Total 211 health beauty fitness job vacancies in Tucson, Arizona

Clinical Informatics:

• Evaluates, develops, and implements improvements to the clinical information systems, and proactively forecasts and researches new technologies.
• Develops and implements new systems, applications, and information processes, including Meaningful Use, clinical reminders, iCare, and dashboard.
• Promotes the use of information technology in the clinical setting, and educates medical staff.

• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, manages for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Works closely with allied health professionals.

Major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Performing maintenance, preventative maintenance, installation, and repair of a variety of locking and latching devices, door closures, battery operated alarms, and miscellaneous door, window and cabinetry hardware;
• Performing master keying, pinning, re-keying, and changing mechanical locking devices, i.e. removable core, interchangeable core, key in knob, key in lever, cylindrical and mortise locks and deadbolts;
• Maintaining master key records and generating master key systems for each type of locking encountered;
• Servicing and changing combinations on safes and vaults;
• Maintaining security and locks for narcotic storage and medication storage;
• Installing and maintaining window and door lock mechanisms;
• Inspecting, repairing, and installing all types and functions of locks throughout the medical center including doors, decks, lockers, cabinets, hinges and sliding doors, padlocks, electric panel locks and safety locks, tubular cylindrical, combination, on emergency basis in as much as all locks must be in good repair in the medical center;
• Removing foreign objects from locks, such as matches, chewing gum, etc.
• Picking or otherwise defeating or bypassing locks when keys are lost or lock is inoperable, improvising and applying neutralization techniques that don't damage the locking devices and security containers or doors during lockout situations;
• Determining the application for installing and maintaining electronic locks and keying devices;
• Programming electronic locks to function within the parameters of the application, using lock specific hardware and software;
• Troubleshooting and repairing electronic locks and keying devices using electronic test and repair equipment;
• Determining, installing, and maintaining the correct door closer for a door size, weight, swing and operation;
• Troubleshooting and repairing or overhauling various types of door closures;
• Performing related duties as required.

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

The incumbent serves as the Assistant Chief of Health Information Management (ACHIM) in a medical facility of high complexity (level 1), with responsibility for the supervision of HIM functions. Incumbent is charged with full responsibility, both technical and administrative, for the daily operation of the HIM department which consists of all functions of medical record activities related to coding, analyzing, transcription, release of information, file room and scanning programs. Is a full assistant to the Chief, HIM. Provides expertise, guidance and direction and has responsibilities relative to providing supervision, administrative support, coordination, and technical assistance in the planning, development, and maintenance of an effective, comprehensive, and integrated HIM Program at this Medical Center. This position assists the Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM) in the planning, directing, policy making, organizing, and controlling the activities of this department and serves as acting CHIM in the absence of the CHIM.

The incumbent shares responsibility with the CHIMS for collecting and processing data for various reports, surveys, and research projects; for preparing reports and recommendations for review and consideration by the Chief, HAS and upper management concerning the immediate needs as well as the long-range goals of the department; for recommending equipment and staffing needs; and for preparing and keeping current procedures and operation manuals.

Responsible for assisting physicians and other health professionals in obtaining health record information to be used in research projects. Advises on what material is available, how it may be obtained and the uses that can be made of the information while protecting the confidentiality of the record. The incumbent aids in a variety of projects and is responsible for screening, abstracting and tallying data from records and computer-generated reports. May serve as a consultant to provide guidance and advise researchers on methods for gathering data. Assists in selected miscellaneous retrospective health record review/data abstraction projects to support medical center Quality Management data collection activities.

Provides technical guidance to the unit supervisors and lead clerks while providing support to each unit in the absence of the section supervisor. Provides expertise in the area of subpoenas, court orders, advance directives, and general release of information, as well as other medico-legal issues.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 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

NOTE: The first 50 qualified candidates will be referred to the Selecting Official. Additional candidates will be referred based on hiring needs.

The Personnel Security Assistant serves as an Assistant to the Personnel Security Specialist and assures that all appointees have the appropriate level of security/suitability clearance commensurate with their assignment. Work assigned is of a very confidential and highly sensitive nature.

Major duties may include, but not limited to:

• Reviews information submitted by the requesting office to validate level of background required, enters appointee information into a local data base tracking system and refers appointee for fingerprinting.
• Enters appropriate data in required databases related to an appointee's suitability from a wide variety of sources.
• Performs audits of official personnel folders to assure that information related to suitability is properly recorded and filed.
• Initiates, reviews and releases appointees background investigations in the Office of Personnel Managements, National Background Investigation Service (NBIS) or in conjunction with the VA- Adjudication Center.
• Regularly monitors the status of specific pending items, compiles data to produce reports, follows up to determine status and records results.
• Takes and transmits electronic fingerprints for appointees or when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) returns fingerprints unclassifiable for various reasons.
• Assemble position descriptions and functional statements for the Personnel Security Specialist for review.
• Serves as the initial point of contact for new appointees including but not limited to paid or without compensation employees, volunteers, students, residents, and contractors.

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Major Duties:

• Interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the Veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
• Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs.
• Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment, identifying needs and strengths.
• Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity, and insight.
• Uses advanced clinical training, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
• Social Worker assesses high risk factors, acuity, and the need for services.
• Independently evaluates the client's situation and arrive at a reasoned conclusion.
• Uses professional judgment and advanced practice skills to make a psychosocial diagnosis.
• Assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary disposition plan.
• Makes independent professional decisions and recommendations for agency action.
• Develops psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members.
• Using known available resources and the initial assessment of the Veteran's likelihood to accept differing types of assistance, makes initial and continuing decisions regarding use of VA and non-VA services and referrals.
• Provides clinical services to Veterans and family members/significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment.
• Provides individual and group counseling services, in some settings including psychotherapy.
• Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources.
• Establishes a continuing relationship with the Veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate.
• Meets with Veterans to assess accomplishments and re-establish goals.
• Regularly conducts and participates in outreach activities including field interviews, assessments and referrals for homeless Veterans
• Provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits.
• Provides direct mental health and substance abuse services for Veterans and family members or significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment.
• Receives and completes consults requesting services from interdisciplinary team members and from other mental health professionals on complex, difficult cases, using advanced practice skills and expertise.
• Responsible for the significant program responsibility of developing a systematic program that operates as a unique panel of services in permanent supportive housing.
• Makes routine visits to each Veteran in residence to assess their environment and provide on-going clinical services.
• Refers Veterans to appropriate VA and other government/community services including local shelters, food banks, employment services, Veteran's benefits, and social security applications.
• Establishes procedures and coordinates the screening and admission process for the HUD/VASH program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is being re-announced to solicit additional candidates; applicants who previously applied to this announcement need not reapply unless submitting updated information and/or missing forms.

• Performs general routine to complex ionizing radiation and computerized tomography (CT) imaging of the head and body for all standardized and special examinations such as IVP, Barium swallows, Cryptogram's and Gallbladders or for a variety of 500+ standard radiographic procedures safely.
• Receives and prepares patients, explains procedures and transfers patient to table for examination.
• Confers with radiologists to establish requirements for non-standardized examinations, appropriate targeting techniques and/or other deviation to perform a complete examination.
• Monitors injection (power-injector) and recognizes complications of infiltration, contraction reaction, etc.
• Assists with emergency first-aid and initiates CPR when a cardiac arrest occurs if required.
• Applies ionizing radiation and other forms of energy under direction of a radiologist and or supervisor.
• Recognizes and describes equipment malfunctions and contacts appropriate service/repair engineers.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis by photo-timer exposures or various selector exposures.
• Participates in teaching programs and In-services as required by service unit.
• Maintains x-rays file folders, check-out files for quality assurance records, reviews operation policy manuals and other materials.

This position is being re-announced to solicit additional candidates; applicants who previously applied to this announcement need not reapply unless submitting updated information and/or missing forms.

• Performs general routine to complex ionizing radiation and computerized tomography (CT) imaging of the head and body for all standardized and special examinations such as IVP, Barium swallows, Cryptogram's and Gallbladders or for a variety of 500+ standard radiographic procedures safely.
• Receives and prepares patients, explains procedures and transfers patient to table for examination.
• Confers with radiologists to establish requirements for non-standardized examinations, appropriate targeting techniques and/or other deviation to perform a complete examination.
• Monitors injection (power-injector) and recognizes complications of infiltration, contraction reaction, etc.
• Assists with emergency first-aid and initiates CPR when a cardiac arrest occurs if required.
• Applies ionizing radiation and other forms of energy under direction of a radiologist and or supervisor.
• Recognizes and describes equipment malfunctions and contacts appropriate service/repair engineers.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis by photo-timer exposures or various selector exposures.
• Participates in teaching programs and In-services as required by service unit.
• Maintains x-rays file folders, check-out files for quality assurance records, reviews operation policy manuals and other materials.

Clinical Informatics:

• Evaluates, develops, and implements improvements to the clinical information systems, and proactively forecasts and researches new technologies.
• Develops and implements new systems, applications, and information processes, including Meaningful Use, clinical reminders, iCare, and dashboard.
• Promotes the use of information technology in the clinical setting, and educates medical staff.

• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes, or provides treatment, manages for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Works closely with allied health professionals.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care and support services to an adult population of Veterans which is characterized by a very significant number of older male Veterans; reviews of demographic data discloses that the average age of the SWBRC Veteran is 72 years with a distribution of 94% male and 6% female.
• Tailors rehabilitation care and support services to meet the needs of the individual Veteran.
• Responsible for assessments of each Veteran's needs and the delivery of services which are responsive to the concerns of individual Veterans to the extent possible.
• Responsible for intakes, assessing needs, capabilities and limitations, goal setting and treatment planning for individuals experiencing blindness/visual impairment caused by injury or disease.
• Works as part of the inpatient rehabilitation team coordinating care for blind and visually impaired Veterans.
• May serve as Facilitator for one or more assigned Veterans during the Veteran's program. As a Facilitator, the specialist is responsible for developing and coordinating the Veteran's Individualized Treatment Plan under the supervision of the Team Leader, with input from the Veteran and all team members.
• Maintains close communication with all members of the interdisciplinary SWBRC staff, including optometry, psychology, social work, recreation, and nursing, to ensure the needs and goals of the Veteran are being met.
• The essential elements are knowledge of the administration and interpretations of assessments and evaluations, treatment, and management in blind/vision rehabilitation and instruction that teaches Veterans with visual impairments to utilize adaptive skills and techniques necessary to cope with the demands of everyday life. These needs constitute significant physical, emotional, and social disabilities.
• Studies visual and non-visual barriers and related processes that result in activity limitations, participation restrictions, loss of vocational and avocational opportunities, and psychological distress. In providing direct services, the incumbent will use diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and instrumentation to identify and resolve or minimize these problems.
• Some Veterans manifest only blindness/visual impairment as their disabling condition. Others may have multiple medical problems, psychological concerns, substance abuse problems and cognitive problems in addition to visual impairment.
• The BRS must identify the difficulties confronting the Veteran and the barriers to treatment and then develop and provide intervention designed to enhance the blind and vision rehabilitation process.
• Develops a close rapport with assigned Veterans. When assigned the role of Facilitator, the BRS becomes the primary advocate for the Veteran, communicating feelings and concerns to other members of the rehabilitation team.
• Develops an individualized treatment plan in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired Veterans through the development of skills and capabilities needed for personal independence, emotional stability and the successful integration into community, family, and environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of discipline-specific technology necessary to assist in the Veteran's rehabilitation needs and processes such as electronic travel aids, computer assisted technology, speech output and input devices, large print devices and Braille devices, etc. The BRS determines the need for these devices based on type, nature and severity of the problem, and assessments, and instructs the Veteran in the proper use of the device along with its abilities and limitations. Optical devices, prescribed by an eye care specialist, are incorporated into the Veteran's individualized treatment plan.
• Works with family members and/or significant others to educate and counsel about the ramifications of visual impairment. Family members are taught to recognize and change behaviors and behavior patterns that impede blind and vision rehabilitation progress and how to cope with the psychological and social problems and their own individual stress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage data and coordinate input from more than eight other services at the PVAHCS, as is related to the Environment of Care Program. The EOC dashboard and the management plans require succinct organizational structure, maintained and/or established by the incumbent, to enable others to easily report and update the data for which they are responsible, as subject matter experts, relating to the Environment of Care Program
• Responsible for overall accountability, as well as day-to-day activities that ensure the medical center is meeting all aspects of the EOCC program.
• Directs the formal regular surveillance rounds that are required by accreditation at established intervals within the medical center, the Outpatient Care Center (OPC) and each of the 10 CBOCs located throughout Arizona.
• Provides professional, authoritative interpretations to higher level PVAHCS leadership regarding Federal safety standards to resolve conflicts, controversies, and disputes over the applicability of Federal standards, particularly where Arizona state policies potentially conflict with Federal regulations.
• Communicates to senior colleagues and leadership, the relevance of proposed solutions, critical to the success of this high-profile program, and how these contribute to the accomplishment of the various facility services' goals within the VISN and beyond.
• Works to eliminate redundancies and gaps between the administration and provision of Safety programs to include Life Safety concerns related to NFPA standards.

• Performs installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, calibration, repair, and modification of complex biomedical, x-ray and dental instrumentation, and complex support equipment systems made up of multiple systems.
• Formulates methods of techniques to perform preventive maintenance on and to assure operation and safety of biomedical, x-ray and dental equipment.
• Insures compliance with regulating agencies for medical devices (FDA) and radiation safety (NCRP), and takes corrective action if radiological systems and medical devise are in non-compliance.
• Consults with various medical disciplines on unique instrumentation problems, safety consideration, and maintenance difficulties.
• Serves as technical advisor and consultant to physicians, dentists, and other clinical personnel in the purchases of new instrumentation, designing of new systems or modifying existing systems.
• Maintains complete up-to-date equipment files, work orders, parts, equipment inventories and equipment labeling to comply with Joint Commissions and federal agency requirements.

The Gynecology Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) who practices in the Gynecology Section of the Surgery Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management.

The 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.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consults as needed.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Reviews consults to the gynecology section.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

The Supervisory Projects Engineer is a key engineering advisor reporting directly to the Chief of Engineering Service. The Supervisory Projects Engineer is a responsible leader and a member of the Engineering management team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of design and construction matters. This position provides matrix management support and technical expert consultation to the Chief of Engineering Service for all issues relative to the areas listed above. The Supervisory Projects Engineer makes recommendations to the Chief of Engineering for final approval, and has responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the Medical Center Design and Construction program and oversight. Other duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

Engineering Project Management and Administration

• Responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and management processes for the Engineering Service Project Section that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards.
• Within Projects Section, the Supervisory Project Engineer manages human resource functions such as hiring, performance, training and development.
• Provides technical advice on a wide range of engineering issues, including the Strategic Capital Investment Plan, Capital Asset Inventory, Capital Asset Resource Survey, Deferred Maintenance, and a myriad of engineering related topics.
• The Supervisory Project Engineer is a member of and participates on station, VISN, and national committees and work groups.
• Responsible for providing professional engineering direction to ensure compliance with legislative and accrediting requirements at the Medical Center for all design and construction projects.

• Receive administrative direction from the Chief, Engineering Service with assignments in terms of broadly defined project related functions.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Medical Center's capital improvement program.
• Develops technical data regarding materials, sizes, dimensions, quantities, and costs to be incorporated in formal specifications. Conducts site visits.
• Coordinates and oversees scheduling and layout of operations, inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction and renovation managed by subordinate engineer, program analysts and program specialists.. Provides technical resource information to engineering subordinates.
• Prepares correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports, and schedules as required to complete project assignments.

• Researches and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of Projects Engineering Section.
• Researches and provides technical recommendations pertaining to a wide-range of national codes and standards including but not limited to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), OSHA, TJC, EPA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
• Provides for the financial management of the project section. This includes budget formulation and justification for projects, garnering approval, and execution within budgeted amounts; financial management; and financial reporting.
• Maintains awareness of and information about the overall status of financial resources for projects with respect to established budgets in order to react to changing situations with timely recommendations. Assists the Chief Engineer as needed in defending the budget before senior level management. Interacts and negotiates regarding adjustments or reprogramming in support of project changes or requirements.
• Plans and/or accomplishes special projects as required. Conceives and implements new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs. Undertakes or participates in special projects, ongoing analyses, investigations, and initiatives that have high priority for the Chief of Engineering Service.

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

NOTE: This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 11/30/2025). This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional year. Temporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration date. The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment.

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

• Provides assessment and management of ambulatory patients seen in the Emergency Department.
• Evaluates patients for emergency medical conditions, ordering appropriate diagnostic studies and performing a wide range of treatment procedures under the direction of the supervising physician.
• Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations to include crisis intervention, management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients, and one-to-one observations.
• Assists Emergency Department Physicians with complex, specialized, and potentially life threatening procedures.
• Performs airway management using Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP) and advanced airway techniques.
• Operates specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and oxygen apparatus
• Performs additional duties include dressing changes, wound management, suture removal, repair of simple lacerations, foley catheters insertion, splint, binder and bandage applications, and performance of tracheotomy care.
• Performs specimen collection, preparation and transfer to the lab for processing of blood, tissue, urine, stool and sputum.
• Responds to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) as assigned.
• Conducts or assists with the training of personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic, and advanced emergency medical care techniques if appropriately trained and qualified.
• Conducts or assists with stand-downs, community health programs, blood pressure and glucose screenings, flu immunizations, etc.
• Transports monitored and unmonitored patients to diagnostic procedures and/or inpatient units.
• Performs triage duties as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Provides clinical health outcomes quality measures; evaluates clinical case reviews for adequacy of care, compliance with clinical and regulatory guidelines, overpayment
• Develops policy guidance for nursing and medical care reviews conducted by state or Federal health facility surveyors.
• Introduces professional staff and other department heads to data findings, which may suggest improving patient care, safety and quality health care.
• Serves as a lead person in directing, supporting, and providing advice, oversight and development of technical data, statistics, suggestions and other information useful to higher level managers.
• Communicates and strategizes with leadership, medical and non-medical staff to identify process and outcome improvement opportunities to prevent monetary loss of CSM reimbursements on the CMS penalties for compliance with non-compliance of numerous reporting requirements.
• Provides on going nursing and clinical education to provider.
• Analyzes and evaluates healthcare delivery systems and operations of a health care, health regulatory or human services or related program within the HHS organization.
• Provides comprehensive nursing care to patients, when needed, during emergencies or crisis utilizing the nursing process.
• Performs the full range of patient care duties and assesses medical legal implication for performing practice and activities related to age-appropriate care.
• Set up monitors, maintains and interprets data from electronic and other medical equipment such as 12-lead EKG, cardiac defibrillator, IV infusion pumps and respiratory nebulizers, etc.