Prosthetic Representative (Service Chief)

Summary The incumbent serves as the Chief, Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS), Biloxi MS. GCVHCS is a two-division medical center with medical, surgical, psychiatric, and rehabilitation inpatients and a large outpatient program. The PSAS has offices in both Biloxi, MS and Pensacola, FL. The Chief, PSAS is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of assigned PSAS staff in both locations. Responsibilities Duties include, but not limited to: Advises health care professionals on procedures for providing prosthetic appliances and services to patients based on applicable VA policies, regulations, and Federal laws. Authorizes the procurement of prosthetic and orthopedic appliances and their repair. Authorizes appliance replacement and the issuance of spare appliance where no medical problems exist. Provides assistance to the medical staff with prescription, acquisition, use, care, and replacement of ...