Prosthetic Representative

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Iron Mountain VA Medical Center Located at 325 East H Street, Iron Mountain, MI, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS). The PSAS provides support to optimize the health and independence of the Veteran services provided within various settings, including the Veterans Integrated Service VISNs), Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, and domiciliaries throughout the United States.

VA Careers - Prosthetics: https://youtube.com/embed/3NUvF5jjErQ Serves as a Prosthetic Representative completing segments of prosthetic and sensory aids assignments, projects, activities, and long-and-short term program goals. Performs technical, administrative, and analytical prosthetic related assignments for the PSAS. Duties are typically performed independently with minimal supervision.

Provides training, advice, and guidance related to statistics, data analysis, budgeting, contracting, procurement, inventory management, human resources, etc. Serves on local facility committees, workgroups, and teams to address a variety of PSAS's issues, initiatives, and projects. Works closely with senior PSAS's staff to draft, develop, and implement new local organizational policies, directives, and procedures that are consistent with national policies, procedures, and programs. Maintains awareness of VA's, VHA's, and PSAS's requirements by governing bodies, i.e. The Joint Commission (JC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC).

Keeps abreast of current issues in the health care industry and technological advancements. Completes contracting and procurement assignments to prepare and authorize purchase orders for a wide variety of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Works in collaboration with supervisor to oversee the operation of the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Optical Laboratories.

Ensures requests for items or services are complete and received under established timeframes. Confers independently with contractors, vendors, and other health care workers as needed regarding procurement needs. Monitors contracts for compliance with PSAS's statement of work; and receives, analyzes, and completes requests for prosthetic equipment and services. Keeps the supervisor well informed of procurement or contract issues as they arise.

Monitors and analyzes PSAS compliance reports, Delayed Order Report, aged credit card transactions, compliance metrics and scorecards. Develops tools that monitor VHA's quality assurance program. Analyze and interpret data for trends and provide guidance to improve quality assurance, policies and procedures.

Works in collaboration with supervisor and senior staff to plan, draft, develop, and prepare budget estimates; to develop cost-containment measures for prosthetic equipment and services; to authorize benefit payment and reimbursement. Identifies and selects codes for the National CMS/ Health Care Procedural Coding System (HCPCS). Enter every item purchased through and/or billed to ensure proper reporting.

Conducts data analysis using the program's statistical data to prepare various VHA and PSAS reports regarding prosthetics and sensory aids. Ensures surgical implants are Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved/cleared; collaborates with Supply Chain Management to establish local procedures and to disposition implants appropriately. Collaborate with clinical staff when devices and equipment require repair or replacement and takes necessary actions to resolve issues.

Uses analytical abilities, communication skills, and social awareness to identify, analyze, and resolve routine prosthetic issues or problems to effectively complete assignments. Reviews, interprets, and applies laws concerning benefits available to disabled patients. Maintains awareness regarding medical and psychological problems related to patients need to use prosthetic devices.

Authorizes the purchase, fabrication, fitting, or repair of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Prepares minutes and/or correspondence to veterans, health care officials regarding prosthetics needs, requirements, and clinic decisions and recommendations to ensure they are implemented. Drafts responses to a variety of policy and routine and non-routine correspondence inquires related to Veterans, contractors, congressional, Home O2 program issues, new local and national guidelines implementation.

Assists with processing Veteran appeals and drafting responses. Other Duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Not Authorized.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 10027F,10028F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):Not Authorized.