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WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Public Health Advisor, you will use your knowledge of and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

• Planning, developing, and implementing public behavioral health programs in collaboration with local, state, other Federal and/or international governments and various public, nonprofit, and private and health related organizations.
• Reviewing congressional and legislative actions; assessing impact on public health program activities, initiatives, and policies; and initiating action accordingly.
• Conducting and/or assisting in the development and delivery of training courses (e.g., community planning, prevention and intervention, outreach strategies, data collection, etc.,); and assisting with special studies and/or demonstrations.

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.

- The incumbent leads the facility's efforts and directs activities to support current and future Connected Health modalities (i.e., mobile health applications [apps], patient generated health data [PGHD], MHV, SM, and VHRC) with healthcare providers and patients and serves as liaison and administrator to national and facility teams.
- Develops mechanisms to evaluate and monitor the quality, safety, efficiency, utilization, productivity, and effectiveness of Connected Health.
- Works collaboratively with the VISN Telehealth Technology Program Manager (TTPM) and supports plans, organizes, directs, evaluates, and reports Connected Health-related actions/activities and provides authoritative guidance and technical coordination in establishing network Connected Health-related standards, goals, protocols, and monitor/report outcomes.
- Responsible for establishing and managing communications plans that identify target audiences including appropriate messages, activities, and resources.
- Analyzes functional clinical and business process changes or impact to clinical guidelines in terms of policies, procedures, and user behaviors.
- Engages clinical, business, and operational staff through analysis and recommendations focused on the fact that programs are not just new business practice techniques and strategies.
- Provides leadership in evaluation, implementation, and management of all new and existing Connected Health technologies.

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: Monday - Friday 8:00am-430pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Systems Specialist/PD240640 and PD240650
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Duties:

• Performs, reports and records measurements, such as vital signs, intake and output, pulse oximetry, bladder scan, glucose finger stick and other parameters.
• Performs EKG as directed and provides results to Registered Nurse.
• Attach electrodes on patients for telemetry monitor and identifies proper lead placement. Upon discharge, cleans telemetry monitor and places in appropriate storage area.
• Assists in emergency situations and initiates CPR when indicated.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of clinical procedures outlined in the approved skills inventory and unit-specific procedures as assigned.
• Provides care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned area (i.e., adult, and geriatric patient population). This entails knowledge of human growth and development; ability to assess and interpret age specific data and provide age specific care; communication skills necessary to interpret age specific response to treatment; and ability to involve family/significant others indecision making related to plan of care. The knowledge, abilities and skills needed to provide such care will be refined through continuing education and training and. experience.
• Correctly and safely uses equipment and supplies. Cleans and returns equipment to appropriate location and reports needs for equipment repair to the appropriate person.
• Completes annual mandatory reviews, participates in continuing education at unit/service level, identifies personal learning needs/goals with supervision.
• Follows policies and procedures to ensure safety for patients, staff, and self. Identifies and immediately reports safety hazards to supervisors.
• Incumbent must possess organizational and problem-solving skills. Must be adept at working independently with little direct supervision. Must be able to handle diverse tasks with various interruptions during the workday and be capable of prioritizing workload and patient care activities.
• The incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with standard practices and written procedures. Unusual problems that develop are referred to the supervisor for assistance. Completed work is inspected to ensure conformity to instructions.
• Considerable skill in decision-making and problem solving, knowledge of policies and procedures, good judgment and diplomacy are required to carry out the duties of this position. This position requires flexibility and independent decision-making skills as well as collaboration with administrative and clinical personnel.

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.

Duties at the Development Level: The incumbent serves in a developmental capacity at the GS-11 grade level. Key functions will be similar to those described at the full performance level of the target position. However, during the developmental assignment, full performance range and level of selected functions will not be completely delegated to the employee until proper orientation and training have been completed and the incumbent has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to accomplish the work at the full performance level.

Duties at the Full Performance Level GS 12: Duties include the following:

Marketing and Outreach:
-Works with a variety of data sources and targets those areas within the designated segment where large segments of veterans who are eligible for VA care but not enrolled reside.
-Utilizes data-based resources to devise a comprehensive marketing strategy designed to outreach to these Veterans.
-Establishes working relationships with external stakeholders, e.g., Veteran's Service Officers, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Vet Centers, political offices, Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Department, Chicago Department of Public Health, local healthcare providers, and other community-based organizations
-Develops and maintains internal relationships with executive and clinical leadership within the medical center to review, update and execute the strategic plan for market growth.
-Directs the work of the medical center's Outreach staff.
-Deploys the Outreach staff throughout the designated segment to engage veterans at various sponsored events in the community.
-Creates and hosts outreach events at the medical center, CBOC's and throughout the community.
-Develops a detailed marketing and outreach plan based on quantitative and qualitative information gathered from internal and external sources.
-Refines or develops guidelines for marketing and outreach methods.
-Represents the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and its CBOC's to a broad and diverse range of officials, groups, and individuals such as federal, state, and local elected officials and their staff; Veteran Service Organizations and their members, local civic organizations
-Works with colleagues within the Office of Business Development to create and build a Jesse Brown V Medical Center brand.
-Develops and distributes outreach materials to include brochures, fact sheets, web content, and other targeted information which highlights the Medical Center services and locations.
-Provides training and information to VA staff, other federal agencies, and community agencies and healthcare providers regarding Jesse Brown VAMC services.
-Coordinates events hosted by officials and coordinates all steps required within an event management process, including facilitating selection of the event time and location, program agenda, management of contracts, and other logistical items.

