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This announcement is only open to current permanent employees that are Veterans Health Administration (VHA) employees. This announcement will close on September 20, 2023 , the first 75 applications have been received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date in which the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.

Duties are primarily performed in VISN 12, 15, 16, 17 and 23.

• Facilitates culture change by consultation, coaching, mentoring and providing services and specialized engagements to integrate a Whole Health model.
• Works interdependently to match services, resources and expertise to support field transformation toward Whole Health care.
• Provides ongoing consultative services, both on site and virtually, to assigned facilities, as needed.
• Supports the field and others to establish and/or promote new roles and responsibilities in the provision of Whole Health, complementary and integrative health, and enhancing workforce capabilities.
• Partners with the field as a subject matter expert to construct a program's vision, priorities, strategies, and action plan to meet goals.
• Partners with leadership and staff, as well as other internal and external staff and stakeholders to achieve overall goals of the program and field offices.
• Creates a culture of learning to promote discovery, creativity and innovation; demonstrates flexibility and open- mindedness to meet the needs of offices engaged in transformational processes.
• Identifies the customer's situation properly and performs the tasks required to resolve the customers questions/issues accurately and in a timely manner.
• Conducts comprehensive facility assessments using appropriate methods and tools to collect, synthesize, and analyze data.
• Develops reports for management that include assessment results, identification of barriers, and recommendations for initiating and sustaining culture change initiatives.
• Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis, program/ operations effectiveness in meeting goals, measures, and objectives; prepares program status reports for review at all levels.
• Recommends development of new or modified work methods or tools, procedural changes, systems variations, and acceptance of new technology developments.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Virtual: This is a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist (Field Implementation Team Consultant)/PD60338A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $98,496 Per Year (GS 13)

• Collect data to monitor clinical performance and report results to the Executive Committee.
• Assist in developing functional review reporting methods and/or indicator metrics that will improve health services with minimal resources.
• Perform clinical analysis of incident/event reporting internal to the Market and align event data with National Patient Safety Goals.
• Consult on tools and techniques in establishing quality improvement teams to address systems issues in patient care.
• Monitor effectiveness of change implementation to ensure that results are achieved.

Starting at $75,659 Per Year (GS 11)

• Perform a range of diagnostic examinations and treatments according to clinic processes and procedures.
• Prepare patients and rooms for patient care activities, examinations and diagnostic tests
• Assists providers with procedures.
• Clean wounds and applies bandages after suturing and assists in removal of sutures, staples and dressings.
• Obtain and record accurate vital signs and other required measurements.
• Verify patient's eligibility for treatment
• Schedule follow-up appointments with the appropriate clinic
• Complete lab work and other point of care testing within scope of practice.
• Obtain lab samples, perform point of care testing, and deliver specimens directly to the lab.
• Administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations to all age groups in accordance with established protocols.
• Recognize and respond to emergent situations.

Starting at $38,540 Per Year (GS 5)

As a Health Scientist you will:

• Serve as an advisor on the relevance, quality, and impact of scientific activities within the programs and divisions and provide oversight of work in the science office.
• Senior advisor leading the development of scientific policies.
• Lead the scientific review and approval of authored publications including publications with high profile nationally and internationally.
• Advise on the state of the science programs and provide ongoing review and consultation on the quality of scientific work within the programs.
• Provide mentoring of division staff and scientists on production of high-quality scientific publications and advises on the scientific publication process.
• Advise on development of scientific priorities and science agenda.
• Advise leadership on methods for assessing quality of scientific work, including the use of internal quality controls and use of external peer and stakeholder review.

Starting at $122,907 Per Year (GS 14)

• Serve as a phlebotomist performing blood collection, both in the phlebotomy room and in the main laboratory processing areas.
• Have direct patient contact while performing blood collection procedures by both venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques and obtain capillary blood samples based on judgment of venous access and the requirements of the test.
• Receive and process a wide variety of laboratory samples and specimens, receiving specimens from remote sites for shipment to civilian or military reference laboratories.
• Prepare shipping manifests, ensuring integrity of documentation, logs, and specimens following regulatory guidelines.
• Perform accessioning procedures using automated systems such as the Composite Health Care System (CHCS), ensuring timely distributions to laboratory sections.
• Perform clerical duties related to the handling of laboratory specimens.
• Under the direction of a training coordinator, instruct new laboratory hires, Military Medical Laboratory Technician (Phase II) students, and various other students in procedures, practices, and techniques.

