniques, and contract schedule changes.
• Plans, executes, and documents surveillance of design, development, and production efforts at contractor facilities on behalf of the Contract Management Office (CMO) using performance indicators identified in DCMA engineering surveillance processes.
• Evaluates contractors’ and subcontractors’ engineering systems and software, design, development, production, and test efforts in accordance with contract terms.

• Supervises a staff of 3-12 employees, assigns and reviews work assignments on a daily, weekly, or longer basis.
• Plans work schedules, approves or disapproves leave, determines performance objectives and rates performance.
• Must be able to support the activity by applying a practical knowledge of recreational activities and skills in the use of recreation materials and facilities.
• Works in executing recreation events, programs and services to meet the recreational needs of a diverse patronage, including a variety of multi disciplinary events, i.e., social activities, tournaments and other major programs.
• Assists with training new personnel and other recreation programs in the Recreation Center as needed.

*** THIS IS A TEMPORARY NTE 120 DAY DETAIL OPPORTUNITY, SUPERVISOR APPROVAL REQUIRED***

Patient Advocacy within VA exists to ensure patient concerns are heard and addressed to improve the overall experience and quality of care for patients. Effective, high-functioning Patient Advocacy is integral to fulfilling the goal of providing Veterans with world-class health care. Major duties and responsibilities include:

Complaint Resolution

• Manages the facility Veteran Centered Complaint Resolution (VCCR) process, including complaint resolution, data capture and analysis of issues/complaints to make system improvements
• Assists Service-Level Advocates (SLAs) and front-line staff in resolving issues and addressing more complex complaints
• Explores all avenues to properly identify the nature and scope of the problem and to initiate appropriate action to expedite a resolution
• Proactively identifies existing or potential problem areas and suggests solutions or alternatives to existing procedures which contribute to these problems

• Serves as the liaison between the facility, patients, staff, and the community, ensuring Patients understand their rights, in addition to, their responsibilities
• Works directly with health care teams, Service Chiefs, and management to facilitate resolution to problems beyond the capability of front-line staff and participate in resolution of system problems by presenting the patient's perspective of the problem and the desired resolution
• Maintains a strong relationship with Veterans Service Organizations and others whose interests are in helping and protecting Veterans, their families, and their representatives
• Serves as liaison with congressional offices, responding directly to their staff assistants on matters involving patient concerns or dissatisfaction

• Ensures VHA Patient Advocacy goals, policy and requirements are met by collecting, analyzing, and evaluating relevant data, and preparing reports based on that data
• Works to identify the elements of clinical or administrative practices contribute to or create an atmosphere for patient dissatisfaction and recommends changes
• Presents patient issues and data at various facility meetings and committees
• Works closely with Facility Management to discuss trending concerns that may indicate the need for system improvements

This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at Albany International Airport (ALB), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO), you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs. As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing input to supervisors and managers concerning a variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, employee performance, promotions, reassignments, awards, etc.
• Implementing security screening procedures in accordance with TSA objectives and directives.
• Assisting with investigations of incidents, and preparing incident reports or other documents that convey required information.
• Responding to breaches of security and emergency situations.
• Training team members, monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, and representing the team in communications with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, etc.).

This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at Syracuse-Hancock International Airport (SYR), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO), you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs. As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing input to supervisors and managers concerning a variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, employee performance, promotions, reassignments, awards, etc.
• Implementing security screening procedures in accordance with TSA objectives and directives.
• Assisting with investigations of incidents, and preparing incident reports or other documents that convey required information.
• Responding to breaches of security and emergency situations.
• Training team members, monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, and representing the team in communications with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, etc.).

