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As an Inventory Currency Controller, you will:
- Maintain an adequate supply of replacement inventory for damaged notes.
- Record transactions in the BEP designated electronic system of record.
- Assist in reconciling discrepancies discovered during the count of mutilated stock.
- Responsible for acquiring QA samples from submitted mutts in line with quality procedures.
- Verify accumulated units of cancelled and counted stock, checking each against accompanying identification.

This position is located in the Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center, Surgical Care, Optometry & Ophthalmology Clinics. Major duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

The Supervisory Health Technician (Ophthalmology) is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, direction of ophthalmology staff, and supervises interactions of Health Technicians (Ophthalmology) with affiliate ophthalmology residents. May be delegated full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the ophthalmology staff activities for the service or equivalent unit at an independent outpatient clinic. Has full supervisory responsibility over a section or equivalent work unit. Typical duties include preparing work assignments, monitoring clinical performances of ophthalmology staff, volunteers, and/or students, conducting performance appraisals, and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfied. Assures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, and the quality management program, assuring corrective action is initiated as needed. Assures orientation and competency assessment of assigned staff. Develops policies and procedures; manages document control; develops performance standards, position descriptions and functional statements; and is responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution. Maintains interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals. May have overall responsibility for planning, assessing, and evaluating programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivered by the program and overall delivery of healthcare within the facility, or coordination of non-VA care as appropriate.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8 am - 4:30 pm
Telework: Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

This is a trainee position in the Management and Resources Staff (MRS) of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB).

The incumbent is an entry level specialist in organizational administrative management programs, and will be responsible for assisting senior level specialist with complex and sometimes controversial studies in a wide variety of administrative management areas that include but are not limited to:

• Budget analysis and preparation
• Personnel and Human Resources work
• Clerical work
• Bureau planning and policy development

• You will conduct studies of manpower issues impacting an agency (e.g., organization structure, authorizations, end-strength, staffing requirements).
• You will conduct analyses (e.g., cost-benefit, cost sensitivity, risk) to assist customers in resource decisions.
• You will develop documentation or reports to summarize results of manpower assessments or studies.
• You will develop oral presentations to report on manpower studies, imbalances, or deficiencies.
• You will analyze metrics and program data to recommend process improvements.
• You will collaborate with senior leaders to identify or analyze skills gap issues associated with mission changes.
• You will develop strategic performance measurement data to address the linkage between strategic measures and operational requirements.

You will:

• Design, develop, and maintain data management systems and/or databases.
• Lead multifunctional development projects in database analysis, design, development, and implementation for a new system/database or major enhancement to an existing system/database.
• Serve as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR).
• Communicate highly technical information to a technical or non-technical audience.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

• Negotiating cases with private landowners and/or public agencies for the acquisition of real property.
• Researching and analyzing data, issues and information for the use of higher-level personnel.
• Analyzing data or information to identify and resolve problems and/or address needs.
• Communicate with customers (internal and external) to finalize projects.
• Oversees the execution products, policies, and procedures within the organization.
• Responsible for staff management, coordination, and execution of mission support programs that support organizational goals.
• Develops uniform management policies and staff management principles and guidance for mission area programs within the section.
• Responsible for the execution, scope, cost and budget, interfacing with the agency customers.
• Responsible for attainment of operational plans, goals, and objectives.
• Provides oversight and review of the real property management services program and facilitate all aspects of real property.
• Advises Division Director and Director on issues involving the relationship of the functions supervised to assigned programs and their impact on other related programs.

This is a bargaining unit position.

The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 100 applications. The first 100 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (100 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 100 in the order they applied.

Note: Submitting multiple applications will change the order in which your application is reviewed.

Performs a mixture of routine and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist.

Coordinates with the manager and more experienced foreign affairs specialists to plan time and use assigned resources to accomplish assignments. Supports the management, coordination, and preparation of programs to further the office's mission with a specific focus on the international aspects of UAS integration. This support includes, but is not limited to the following tasks: assist with coordination of a subset of UAS international work in technical/policy areas; researching U.S. and foreign aviation policies and programs; attending meetings, and supporting the wider FAA team to work with key stakeholders both within the FAA and with foreign counterparts.

Facilitates FAA involvement in projects, as well as visits by foreign officials.