Starting at $47,789 Per Year (GS 6)

Major duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform independently, repairing, fabricating, fitting of orthotic appliances.
• Custom design and fabricate devices when there are no standard guidelines.
• Prepare molds, arch supports custom made/repaired devices and any type of modification required ensuring proper fit and function of devices.
• Take measurements and makes impressions/casting of feet and submits them to the current contracting company.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/PD516-10473-A
Physical Requirements: The position demands a moderate degree of exertion and a high degree of dexterity, long periods of standing and long-distance waling from clinic to clinic. The work requires some physical exertion, prolong periods of standing and working at a variety of machines, bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, and stretching to work on devices and appliances and to fit them to the veteran. There may be recurring lifting and moving of moderately heavy supplies and equipment such as wheelchairs and durable medical equipment.

Starting at $46,696 Per Year (GS 7)

• Use of word processing software to produce a variety of documents such as encounter forms, treatment plans, specialty procedures (such as EKGs); uses database software to enter, revise, sort and retrieve data for reports or review; transmits and receives documents and messages electronically using a personal computer workstation networked or linked to other clinic computers or workstations and to Martinsburg and other VA facilities through a central processing unit.
• Possesses knowledge of multiple programs in VISTA and understands the interaction of various programs to determine impact on patients and other services.
• Responsible for identifying patient medical emergencies and notifying the appropriate medical staff, initiating basic life support measures needed and maintaining CPR certification.
• Performs venipuncture and instructs patients in proper procedures for preparing for blood test, bleeding time test, 24 hour urine collection, and collection on specimens for culture and sensitivity.

Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD07699A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $47,789 Per Year (GS 6)

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Answering and directing phone calls.
• Maintaining files and records.
• Performing reception duties by assisting visitors to the office.
• Using a computer to perform administrative duties.
• Providing training to new personnel on clinical and administrative duties.
• Using techniques to appropriately de-escalate disruptive patients.
• Observing patients and reporting changes in condition (deviation in color, pulse, respiration, temperature, and blood pressure).
• Positioning patients.
• Interviewing patients to document complaint, medical history, and personnel information.
• Taking and recording vital signs.
• Documenting electronic patient medical records.
• Setting up patient examination rooms while adhering to infection control procedures.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00 pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD122320
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $42,022 Per Year (GS 5-6)

• Assist with patient flow through the clinic and, commensurate with training and scope of responsibility, provides direct patient care services.
• Monitor patients undergoing procedures and or treatments and identifies patients with acute distress or with a potential acuity change.
• Transport patients to other clinical/diagnostic areas as required.
• Prepare laboratory, radiology requests and other required forms as ordered by a licensed, credentialed provider.
• May perform various diagnostic procedures, and administer medications orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously as directed.

Starting at $42,714 Per Year (GS 5)

The primary purpose of this position is to provide Health Care aid at the Health Care System VISN and facility levels. The position is responsible for delivering a broad array of health care services throughout the Medical Center, and it's various locations that provide in patient care, such as but not limited to the living centers.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides holistic in-patient care to Veterans in a manner conducive to the comfort and safety of those in the facility hospital units, living centers and/or household.
• Provide care for a group of patients/residents of varying ages.
• Educates, role models, and assists inpatients/residents and families in adhering to infection control principles throughout the facility.
• Maintains general cleanliness of the inpatient/resident's environment including emptying and cleaning urinals, bed pans, GU bags and suction bottles, and disposing of dirty linen and disposable briefs.
• Monitors flow of oxygen, replaces empty tanks, and fills personal use portable oxygen.
• Applies prosthetic devices; prepares inpatient/resident with adaptive equipment as needed for therapies such as occupational therapy,
  speech therapy, physical therapy, kinesiotherapy, and recreation therapy
• Escorts inpatients/residents to recreation therapy programs as needed.
• Obtains equipment and supplies and assists the RN and/or medical provider(s) when he/she performs minor medical/surgical procedures when appropriate and within skills and knowledge.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Aid/PD99917S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $31,244 Per Year (GS 3)

NOTE: This position is being announced concurrently with announcement IHS-23-CH-12046941-ESEP/MP for candidates at the GS-07 level, please review vacancy announcement for eligibility requirements. Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered for each grade level.