• You will review and evaluate prime contractor’s performance and apply authoritative knowledge of a variety of qualitative and quantitative program assessment methods, concepts, and principles to evaluate prime contractor performance.
• You will perform detailed analyses of prime contractor’s work methods and procedures, resources, planning and scheduling for future work, quality control systems, and other aspects to determine prime contractor’s ability to meet NNPP needs.
• You will review prime contractor's technical and production reports.
• You will attend prime contractors’ internally scheduled meetings.
• You will coordinate and evaluate input from subject matter experts and program managers and their respective staff on the development of detailed program plans, documents and associated budget estimates and technical requirements.
• You will provide technical and programmatic guidance and direction to personnel and the prime contractor in accomplishing work.
• You will conclude review by preparing formal written reports to prime contractor management with conclusions and requests for corrective action, or as appropriate, by discussing and resolving problems directly with prime contractor management.
• You will provide direct feedback and perspective on prime contractor performance to the NRLFO management, Manager Assistant Naval Sea Systems Command Technical Representative (ANSTR), and NNPP headquarters on assigned areas of oversight.
• You will plan and initiate actions to obtain effective use of resources, and to ensure completion of program and projects as scheduled, scoped, and funded.
• You will lead the development of goals, objectives, and strategic plans which define long-term emphasis and focus of the program.
• You will serve as the lead for oversight of work performed by at least one prime contractor department of activity including development, engineering, testing, procurement, and quality assurance.
• You will provide NNPP management objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of NNPP operations.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/27/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Major Duties

• Develops and present a wide variety of formal and informal audience and learner-centered interpretive experiences.
• Coordinate the operation of a visitor facility and/or information desk.
• Train, mentor, coach, and evaluate a broad range of interpretive programs and products conducted by fellow interpreters, critique these activities, and recommend individual or program improvements.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of special projects i.e special events, youth, teacher workshops, and regional or national committees) from beginning to end.

Position located in the Health Services Department at a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional facility.

Primarily responsible for providing emergency assessment and medical care to inmate patients.

First responder at the scene of sudden illness or emergency and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening.

Determines, upon consultation with a medical provider (physician/physician assistant/nurse practitioner), the most appropriate method of transportation to the local hospital.

Prioritizes treatments for patients having multiple problems and employs a variety of established medical emergency procedures, techniques, methods and equipment, including the performance of emergency triage.

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.

Performs duties consistent with the coordination of approved drug abuse programs, including Non-residential Drug Abuse Treatment, Drug Education, Residential Drug Abuse Treatment, and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Exercises full professional responsibility for his/her findings, interpretations, decisions, recommendations and reports.

Responsible for initiating a treatment program and for implementing and monitoring the treatment program in compliance with Bureau of Prisons’ policy, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and the First Step Act of 2018.

Directs and supervises all clinical activities and staff in relation to the drug treatment of Bureau inmates, including: testing, test interpretation, clinical diagnosis, clinical staffing of inmates with staff and serves as the institution advocate for drug programs with all staff, including Executive staff.

Responsible for the provision of highly-skilled drug abuse treatment protocols and supervision of all drug abuse treatment staff.

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

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring, for compliance and timely update, of expiration of time-limited credentials.
• Serving as subject matter expert (SME) in the field of credentialing.
• Receiving and reviews VetPro reports detecting problem areas requiring further investigation.
• Managing provider applications (initial) for Non-LIPs credentialing within the VAMC.
• Assuring application packages and other documents meet technical requirements per specialty of provider and assures application folder and database account (VetPro or other internal databases and spreadsheets) meet technical requirements.
• Determining processes for coordination of incoming data and documents from a variety of sources.
• Analyzing and managing issues related to documents that do not meet expected requirements, regulations or guidelines such as adverse actions against licensures, certifications, and NPDB) CQ reports.
• Conducting final appointment into the VetPro database, after thoroughly researching, analyzing and validating all data, information, documents and signature authorities.
• Developing and providing routine and special reports as requested by the C&P manager/Analyst.
• Possessing a credit card and is responsible for maintaining records, reconciling monthly charge statements and verifying legitimacy of requests for NPDB Single and CQ enrollments/ renewals, licensure verification (if applicable), National Student Clearing House, Work Number and certifications (if applicable).
• Reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies with Fiscal Service.
• Performing other credentialing duties as assigned.