Applies experience, knowledge, and understanding of international aviation programs to accomplish assignments. Works with subject matter experts and senior representatives to perform the following activities: (1) collects, records and analyzes data/information, as appropriate, for briefing and background papers on technical, policy and political aspects of international aviation issues, in preparation for and in support of anticipated meetings, travel, or decision-making by senior FAA officials. Arranges the necessary logistical support for such events and ensures appropriate FAA representation. (2) Develops international agreements, coordinates program requirements, and arranges for the resources (personnel, equipment, funding) required to execute agreed upon FAA responsibilities associated with international technical assistance; (3) collect, analyze, and distribute critical information and intelligence in his/her area of responsibility; (4) Assists in developing targets and initiatives for formulating FAA's international strategy.

Drafts briefing materials for FAA specialists and senior officials engaged in training and technical activities; collects and records information about policies, programs, and state of aviation related to UAS.

Maintains open and effective communication, cooperation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Identifies, interprets and applies guidance, policy, and regulations to assigned projects. Works deliverables to completion, assists with resolving complex problems and issues, and follows schedules and milestones. Participates on project meetings and periodic reviews, involving a wide variety of stakeholders and prepares accurate and timely project status reports.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Typically receives guidance on selecting approach from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. May provide recommendations to improve work processes.

Frequently refers problems and work issues to a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist when existing guidelines are not available or applicable.

Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically support the work of other employees and contribute to activities of the organizational unit.

Performs a mixture of routine and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist.

Coordinates with the manager and more experienced foreign affairs specialists to plan time and use assigned resources to accomplish assignments. Supports the management, coordination, and preparation of programs to further the office's mission with a specific focus on the international aspects of UAS integration. This support includes, but is not limited to the following tasks: assist with coordination of a subset of UAS international work in technical/policy areas; researching U.S. and foreign aviation policies and programs; attending meetings, and supporting the wider FAA team to work with key stakeholders both within the FAA and with foreign counterparts.

Facilitates FAA involvement in projects, as well as visits by foreign officials.

Applies experience, knowledge, and understanding of international aviation programs to accomplish assignments. Works with subject matter experts and senior representatives to perform the following activities: (1) collects, records and analyzes data/information, as appropriate, for briefing and background papers on technical, policy and political aspects of international aviation issues, in preparation for and in support of anticipated meetings, travel, or decision-making by senior FAA officials. Arranges the necessary logistical support for such events and ensures appropriate FAA representation. (2) Develops international agreements, coordinates program requirements, and arranges for the resources (personnel, equipment, funding) required to execute agreed upon FAA responsibilities associated with international technical assistance; (3) collect, analyze, and distribute critical information and intelligence in his/her area of responsibility; (4) Assists in developing targets and initiatives for formulating FAA's international strategy.

Drafts briefing materials for FAA specialists and senior officials engaged in training and technical activities; collects and records information about policies, programs, and state of aviation related to UAS.

Maintains open and effective communication, cooperation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Identifies, interprets and applies guidance, policy, and regulations to assigned projects. Works deliverables to completion, assists with resolving complex problems and issues, and follows schedules and milestones. Participates on project meetings and periodic reviews, involving a wide variety of stakeholders and prepares accurate and timely project status reports.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Typically receives guidance on selecting approach from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. May provide recommendations to improve work processes.

Frequently refers problems and work issues to a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist when existing guidelines are not available or applicable.

Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically support the work of other employees and contribute to activities of the organizational unit.

NOTE: This is a remote position. The salary range listed on this announcement reflects the minimum and maximum salary range for all locations. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted to reflect the salary for your specific location.

NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 3 years). Term appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4). Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage. Term appointments may be extended without further competition (up to the 4 year maximum). The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Works with researchers to determine their needs
• Performs analyses of research studies and clinical trial protocols to determine data requirements
• Designs application and data storage systems
• Evaluates clinical trial data reporting requirements and implements required changed, ensuring data integrity and information security assurance
• Conducts hardware and software analysis
• Analyzes clinical trials electronic data capture requirements for screening, randomization, kit assignment, serious adverse events, data collection, and reporting
• Performs mapping analyses needed to determine data assurance and security requirements for data migration
• Designs and develops databases for studies
• Serves as the primary organizational representative for several concurrent projects
• Provides consultation and advice regarding core infrastructure to support, maintain, and improve informatics developments
• Proposes and develops strategic biomedical informatics programs to support better utilization and analysis of VA health, research, and genomic data
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

