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This HBPC Occupational Therapy position is in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation services at the Manchester VA Medical Center, with occasional travel for patient home care visits. This position is a part-time at 24 Hours per week.
06/02/2025 to 06/17/2025
$69,213 - $130,488 per year
GS 9 - 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Part-time - 24 Hours
Excepted
12
No
No
CBTD-12742063-25-KS
837929700
Current permanent employees of the Manchester VA Medical Center including permanent Veterans Canteen Service employees, current permanent full-time Hybrid Title 38 and permanent full-time Title 38 employees. Past/Current/Upcoming Graduates of VHA Health Trainee Programs (HPT) are eligible to apply (must send proof such as an SF-50 with application).
The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Occupational Therapist (OT) carries primary responsibility for providing in-home Rehabilitation Therapy assessments, home assessments, treatment planning and administration, and management of rehabilitation in the home for patients in the HBPC program.. The OT will provide evaluations and assessments for the presence of physical abnormalities, and functional disabilities that interfere in Activities of Daily Living and/or quality of life. This therapist will provide in-home services to veterans that present with a wide variety of multiple, complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities to improve or maintain functional levels and encourage independence in the home. Therapists determine functional related problems including rationale or basis for making the assessment. Clinician completes home assessment for determination of equipment needs and family training as assigned as well as potential safety concerns. Develops individual occupational therapy care plans. Considers age/diversity issues when treating patients. This will be measured by chart reviews, program manager feedback, staff/team feedback, data collection, and peer review.
FUNCTIONS OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
The HBPC Occupational Therapist serves as the rehabilitation therapy expert for the HBPC interdisciplinary treatment team with responsibility for administration of treatment for outpatient populations with acute, chronic conditions with varied physical disorder caseload to include strokes, amputees, total joint replacements, neurological, respiratory care cardiac rehabilitation conditions, etc. Primary qualifications for this position include professional knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices of occupational therapy to provide clinical services, supervise or train students and therapists, or perform research with people who have impaired capacities for performing activities appropriate to their age group. The work requires knowledge of the structure and function of the human body, environmental influences and human development, physical and psychosocial dysfunctions. Also requires skill in developing treatment plans to teach new skills, restore performance, or learn compensating skills. In addition to being a core member of the HBPC interdisciplinary team, is responsible for:
Work Schedule: Part Time; Tuesday through Thursday 8:00am-3:30pm. Times to be discussed with Supervisor.
Telework: AdHoc; telework can be performed on a less than full-time basis anywhere other than a VA facility or using VA-leased space (example: home).
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
NOTIFICATIONS:
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Physical Requirements:
Activities may require prolonged standing, extensive walking, bending, push/pulling and lifting. Hazards include risk of exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substance, electrical hazards and risk of physical injury associated with patient with the potential to lose control or irrational behavior. Must be able to operate a vehicle and possess the ability to drive long distances and access homes that may be in poor condition and have poor environmental controls.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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.
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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.
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 06/17/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12742063.
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