Physical Therapist (Clinical Specialist)
- VA St Louis Health Care System
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Full Time
Physical Therapist (Clinical Specialist)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The Physical Therapist is assigned to the Physical Therapy Department within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service, within the Extended Care and Rehabilition Service line. Primary function is to provide professional Physical Therapy services to any/all program areas th are covered by the Rehabilition Services, including acute care, rehabilition, long term care, home care, inpient and outpient settings as a trement specialist in Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Summary
The Physical Therapist is assigned to the Physical Therapy Department within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service, within the Extended Care and Rehabilition Service line. Primary function is to provide professional Physical Therapy services to any/all program areas th are covered by the Rehabilition Services, including acute care, rehabilition, long term care, home care, inpient and outpient settings as a trement specialist in Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/18/2025 to 08/08/2025
This job will close when we have received 25 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$108,057 to - $140,476 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Saint Louis, MO
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yesas determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0633 Physical Therapist
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSS-12751026-25-RG
Control number
841073600
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Veterans
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Clarificion from the agency
This announcement is open to veterans and other US citizens. If you are a current federal employee you should apply to announcement CBSS-12764263-25-RG
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Duties
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VA Careers - Physical Therapy :
Major Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Educes/orients students, nurses, and other clinical staff regarding PT in general and specifically, as it reles to Wheelchair and seing specialist mgmt. Mentors therapy staff.
Reviews and updes wheelchair and seing protocols, policy, and program the VASTLHCS.
Provides evaluions and trements for Wheelchair and Seing care.
Provides a minimum of one (1) in-service educion program per year to the PT department.
Participes in communicion with community care providers to optimize the care of veterans.
Plans, implements, and reports on performance improvement activities.
Serves as subject mter expert (SME) for Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Collabores with local, and regional universities.
Performs complex Physical therapy evaluion and trement.
Utilizes standardized, and non-standardized assessments, and compiles overall Occupional Health Informion, concerning pient's social, physical, psychological and vocion stus to determine a pient-centric trement plan, based on current PT theory, research and practice.
Assesses for and requests prosthetic/orthotic equipment as needed and can make modificions as necessary.
Makes recommendions and referral to other medical specialties/services.
Maintains a flexibility of schedule to allow for unscheduled pients, pient/team consultion and mentoring.
Participes in regular team meetings, verbal and written communicion and consultion amongst team members in order to guide and evalue the work of the multi-disciplinary program.
Assists in the care of pients other than those of the specialized area Wheelchair and Seing rehab as caseload permits, or as the needs of the department dicte.
Work Schedule : Monday - Friday. Weekend & holiday rotions. (day shift to be determined)
Telework : No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 000000 Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist GS-0633-13
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probionary period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process.
Must pass pre-employment physical examinion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements :
United Stes Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Educion . Degree. Gradue from a degree program in physical therapy from an approved college or university approved by the
Commission on Accredition in Physical Therapy Educion (CAPTE). The CAPTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the
United Stes Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition (CHEA) to accredit entry-level
physical therapy programs. Verificion of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Associion
(APTA) Web site, or their office address: American Physical Therapy Associion, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488,
..., or .... (NOTE: Effective, January 1, 2002, CAPTE changed its scope of accrediting activities of PT educion
programs to include only those programs th culmine in post-baccalauree degrees).
Foreign Gradues . Gradues of foreign physical therapy programs meet the requirements in subparagraph 2b if they have a full
unrestricted and current license to practice physical therapy in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United
Stes, or in the District of Columbia. Any PT who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or
issued/placed in a probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance with regulions issued by the Under Secretary for Health
or designee.
English Language Proficiency . Individuals appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct pient-care capacity in VHA must be proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.
Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United Stes, or in the District of Columbia. Non-licensed PTs, who otherwise meet the basic requirements in this standard may be given a temporary appointment as a gradue PT not-to-exceed two years under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2).
Non-licensed individuals appointed as a temporary gradue PT may not be appointed as a PT without being fully licensed.