• The National Contact Center (NCC) centralizes VBA's contact center activities and provides greater consistency and higher quality service by customer-facing employees.
• NCC employees may have contacts via telephone, email, video, or chat with the public for the purposes of (1) advising and providing information on benefits and rights; (2) explaining pertinent legal provisions, regulations, and related administrative practices and their application to specific cases; (3) assisting individuals regarding how best to provide needed documents and evidence required, and/or (4) initiating inquiries to resolve errors, delays, or other problems in obtaining benefits. The employees will also assist with the completion of claim and appeal related work.
• Assists the inquirer with determining the short-term and long-term circumstances that might influence a choice between various benefits. Programs include, but are not limited to, compensation and pension benefits, home loan eligibility, education, health care, life insurance, burial benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, fiduciary assistance, general Social Security Administration benefit programs, and other Federal, state, and local domestic relations and assistance programs.
• Explains the types of documents necessary to facilitate timely processing of claims and appeals and assists with obtaining and completing such documents and forms in accordance with the type of claim or appeal being submitted.
• Explains VBA rating decisions and provides explanations for the decisions using extensive knowledge of VA benefits and services, claim and appeal processing procedures, and all pertinent information available within the systems of record.
• Performs claim or appeal related work including, but not limited to, providing comprehensive claim or appeal status updates using mandatory scripting requirements, processing change of address requests, establishment of, or change to direct deposit banking information, burial allowance claims, dependency claim, etc.
• Appropriately responds to interactions where the customer wishes to speak/discuss to a "supervisor," by attempting to deescalate the interaction by immediately addressing the inquirer's needs prior to referral for a contact by a supervisor

• Performs the full range of contract price/cost analysis and negotiation functions in a pricing support office that is responsible for analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of proposals.
• Develops and documents results of price/cost analysis in the form of written reports, oral explanation to contracting personnel and others.
• Develops and documents guidance, memoranda, procedures, and instructions, which cover the full spectrum of price/cost analysis.
• Prepares and delivers oral briefings, training and presentations to staff, supervisors, higher-level officials, and outside organizations on price/cost analysis techniques and trends.

CDISs must be able to perform all duties of an MRT (Coder-Inpatient). The CDI Specialist serves as a consultant to various medical staff and ad hoc committees related to medical documentation activities, including compliance. They serve on various workgroups and teams as assigned. They are also responsible for reports preparation and presentation of data to the committee(s). Serves as a consultant in the development and updating of Medical Center policy memoranda pertaining to document function and medical record activities. Ensures that medical record documentation activities are consistent with the requirements established by VA manuals and directives and the Joint Commission standards and Scoring Guidelines.

They are responsible for facilitating improved overall quality, education, completeness, and accuracy of health record documentation through extensive interaction with clinical, coding, and other associated staff to ensure clinical documentation supports services rendered to patients, appropriate workload is captured, and resources are properly allocated. The CDI Specialist analyzes, interprets, and trends findings of quality improvement monitors and prepares monthly/quarterly reports for presentation to the medical staff and/or management. Based on these findings, makes recommendations, and persuades physicians/service chiefs to adopt proposals that result in necessary policy or procedural changes. The CDI Specialist must possess thorough knowledge of medical, terminology, anatomy and physiology and practical knowledge of medical treatment modalities, procedures, surgeries, and disease processes. They review documentation and facilitate modifications to the health record to ensure accurate severity of illness, risk of mortality, complexity of care, and utilization of resources. They identify opportunities for documentation improvement by ensuring that diagnoses and procedures are documented to the highest level of specificity, accurately address all acute and chronic conditions, and reflect the true health status of patients. Serves as Subject Matter Expert for HIMS regarding medical record documentation. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, service chiefs, and other medical center staff at all organizational levels. Must possess effective interpersonal skills.

Responsible for determining the need for and extent of training medical staff personnel regarding medical record document and requirements. May be required to develop training materials and continuing education programs. Training programs may include legal and ethical documentation practices, Evaluation and Management Code assignment, medical record documentation requirements, etc. In cases where additional medical record documentation is necessary, incumbent advises and/or discusses the issue with the responsible physician(s) via query. Queries sent to clinical staff to clarify ambiguous, conflicting, or incomplete documentation. They review appropriateness of and responses to queries through review of query reports. Evaluates, monitors, and reports on data from a variety of sources in relation to inpatient and outpatient reimbursement. These sources include Data Validation outputs and data provided from the local VISTA and VA Central Office. Incumbent will conduct monitors, summarize data, and prepare reports in a variety of areas, including a variety of special projects for the HIMS section.

Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Chief, HIMS or designee.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-60217-0 Medical Records Technician Clinical Document Improvement Specialist (Inpatient) GS-0675-09
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

CDISs must be able to perform all duties of an MRT (Coder-outpatient). The CDI Specialist serves as a consultant to various medical staff and ad hoc committees related to medical documentation activities, including compliance. They serve on various workgroups and teams as assigned. They are also responsible for reports preparation and presentation of data to the committee(s). Serves as a consultant in the development and updating of Medical Center policy memoranda pertaining to document function and medical record activities. Ensures that medical record documentation activities are consistent with the requirements established by VA manuals and directives and the Joint Commission standards and Scoring Guidelines.

They are responsible for facilitating improved overall quality, education, completeness, and accuracy of health record documentation through extensive interaction with clinical, coding, and other associated staff to ensure clinical documentation supports services rendered to patients, appropriate workload is captured, and resources are properly allocated. The CDI Specialist analyzes, interprets, and trends findings of quality improvement monitors and prepares monthly/quarterly reports for presentation to the medical staff and/or management. Based on these findings, makes recommendations, and persuades physicians/service chiefs to adopt proposals that result in necessary policy or procedural changes. The CDI Specialist must possess thorough knowledge of medical, terminology, anatomy and physiology and practical knowledge of medical treatment modalities, procedures, surgeries, and disease processes. They review documentation and facilitate modifications to the health record to ensure accurate severity of illness, risk of mortality, complexity of care, and utilization of resources. They identify opportunities for documentation improvement by ensuring that diagnoses and procedures are documented to the highest level of specificity, accurately address all acute and chronic conditions, and reflect the true health status of patients. Serves as Subject Matter Expert for HIMS regarding medical record documentation. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, service chiefs, and other medical center staff at all organizational levels. Must possess effective interpersonal skills.

Responsible for determining the need for and extent of training medical staff personnel regarding medical record document and requirements. May be required to develop training materials and continuing education programs. Training programs may include legal and ethical documentation practices, Evaluation and Management Code assignment, medical record documentation requirements, etc. In cases where additional medical record documentation is necessary, incumbent advises and/or discusses the issue with the responsible physician(s) via query. Queries sent to clinical staff to clarify ambiguous, conflicting, or incomplete documentation. They review appropriateness of and responses to queries through review of query reports. Evaluates, monitors, and reports on data from a variety of sources in relation to inpatient and outpatient reimbursement. These sources include Data Validation outputs and data provided from the local VISTA and VA Central Office. Incumbent will conduct monitors, summarize data, and prepare reports in a variety of areas, including a variety of special projects for the HIMS section.

Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Chief, HIMS or designee.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-60096-A Medical Records Technician Clinical Document Improvement Specialist (outpatient) GS-0675-09
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Performs and coordinates the daily operations of the human resource management and administrative issues for the COO Organization.
• Provides advice, guidance and oversight to all levels of management and staff on matters involving the full range of personnel management and administrative management policies and procedures, to include the on boarding and exiting of employees.
• Serves as liaison between management and staff on issues regarding personnel management and position management policy, procedures and other matters affecting division administrative programs.
• Coordinates and/or personally responds to inquiries on all administrative matters. Interacts with other divisions and offices to conduct research, answer inquiries, and resolve problems.
• Conducts and leads studies and analysis of administrative programs, processes, and operations, reviewing processes, procedures and operations, gathering and analyzing data, and making recommendations for increasing effectiveness of the Organization's administrative programs, implementing improvements in internal policies and procedures, operations and administrative programs, and to resolve complex and sensitive problems and issues.
• Manages staffing related data by initiating, reviewing, and correcting personnel actions on employees and generating reports and other information from various database systems (e.g., NFC, CHRIS).