This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

The major duties of the Blind Rehabilitation Specialist - VIST Coordinator include, but are not limited to:

• Develop a strong VIS Team program by providing effective leadership and high visibility at the VA facility.
• Conduct VIS Team meetings.
• Develop written policies/procedures/documentation for VIST program to meet Joint Commission standards.
• Provide in-service educational training for VA and non-VA agencies and personnel.
• Utilize developed methodologies to identify Veterans who may be eligible for VIST program services, to include identifying blind Veterans from VA medical center encounters and diagnostic codes entered in electronic medical records.
• Perform assessments to establish Veterans' needs as they relate to the continuum of vision treatment services.
• Refer Veterans to the appropriate service component in the continuum of care for visually impaired Veterans.
• Develop focused treatment plans containing goals to meet the Veterans' needs.
• Collaborate closely with Blind Rehabilitation/clinical staff for coordination of care.
• Complete required patient record documentation that is meaningful, accurate, timely and concise

Highlights of this opportunity:

• Potential starting base salary range: $86,962 and $113,047
• Daily schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm; Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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