Clinical Liaison:
-Acts to resolve problems, expedite services, or implement necessary corrective measures within established policies and where appropriate.
-Responsible for the resolution of problems which rise for unique or returning patients.
-Identifies existing and potential problem areas and suggests solutions or alternatives to existing procedures which contribute to these problems.
-Works with medical center and CBOC clinical staff to ensure that new and returning patients are properly dispositioned according to VA customer service standards.
-Assists patients, their families and representatives, and facility staff members in recognizing and removing institutional barriers to access VA Medical Center services.

Administrative Functions:
-Functions as a team member of the Business Development Office (BDO).
-Works collaboratively with BDO colleagues in advancing its mission.
-Organizes administrative, staff, clinical and in-service meetings with regard to marketing and outreach strategy at the medical center and CBOC's.
-Participates in BDO staff meetings.
-Serves on relevant medical center committees as assigned by supervisor.
-Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual/remote position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD22052A and PD24267A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Serves as a Medication Technician in a Federal Bureau of Prisons Institution.

Responsible for the administration and distribution of medication to inmates in various locations, including the Health Services Unit, Special Housing Units, or other designated areas within the institution.

Administers medications to include but not limited to Oral, Topical, Nebulized, Meter Dose Inhaler, and Insulin, in a manner consistent with nationally recognized safe medical practices, to include accurate identification of the patient, medication, dosage, time, and route.

Reports and records adverse medication reactions.

Assists Pharmacist or other appropriate staff member in a variety of pharmacy related activities, including, but not limited to, entry of physician orders into a computerized pharmacy information system, preparation of medications for Pharmacist review, preparation of medication administration records, storage and inventory of pharmacy supplies, etc.

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.

As a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN (Title 32), GS-0640-8, you will maintain Force Health Protection through planning, evaluating, and management principles related to epidemiological, operational, and occupational and public health programs. This includes occupational health, hearing conservation, reproductive health, bloodborne pathogens exposure control, communicable disease control, immunization, disease vector surveillance, disease/epidemiological surveillance, aircraft inspection, facility sanitation, food safety and vulnerability, health risk assessment, medical intelligence, and operational medicine.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Air Force Occupational Safety and health (AFOSH) directives in the ANG area of assignment.
• Determine educational/training requirements for employees by analyzing existing compliance data.
• Ensure pre- and post-deployment medical screening, documentation and required post-deployment medical follow-up activity is accomplished as directed in current Air Force Instructions (AFIs) and Health Affairs policy.
• Analyze BEE Industrial Hygiene Survey data to determine exposed personnel, ensures completion of audiometric testing, reviews test results to detect threshold shifts and recommends appropriate follow-up actions.
• Interview and educate employees, consults the workplace supervisor and determines the need for employee work restrictions and counsels the employee on potential health hazards that may affect pregnancy and reproductive health at the workplace, at home, and during recreational activities.
• Formulate, implement, and execute methods and educational strategies for identification, control and/or elimination of vector-borne illness with regional health agencies.
• Analyze scientific and compliance data to determine the scope and frequency of required occupational health surveillance.
• Review, implement and execute current policy and guidance for routine and mandatory immunization requirements, including deployment-specific immunizations.
• Review existing on and off-base food and public facilities, contracted medical services, lodging, food vendors, and other related services.
• Utilize variety of technical instructions, technical manuals, medical facility regulations, regulatory requirements and established procedures from agencies such as the National Fire Protection Association, Health Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, and advisory committees of immunization practices.
• Set up surveys, provide education, track and develop training, research requirements and provide coordination to ensure programs are viable.

