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The Pharmacist Supervisor is responsible for the overall supervision of all professional and administrative operations and personnel in the inpatient section of pharmacy. This includes coordinating the activities of staff in the inpatient section to ensure compliance with all policies and procedures established by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The inpatient section provides full pharmaceutical services to all inpatients and to patients being discharged or going on pass from the hospital. Inpatient Services are provided twenty-four hours daily for seven days a week. In addition to maintaining an efficient operation based upon current requirements, this person must be able to analyze trends and develop plans and strategies for future needs.

Administrative/Supervisory

• Supervises all professional and nonprofessional staff assigned to the inpatient section, developing schedules to distribute staff and accomplish tasks in all areas of the section.
• Administers attendance and leave, coordinating vacation schedules, military leave, extended sick leave, etc. This includes the efficient use of temporary and part-time personnel and volunteers.
• Develops and revises service or station policies to reflect current practice, meet all needs, and comply with established medical center and central office requirements.
• Ensures accountability and integrity of drugs through periodically inspection and monitoring. This includes the proper handling of controlled substances. Interviews applicants for certain pharmacy positions and makes recommendations for selection to upper management. Evaluates certain pharmacy employees based upon systematic review of Performance using computer generated reports, spot checks on actual work performed, input from other employees or hospital personnel. Evaluation includes recommendations for promotion or reassignment, performance awards, and appropriate action in case of inferior work.

• Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, overdoses, and compliance to medical staff, pharmacy staff, and students.
• Performs quality assurance audits, drug utilization review activities, and develops reporting mechanisms to assure cost effective use of medications.
• Works with clinical pharmacy coordinator(s) to expand clinical activities.
• Develops mechanisms to measure outcome of interventions and ways to report results through proper administrative channels.

• Provides training and education to pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents and students on policies and procedures.
• Oversees and directly participates in the training of new staff and in the continuing education process to ensure staff can demonstrate knowledge and skills required to perform their duties.
• Serves as a preceptor to pharmacy students and residents in accordance with established policies.
• Participates in formal and informal education programs of the service.

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery environment (i.e., patient aligned care team, or other specialty care.
• Utilizes Bed Control Menu in VISTA to perform Patient Movements.
• Handle multiple phone lines on in an inpatient care setting, making sure these calls are forwarded to correct staff if needed.
• Develop/maintain effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary team, management team, VA medical centers, and other agencies.
• Perform administrative duties on the inpatient wards; inpatient chart creation, ordering supplies, breakdown of charts to send to scanning, updating of Bed Management System and other administrative duties.
• Train other MSAs on correct inpatient wards operations and serve as a preceptor to developmental level MSAs.
• Schedule appointments; notifies his/her supervisor when clinic area access is less than desirable or if an individual patient cannot be scheduled within mandated timeframes.
• Processing physician orders from CPRS and verifing orders in CPRS upon completion.
• Completes discharge and transfer packets for patients being discharged from the hospital or being transferred to another facility.
• Organizes work independently and handles administrative and scheduling problems and deviations based on personal knowledge of inpatient ward operations and policy, schedules, and provider's preferences.

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

The Research Study Coordinator manages clinical tests, collects data, and recruits and manages subjects for clinical trials while providing high-level technical support of projects in a comprehensive research setting. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Manages Clinical Tests and Collects Data

• Collects and analyzes data, educates, and interacts with study participants and leadership
• Provides detailed and summary information and recommendations for further actions based on the data analysis
• Manages implementation, control and reporting on clinical tests
• Implements data collection and monitors protocols for difficult clinical research studies
• Administers or monitors administration of tests and measurements required by project design
• Records data from samples and specimens to ensure that all tracking data is organized and is monitored during the progress of the study
• Identifies test results and trends requiring further analysis
• Maintains all study and regulatory records
• Prepares project and statistical reports for review process

• Oversees, screens, and evaluates recruitment of candidates for clinical research studies via telephone and/or in person
• Uses objective rating techniques to identify potential candidates for participation in study where project design is complex
• Performs informed consent process throughout the study and continuously educates participants on study processes and procedures
• Performs day-to-day activities related to conducting and overseeing participant interviews and follow-up
• Coordinates study participant randomization to treatment, works closely with the Research Pharmacy on study drug provision

• Assists supervisor with managing the routine, day-to-day activities, and administration of the project
• Plans, develops, completes, and submits on time all required documentation/ paperwork/forms for initial and continuing human subject's review
• Analyzes processes and documentation to ensure compliance with all technical, regulatory requirements, and information safety regulations
• Conducts quality assurance evaluations for project data and clinical research instruments, as applicable. Establishes and monitors remediation plans to correct deficiencies
• Drafts detailed and summary reports for presentation at meetings and conferences and for publication in peer reviewed journals
• Compiles and produces educational and training materials; determines contents needed for training binders and tools

The Supervisory MSA is responsible for maintaining updated information on clerical call data, clinic availability, clinic cancellations, clinic setups, patient complaints, consult management, new patient enrollees and the new patient consults. Responsible for scheduling as well as overseeing all scheduled appointments in the Consult Scheduling Team while interpreting and verifying provider orders in accordance with VHA national scheduling guidelines. Assignments at this level include but are not limited to the Supervisory MSA monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on job performance, resolves daily workplace issues, and maintains efficient and effective workflow. Assignments at this level include but are not limited to assuring all areas have needed coverage and conducts ongoing dialogue with Veterans and Co-workers alike. Conducts ongoing reviews of job performance to ensure quality of work, as well as ensuring accurate and timely scheduling of all appointments. Providing guidance to staff members about the changes in policies and procedures, distribution, balance of workload, creating and maintaining employees work schedules, orienting and providing on the job training, or refresher training for all new and established Staff. Ensuring training requirements are met. Works to integrate all facets of the working relationship. This position of higher-level duty also requires a full performance level. These duties are consistently of a higher scope, administrative independence, complexity, and range of variety, as described in this standard of specific grade and level to be performed at least 25% of the time.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Provider shall be proficient in all aspects of the general practice of Primary Care. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Performs histories and physical exams
• Provides appropriate documentation to minimally include history, physical exam findings, diagnosis, definitive care plan and disposition of the patient.
• Ensure that patient encounters are appropriately closed-out including disposition that clearly indicates the next step of care.
• Ensure that each patient is provided a list of current medications and an appointment list as close-out.
• Communicates the test results to patients.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• Communicate clinical findings to other providers using the Computerized Patient Record System
• Treats patients 18 years of age or greater
• Consistently communicates and treats customers, veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner. The NP, Float Primary Care Provider protects data from unauthorized release, or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion and follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files and release of access codes, etc.
• Uses MS Word or comparable word processing software to execute several office automations functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files; activating printers, inserting and deleting text; formatting letters, reports and memoranda, and transmitting and receiving e-mail. Uses MS Excel or other comparable spreadsheet software to develop and change spreadsheets in order to graphically display data. Uses MS Access or other comparable spreadsheet software to develop and changes spreadsheets in order to graphically display data monthly. Uses MS Power Point or other comparable graphics to develop presentation materials. Uses the Veterans Health Information & Technology Architecture (VISTA) and Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to access information in the Medical Center Computer System
• Uses data sets contained in the VHA Almanac, Compass. EQM, and High-Risk Registries to identify and more highly manage patients at high risk and /or that have recurring outcome values that are outside the norm
• Electronically tracks various components of care to promote a higher level of care coordination
• Maximizes the use of virtual care modalities such as Home Telemedicine, Secure Messaging and e-Consults to enhance access to care
• Complies with the Medical Center By-laws and the Rules and Regulations of the Medical Staff.

