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The Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP) at VAPAHCS includes the Disruptive Behavior Committee (DBC), the Employee Threat Assessment Team (ETAT), the Progressive Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) training program, and the annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment (WBRA). WVPP uses Patient Record Flags (PRF) as needed, including notifying staff of Orders of Behavioral Restriction (OBR). WVPP maintains correspondence with the Harassment Prevention Program (HPP) and collaborates with the Office of Community Care to determine consult appropriateness.
- FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES:
- The WVPC is a seasoned clinician with advanced clinical skills and knowledge in medical, psychiatric, geriatric, and rehabilitation specialties. The incumbent is knowledgeable about chronic disease self-management, care management, and systems navigation.
- The WVPC can provide training and consultation to licensed independent practitioners (LIPs), nurses, and other staff across VAPAHCS.
- The WVPC has specialized knowledge of practice related to the management of disruptive behavior in complex systems.
- The incumbent collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, Veterans, families, and community agencies.
- The WVPC must be able to ethically weigh the needs of individual patients and staff, and overall program function, including difficult resource ethics questions that have far-reaching impact on individuals and the health care system and an ability to maintain an objective point of view, is also required when confronted with the often conflicting expectations of staff, VAPAHCS and patient/family demands.
- Case Management - The WVPC manages the list of patients who have PRFs and is aware of their needs and fluctuating risk for disruption.
- Consultation - The WVPC works with DBC and ETAT members to understand a disruptor's history and risk level, maintains awareness of disruptive patients with PRF, and can respond to requests for consultation from units regarding individual disruptors.
- Crisis Intervention - In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency, staff will follow the protocol of the program at this VA facility.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: The schedule is to be determined by the Supervisor.
Compressed/Flexible:This may be authorized at Supervisory discretion.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for incentives. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@VA.GOV, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
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Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: This may be authorized at Supervisory discretion.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 640-03905F
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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