- Position Title
- Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist Telehealth
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSZ-11883452-23-CH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, March 14, 2023 to Monday, March 20, 2023
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you proficient in the English language?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Please choose the answers below that best describe your employment and experience. Note: Current federal employees, please ensure you include with your application packet your most recent SF50 that demonstrates that you are a current federal employee and if required, the SF50 should demonstrate that you satisfy Time in Grade Requirements. Uploading multiple SF50s may be necessary to demonstrate satisfying both criteria.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS. The basic requirements for employment as a VHA physical therapist are prescribed by Public Law 96-151 codified in 38 U.S.C. 7402. To qualify for appointment, all applicants for the position of physical therapist in VHA must meet the following:
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: To be eligible for the position you must meet at least one of the requirements below. Please select the answer that best describes your Education and Experience:
(1) Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
(2) Master's degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
(3) Doctorate degree in physical therapy.
(1) Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
(2) Master's degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
(3) Doctorate degree in physical therapy.
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LICENSURE
To be eligible for this position you must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Please select the answer below that best describes your current licensure:
To be eligible for this position you must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Please select the answer below that best describes your current licensure:
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GRADE DETERMINATIONS: GS- 13 Physical Therapist (Clinical Specialist):
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS 12.
1. Monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on performance, resolves daily workplace issues and maintains efficient workflow.
2. Demonstrate the possession of advanced practice skills and judgment across many areas of physical therapy for both inpatient and outpatient clinics.
3. Provide clinical practice guidance for other staff PTs and assist with problem solving.
4. Determines treatment options for complex patients with multiple conditions.
5. Ensuring work is completed by distributing and balancing workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization; assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload; and assessing the
status, quality and progress of work, and making day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
6. Perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS 12.
1. Monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on performance, resolves daily workplace issues and maintains efficient workflow.
2. Demonstrate the possession of advanced practice skills and judgment across many areas of physical therapy for both inpatient and outpatient clinics.
3. Provide clinical practice guidance for other staff PTs and assist with problem solving.
4. Determines treatment options for complex patients with multiple conditions.
5. Ensuring work is completed by distributing and balancing workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization; assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload; and assessing the
status, quality and progress of work, and making day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
6. Perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial.
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GRADE REQUIREMENTS: GS- 13 Physical Therapist (Clinical Specialist): In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the next lower level GS-12 grade and one of the following:
1. Evidence of a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice directly in the specialty area. This time must be between the past two and five years; or
2. Board Certification in the specialty area recognized by the ABPTS; or
3. Completion of a fellowship program; or 4. An additional advanced degree in a related field.
Please select the answer below that best describes your experience:
1. Evidence of a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice directly in the specialty area. This time must be between the past two and five years; or
2. Board Certification in the specialty area recognized by the ABPTS; or
3. Completion of a fellowship program; or 4. An additional advanced degree in a related field.
Please select the answer below that best describes your experience:
Please review the below. In addition to the grade requirement, you must demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). Responding to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities questions is OPTIONAL, however information demonstrated in the KSA responses may be used to support qualifications evaluation. If completing please ensure you provide employer, duration of duties performed, and as much details as possible to demonstrate the possession of the KSA defined.
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Advanced knowledge and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in a specialized treatment area of physical therapy
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Ability to serve as a consultant and subject matter expert for health care providers regarding the delivery of care within a specialized content area of physical therapy
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Ability to teach and mentor medical center staff in a specialized content area of physical therapy.
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Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team in a specialized content area of physical therapy
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Advanced knowledge and expert skill to perform and interpret specialized procedures and tests in evaluating the treatment outcomes in the assigned specialty content area