Supervisor Prosthetic Representative

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Summary, Qualifications, Duties, Work Schedule, Pay, Benefits? There's Paid Time Off info. Also maybe "Physical Requirements" but that's not a required heading; we can include if we want but not required. The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section only when posting has real, specific content. So we need sections: Summary could be "About the role". Qualifications -> "Qualifications". Duties -> "Responsibilities". Work Schedule -> "Schedule". Pay -> "Pay". Benefits -> "Benefits" (Paid Time Off). Also maybe "Physical Requirements" not in list; we could omit. Also "Preferred Experience" could go under Qualifications or Skills? Probably include under Qualifications as extra bullet. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's none. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include details from Summary, Qualifications (basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience), Duties list, Work Schedule, Pay, Benefits (Paid Time Off). Also maybe "Physical Requirements" but not required heading; we could include as a paragraph under maybe "Requirements"? But better to omit if not in list. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; if we omit Physical Requirements, we lose info. But we could incorporate Physical Requirements into a section like "Requirements" (though that heading is generic). The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could put Physical Requirements under "Requirements". But we also have a "Qualifications" section; maybe "Requirements" is for basic requirements like citizenship, English proficiency, etc. However we have both Qualifications and Requirements; we need to decide. The posting includes "Basic Requirements" (citizenship, English proficiency, experience/education). Also "Grade Determinations" (KSAs). Also "Preferred Experience". Also "Physical Requirements". So we could split: "Requirements" for basic requirements (citizenship, English, experience/education). "Qualifications" for grade determinations/KSAs and preferred experience. Or we could combine. But the instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It gives examples, not mandatory list. So we can choose which sections to include based on content. We need to include all substantive info. So we need sections for: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic requirements + physical requirements?), Qualifications (grade determinations, KSAs, preferred experience), Benefits (Paid Time Off), Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with filler text. So each heading must have real content. Let's extract content. Summary: "The incumbent serves as a Supervisor Prosthetic Representative - responsible for supervising the full range of all phases of prosthetic operations and Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) staff. The incumbent serves as an expert advisor administering - analyzing - evaluating - planning - developing - and work concerned with prosthetic and sensory aids services to disabled patients throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)." We'll put that in

under About the role. Qualifications section: The posting has "Qualifications" heading with subparts: Applicants pending... Basic Requirements (citizenship, English language proficiency, experience/education). Then Grade Determinations: GS-12 Supervisor Prosthetic Representative (a) Experience, (b) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (list KSAs 1-5), (c) Assignments (details). Then Preferred Experience: supervisory experience, etc. Then Reference to VA Handbook etc. Then "The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12". Then Physical Requirements. We need to preserve all. We'll structure:

About the role

...summary...

Requirements

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship (non-citizens only if no qualified citizens); English Language Proficiency (must be proficient in written and spoken English).

• Experience: One year of creditable experience demonstrating 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; ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution AND at least 24 semester hours in course work related to health care, public administration, or business (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, kinesiotherapy, social work, psychology, prosthetics, orthotics, respiratory therapy, assistive technology, business law, leadership, healthcare, public administration, or business management). Course work may be within the degree or in addition.
• Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying.

But we also have Physical Requirements: we could add a

under Requirements after the list: "Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary but also demands standing, walking, bending, twisting, and carrying light items; requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity; may require long periods of sitting with intermittent bending, pulling, pushing; movement between work areas expected; lifting and carrying of objects up to 25 pounds may be required." Now Qualifications section: include Grade Determinations and Preferred Experience.

Qualifications

Grade Determinations for GS-12 Supervisor Prosthetic Representative:

• Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  1. Leadership and managerial skills, including skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders, and managers.
  2. Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties, including responsibility for assignment of work, evaluation of performance, selection of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.
  3. Ability to manage a health care program that provides home medical equipment, rehabilitation services, home oxygen, visual or hearing impairment devices, assistive technology, orthotics, or prosthetics.
  4. Skill in coordinating work flow and work assignments.
  5. Ability to counsel patients and work effectively with a clinical team to resolve conflict.
• Assignments: For all assignments above the full performance level, higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, and range of variety, performed at least 25% of the time. The supervisor is responsible for supervision, administrative management, and direction of assigned PSAS staff; delegated full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing staff activities for the section or equivalent work unit. Program areas of responsibility include procurement, PSAS clinical services, customer service/reception, inventory management associated with medical, rehabilitative, and durable medical equipment devices; home durable medical equipment delivery/set-up/installation; visual or hearing devices; assistive technology; orthotics/prosthetics; PSAS contract development; management and oversight of contract programs such as home oxygen, durable medical equipment, orthotics/prosthetics, and eyeglasses; and benefit programs such as home and structural alterations, automobile adaptive equipment, clothing allowance. Serves as contract officer representative for PSAS contracts and chairs facility committees; administers benefit programs. Provides education and training to Veterans, caregivers, VA clinical teams, and PSAS staff. Assures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements; establishes and monitors performance and quality metrics; reviews and modifies work processes to achieve optimal efficiency and effectiveness; ensures customer satisfaction; takes corrective actions as needed. Develops policies and procedures; manages document control; develops performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements; responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution. Approves and disapproves employee leave requests; monitors time and attendance; ensures that all requests for hiring, promotions, awards, and disciplinary actions are justified and carried out according to appropriate VA Human Resources policies and procedures. Maintains interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals.

Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience; experience with Clothing Allowance, Auto Adaptive Equipment, Home Improvement & Structural Alterations benefits; experience with fund control points and budget.

Reference: VA Handbook 5005/94 - Part II - Appendix G34 - dated January 18, 2018. For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Now Responsibilities (Duties). We'll list duties as

• ... each duty sentence. The duties list is long; we need to preserve all. We'll break into bullet points for each sentence or clause. We'll keep the content. We need to avoid repeating "Duties include but are not limited to:" as heading; we just list. Let's extract duties sentences from the text: - Provides supervision - administrative management - and direction to assigned staff with delegated full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the staff activities for the section or equivalent work unit - Assures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements - Drafts - develops - and implements new local organizational policies - directives - and procedures that are consistent with national policies - procedures - and programs - Manages document control and provides documents to the supervisor for final approval after the incumbent submits final - review - comments - and recommendations - Oversees the operation of the prosthetic - orthotic - optical laboratories - including restorations activities - Provides professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution - Supervises staff that serves as an advisor to clinicians regarding selection - prescription - and acquisition of prosthetic devices involving furnishing information on new developments in the field of prosthetics and sources of supply for such devices - Interprets prescriptions of clinicians to make certain that proper prosthetic devices are selected - Possesses program responsibility for contracting - procurement - clinical services - customer service and reception associated with medical - rehabilitative - and durable medical equipment devices and home durable medical equipment delivery and installation - Prepares and authorizes purchase orders for a wide variety of prosthetic and orthotic devices - Keeps the supervisor well informed of procurement or contract issues as they arise for accountability purposes - Serves as a contract officer representative for contracts and chair facility committees and administer benefit programs - Monitors contracts for compliance with the statement of work and receives - analyzes - and completes requests for prosthetic equipment and services - Procures - maintains - controls - and issues materials - supplies - and equipment for inventory - Refers veterans to proper clinical area for evaluation - Monitors and ensures requests for items or services are completed and received following established timeframes and confers with contractors - vendors - and other health care workers as needed regarding procurement status and other needs and concerns - Oversees contract programs - such as orthotics/prosthetics - home oxygen - durable medical equipment - eyeglasses - and benefit programs - such as home and structural alterations - automobile adaptive equipment - clothing allowance - Maintains continuous liaison with manufacturers and dealers of prosthetic supplies - inspecting their facilities and services and participants in the award of prosthetic appliance contracts - Oversees programmatic activities for visual or hearing devices - orthotics/prosthetics - assistive technology - and contract development - Works in collaboration with supervisor and senior staff to plan - develop - and prepare budget estimates - Develops cost-containment measures for prosthetic equipment and services and authorizes benefit payment and reimbursement - Identifies and selects national health care procedural codes to be entered for every item purchased through and/or billed to ensure proper reporting - Conducts data analysis using the program's statistical data to prepare various reports regarding prosthetics and sensory aids