Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education and experience
• The individual must meet at least one of the requirements below
• (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
• Licensure
• Individuals 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
• Physical Therapist (Program Coordinator) GS -13 Experience
• In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
• In addition, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs
• 1
• Ability to apply advanced knowledge of contemporary physical therapy within specialty area to provide clinical guidance, training or education for internal and external stakeholders
• 2
• Ability to serve as a consultant within the assigned program area for intra-agency and interagency planning and to provide service coordination to optimize program continuity, efficiency and effectiveness
• 3
• Knowledge of and skill in management, administration and/or education methodologies
• This includes the ability to monitor and track data, utilize available resources effectively, evaluate program quality, and generate reports for local, and/or VISN and/or VACO leadership
• 4
• Ability to develop and coordinate treatment and/or educational programs within a concentrated field or specialty area, such as, but not limited to, amputee, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, student clinical education/residency programming, polytrauma/traumatic brain injury
• 5
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships within department and with other departments or affiliated programs
• 6
• Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team
• Preferred Experience: 5 years clinical experience
• Prior leadership experience including program management preferred
• Experience with quality, patient safety, and process improvement
• Demonstrated skills in communication, facilitation and collaboration
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 13 Physical Requirements: This position may involve considerable amount of standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and turning
• It requires assisting clients with transfers from wheelchairs/stretchers and transporting them to other departments or facilities
• Mechanical devices are available and are required to be used for heavy or difficult to lift clients
• The work may involve pushing or lifting up to 35 pounds and going up and down flights of stairs
• The position requires visual and auditory acuity at a level to provide safe and effective nursing care
• The position may require the ability to physically control or defend against emotionally ill clients.