• Provide Navajo and English interpretation for clients, patients and general community.
• Exercise judgement and flexible using a wide range of therapeutic skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.
• Provide community-based, integrated treatment plans and clinical services.
• Independently prepare and give interpretation of patient case studies and psychological history of patients.
• Follow-up with patients between scheduled primary case to ensure care plan is followed.
• Assist in organizing and working with the health/community teams to plan, develop and impletemnt integrated behavioral health programs.

Starting at $37,696 Per Year (GS 5-6)

• In collaboration with Division of AIDS (DAIDS) program staff, facilitate the development of regulatory strategies, assembles and submits Investigational New Drug (IND) applications to FDA, and maintain high quality IND applications.
• Coordinate and participate in pre-IND meetings, including preparation of packages, scheduling of meetings, and follow-up with participants.
• Develop, maintain, enhance, and modify DAIDS policies and standard operating procedures on IND matters.
• Establish quality assurance standards and metrics for IND policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and communicate with other DAIDS, NIAID, and NIH components to ensure consistency and harmonization of IND procedures, strategies, and best practices.
• Advise DAIDS leadership on compliance with complex regulations and statutes impacting IND matters.
• Provide guidance and training on IND regulations and procedures to DAIDS researchers and to domestic and international research organizations involved in DAIDS-sponsored clinical trials.
• Develop and provide training to DAIDS staff on IND regulations and procedures in order to maintain consistency in approach and strategy and ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines.

Starting at $112,015 Per Year (GS 13)

This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI and is based in the Rehab Services Division. The primary purpose of this position is to maintain clinic supplies, assemble complex wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment, provide patient care by administering the STRIDE walking program, assist physical and occupational therapists with the provision of patient care, providing customer service by managing the clinic phones, managing schedules and printing schedules for the clinic, maintaining inventory records and contacting patients to issue equipment, and other duties as assigned.

- Maintains and/or assembles supplies for the clinic. Orders new supplies from logistics stock as needed. Manages Personal Protective Equipment ordering.
- Collects patient data, including vital signs, and observation of overall condition.
-Assists the Spinal Cord Injury section with assembling and modifying complex wheelchairs and medical equipment. Mechanical skills are preferred.
- Administers patient care walks for acute care patients on the wards. Enters in computerized documentation after the patient care walks.
-Assists Physical and Occupational Therapists with skilled intervention.
- Maintains, organizes and sanitizes supply and equipment rooms
- Assists with reception, telephone calls, sorting files and data collection
- Performs other related duties as assigned·
-Manages inventory for durable medical equipment to be issued to veterans.
-Manages the glucometer and crash cart checks
-Maintains cleaning and maintenance for clinical equipment.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30p, weekends may be assigned if clinical needs arise.
Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/PD04108A
Physical Requirements: Physical requirements include extensive periods of standing and walking. Patient care activities require regular and recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, pushing and similar activities using appropriate body mechanics and other assistive devices for patient and/or equipment movement and transfer. The employee protects self and others from injury.

Starting at $39,390 Per Year (GS 5)

As an Health Scientist you will:

• Design, oversee, implement, and conduct scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve health system related problems
• Lead scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process, and other study support duties including analyzing and reporting of data and data dissemination to audiences
• Analyze study or project implementation procedures for improvement
• Provide technical advice to state and local health agencies and to various other health-related organizations about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels
• Prepare scientific articles and technical reports for publication in national and international public health journals
• Serve as a subject matter expert Project Officer on grants, cooperative agreements and contracts

Starting at $122,907 Per Year (GS 14)

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


Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Receives requests or instructions for procedures.
• Interprets request or instructions for medical or healthcare personnel.
• Performs as technician in charge of office.
• Receives assignments for a variety of difficult examinations.
• Obtains and documents patients' vital signs.
• Performs venipuncture to obtain serum blood samples and blood cultures as ordered according to policy and procedures.
• Collects, labels and sends laboratory specimens as ordered according to policy and procedures.
• Maintains charts and records, filing lab requisitions, placing lab results on correct charts and copying records as needed.
• Orders and maintains supplies.
• Sets up and adjusts specialized equipment.
• Assists medical staff with or performs diagnostic procedures such as EKG used to diagnose medical conditions.
• Performs a range of diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Manages administrative functions for the office.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: All shifts, rotating nights, weekends, and holidays.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Starting at $45,582 Per Year (GS 6)