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The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center (VAMC) opened in 1932 at its current location. Dorn VAMC has 204 skilled nursing beds, which includes acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care.
Dorn VAMC is a complex teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, education, and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care.
Dorn VAMC is accredited by The Joint Commission and by the American College of Surgeons and the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities. Laboratory and Pathology services are accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists.
Columbia, South Carolina, is a wonderful place to live and work. A small-town atmosphere within a metropolitan city, Columbia is known for its museums, restaurants, and the University of South Carolina. Columbia offers four-season outdoor activity with several championship golf courses in the area and is a short drive from the mountains and the beach. Columbia is located near a 50,000 acre lake with boating and recreational opportunities and is also in close proximity to the premier Atlantic Ocean beaches and mountains.
Learn more about this agency01/10/2017 to 03/30/2017
$100,957 - $225,000 per year
VM 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent - Excepted Service Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
15
No
OE-17-JB-1892084-BU
461831900
The WJB VA Medical Center is actively recruiting a full-time Wound care specialist to participate in our clinical and teaching programs.
The incumbent will be responsible for the development and implementation of educational wound care programs for patients, staff and other medical center health care staff. They will coordinate quality improvement initiative to optimize skin and wound outcomes. Incumbent will be responsible for providing on going monitoring of the wound and the patients response to the established plan to include measurement and observation of the wound. Will develop/coordinate practices for preventions and management of skin break down; provide consultation and hands on care for wound care patients with acute or chronic wounds.
Candidates will be expected to participate in the clinical practice and teaching of mid- levels in wound care. Clinical responsibilities include the full spectrum of operative and non-operative management of wound care based on specialty training. For a wound care trained provider, the practice will encompass a full spectrum of general wound care including, but not limited to include: enhancing health care services and including prevention, health maintenance, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation, consultation, treatment for patients with acute or chronic wounds, wound debridement of devitalized tissue , chemical cauterization, providing monitoring of wound and patient response to treatment plans, coordinating quality improvement initiatives to optimize skin and wound outcomes. The applicant will participate in a wide range of activities to include clinical and outpatient evaluation of new and follow-up patients and inpatient consultations. The applicant will also attend and be an active participant in hospital based committees.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online but you may also express your interest, obtain additional information about the position, or seek application assistance by emailing your C.V. to John Brumbaugh, Human Resources Specialist at John.Brumbaugh@va.gov or by phone at (803) 776-4000, extension 4234.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm with nights, weekends, and call as needed. Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
Functional Statement Title/#: Physician, Wound Care/544
Physical Requirements:
Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; straight pulling (4
hours); pushing (4 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands
required; walking (2 hours);standing (7 hours); kneeling (1 hour); repeated
bending (4 hours); both legs required; near vision correctable at 13" to
16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far-vision correctable in one eye to 20/50 and to
20/100 in the other; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid
permitted); mental and emotional stability required.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be reviewed. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
NOTE: Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
1. CV or Resume. This is required.
2. VA Form 10-2850 - Application for Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists, and Chiropractors (Available at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850-fill.pdf). This is a required form and must be submitted. Applicants who fail to submit will be rated ineligible for consideration. Additionally, applicants who fail to provide a complete and detailed explanation in response to any question (28-37) in which your answer is "Yes" will also be rated ineligible for consideration. This response should be provided on a separate sheet of paper as instructed on the form.
3. Questionnaire. This is required and can be completed online or via fax.
4. OF-306 - Declaration for Federal Employment (Available at http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf). Please note: the OF-306 with a revision date of October 2011 is the only acceptable version. Previous editions are obsolete and unusable.
5. If prior military service, include all copies of your DD Forms 214. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must also complete and submit an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf).
6. If currently employed in the Federal system, include latest SF-50 - Notification of Personnel Action.
7. Copy of licensure.
Please use this checklist to ensure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, etc. You will not be contacted for additional information.Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online but may apply via Fax (instructions are below). You may also express your interest, obtain additional information about the position, or seek application assistance by emailing your C.V. to John Brumbaugh, Human Resources Specialist at John.Brumbaugh@va.gov
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The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Thursday, March 30, 2017 to received consideration.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/461831900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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