Total 141 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Fort Wainwright, Alaska

The Registered Nurse, Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Completes face to face, telephone, and video assessments to establish nursing diagnoses as needed.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on population specific components.
• Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
• Providing health education and procedural teaching to patients and significant others.
• Perform procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes using effective communication and collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Administering medicine per established policies and guidelines.
• Establishing priorities and making ethically-sound decisions to ensure safe patient care.
• Assisting the physicians during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes by team collaboration.
• Responding to emergency situations to promote optimal patient outcomes by recognizing changes in patient's health status.
• Performing diagnostic studies within the scope of nursing practice as ordered by the physician.
• Documenting patient data to ensure continuity in the provision and coordination of patient care.
• Collaborating with other health care professionals.
• Communicating with veterans and family members regarding veteran's care.
• Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members and other staff.
• Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to promote positive relationships and communication.
• Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery.
• May be responsible for charge nurse duties.
• Managing follow-up care.
• Acting as resource to others.
• Participating in continuing education, achieving/maintaining certification.
• Possess knowledge of unit level quality improvement indicators.
• Applies knowledge and actively participates in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives.
• Provides excellent customer service according to ICARE values.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the management of complex patient care.
• Additional duties as assigned such as covering/float to other teams (Teamlet).

• Transport patients from hospital units to the operating room.
• Position patient for the specific surgical procedures according to established guidelines.
• Hand instruments to the surgeon during the procedure by anticipating the surgeon's needs.
• Select, assemble, and organize required supplies, equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedures.
• Obtain supplies needed during surgery such as blood, drugs, solutions, instruments, and additional sterile supplies.
• Wash, disassemble, sterilize, and reassemble instruments after surgical procedure is complete.
• Assemble operating room carts according to scheduled surgical procedures.
• Clean operating room after surgical procedures.

• The position provides technical expertise on factual, procedural and/or recurring issues for the command, staff, and subordinate units on personnel actions.
• Responsible for management of various military personnel functions that include updating actions for Personnel Readiness Review (PRR), in/out processing, Meal Card issuance, promotions/reductions, evaluations, awards, etc.
• Provides services to military personnel who have pay problems, researches pay problems, follows through with the responsible office to alleviate any errors found and coordinates unique requirements.
• Researches, analyzes, and develops solutions/ prepares straight forward reports based on historical data, personnel records, governing regulations, and best practices.
• Plans, develops, and oversees military operations systems that support and implement programs concerning the components of the military operations/personnel management life cycle in relation to Soldier readiness and availability for deployment.

• Perform a range of diagnostic examinations and treatments according to clinic processes and procedures.
• Prepares patients and rooms for patient care activities, examinations and diagnostic test.
• Sets up equipment and instruments and hands instruments to health care providers.
• Take and record accurate vital signs and other required measurements.
• Verify patient's eligibility for treatment.
• Schedule appointment with the appropriate clinic and health care provider dependent on patient disposition, complaint or symptoms or services requested.
• 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.

• Conduct program evaluations to identify operational safety and health problems requiring resolution.
• Evaluate new trends to determine the need for further inquiry regarding elimination or control of serious hazards to life and property.
• Identify deficiencies requiring correction to properly implement national safety standards.
• Inspect work areas to identify and eliminate safety hazards or unhealthy environmental conditions.
• Serve as a Garrison Master Driver.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• The outpatient MH RN is responsible for providing patient-centered and recovery-oriented care and maintaining self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions.
• The MH RN facilitates care coordination, linking with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care, MH interdisciplinary treatment team huddles and meetings, warm hand-offs, and develops content as well as facilitates nurse-led psychoeducational groups.
• The MH RN uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, utilizes recovery-oriented language, and provides Veterans, their family members, and/or significant others with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan.
• The MH RN reports and assists and/or directs safety concern resolution and collaborates with program leadership to help improve patient and program outcomes; and directs team response to psychiatric and medical emergencies.
• The MH RN executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care.
• The MH RN documents nursing triage assessments, risk screens, measurement-based care tools, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care according to facility policy.
• The MH RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient

• Set up, clean, calibrate and monitor respiratory equipment to ensure proper functionality.
• Administer a variety of tests and analyze results to assess respiratory patients.
• Develop and monitor treatment plans for patients with a variety of respiratory issues.
• Instruct patients and families in the use of respiratory equipment for home use.
• Monitor and interpret values, such as pulse oximetry, arterial blood gas analysis and expired carbon dioxide.

• Work independently as a licensed clinical social worker uses advanced concepts, principles, procedures, practices.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of family advocacy patients using psycho-social instruments to form diagnosis.
• Obtain relevant data from legal, investigatory, medical, command, social service agencies, schools, resource programs, etc.
• Interview offenders regarding allegations of abuse or neglect in order to establish them with treatment resources.
• Develop treatment plans based on identified problems, psycho-social factors and treatment capabilities.
• Perform crisis intervention services to assist in the protection of family advocacy victims.
• Prepare related records and documents for inclusion in the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) record.
• Prepare written diagnoses to document patient assessments and/or treatments.

• Assist management staff to develop and implement plans, procedures, policies, and programs to attain established nursing objectives.
• Assign personnel based on patient care needs according to the workload management system skill level and experience of nursing personnel.
• Make recommendations regarding necessary staffing adjustments for both short and long-term basis.
• Direct the work of all nursing personnel during the tour of duty, reviews quality of care provided and provides input for performance evaluations.
• Perform a wide variety of nursing duties on various wards and in the emergency room of the hospital, including direct patient care.
• Teach and mentor professional and paraprofessional nursing staff, assisting with complex nursing and diagnostic procedures.
• Coordinate activities that affect the Department of Nursing with other elements of the hospital such as Admissions and Dispositions, Administrative Officer of the Day, Nutrition Care Division, Laboratory, and Physicians.
• Examine and analyze problems and complaints by patients and makes administrative decisions appropriate to the responsibility of the position.
• Review patient records and plans of care.
• Perform duties as a Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) which includes performance of on-call duties for SAFE exams.
• Provide forensic nursing care to victims by conducting head-to-toe physical assessment/examination, written and photographic documentation of injuries and evidence, and collection and packaging/preservation of physical evidence.
• Participate in related legal proceedings providing fact and/or expert testimony during legal proceedings when summoned or appointed to do so.
• Mentor, evaluate, and precept forensic nurses and other SAMFE trainees, and recommends modifications in the clinical training program as dictated by the individual learning needs or demonstrated ability of individual trainees.

• Perform independent, comprehensive telephone and clinical triaging, and facilitates care coordination through a multidisciplinary approach.
• Screen patient charts to assess the medical history and determine health care needs.
• Develop appropriate nursing plans.
• Communicate with providers regarding determinations and situations, documents events appropriately.
• Assist health care providers with examinations and procedures.
• Monitor or ensure the monitoring of patients pre, during and post-procedure per established protocols and SOPs
• Prepare and administer oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications.
• Recognize and report abnormal test results, changes in symptoms and the need for follow-up.
• Assist clinic with patient and staff education.

• Analyze operational support requirements/requests from higher Headquarters (HQ) and other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies.
• Inform Action Officers of delays, adjustments in suspense actions, and priorities or other major changes as they occur.
• Plan work, establish priorities, directs, reviews and accepts or rejects the work of military and civilian personnel assigned to the section.
• Perform Action Officer duties regarding Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) Operations, training and plans.
• Conducts mission analysis of Operation Orders (OPORDs) and Fragment Orders (FRAGOs) assigned by Command leadership.
• Evaluate tasks and their impact on the Command’s mission and resources through analysis of time-sensitive messages.
• Regularly assist in the setup of briefings as directed by the Command team on operational matters involving the Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU).
• Prepare and present written and verbal information and decision briefings for the Command leadership in accordance with Army doctrine and policies.

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Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to

• The Care Coordination & Integrated Case Management (CC\ICM) Social Work Program Coordinator, in collaboration with a Nursing CC\ICM counterpart, is responsible for implementation, coordination, and management of all administrative and clinical aspects of the CC& ICM framework.
• The Social Work Program Coordinator for CC\ICM will implement standardized tools designed to integrate care to create a seamless continuum experience for the Veteran.
• The CC\ICM framework is a specialized, collaborative practice among multiple healthcare professions which provides structure and standards to support inter-professional collaboration throughout the continuum of care and optimal utilization of healthcare resources. CC\ICM serves a highly complex Veteran population, whose problems require a higher level of care coordination.
• Identified Veterans involved in CC\ICM are ensured to receive the most appropriate level of care coordination support, based on their prominent need.
• The aim of CC \ICM is to provide safe, efficient, and cost-effective interventions integrated throughout the continuum of healthcare; to improve access to care, reduce duplication and fragmentation of services, ensure adherence to professional standards of practice, and support staff in their work.
• Administrative responsibility for the clinical programming and daily operations of the Montana VA Healthcare System (MTVAHCS) CC\ICM Practice.
• Developments and implements policies and procedures specific to MTV AHCS and ensures compliance with local facility, VISN, the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS), Social Services, VA Central Office (VACO) directives and handbooks, as well as Joint Commission, and other accrediting bodies and regulatory standards as needed.
• Ensures full collaboration with nursing counterpart, for all planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the CC\ICM operations.
• Manages, monitors, evaluates, and reports on all CC\ICM related data to fully capture the day-to-day functioning and practice impacts on the facility and Veteran care.
• Plans, organizes, and directs CC\ICM operations, in conjunction with the CC\ICM nursing counterpart(s) and the Chief of Social Services.
• Identifies Veteran cohorts across MTV AHCS with the highest opportunity and highest need. Including development and implementation of a monitoring process for ongoing screening and identified cohorts.
• Identifies and tracks potential areas where care coordination is taking place to include but not limited to primary care, surgical care, mental health, community care, specialty clinics, geriatrics, and homeless programs.
• Ensures integration with the facility level care coordination and case management teams to include but not limited to Nurse and Social Work navigators, care coordinators, care managers, and case managers of, both inpatient and outpatient for seamless continuity of care.

• Assign work, daily, weekly or monthly to employees, providing special instructions as necessary for new or unusual assignments.
• Review and resolve complaints from subordinates.
• Evaluate work performance of employees and prepare work performance appraisals.
• Merge individual health care provider (HCP) templates into a Master Schedule system, and schedules daily appointments as the Patient Appointment System Master Scheduler
• Briefs Unit Commanders, soldiers, family members and groups on clinic policies, procedures, and issues.
• Coordinate with clinic chiefs and the supervisor to prepare, maintain, and update appropriate access codes and appointment menus.
• Operate Office Automation equipment (i.e., electronic typewriter, word processor, and personal computer) and systems such as MHS Genesis, DMHRSi, and ATAAPS to prepare a variety of office documents and functions.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Infection Preventionist (IP) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based infection control practices.
• The IP conducts surveillance indicators and monitoring to identify and reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients, employees, visitors, and students.
• Contributes to the annual Infection Control Risk Assessment.
• The IP provides education on infection control issues, as well as annual and ongoing trainings to staff.
• The IP serves as an education resource for all employees on infection control, epidemiology, and provides knowledge and guidance.
• Collaborates with Employee Occupational Health (EOH) and other members of the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the immunization program, i.e., influenza.
• The IP assists the Infection Control Provider in managing the Clinical Case Registry (CCR) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Hepatitis C, including providing reports and alerts to clinicians.
• The IP has an important role in various programs and systems within the organization, i.e., Reusable Medical Equipment (RME), Construction and Water Safety committees.
• The IP participates in risk assessments for all construction projects and completes random walk-throughs of construction projects to inspect/review practices.
• The IP implements and maintains a system for analyzing, trending, and reporting data.
• The IP assists in developing and maintaining mandatory documents such as standards operating procedures, policies, and external agency required documents.

• Obtain information from patient and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care.
• Take all vital signs.
• Document chief complaints and pertinent information into the health record.
• Perform routine procedures, such as EKGs, eye, throat, nasal and/or wound cultures, dressing changes, ear irrigation, and application of bandages.
• Screen and review immunization records.
• Perform teaching to patients and/or family regarding self-care procedures and documents teaching.
• Review laboratory results and brings abnormal results to attention of physician.