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DUTY STATION: The duty station is at the John Cochran Division however, the duty station may be changed to one or multiple associated VAMC locations within the metropolitan St. Louis, MO area based on the needs of the medical center.
ATTENTION: CURRENT, PERMANENT VA ST. LOUIS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT A CURRENT /MOST RECENT 2017 SF-50 (NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION) TO BE CONSIDERED. SF-50 MUST INDICATE STATUS (ie., TITLE, SERIES, GRADE, TYPE OF APPOINTMENT, POSITION OCCUPIED). "AWARD" SF-50's ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
08/14/2017 to 09/01/2017
$72,651 - $94,449 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Agency Employees Only
Full-time - Full Time
12
No
STL-T38H-17-1996310-BU
476547800
Primary function is direct patient care within lymphedema management minimum of 25%, and providing additional coverage in acute care physical disabilities (inpatient) and orthopedic outpatient settings. Independently plans, develops and implements comprehensive, complex treatment programs for individual patients or groups of patients to relieve pain restore or enhance performance, and maximize ability to function as independently as possible.
Duties included, but not limited to:
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, and weekends
Functional Statement Title/#: Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist-Lymphedema
Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 pounds and over); Light carrying (under 15 pounds); Straight pulling (0.16 hours); Pushing (0.5 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (2 hours); Standing (4 hours); Repeated bending (0.5 hours); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Specific visual requirement (read typewritten material); Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of color; Hearing (aid permitted); Emotional and Mental Stability. For further information see VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Environmental Factors: Working around machinery with moving parts
Basic Requirements:
Preferred Experience: lymphedema certification; and/or 2 years'
experience-25% caseload within the specialty of lymphedema management;
outpatient care experience with generalized medical & orthopedic conditions.
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:
GS-11
- In
addition to meeting the basic requirements, possess 1 year of progressively
complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. In addition to fully meeting KSAOs identified at the GS-11 full performance level:
- Knowledge of advanced occupational therapy techniques to
perform functions associated within the occupational therapy scope of practice.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Ability to adapt assessment tools and treatment to the
complexity of the diagnosis or disabilities and demonstrate the clinical
reasoning necessary to identify the need for further in depth specific
assessment of function and utilization of non-standard methods and techniques.
- Knowledge of principles and techniques in the occupational
therapy assessment and treatment of occupational, cognitive, and psychological
functional deficits.
- Ability to interact with patients, families, and other
health care providers.
- Ability to facilitate and instruct in-service and clinical
training programs.
- Knowledge and ability to apply all health and safety
regulations to minimize and mitigate risks in the provision of patient care and
environmental maintenance.
GS-12
Served as the subject matter expert in a content specialty area and as a
consultant to occupational therapy and other medical center staff in evaluating
and treating patients in the specialty areas of occupational therapy practice
that are beyond the general practice of occupational therapy AND can fully
demonstrate the following KSAs at the GS-12 grade level:
a. Advanced knowledge of contemporary occupational therapy
across multiple areas of practice, and the demonstrated ability to apply this
knowledge to provide clinical guidance to staff OTs within the department.
b. Demonstrated clinical knowledge of advanced specialized
evaluation, interventions, and services to independently develop treatment
strategies for specialty populations.
c. Skill in developing protocols and procedures for
intervention programs based on current occupational therapy theory, recent
research and practice.
d. Ability to provide consultation to other health care
practitioners and outside groups about occupational therapy scope of practice
and areas of expertise.
e. Ability to implement, revise/udpate evidence based
occupational therapy services in specialized areas such as polytrauma, TBI,
SCI, geriatrics, mental health, driver rehabilitation, home based primary care
(HBPC) and other specialty areas.
f. Advanced knowledge in prosthetics/orthotics devices and
demonstrated ability to make adjustments on devices or adaptive equipment to
obtain maximum benefit from the device. May assess for and fabricate
orthotic devices and proceed with modifications as needed.
References: VA Handbook 5005/25, Part II, Appendix G14. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
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 review the selected candidates education and experience and recommend the grade and salary at which the candidate will be placed. For internal selectees eligible for promotion, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Resume
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.
Please use this checklist
to make sure you have included other documents required for your application,
such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify),
documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, etc. You will not be contacted
for additional information.
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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 1996310.
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, September 01, 2017 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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