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The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, PM&R Department, is currently recruiting for one (1) Supervisory Occupational Therapist in Muskogee, OK.
This is a multi-disciplinary announcement and selections can be made from the following, Supervisory Occupational Therapist or a Physical Therapist (Supervisory)
05/02/2025 to 05/07/2025
$105,383 - $137,000 per year
GS 13
No
Yes—Situational Basis
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
13
Yes
No
CBSU-12731906-25-OYM
836332000
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
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This announcement is open to current, permanent Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs employees and other Federal Agencies. Health Professional Trainees who have or are completing their program may be non-competitively considered. US Public Citizens please apply under announcement CBSU-12731907-25-OYM
The Supervisory Therapist is responsible for making and implementing administrative decisions directly affecting patient care having decision-making authority and supervisor responsibility for the PM&R Service line. This position reports directly to the Chief of Rehabilitation Care Services.
The Supervisory Therapist of PM&R Service will be considered a "working supervisory," who will work alongside those employees that he/she manages. The Supervisory Therapist will be required to continue his/hers license up to date under the State Board Accreditation and Licensures for the therapist that is required. The Supervisory Therapist will be required to maintain licensures and skills under the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System credentialing requirements. The incumbent will provide 25% administrative and 75% clinical care
Duties and Responsibilities:
Administrative Management
The Supervisory Therapist of PM&R Service the mission, vision, and values of the Rehabilitation Services in accordance with VHA and Medical Center priorities through applied leadership skills, professional experience, and fundamental knowledge, both at a local level and with the National PM&R office.
Ensures compliance with applicable policies and VHA Directives.
Establishes and implements Therapy section and service policies and procedures, roles, responsibilities, program development and improvement monitoring for the clinical services, giving special consideration to the integration of internal & external administrative and clinical policies, to the standards and requirements of various regulatory and accrediting bodies (JC and CARF), and to the impact of internal policies on outside entities.
Develops, evaluates, and adjusts clinical organizational structure and management systems to accomplish the basic mission(s) of the clinical services. Incumbent has the delegating authority to provide program direction to the clinical care delivery systems through supervisor program managers.
Resource Management
Incumbent works with the Administrative Officer in preparing formal budget and fiscal management requests (i.e., equipment needs, supplies, etc.) which support providing the best possible patient care. This involves close coordination with the supervisory program managers of the clinical areas to (1) prepare budget proposals which reflect past expenditures and changing program priorities, (2) advise program managers of fund shortages and of program adjustments which should be made to ease the shortage, and (3) promote "cost-consciousness".
Personnel Management/Supervision
Incumbent recruits, mentors, selects and coordinates the orientation and training of new clinical therapy staff. Understands personnel management practices and principles by having (1) a working knowledge of government- wide and agency personnel management requirements as they relate to various employee groups (e.g., General Schedule Title 5 and Hybrid Title 38 Employees, etc.) and (2) recognition of the unique contributions and needs of different individuals and groups.
Clinical Management and Oversight
Directly supervise and provide leadership to therapists of various disciplines to include Outpatient ST/TR/PT/OT, Inpatient ST/TR/PT/OT (including all PT and OT clinical positions to include PT, PTA, OT, and COTAs). Promotes and provides clinical services that ensure health care value based on patient-centered outcomes. Demonstrates both a vision and an awareness of future demands and opportunities for the Rehabilitation Medicine Services and can both demonstrate and implement a strategic plan for meeting future demands and optimizing potential opportunities for progress. Establishes and provides integrated patient care services through subordinates which include patient: screening, assessment, treatment,
Directly supervise and provide leadership to therapists of various disciplines to include Outpatient ST/TR/PT/OT, Inpatient ST/TR/PT/OT (including all PT and OT clinical positions to include PT, PTA, OT, and COTAs).
Promotes and provides clinical services that ensure health care value based on patient-centered outcomes.
Program Development/Customer and Community Relations
Establishes and maintains good relations with various groups and organizations both internally and externally such as other hospitals, colleges and universities, accrediting agencies (CARF, JC), public health officials and organizations, volunteer worker groups, news media, and the community at large. Enhances teamwork and effective problem solving within the service and across organizational lines, communicates effectively within PMRS and across organizational lines.
Other Duties as Assigned
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible:Not available
Telework: Situational basis
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:57945-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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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Area of Consideration- Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:
1. Current permanent VA employees of the facility.
2. All other VA employees.
3. Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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.
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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 05/07/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12731906.
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