Note : A PT who fails to maintain the required licensure must be removed from the occupion, which may also result in terminion of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupion for which he/she qualifies if a placement opportunity exists. A PT who has, or has ever had, his/her PT license revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16 of this part.
Grandfher Provision : May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinions : In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the candide must have one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level and one of the following to qualify for GS- 13 Physical Therapist.
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
Board Certificion in the specialty area recognized by the ABPTS; or
Completion of a fellowship program; or
An additional advanced degree in a reled field.
Important Note : In addition to the experience above, the candide RESUME must demonstre all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities (KSAs) or tach completed KSAs as separe Document to your resume:
Advanced knowledge and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and trement modalities used in a specialized trement area of physical therapy.
Ability to serve as a consultant and subject mter expert for health care providers regarding the delivery of care within a specialized content area of physical therapy (see paragraph 2i).
Ability to teach and mentor medical center staff in a specialized content area of physical therapy.
Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team in a specialized content area of physical therapy.
Advanced knowledge and expert skill to perform and interpret specialized procedures and tests in evaluing the trement outcomes in the assigned specialty content area (see Definitions, paragraph 2. i.).
Preferred Experience: A minimum of two years of direct and continual clinical experience in the specialty area of wheelchair and seing evaluion and prescription is required and the incumbent must have a current Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) Certificion through the Rehabilition Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 . The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13 ..
Physical Requirements: Pre-placement and periodic physical examinions are required for hybrids occupions to ensure workers are placed in positions where they can perform the essential functions of their job considering their health or the health of their co-workers. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Educion
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
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Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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 re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
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Review our benefits
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/08/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
Agency contact informion
Ray Gotsch
Phone
...
...
Address
VA St Louis Health Care System
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
St. Louis, MO 63125
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/08/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Ray Gotsch
Phone
...
...
Address
VA St Louis Health Care System
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
St. Louis, MO 63125
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/18/2025 to 08/08/2025 This job will close when we have received 25 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $108,057 to - $140,476 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBSS-12751026-25-RG Control number 841073600
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The Physical Therapist is assigned to the Physical Therapy Department within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service, within the Extended Care and Rehabilition Service line. Primary function is to provide professional Physical Therapy services to any/all program areas th are covered by the Rehabilition Services, including acute care, rehabilition, long term care, home care, inpient and outpient settings as a trement specialist in Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Summary
The Physical Therapist is assigned to the Physical Therapy Department within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service, within the Extended Care and Rehabilition Service line. Primary function is to provide professional Physical Therapy services to any/all program areas th are covered by the Rehabilition Services, including acute care, rehabilition, long term care, home care, inpient and outpient settings as a trement specialist in Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/18/2025 to 08/08/2025
This job will close when we have received 25 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$108,057 to - $140,476 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Saint Louis, MO
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yesas determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0633 Physical Therapist
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSS-12751026-25-RG
Control number
841073600
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Veterans
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Clarificion from the agency
This announcement is open to veterans and other US citizens. If you are a current federal employee you should apply to announcement CBSS-12764263-25-RG
Videos
Duties
Help
VA Careers - Physical Therapy :
Major Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Educes/orients students, nurses, and other clinical staff regarding PT in general and specifically, as it reles to Wheelchair and seing specialist mgmt. Mentors therapy staff.
Reviews and updes wheelchair and seing protocols, policy, and program the VASTLHCS.
Provides evaluions and trements for Wheelchair and Seing care.
Provides a minimum of one (1) in-service educion program per year to the PT department.
Participes in communicion with community care providers to optimize the care of veterans.
Plans, implements, and reports on performance improvement activities.
Serves as subject mter expert (SME) for Wheelchair and Seing modalities.
Collabores with local, and regional universities.
Performs complex Physical therapy evaluion and trement.
Utilizes standardized, and non-standardized assessments, and compiles overall Occupional Health Informion, concerning pient's social, physical, psychological and vocion stus to determine a pient-centric trement plan, based on current PT theory, research and practice.
