Prosthetic Representative

VA Careers - Prosthetics: include but not limited to:

• Serves as Prosthetic Representative performing a variety of technical administrative and analytical prosthetic related assignments.
• Maintains awareness of VAs VHAs and PSASs 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).
• Ensures requests for items or services are complete and received under established timeframes.
• Confers with contractors vendors and other health care workers regularly regarding procurement needs referring to senior staff for guidance as needed.
• 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.
• Procures materials supplies and equipment; familiar with inventory stock and works collaboratively with Supply Chain to provide oversight of prosthetic service inventories.
• Refers Veterans to proper clinical area for evaluation with guidance from supervisor and senior staff.
• Keeps abreast of current issues in the health care industry and technological advancements and provides subject-matter expertise to VHA and PSASs senior officials as needed.
• Serves on local facility committees workgroups and teams to address a variety of PSAS issues initiatives and projects.
• Monitors and analyzes PSAS compliance reports Delayed Order Report aged credit card transactions compliance metrics and scorecards.
• Develops tools that monitor VHAs quality assurance program.
• Analyzes and interprets data for trends and provides guidance to improve quality assurance policies and procedures.
• 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 devices.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Experience and Education. Individual must meet at least one of the requirements below.
  (1) Experience. One year of creditable experience that demonstrates: Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology; knowledge of accounting methods; ability to research analyze comprehend and apply decisions; basic knowledge of inventory management procedures; ability to use computer software packages for word processing spreadsheet development and database management; and ability to work independently and as a member of a team; or
• (2) Education. A bachelors degree from an accredited educational institution AND at least 24 semester hours in course work related to health care public administration or business. The 24 semester hours could include but is not limited to any combination from the following fields: occupational therapy physical therapy kinesiotherapy social work psychology prosthetics orthotics respiratory therapy assistive technology business law leadership healthcare public administration or business management. This course work may have been completed within the degree or in addition to the degree; or
  (3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying.

1. Ability to work independently to set priorities; delegate tasks; meet multiple deadlines; analyze organizational problems; and develop and implement effective solutions to optimize quality efficiency performance and productivity.
   2. Ability to work with a team to provide technical guidance plan organize and coordinate activities to effectively complete job duties of assignment such as distributing workload; and monitoring the accuracy status and progress of work.
   3. Ability to communicate tactfully and effectively both orally and in writing to meet program objectives. This may include preparing reports in various formats and presenting data to various organizational levels.
   4. Ability to assist in staff development outcome management and strategic planning.
   5. Ability to act as liaison between staff to resolve informal employee complaints and concerns.
   6. Knowledge of rehabilitative treatment goals and strategies that are unique to patients in specialized programs and knowledge of those specific program requirements.