Training Technician

Summary The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for an Training Technician (Spinal Cord Injury). Training Technician (Spinal Cord Injury) will function in the Spinal Cord Injury Service. OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? Focusing on treating the whole Veteran through health promotion and disease prevention, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System provides comprehensive, seamless health care and social services for more than 111,500 Veterans across Northeast Ohio. With 18 locations of care, including a 597-bed tertiary medical center, 13 outpatient clinics, 2 community resource and referral centers, a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery center, a chronic dialysis center and an outpatient surgery center, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System's quality services are easily accessible to Veterans in 21 counties. The healthcare system's hub, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, is a national and regional referral center providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, medical education, research, and general acute and psychiatric emergency care. The medical center has several programs of excellence and is home to two VA research centers, the Cleveland FES Center and the APT Center. With us, you will find a challenging, yet rewarding career experience.Major Duties: Plan, promote, and develop educational programs and projects by stimulating activity and providing direction to staff and learners. Primary service ADPAC, onboards and sponsors all learners and section employees. Talent Management System Service Level Administrator for the Spinal Cord Injury service. Designs a program for the area of assignment by analyzing the need for personnel, facilities, supplies, and materials, prepares budget requests, stimulates the appropriation of fiscal support, prepares a program plan, and provides ongoing advice and assistance in the program's implementation. Develop and administer training registration activities, including the oversight of manuals. Analyzes registration processes and determines when changes or modifications should be made throughout the system. Provide regular status reports to management regarding the usage and effectiveness of the system. Provide advice and assistance in the implementation of educational programs/ projects to include quarterly Hub and Spokes meetings, the bi-annual Spoke Practicum and yearly Spinal Cord Injury Conference. Provide input to the implementation of an educational program/ project which is designed to meet the needs of a limited operational environment with clearly precedent program activities. Coordinate educational program/project activities such as meetings, conferences, information gathering, and conducting negotiations for various aspects of the program/ project. Perform work related to the preparation, execution, and/or tracking of agreements or contracts covering educational training programs within an organizational unit. Acts as unit safety representative and also completes environment of care rounds. Secondary Records Liaison for Spinal Cord Injury Service. Gather data and prepares materials which are provided to Spinal Cord Injury Service leadership for review. Attend meetings with Spinal Cord Injury team and provides coverage in the absence of Administrative Officer. Generate required reports for Chief of Spinal Cord Injury. Will serve as secondary timekeeper for Spinal Cord Injury Service. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level (GS-9) without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm or 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Technician/PD918010 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized