Prosthetic Representative (Assistant Chief)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks seeks a Prosthetic Representative (Assistant Chief) to share full responsibility with the Chief for directing, supervising, and managing all phases of prosthetic service operations.

The role includes serving as Chief in the Chief's absence, with active specialty services such as spinal cord injury, home-based care, low vision, and prosthetic implants.

Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen.
• English language proficiency required for written and spoken communication.
• One year of creditable experience OR a qualifying education combination OR foreign education considered.
• Education/workexperience combinations are eligible.

Responsibilities

• Direct, supervise, and manage all phases of prosthetic service operations.
• Serve as Chief of the service in the Chief's absence.
• Monitor contracts, budgets, and purchasing related to prosthetics and rehabilitative items.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and upper management.

Skills

Supervisory duties

Data analysis

Budget management

Healthcare program management

Regulatory compliance

Prosthetics knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree + 24 sem hours in health care/public admin/business

Job description

The Prosthetic Representative (Assistant Chief) for the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks is fully responsible for sharing full responsibility with the Chief for directing, supervising, and managing all phases of the prosthetic service operations. This individual serves as Chief of the service in the Chief's absence. The VHSO has active specialty services including Spinal Cord Injury, Home Based Primary Care, Low Vision services, and Prosthetic Implants.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates will not be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who are not proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.
• Experience and Education. Individual must meet at least one of the requirements below.
  • Experience. One year of creditable experience that demonstrates: Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; ability to research, analyze, comprehend, and apply decisions; basic knowledge of inventory management procedures; ability to use computer software packages for word processing, spreadsheet development, and database management; and ability to work independently and as a member of a team; or
  • Education. A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution AND at least 24 semester hours in course work related to health care, public administration, or business. The 24 semester hours could include but is not limited to any combination from the following fields: occupational therapy, physical therapy, kinesiotherapy, social work, psychology, prosthetics, orthotics, respiratory therapy, assistive technology, business law, leadership, healthcare, public administration, or business management. This course work may have been completed within the degree or in addition to the degree; or
  • Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying.
  • Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the United States must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials, and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to experience gained in conventional United States programs.

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).

Grade Determinations

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

GS-12 Prosthetic Representative (Assistant Chief)

Experience. At least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

1. Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties, including responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; assessment of competencies; evaluation of performance; selection of staff; and recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.
2. Ability to analyze data and make recommendations to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity within the service.
3. Ability to manage a health care program that provides home medical equipment, rehabilitation services, home oxygen, visual or hearing impairment devices, assistive technology, orthotics, or prosthetics.
4. Knowledge of compliance and regulatory accrediting organizations.
5. Ability to manage, interpret, and present fiscal data (i.e. fund controls, contracts and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer an allocated budget;

Preferred Experience

One year of experience actively monitoring prosthetic program contracts; Experience training new staff and provide refresher training when needed; Experience developing budgets for fund control points and ensuring budgeted amounts are not exceeded; Experience identifying needs/excess of prosthetics funds; Experience with monitoring purchasing to include credit card purchase orders and reconciliations; Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and upper management; Experience generating reports and interpreting results from several different data source. i.e. NPPD and PCM reports; Experience with prosthetic consult management to include reviewing open and pending consults, prioritizing, and assign work to staff; and experience formulating policies and processes related to current Prosthetics and Rehabilitative items and service laws, regulations, directives, handbooks and clinical practice recommendations.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements

Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation, see Duties section for essential job duties of the position. May require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, puling, and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks that requires normal safety precautions; the area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. However, the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations.