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The Blind Rehabilitation Specialist plans, develops, implements, directs and evaluates the Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) program. The VIST Coordinator has major responsibility for the coordination of all services for visually impaired Veterans and Service members and their families through the Visual Impairments Services Team. Case management duties may include cases that are both difficult and complex both in terms of the severity of the visual impairment and the presence of complicating physical and emotional factors impinging on the treatment.
The Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator functions independently in a number of settings including hospital, clinic, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, educational institutions and home environments. The work environment may be an office, clinical setting, classroom, private home, VA grounds, nursing home, community sites, and hospitals.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
06/21/2017 to 06/30/2017
$74,426 - $96,757 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent - Excepted Service Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
VHA-528-AQ1974833-KC
472638500
The visual Impairment Service Team Coordinator case manages patient care and support services to an adult population of patients who may have wound and trauma related vision loss. This includes the responsibility for assessment of each patient's needs and assuring the delivery of services that are responsive to the concerns of individual patients to the extent possible. Duties of the VIST Coordinator includes the following:
Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm M-F
Functional Statement: VIST Coordinator, GS-601-12
Certification: Applicants must possess at least one active, current, full and unrestricted certification to be eligible for appointment. Certification must be granted by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP, or another equivalent, related professional credential in special education, rehabilitation or health care. Blind Rehabilitation Specialists who are VIST Coordinators may be drawn from traditional blind/vision rehabilitation backgrounds, and also from counseling backgrounds such as social work, vocation rehabilitation counseling, etc. VIST Coordinators must be credentialed/certified through: () any certification via the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education or (b) Individuals appointed on the basis of being licensed as a Social Worker must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work.
Physical Requirements: Good manual dexterity. Able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken and written word. Must be able to view and read information on computer screens.
Basic Requirements:
Preferred Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, completion of a minimum of 1 year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Candidates must demonstrated the following:
Ability to independently develop, plan, and administer complex treatment programs.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Grade Determinations: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the grade and salary at which the candidate will be placed.
Education
The individual must have earned: (a) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in blind or vision rehabilitation, related program in rehabilitation, special education or health care, or, (b) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that included or was supplemented by at least one of the following:
1. At least 30 semester hours of directly related, upper level undergraduate courses at least the 200 course level or higher,
2. One full year of directly related graduate level coursework, or
3. A certificate in the core curriculum in orientation and mobility, vision rehabilitation therapy or low vision therapy from an accredited college or university and directly related practicum/intership in the occupation, either included in the degree or post-degree.
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.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will recommend the grade and salary for new appointments.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Other (VA Form 2850c,Certification)
·Resume
·SF-50
·Transcript
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
VA Form 10-2850c - Application for Associated Health Occupations (required). (Available at the VA Forms Website: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp?FormNo=10-2850&tkey=&Action=Search)
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Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 1974833.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
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 View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, June 30, 2017 to receive consideration.
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This announcement will be used to fill one (1) full time Blind Rehabilitation specialists (BRS), Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator vacancy at the VHA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY. This announcement is only open to employees of VHA Western New York, Buffalo, NY.