• Responsible for assisting with managing, directing, and supervising the district's Legal Unit.
• Ensures that Legal Unit staff provide appropriate advice to the district’s enforcement staff during the investigation and conciliation of charges and serves as a hands-on resource in the development of systemic discrimination cases.
• Oversees the development of difficult legal theories and the preparation of complex legal documents, and directs the preparation of court hearings and trials.
• Recommends proposed changes in policies and procedures based on operational experience in order to achieve the efficient, effective, and economical accomplishment of the agency's goals and objectives.
• Develops programs for staff training in current or new processes and procedures, including the training of attorneys on the law and the litigation process.
• Makes recommendations to the Associate General Counsel or Regional Attorney regarding resolution of Commission cases.
• Works with enforcement and legal staff to identify potential litigation vehicles, including those involving complex systemic discrimination issues. Ensures that the litigation work of the Unit is performed effectively and efficiently.

***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 may not be limited to the following:

Research & Development (R&D), Institutional Review Boards (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC), Subcommittee for Research Safety (SRS), Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and/orHuman Research Protection Program (HRPP) Program Administration:

• Oversees and manages these programs and their activities, including preparation of committee and reviewer materials with appropriate documentation, ensuring projects are reviewed by appropriate personnel, and ensuring all outstanding issues related to project management are resolved in a timely manner.
• Carries out the institution's research activities involving the use of humans, animals, and safety procedures for investigative purposes.
• Oversees the protocol review process of multiple programs and committees, ensuring projects are reviewed by appropriate personnel, including the Information System and
• Security Officer (ISSO) and Privacy Officer (PO), and issues related to project management are resolved.
• Develops and maintains a pre-review program that will coincide with the IRB, IACUC, SRS, IBC, CIRB, and/or R&D Committee review of all research involving human subjects, animal subjects, basic laboratory science and the human research protection program, developing and managing the post approval monitoring program for assigned committees.
• Stays informed on guidelines relating to human subject protection in research and advises Research and IRB leadership.
• Serves as a member of the HRPP working group.
• Ensures that human subject research is reviewed, approved, and conducted in accordance with appropriate Federal, State and VA regulations and guidelines, funding agency specific guidelines, institutional policies, and appropriate accreditation standards.

• Maintains the federal-wide assurance with the Office of Human Research Protection and ensuring IRBs are appropriately constituted and registered.
• Maintains the IBC registration with the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy and ensuring IBC is appropriately constituted and registered Analyzes and evaluates each research project to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations, including but not limited to VA, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP), Office of Research Oversight (ORO), and other applicable regulatory and procedural requirements.

• Assumes responsibility in preparing for all external reviews such as: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Research Oversight (ORO), National Health Institutes Office of Science Policy (NIH OSP), American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), and Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), which includes securing all necessary documents and demonstrating practices to reflect full compliance.
• Examines and/or analyzes problems, administrative issues, or program requirements as they relate to animal, human subject or safety research and the research review process.
• Performs in-depth research, analyzes operating contingencies and special situations, and applies standard analytical techniques.
• Performs analysis of stable work processes to identify reasonable and efficient quality measurements tailored to the activity.
• Initiates or reviews correspondence for all research projects and oversees the maintenance of project and correspondence files as well as assembling background information, reports, and attachments by obtaining information from staff, literature, and files.

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE HOWEVER ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Supports Diagnostic Procedures
a. Assists providers and nurses in the performance of diagnostic examinations by performing duties such as monitoring vital signs, preparing and positioning the patient, or by performing a variety of routine diagnostic tests such as obtaining routine urinalysis, clean catch urines, and stool specimens.

Assists with Technical Nursing Treatments
a. Assists physicians and nurses in the care and treatment of Residents. Observes and reports to the professional nurse changes in patient behavior, attitude, bodily complaints and appearance.
b. Observes Residents for any change in condition (deviation in color, pulse, respiration, temperature and blood pressure) and reports them to the Registered Nurse.
c. Reports the condition of wounds and skin and any reaction to or results of treatments.-

Direct Resident Care
a. Provides a full range of patient care to complex Residents with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems including personal nursing care, support duties and treatments.
b. Uses good communication skills in dealing with Residents, some of whom are unusually difficult to care for or communicate with.
c. Provides effective action in emergency situations.
d. Performs actions targeted to the maintenance/restoration of skin integrity by assisting nurses with turning patients and cleaning patients as needed.
e. Assists nurses, preparing Residents for transport to procedures by obtaining oxygen tanks or other needed equipment.
f. Complies with universal precaution and with all infection control policies and procedures
g. Provides emotional Resident and family care.
h. Maintain Resident privacy.
i. Responds appropriately to emergency situations
j. Assists/completes clerical and transport functions as needed.
k. Makes rounds to ensure visual contact, safety and comfort of each Resident.-