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

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

Duties:

• The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP), Primary Care, utilizes expertise in the area of Primary Care to provide medication management to optimize patient care.
• As an advanced practitioner of Primary Care he/she is authorized within the guidelines of a scope of practice to function as a provider of services to patients of the VA TVHS requiring minimal supervision in both the practice area of Primary Care as well as the specialty practice area in which he/she is assigned.
• The Primary Care CPP utilizes specialized expertise in the area of Primary Care aligning with the goals and objectives of medicine and specialty services to optimize patient care and is responsible for oversight of all clinical pharmacy activities and consultations in Primary Care settings for patients in whom they are assigned.
• Principal responsibilities include evidence-based pharmacotherapy management (including identification of patient specific medication issues such as drug interactions, adverse effects, lack of effectiveness, appropriateness, and compliance problems), and provision of drug information service to medicine and specialty services both inpatient/outpatient and to other areas within Clinical Pharmacy Service as requested.
• Attends and participates in team meetings, conferences, and other meetings as required for the purpose of making recommendations and providing consultation in all Pharmacy-related matters to Primary Care for the Pharmacy service line.
• Directly assists other providers in rational medication selection by providing written and/or verbal consultation.
• Is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining effective clinical pharmacy programs by implementing rational cost-effective drug therapy to improve patient outcomes within medicine and specialty services.
• Provides medication information to medicine and specialty team members as required.
• Provides assistance in development of policies as requested.
• Participates in developing criteria for drug utilization evaluations, data collection, trending reports, another quality assurance activities as required to ensure appropriate and safe drug utilization.
• Assists in initiation of medication use improvement strategies including development of quick order sets, clinical reminders, patient/provider education handouts, and development and implementation of pharmacotherapy protocols.
• Ensures the safety and efficacy of the medication use process in the area assigned by reporting adverse drug effects, medication errors, and other quality issues.
• Performs data analysis to measure performance, trend changes, and implement quality improvement strategies.
• Serves as liaison to pharmacy service for Primary Care services, serving as the local VAMC subject matter expert in Primary Care.
• Reports directly to and requires minimal supervision by the Primary Care/Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs Supervisor.
• The incumbent will ensure that all prescriptions and actions meet proper eligibility criteria on a patient specific basis and the National Formulary and Non-Formulary procedures are followed. This includes adherence to all national, VISN and local criteria or use treatment algorithms.
• Assures compliance with VA and other accrediting bodies in terms of meeting all medication use standards.
• Actively participates in local, state, and national organizations related to the advancement of the pharmaceutical profession.

• Utilize complex rehabilitation principles to conduct comprehensive substance abuse evaluations of patients referred for consultation.
• Collect data to evaluate treatment outcomes.
• Develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling.
• Document case findings, diagnoses, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN9HREDRP@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Duties:
Incumbent performs general psychiatric assessment and treatment In a multi-disciplinary setting composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, nurse practitioners, psychopharmacologists, and primary ambulatory care services. The incumbent will work closely with his/her colleagues to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art mental health care. Incumbent is a key participant in the implementation of the principles of Advanced Clinic Access in mental health. The incumbent shall work under the direction of the Psychiatry Section Chief, MHCL. Routine work is performed with minimum supervision. Incumbent is required to perform duties on his/her own initiative. As a psychiatrist within the MHCL, the incumbent will operate in a manner promoting success in all applicable performance measures and ensuring compliance with all applicable accreditation standards. The incumbent shall act in a thoroughly professional manner at all times. He/she shall work in harmony with other members of the professional and technical staff; tact and courtesy are mandatory when interacting with patients and staff.

a. The Incumbent will provide treatment for beneficiaries with general psychiatric disorders in a variety of treatment settings. Tele-Mental Health will be used as appropriate based on patient needs.
b. The incumbent must be skilled in Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology, and must be able to provide a comprehensive clinical summary/psychiatric summary.
c. The incumbent must collaborate with approved fee-based community Mental Health (MH) inpatient programs to assist/coordinate discharge planning, medication, and follow-up appointments, as well as, coordinate with ambulatory care services, as appropriate.
d. The incumbent ensures accreditation requirements are met for all applicable survey and inspection processes, to Include, but not limited to, compliance with JCAHO, CARF, and OIG.
e. The incumbent shall document patient care in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). Training regarding the use of CPRS along with all applicable expectations for content, timeliness and other standards will be provided by the VAMC. All documentation shall be completed in accordance with VA policy and procedures.
f. The incumbent shall follow all VA guidelines regarding infection control and safety.
g. The incumbent will be assigned to treatment teams and adhere to team meeting responsibilities.
h. The incumbent provides compensation and pension examinations/reviews as assigned to support mental health service's responsibility to VA regional offices on Veterans who require C&P examinations/reviews for VA benefit decision.
i. The incumbent will provide comprehensive clinical psychiatric evaluations, treatment evaluations, treatment plans, and treatment.
j. The incumbent may be required to write admission orders for either campus with transfer orders.
k. The incumbent will adhere to all quality management performance measures which will be reviewed monthly through peer reviews:
1. Missed Opportunities
2. New and Established Patient Wait Times
3. Complete clinical reminders
4. Complete pertinence reviews
5. Complete encounters at the end of each patient visit.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730-1600 (Alternate tours will be considered)

The incumbent is responsible for Primary Care, Mental Health, Surgery, Medicine or Ancillary ambulatory clinics
oversight and integration into an efficient Clinic Practice Management (CPM) model.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Supports high quality, accessible, cost effective health care services. Ensures a high quality patient experience for the Veteran, by acting on feedback from the Veteran, his or her fam ily and/or significant others, facility employees, expert clinical staff and the ACOD/GPM.
• Provides data, reports and assistance to the ACOD/GPM in their work in development of strategic plans for the facility as it relates to access to care.
• Measures and provides recommendations with an emphasis on improving clinical product line performance.
• Central to the group's purpose of ensuring an exceptional Veteran patient experience is the development, standardization, implementation, and sustainment of key operational/business processes, including scheduling practices, to ensure efficient and effective management of the clinic.
• Identify and recommend improvements to optimize clinic management processes, access strategies, and "make-buy" decisions through analysis of in-house and non-YA provided care.
• Provides access related consultative services, working in collaboration with facility Service Lines, to review and develop guidance and policies that will facilitate standardized processes within the facility and applicable CBOCs, etc.
• Review and provide input on regulations and policies for local interpretation, utilizing local group practice management and communication strategies.
• Works as part of an in-house team to ensure a wide range of local factors are considered in the application of national policies and procedures.
• May be called upon to collaborate with staff from other facilities and to work on higher level project groups to review and make recommendations for facility and/or VISN level policies, procedures, systems, requirements, documents, and business or access analysis initiatives.
• Reviews and evaluates assigned processes and procedures to determine areas of effectiveness, efficiency, and improvement for proposal through local GPM group and supervisor.
• Reports to supervisor and access leadership in the facility, as assigned. incorporates best practices to help improve patient access to care and that standards are met within assigned services.
• Promotes established system-wide training plans to optimize local use. Supports the local clinic management system based on national requirements.
• Proposes improvements to supervisor regarding national training curriculum for onboarding and sustainment activities. Maintains knowledge of CPM training materials and supports fulfillment of action plans to meet CPM training requirements.
• Works with local personnel to integrate data analytics and measure with continuous process improvement utilizing LEAN, Six Sigma, and other improvement methodologies to meet and sustain ambulatory care goals and objectives.
• Provides administrative program advice for Ambulatory Care clinical support services.
• Acts as liaison or point person for communication with persons and/or group internal or external to the facility, representing Group Practice Management on clinical access issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Supervisory MSA is responsible for maintaining updated information on clerical call data, clinic availability, clinic cancellations, clinic setups, patient complaints, consult management, new patient enrollees and the new patient consults. Responsible for scheduling as well as overseeing all scheduled appointments in the Business Office while interpreting and verifying provider orders in accordance with VHA national scheduling guidelines. Assignments at this level include but are not limited to the Supervisory MSA monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on job performance, resolves daily workplace issues, and maintains efficient and effective workflow. Assignments at this level include but are not limited to assuring all areas have needed coverage and conducts ongoing dialogue with Veterans and Co-workers alike. Conducts ongoing reviews of job performance to ensure quality of work, as well as ensuring accurate and timely scheduling of all appointments. Providing guidance to staff members about the changes in policies and procedures, distribution, balance of workload, creating and maintaining employees work schedules, orienting and providing on the job training, or refresher training for all new and established Staff. Ensuring training requirements are met. Works to integrate all facets of the working relationship. This position of higher-level duty also requires a full performance level. These duties are consistently of a higher scope, administrative independence, complexity, and range of variety, as described in this standard of specific grade and level to be performed at least 25% of the time.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices to the full extent of their education, training and certification. Core functions are outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position. The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as
indicated by their position.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the provision of comprehensive care for patients referred to the Neurology Service. Care provided by the APRN is directed toward health promotion, disease prevention, management of acute episodic problems and stable chronic conditions. The APRN is
expected to provide care to a cohort of patients who range in age from young adults (age 18 or more) to old adults (age 85 or more) and include men and women.

The major functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Nurse Practitioner program with a Masters or Doctoral level degree as a Nurse Practitioner. provides evidence based care for a population of patients.
1. Provides clinical coverage as part of the Neurology outpatient clinic team for
inpatients/outpatients within the Neurology Service under 100% concurrent supervision by
outstanding neurologist.
2. The APRN is expected to provide telephone care / consultation and may provide clinical video
telehealth (CVT) care.
3. The APRN is expected to cover other MD or APRN staff in event of an unanticipated absence
depending upon his/her clinic volume at that time
4. The APRN is expected to assist with consult review and resolution including working with
referring providers from all TVHS clinical locations.
5. The APRN is expected to assess and facilitate resolution of ethical dilemmas within the division
and /or TVHS which may involve conflicts in practice / patient care including care of LGBT
patients, business ethics, ICARE issues, and socio cultural variances to mention a few.
6. The APRN is expected to take a leadership role regarding resource management in a manner
which optimizes patient care and fiscal responsibility for the division and TVHS.
7. The APRN is expected to participate in ongoing learning including participation in ongoing
continuing education both VA mandated and specialty specific. The APRN is also encouraged to
provide educational opportunities for fellow APRNs as well as to serve as a preceptor for
graduate students.
8. The APRN is expected to meet the needs of customers while supporting the VA mission in a
manner respectful of the patients, family, significant others, fellow employees and the
institution.
9. The APRN is expected to engage in activities which improve the functioning of the Neurology
Service including quality assessments, joint commission preparation and review as well as
facilitating quality improvement within the division.
10. The APRN is encouraged to participate on hospital wide committees representing the Neurology
Service while facilitating process improvement at a systems level.
11. The APRN must be able to utilize the VA computerized medical record platform and perform
timely documentation in accordance with business office regulations.
12. The APRN may practice in both inpatient and outpatient activities as directed by policy and
privileged practice.

(NG61 pay scale)


VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday -Friday 7:00am -3:30pm
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-5. At the GS-3 and GS-4 grade levels, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-5. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance.

Major Functions:

• Participates in implementing the healthcare plan by performing tasks delegated by and performed under the supervision and directions of a Registered Nurse
• Performs full range of nursing procedures utilizing appropriate and safe techniques
• Responsible for the reprocessing and cleaning of reusable medical equipment items on the assigned unit
• Provides appropriate verbal information and written facts as a part of a patient-driven holistic care plan for life
• Assures the appropriate/safe use of equipment and supplies
• Follows principles of infection control and safety for a wide range of conditions including implementation of standard precautions and identifying and reporting environmental safety hazards
• Recognizes urgent/emergent situations and follows guidelines and emergency preparedness plan
• Provides for activities of daily living of a group of patients
• Provides technical support to the unit staff
• Orients, coaches and educates staff and students
• Provides monitoring for patients that require close and continuous observation using the AvaSure Telesitter technology