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Position Title
SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSW-12730367-25-VM Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Monday, May 12, 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? (limit characters)
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. (limit characters)
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.
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. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications. (limit characters)
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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Individuals appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C.chapters 73 or 74. Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
 (limit characters)
2. Please select response best describes education/experience for this position. (Submit college transcripts) (limit characters)
2a. Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your degree.

Name of Institution:
City and State:
Degree:
Major/Program:
Month and Year conferred: (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you possess a full, current, and unrestricted State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States license to practice physical therapy? (submit copy of license) (limit characters)
3a. Please provide your license/certification information.

Name on License:
Issuing state or territory:
Complete license number:
Expiration date: (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
4. GS- 13 Physical Therapist (Supervisory)
  • Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level.
  • Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs:
    1. Knowledge of contemporary physical therapy across multiple areas of practice, and the demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to provide clinical guidance to Staff PTs within the department.
    2. Knowledge of human resources administration, including such functions as the ability to interview and select qualified applicants, monitor and evaluate performance, and maintain effective labor management relations within scope of responsibility.
    3. Ability to effectively supervise, direct, and manage a diverse physical therapy staff.
    4. Skill in forging positive interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution.
    5. Ability to analyze clinically appropriate data effectively to optimize quality, performance, and productivity within the section.
    6. Ability to set priorities, delegate tasks, and solve problems in order to meet multiple deadlines and identify/address organizational problems.
    7. Ability to manage advocacy roles and planning activities within the VA and the greater rehabilitation community.
Do you meet the Experience requirement as well as the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities as described above and is this clearly displayed in your resume? (limit characters)
Documentation Reminder - If you are a current Federal or VA employee, you must provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action."
  • A SF-50 showing your one year of creditable experience to the next lower grade requirement must be submitted with your application materials.
  • If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess the creditable experience to the next lower grade. , as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
  • Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying one year of creditable experience to the next lower grade. 
  • Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
    • Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
    • Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
    • SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
 (limit characters)
Resume Reminder - Please ensure that you resume contains the following:
  • 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 (include hours worked)
  • ALL INFORMATION MUST BE CURRENT AND DOCUMENTS SIGNED WITH THE LAST 6 MONTHS
 (limit characters)
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