Assesses for and requests prosthetic/orthotic equipment as needed and can make modificions as necessary.
Makes recommendions and referral to other medical specialties/services.
Maintains a flexibility of schedule to allow for unscheduled pients, pient/team consultion and mentoring.
Participes in regular team meetings, verbal and written communicion and consultion amongst team members in order to guide and evalue the work of the multi-disciplinary program.
Assists in the care of pients other than those of the specialized area Wheelchair and Seing rehab as caseload permits, or as the needs of the department dicte.
Work Schedule : Monday - Friday. Weekend & holiday rotions. (day shift to be determined)
Telework : No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 000000 Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist GS-0633-13
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probionary period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process.
Must pass pre-employment physical examinion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements :
United Stes Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Educion . Degree. Gradue from a degree program in physical therapy from an approved college or university approved by the
Commission on Accredition in Physical Therapy Educion (CAPTE). The CAPTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the
United Stes Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition (CHEA) to accredit entry-level
physical therapy programs. Verificion of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Associion
(APTA) Web site, or their office address: American Physical Therapy Associion, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488,
..., or .... (NOTE: Effective, January 1, 2002, CAPTE changed its scope of accrediting activities of PT educion
programs to include only those programs th culmine in post-baccalauree degrees).
Foreign Gradues . Gradues of foreign physical therapy programs meet the requirements in subparagraph 2b if they have a full
unrestricted and current license to practice physical therapy in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United
Stes, or in the District of Columbia. Any PT who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or
issued/placed in a probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance with regulions issued by the Under Secretary for Health
or designee.
English Language Proficiency . Individuals appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct pient-care capacity in VHA must be proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.
Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United Stes, or in the District of Columbia. Non-licensed PTs, who otherwise meet the basic requirements in this standard may be given a temporary appointment as a gradue PT not-to-exceed two years under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2).
Non-licensed individuals appointed as a temporary gradue PT may not be appointed as a PT without being fully licensed.
Note : A PT who fails to maintain the required licensure must be removed from the occupion, which may also result in terminion of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupion for which he/she qualifies if a placement opportunity exists. A PT who has, or has ever had, his/her PT license revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16 of this part.
Grandfher Provision : May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinions : In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the candide must have one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level and one of the following to qualify for GS- 13 Physical Therapist.
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
Board Certificion in the specialty area recognized by the ABPTS; or
Completion of a fellowship program; or
An additional advanced degree in a reled field.
Important Note : In addition to the experience above, the candide RESUME must demonstre all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities (KSAs) or tach completed KSAs as separe Document to your resume:
Advanced knowledge and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and trement modalities used in a specialized trement area of physical therapy.
Ability to serve as a consultant and subject mter expert for health care providers regarding the delivery of care within a specialized content area of physical therapy (see paragraph 2i).
Ability to teach and mentor medical center staff in a specialized content area of physical therapy.
Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team in a specialized content area of physical therapy.
Advanced knowledge and expert skill to perform and interpret specialized procedures and tests in evaluing the trement outcomes in the assigned specialty content area (see Definitions, paragraph 2. i.).
Preferred Experience: A minimum of two years of direct and continual clinical experience in the specialty area of wheelchair and seing evaluion and prescription is required and the incumbent must have a current Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) Certificion through the Rehabilition Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 . The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13 ..
Physical Requirements: Pre-placement and periodic physical examinions are required for hybrids occupions to ensure workers are placed in positions where they can perform the essential functions of their job considering their health or the health of their co-workers. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Educion
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
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Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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 re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
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License
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/08/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
Agency contact informion
Ray Gotsch
Phone
...
...
Address
VA St Louis Health Care System
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
St. Louis, MO 63125
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/08/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Ray Gotsch
Phone
...
...
Address
VA St Louis Health Care System
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
St. Louis, MO 63125
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/18/2025 to 08/08/2025 This job will close when we have received 25 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $108,057 to - $140,476 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBSS-12751026-25-RG Control number 841073600
Job ID: 486692883
Originally Posted on: 7/24/2025
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