Indirect Care
a. Maintains a safe/clean work environment and completes assigned environmental duties
b. Demonstrates appropriate actions in environmental emergency situations.
c. Employs appropriate lifting/moving, transfer and assistive devices and demonstrates safe and proper body mechanics.
d. Utilizes equipment in a safe manner.
e. Reports unsafe equipment and working conditions to appropriate individuals.
f. Offers assistance to coworkers when needed.
g. Participates in QI activities as directed.
h. Practice cost effective measures in the use of supplies and equipment.

Enters Information on the Resident's Records/Charts
a. Enters specific information onto the patients' records using the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).
b. Enters information regarding the care rendered and the condition and progress of the Resident.
c. Performs direct patient support work including personal patient care and/or basic patient education.

Personal Resident Care
a. Performs a wide variety of duties aimed at increasing the comfort and spirit of the Resident.
b. Takes care of the Residents routine care and comfort needs for psycho/social/spiritual well-being, personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation, safety, etc.-

Resident Teaching
a. Teaches Resident and family members the necessity to continue the procedures for proper health· care.
b. Assists with specific health teaching, such as reminding diabetic patients of the importance for skin care and following a diet, reinforcing the importance of exercise and diet for the cardiac patients, etc.-

Environment of Care
a. Support professional staff and Residents as needed with maintaining a clean, safe environment of care.
b. Cleans bedside tables, stocks linens, cleans wheelchairs and other direct resident care equipment using appropriate precautions-

Resident Safety
a. Use standard precautions and personal/Resident protective devices
b. Recognizes and reports unsafe situations. Initiates appropriate emergency interventions
c. Maintains a safe/clean work environment, ensuring Resident privacy
d. Participates in unit-based medical center and organizational in-services and continuing education activities
e. Adheres to dress-code policy
f. Completes all TMS in a timely manner

Work Schedule: Full Time

The lnterventional Radiologist is charged with delivering the best possible care to our Veterans. This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy, meeting or exceeding national standards and VHA national benchmarks. Assigned duties and responsibilities are performed throughout the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, often in a close interdisciplinary arrangement and consultation with other clinical services such as the Department of Surgery, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine etc. Interdisciplinary collaborative care implies active participation in interdisciplinary conferences and adherence to interdisciplinary care and treatment strategy decisions. The successful candidate acts as a cooperative and collegial team member with the entire medical center staff. Duties include but not limited to:

• Maintains current medical knowledge, technical skills, and excellent diagnostic, judgmental, and therapeutic acumen.
• Assures that the procedural indication is adequate (e.g. based on American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria) and that physician related work-up, periprocedural and post-procedural follow-up care are of adequate quality, patient centric and safe. This includes but is not limited to, collaboration and good communication with the Emergency Department, Subspecialty Services and/or Clinics, potentially admitting patients to the hospital, caring for the patient as inpatients and/or following the patient clinically.
• Performs vascular and interventional radiological procedures in a safe, cost sensitive/resource optimizing, technically adequate and generally peer accepted manner that meets general national standards and patient needs in a timely manner.
• Participates in on-call physician coverage to meet patient care responsibilities in Vascular and lnterventional Radiology.
• Exercises corporate citizenship and meets high standard of responsiveness, collegial professional interaction, and the core tenets of mutual respect in all professional encounters.
• Participates in development and implementation of systems redesigns projects, quality improvements and assurance programs of VIR services as well as initiatives designed to improve overall quality through evidence-based medicine and peer review.
• Participates and facilitates implementation of modern care, utilization of new technologies and new procedures. This includes but is not limited to potentially required personal technical training and education, preparation, review, and finalization of the corresponding standard of care protocols, related and adequate staff instructions and teaching, related literature searches as well as topic and procedure related presentations for appropriate audiences.