Description:
Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leads and organizes delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice
- Uses advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes
- Functions as an expert in quality improvement practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities
- Systematically evaluates current practice, and formulating outcomes of organizational processes within an area of expertise
- Guides, develops, and supports staff from a leadership perspective
- Uses professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities, Plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates the Medical Center's RME program
- Collects, monitors, analyzes, and reports RME program data and makes recommendations for performance improvement
- Oversees the development and approval of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and associated staff competencies for re-processing of all RME in collaboration with the Chief, Sterile Processing Service (SPS)
- In collaboration with the Chief, SPS, ensures that all staff responsible for re-processing of RME have initial and annual competency validation
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
- All 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.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.