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This Physical Therapist is an inpatient and outpatient provider within the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D) Service and Center, which serves as an SCI/D Hub for five Mountain Region VAMC Spoke sites of Grand Junction, CO; Cheyenne, WY; Sheridan, WY; Black Hills, SD; and Salt Lake City, UT.
Learn more about this agency09/18/2024 to 09/30/2024
$114,970 - $149,465 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
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CBSU-12553144-24-BAW
810310400
This position is open to All US citizens. ** If you ARE A CURRENT federal employee, please apply to vacancy CBSU-12553145-BAW open to current federal employees. **
1. Receives patient caseload through referrals from medical providers. Evaluation includes but is not limited to chart review, medical history, functional tests and measures, pain scale, social needs, and rehabilitation potential, patient, and therapy goals with time frames, using standard and non-standard measures to assess the level of patient function. Advanced clinical roles may also include managing direct access patients, as well as performing highly specialized clinical procedures such as dry needling, prescribing, and training on assistive technology devices and durable medical equipment, ordering imaging studies and regenerative rehabilitation.
2. Develops and implements a treatment plan to meet the individual treatment needs. Treatment plan would be as described above.
3. Communicates with the medical team providers, regarding outcomes of treatment through a variety of communication means to include trans- and inter-disciplinary rounds.
4. Documents in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) for each patient by established policy including but not limited to consult screening results, potential goals, expected outcomes in terms of function, and/or discharge summary including outcome of goals, as well as equipment provided, and educations given to patient and family.
5. Complies with requirements to maintain prosthetic equipment supplies, providing necessary documentation of equipment provided to patients and obtaining stock replacement of equipment issued.
6. Carries a full patient caseload, accepting new patient consults as referred by medical providers. Caseload will be inpatient and outpatient Physical Therapy referrals and/or Direct access/ direct scheduled patients. Other duties as assigned.
7. Considers age and developmental level, gender, education, cultural background and socioeconomic, medical and functional status when providing Physical Therapy services. Is aware of signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect and reports to the appropriate authorities. Therapy services will be provided to an adult population of patients.
8. Maintains autonomy, as a direct patient care provider and responsible for maintaining high professional standards within the Physical Therapy service line. The therapist displays courtesy, civility, constructive behavior, and expresses empathy for the legitimate needs and concerns of others. The therapist will meet the needs of customers/patients, while supporting the VA missions.
9. Responsible in helping triage of all consults received and working with Medical Service Assistants (MSAs), to schedule into multiple clinics as needed and as applicable.
10. The physical therapist is directly responsible to the SCI/D Rehab Therapy Service Line Care Manager within the SCI/D Service. Although the therapist is expected to make individual patient decisions with autonomy, the therapist is expected to perform as part of the overall SCI/D Rehab Therapy team and SCI/D Center.
11. Participates in Program Improvement work groups and has a working knowledge of Departmental Program Improvement projects.
12. Participates in multidisciplinary meetings, as appropriate.
13. Participates in SCI/D staff meetings and physical therapy staff meetings as established.
14. Participates in TJC activities and achievement of CARF accreditation standards.
15. Accepts flexible tour of duty that may include hours outside of the traditional 8:00am-4:30pm timeframe, may also include weekend hours and holiday coverage.
Work Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-58851-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/30/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12553144.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/810310400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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