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This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Madison VA Medical Center Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS). This position serves as a Prosthetic Representative and works on various prosthetic and sensory aids programmatic assignments for PSAS.
04/28/2025 to 05/07/2025
$40,332 - $96,116 per year
GS 5 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
No
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
11
No
No
CAZP-12730782-25-NP
836053300
The duties of the Prosthetic Representative are to administer or perform work concerned with rendering prosthetic and sensory aids services to disabled patients. The work performed in this position requires the application and interpretation of laws concerning benefits available to disabled patients and of the regulations, procedures and practices based thereon and, a specialized knowledge of medical and psychological problems directly related to the use of prosthetic devices; and a specialized knowledge and understanding of the fabrication and satisfactory fitting of prosthetic devices. The administrative aspects of the work require an understanding of statistics, budgeting, contracting, procurement, human resources, the National Prosthetic Patient Database, inventory management and a knowledge of the Prosthetic national software package.
Duties:- Plan, develop, and direct a Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Program.- Serve as an advisor to clinicians with regard to selection, prescription, and acquisition of prosthetic devices involving furnishing information concerning such matters as new developments in the field of prosthetics and sources of supply for such devices.- Interpret prescriptions of clinicians in order to make certain that proper prosthetic devices are selected for, or by the patients.- Authorize the purchase, fabrication or repair of prosthetic devices.- Maintain continuous liaison with manufacturers and dealers of prosthetic supplies, inspect their facilities and services and participate in the award of prosthetic appliance contracts.- Participate in investigative/research project studies by selecting patients as pilot wearers of newly developed prosthetic items, evaluate the usefulness of such items and compile data.- Give technical and administrative advice and assistance on prosthetic problems to other facilities.- Develop local organizational policies and procedures consistent with national policies and procedures- Authorize and prepare purchase orders.- Respond to a variety of correspondence i.e. contractors, Home Oxygen program issues, congressionals.- Implement new local and national guidelines.- Develop tools that allow monitoring of a quality assurance program.- Analyze, review and evaluate the results of various monitors and databases.- Coordinate specialty programs which include clothing allowance, Home Oxygen, Automobile Adaptive Equipment, Home Improvement Structural Alterations (HISA).- Provide employee training.- Responsible for the proper application of laws, rules and regulations.
Work Schedule: Full time Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pmTelework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Prosthetic Representative/PD000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.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.
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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.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/07/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12730782.
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