Duties:

• Performs, reports and records measurements, such as vital signs, intake and output, pulse oximetry,
  bladder scan, glucose finger stick and other parameters.
• Performs EKG as directed and provides results to Registered Nurse.
• Attach electrodes on patients for telemetry monitor and identifies proper lead placement. Upon
  discharge, cleans telemetry monitor and places in appropriate storage area.
• Assists in emergency situations and initiates CPR when indicated.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of clinical procedures outlined in the approved skills
  inventory and unit-specific procedures as assigned.
• Provides care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria,
  appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned area (i.e., adult, and geriatric
  patient population). This entails knowledge of human growth and development; ability to assess and
  interpret age specific data and provide age specific care; communication skills necessary to
  interpret age specific response to treatment; and ability to involve family/significant others in
  decision making related to plan of care. The knowledge, abilities and skills needed to provide such
  care will be refined through continuing education and training and. experience.
• Correctly and safely uses equipment and supplies. Cleans and returns equipment to appropriate
  location and reports needs for equipment repair to the appropriate person.
• Completes annual mandatory reviews, participates in continuing education at unit/service level,
  identifies personal learning needs/goals with supervision.
• Follows policies and procedures to ensure safety for patients, staff, and self. Identifies and
  immediately reports safety hazards to supervisors.
• Incumbent must possess organizational and problem-solving skills. Must be adept at working
  independently with little direct supervision. Must be able to handle diverse tasks with various
  interruptions during the workday and be capable of prioritizing workload and patient care
  activities.
• The incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with standard practices and written procedures. Unusual problems that develop are referred to the supervisor for assistance. Completed work is inspected to ensure
  conformity to instructions.
• Considerable skill in decision-making and problem solving, knowledge of policies and procedures,
  good judgment and diplomacy are required to carry out the duties of this position. This position
  requires flexibility and independent decision-making skills as well as collaboration with
  administrative and clinical personnel.

 Responsible for the collection and processing of clinical laboratory specimens.

Collect clinical laboratory specimens (human blood) for testing requested by a clinician. Collection of specimens will be accomplished via routine venipuncture and capillary procedures.

Collect other body fluids and clinical specimens (i.e. stool, urine, sputum). Instructs patients on proper collection of specimens such as stool and urine for laboratory analysis.

Responsible for specimen processing and transport. Processing will include, but not be limited to, specimen centrifugation, aliquoting, and mixing.

Assists laboratory staff in a variety of laboratory related activities, including but not limited to, ordering entry into a computerized laboratory information system, preparing laboratory related paperwork, storing and inventorying laboratory supplies.

Analyzes medical records for completeness, consistency and compliance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and medical staff requirements.

Performs the monthly medical record audit in coordination with the medical staff.

Processes requests for medical information from outside hospitals, clinics, and physicians.

Responds to requests from outside sources requesting release of BOP medical information, including court orders, requests by U.S. Attorneys and other institutions.

Codes, using ICD-9-CM, complicated diagnoses and procedures for discharged inmates, ensuring diagnoses and procedures are supported in the medical record and appropriately reported via Sentry.

Establishes medical records for all new admissions to facility; acquires, monitors and accounts for the medical records which accompany those patients transferred in from other BOP institutions.

Performs a full range of administrative duties, including preparing reports, purchase orders, receiving reports, pay vouchers, quarterly and annual reports, medical referrals for treatment to other BOP facilities and pre-certification requests.

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

This position serves as the Assistant Medical Center Director located at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), VA Medical Center (VAMC). The Assistant Medical Center Director exercises line authority for multiple administrative and allied health services and sections and is directly responsible for facility operations.

The Assistant Director shares with the Executive Leadership Team a level of responsibility for the direction and management of the Medical Center and is directly responsible for facilities operations. The Assistant Director plans, coordinates, supervises, and directs various administrative and health related services. The Assistant Director participates on a day-to-day basis in top level Executive discussions, decisions, policy making and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly of all clinical matters impacting patient care.

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

• Budget and Fiscal Management for the facility services assigned such as resource management and FTEE control within the assigned services.
• Oversees the management of administrative services supporting assigned operations.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of government and agency systems and an acute awareness of all elements of resources as they related to the cost of healthcare operations.
• Serves as fiscal advisor to the medical center Director in preparing formal budget submissions for approval.
• Exercises full line authority for multiple administrative functions (services and sections) and indirectly for all clinical matters affecting patient care.
• Delegates authority and holds managers under his/her oversight responsible and accountable for the performance of their service lines, programs, and human capital requirements.
• Hearing and resolving appropriate complaints and grievances.
• Represents the healthcare system by establishing and maintaining community partnerships, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Promoting the understanding of the health care delivery system's mission within the local community and proactively advising both of benefit and/or hospital changes and information.
• Exercises authority for establishing priorities for healthcare operations and allocating available resources accordingly.
• Works with Service Chiefs in the formulation of budgets for their respective services
• Conducts internal systematic reviews; and serves as an essential capacity for developing and coordinating internal measures to assure that both clinical and administrative operations are in within governing standards.
• Participates on a day-to-day basis in top level Executive discussions, decisions, policy making, and actions of all administrative functions and indirectly of all clinical matters impacting patient care.
• Serves as a facilitator between clinical providers and administrators to meet the medical center's goals and priorities.

