Health Technician Program Coordinator - Loma Linda, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Loma Linda, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Duties include but are not limited to:

Perform full range of supervisory duties, which includes responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; competency assessments; performance evaluations; selection of staff; and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions.
Analyze clinically appropriate data and make recommendations to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity within the service.
Serve as liaison between eye care and other programs that would affect coordination of care, healthcare access, program evaluation, assessment and planning future needs.
Conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders, providers, and managers.
Promote health education for patients and staff
Coordinate patient care, referrals and consults
Oversee surgery scheduling and coordination
Serve as polytrauma liaison for all ophthalmology issues, and participation in coordination of approved research projects
Coordinate the overall technical and administrative oversight for operations within Ophthalmology to include coordination with multidisciplinary team members, as well as liaison with other sections that support ophthalmology care, such as Nursing Service, Telephone Care, Sterile Processing Service, Pharmacy, and Infection Control

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report**:
Not required

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
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.
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 (COVID19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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Basic Requirements:

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United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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English Language Proficiency. Health Technicians (Ophthalmology) must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 38 U.S.C. 7407(d).
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Certification. All applicants must be certified as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) with the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). The COA certification is JCAHPO's entry-level certification examination for a Health Technician (Ophthalmology).

Experience and Education.

(1) Experience. One year of experience in a health care field, such as but not limited to nursing, medical assistant, or health technician.
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(2) Education. Two years above high school with a minimum of six semester hours directly related to a health care field or associate's degree in a health care related degree.
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(3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying.

Examples are listed below:

Six months of experience in the health care field; and one year above high school

OR:

Six months of experience in the health care field and successful completion of a course for health care technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or ophthalmology technicians given by the U.S. Armed Forces

OR:

Six months of experience in the health care field and completion of an independent study course in Ophthalmic Medical Assisting.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

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Grade Determinations:

One year of experience _equivalent_ to the
GS10 grade level.

Examples of experience at the
GS-10 include, but are not limited to:

Overseeing the integration between ophthalmic medical devices and the electronic medical record system.
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 servic