Summary

The Eastern Colorado Health Care System - located in Aurora - CO is currently recruiting for one GS-11 target GS-12 Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist - BROS for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitative Service.

Duties

• Full performance GS-12 Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist - BROS duties include - but aren't limited to the following: Provides direct patient care & support services for Veterans who may have wound & trauma related vision loss Tailors patient care/support services to meet patient needs including assessments - service delivery - & responding to patient concerns Identifies those who would benefit from blind & vision rehabilitation training Consults w/ Poly trauma team & VIST - eye clinics - blind & vision rehabilitation services & community resources to locate/serve potential Veterans to offer direct blind & vision rehabilitation services for five skill areas in Veteran's home - other residence or w/in community Assesses - plans - trains & evaluates outcomes for Veterans using objective & subjective assessment tools/methods requiring broadly based advanced knowledge in five skill areas Consults w/ local - regional & national resources for information Selects - interprets & adapts traditional strategies to meet Veterans' needs Develops individual rehabilitation-training plans that includes Veteran &/or family goals & achievable & measurable outcomes Communicates plan to VIST - VISOR Clinicians - Low Vision Optometrist &/or Blind Rehabilitation Center to expedite rehabilitation training as needed Prioritizes rehabilitation training activities to maximize Veterans served - consistent w/ quality care & safety Designs rehabilitation training to shorten waiting time - minimize inpatient treatment at Blind Rehabilitation Center or eliminate need for inpatient services Veterans experiencing safety issues receive priority for outpatient treatment Makes maximum use of outpatient clinical facilities along w/ proper & judicious use of home-based services Uses wide variety basic & complex training techniques - aids & devices Uses objective/subjective assessment tools & trains Veterans on prosthetics & sensory aids to meet rehabilitation treatment plan goals Uses sophisticated technology interfaces w/ goals related to ADLs - Communication - Low Vision & Orientation & Mobility Works closely w/ local VIST - Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service & Blind & Low Vision Rehabilitation Continuum of Care to identify - recommend & obtain equipment for Veterans during rehabilitation & provide full training Ensures assessment - rehabilitation training progress - consults - referrals & recommendation documents are properly entered in Veterans' charts Provides care management for VA/non-VA outpatient blind & vision rehabilitation activities Makes recommendations/specifications for all blind & vision rehabilitation contract services specific for Veterans blind & vision rehabilitation care Monitors & supervises quality & quantity of non-VA contract or fee-basis blind & vision rehabilitation services provided to eligible beneficiaries Provides effective patient counseling during blindness adjustment period Uses extensive knowledge of psychosocial issues associated w/ visual impairment to assist Veterans in adjusting to visual impairment & the blind & vision rehabilitation process Refers patients to appropriate professionals for more extensive counseling as needed Administers blind & vision rehabilitation-training program for operation of Poly Trauma unit - creating necessary local policies - projecting & administering budgets - documenting workload - writing reports - outcomes - patient scheduling - etc
• Assures compliance w/ Joint Commission standards Complies w/ national & local performance measures Complies w/ all documentation procedures - including timeliness standards according to policies Participates in educational activities - completes unit based in-services - & mandatory educational activities in self-directed manner by deadlines Demonstrates positive - effective communication skills & professional behavior to promote cooperation & teamwork Practices good customer service & demonstrates VA I-CARE values Participates in unit-based quality of care performance improvement activities - unit based performance improvement measures & results Protects printed & electronic files containing sensitive data according to Privacy Act of 1974 provision - federal regulations - VA statutes & policy - etc
• Protects data from unauthorized release/loss
• alteration/deletion
• complies w/ access codes regulations & instructions Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday-7:30am-4:00pm - but flexible schedules will be considered by supervisor
• Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: ADHOC available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: PDGS-11-FS-57950-O - GS-12-FS-57951-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized