- Position Title
- Orthotist-Prosthetist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSS-12705444-25-AM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, March 7, 2025 to Monday, March 17, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- 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
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
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
INSTRUCTIONS: Thank you for your interest in the Orthotist-Prosthetist position with the St. Louis VA Health Care System. Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questions, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience and/or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
FAILURE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS MAY RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
FAILURE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS MAY RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
Basic Requirements: To meet the individual occupational requirements for the Orthotist-Prosthetist position, you must meet the four below requirements. Not meeting one of the requirements below will result in a nonqualified rating.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Citizenship: You must be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
Are you a U.S. Citizen?
Are you a U.S. Citizen?
2.
Education: You must meet one of the below educational requirements:
(1) A bachelor's degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program.
OR,
(2) A bachelor's degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program.
NOTE: Foreign Graduates: Graduates of foreign degree programs must have proof of a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (or foreign equivalent, as verified through an independent credential evaluation company), with a specialization in orthotics and prosthetics.
(1) A bachelor's degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program.
OR,
(2) A bachelor's degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program.
NOTE: Foreign Graduates: Graduates of foreign degree programs must have proof of a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (or foreign equivalent, as verified through an independent credential evaluation company), with a specialization in orthotics and prosthetics.
3.
Board Certification: Candidates must be board certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC) as an orthotist, prosthetist, or orthotist/prosthetist. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Certification as a technician, pedorthist, assistant or fitter does not meet this requirement.
NOTE: Loss of Credential: An employee in this occupation who fails to maintain the required certification must be removed from the occupation which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation for which he/she qualifies if a placement opportunity exists.
Do you meet the above certification requirement?
NOTE: Loss of Credential: An employee in this occupation who fails to maintain the required certification must be removed from the occupation which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation for which he/she qualifies if a placement opportunity exists.
Do you meet the above certification requirement?
4.
English Language Proficiency: Orthotists, prosthetists, or orthotist/prosthetists must be proficient in spoken and written as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d).
Do you meet the above language proficiency requirement?
Do you meet the above language proficiency requirement?
GRADE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the above basic requirements, you'll also have to meet the grade requirements to be qualified for each grade level.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
GS-11 (Full Performance Level) requirements:
Experience: Completion of 1 year of experience as an orthotist/prosthetist equivalent to the next lower grade level that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to provide orthotic/prosthetic services in a hospital setting.
In addition to the above experience requirement, you must also meet the below KSA's:
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Ability to attend clinics and participate as a fully participating member of the treatment team with considerable influence in the development of the treatment plan. This includes advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, physics, and etiology of diseases as well as knowledge of psychology and age related competencies.
2. Ability to conduct clinical patient analyses such as gait, range of motion, life style, etc., for patients with a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications, and to design unique or innovative devices to accommodate those conditions.
3. Ability to recognize physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life threatening implications.
Do you meet the above requirements for the GS-11 level?
Experience: Completion of 1 year of experience as an orthotist/prosthetist equivalent to the next lower grade level that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to provide orthotic/prosthetic services in a hospital setting.
In addition to the above experience requirement, you must also meet the below KSA's:
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Ability to attend clinics and participate as a fully participating member of the treatment team with considerable influence in the development of the treatment plan. This includes advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, physics, and etiology of diseases as well as knowledge of psychology and age related competencies.
2. Ability to conduct clinical patient analyses such as gait, range of motion, life style, etc., for patients with a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications, and to design unique or innovative devices to accommodate those conditions.
3. Ability to recognize physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life threatening implications.
Do you meet the above requirements for the GS-11 level?
RESUME REMINDER - For qualification determinations your resume MUST document your experience IN DETAIL and contain the following information: job title, company name, duties, start/end date (month and year), full-time or part-time status (including hours worked per week). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, occupational series and grade (i.e., GS-0301-9).
SF-50 REMINDER - In addition to your most recent SF-50 (that is not an award), please include SF-50s that show you meet the time-in-grade requirement.
TRANSCRIPT REMINDER - To substantiate your education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. Transcripts must bear the school logo, reflect the degree earned, and the date conferred.
CERTIFICATION REMINDER: To substantiate your certification, you MUST submit a copy of your certification. Please make sure the certification is legible.
SF-50 REMINDER - In addition to your most recent SF-50 (that is not an award), please include SF-50s that show you meet the time-in-grade requirement.
TRANSCRIPT REMINDER - To substantiate your education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. Transcripts must bear the school logo, reflect the degree earned, and the date conferred.
CERTIFICATION REMINDER: To substantiate your certification, you MUST submit a copy of your certification. Please make sure the certification is legible.