Major Duties:

• Performs specialized treatment of complex mental illness, requiring outpatient mental health services.
• Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
• Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy, using Evidenced Based Practices.
• Conducts psychosocial diagnostic assessments, facilitate measurement based care and accurately access for suicidality.
• Develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and his or her family members.
• Provides clinical leadership and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial treatment of patients receiving outpatient mental health treatment.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in mental health treatment modalities.
• May act as a Field Work Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the Student Training Program.
• Provides support to the Supervisory Social Worker, through consultation and mentoring to assure that data is accurately reported and entered for Decision Support System (DSS) purposes.
• Provides support to the data management processes by training and consulting with inpatient social workers on accurate data entry.
• Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.

• Disassembles Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) and determines the correct cleaning method, such as, but not limited to: ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washer-disinfectors, cart washer and chemical cleaning decontamination agents, as determined by manufacturer instructions.
• Inspects, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization, such as, but not limited to steam, Sterrad, Steris, and high-level disinfecting scope reprocessors.
• Rotates, restocks outdated sterile supplies & instruments, and maintains stock levels of surgical instruments and equipment for wards, clinics, and the operating room.
• Receives a full range of reusable medical equipment (RME), instruments and supplies from hospital wards, clinics, operating rooms, and CBOCs.
• Assembles a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procures including the operating room.
• Processes, assembles, and performs all phases of sterilization for intricate surgical trays and microsurgery instruments for the operating room (trays contain large numbers of unique, non-interchangeable, specialized surgical instruments of similar appearance, with minor variations in size, conformation, and nomenclature, but with major variation in application).
• Cleans and maintains a wide variety of medical equipment; cleans interiors and exteriors of sterilizers and aerators, loading carts, delivery carts, specialty carts, isolation cart, crash cart, work area, storage shelves; using chemical solutions, detergents and alcohol according to written procedure to prevent cross contamination.

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.

• Review active clinics and provide detailed analysis of findings to management on an annual basis as requested.
• Processing an extremely complex blend of computing technology, medical information, communication skills, and leadership qualities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Provide technical guidance as necessary to ensure clinics operate as requested, appointment length times and clinic grids reflect actual clinician availability, and any potential compliance issues have been identified and reconciled prior to clinic build.
• Researches and validate all requests from services and coordinate with Managerial Cost Accounting (MCA) staff or other technical consultants to ensure information accuracy.
• Provides technical guidance as a subject matter expert, assisting services with clinic establishment requests, responsible for ensuring optimal supply and demand is accurately reflected in the finished product.
• Review clinic cancellation, clinic remapping, clinic deactivation, and clinic reactivation requests, ensuring all requests for clinic maintenance adhere to local policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records of clinical maintenance requests and all actions taken
• Assist requesters to interpret policies and provide technical assistance as required to facilitate receipt and timely processing of clinic maintenance requests.
• Review utilization reports to ensure adequate appointment availability, clinic capacity, appointment slot utilization, minimal unscheduled visit rates, and optimal percent utilization rates(scheduled and actual),assisting with plans for corrective action if outside locally determined acceptable ranges.
• Researches and identifies training needs for the Jesse Brown VA Health Care staff in areas of clinic set up, maintenance, utilization, and all other Data Management systems or special projects as directed by management.
• Analyzes training needs and make recommendations to supervisor, develop instruction based on analysis, decide for training, coordinate with Education Service to provide information on available training, conduct, and evaluate training.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. The Primary Care Physician, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, manages the care of outpatients in the Ambulatory Care Services as a primary Care Provider as part of a Patient Aligned Care Team. Primary Care is provided in Rockford, Freeport and Janesville Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatients include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans. Function as an integral part of a Primary Care multi-disciplinary team to coordinate, facilitate, and provide patient care and services.
• Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems.
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services.
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral.
• Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment.
• Initiate, evaluate, and change orders for medications.
• Include patient and family in planning care and establishing realistic measurable goals for health maintenance/improvement.
• Record/document health appraisal information, clinical assessments, treatment decisions, plan of care, ongoing management and therapeutic outcomes, order medications, diagnostic tests and referral consultations where needed for every patient encounter; recording will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS), and will be completed on the day of the encounter.
• Respond to computerized "alerts" indicating diagnostic test abnormalities and to health line requests from Veterans/family members on the day of receipt (weekends excepted).
• Follow Performance Measure guidelines, including completion of clinical reminders in CPRS. Access and timeliness standards; prescription order entry, National VA formulary requirements, and customer service standards.
• Work effectively with patients, families, members of the multi-disciplinary team, and other staff.
• Demonstrates flexibility in responding to clinic demands, adhere to personal and professional obligations and responsibilities, practice and maintain ethical standards, and sustain a work environment that is harmonious and customer service oriented.
• Providers will act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues when their colleagues are on leave/travel.