Occupational Therapist
- San Francisco VA Medical Center
- San Francisco, California
- Full Time
Occupional Therapist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The nure of the work of this position is to provide direct pient care by evaluing, planning, implementing, and revising evidence-based occupional therapy services and programming for pients with neurocognitive and medical co-morbidities. This position supports the goals of the Community Living Center (CLC) and provides clinical, administrive, logistical and regulory expertise to the OT Section Chief and other OTs who perform and OT services in the CLC.
Summary
The nure of the work of this position is to provide direct pient care by evaluing, planning, implementing, and revising evidence-based occupional therapy services and programming for pients with neurocognitive and medical co-morbidities. This position supports the goals of the Community Living Center (CLC) and provides clinical, administrive, logistical and regulory expertise to the OT Section Chief and other OTs who perform and OT services in the CLC.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/23/2025 to 08/12/2025
Salary
$136,383 to - $177,892 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
San Francisco, CA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0631 Occupional Therapist
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSW-12769188-25-ACB
Control number
841390300
This job is open to
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
This vacancy is open to current, permanent employees of the San Francisco VA only. This includes the San Francisco VA Community Based Outpient Clinics.
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Duties
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A. Clinical
1. Evaluions: Informion is ghered from the medical record, interview of the veteran and other approprie people such as family and caregiver or other providers, observion, and standardized and non-standardized testing. The therapist evalues:
a. Areas of occupion: activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), educion, work, play, leisure and social participion.
b. Performance pterns: habits, routines, roles.
d. Context(s): Cultural, physical environment, social, personal, spiritual, temporal.
e. Activity demands: the kind of tools, space, social, timing, body functions and body structures th are required by the activity.
f. Client factors: body functions and structures. These include mental, sensory, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, speech and skin functions, and the body structures th support those functions.
g. Imbedded in "a" - "f" are age reled, gender identity reled factors and the veteran's military history.
2. Intervention: The therapist develops an intervention plan in collaborion with the veteran and family, caregiver and social support, and other team members. The plan considers the veteran's context and activity demands. The intervention plan includes objective and measurable goals with timeframes. The intervention is an accepted occupional therapy approach based on theory and evidence. The therapist carries out the plan which may include, but not be limited to:
a. Activities th may optimize performance skills and client factors such as: strengthening, range of motion, fine motor tasks, and memory and tention exercises.
b. Activities to optimize ability to perform areas of occupion, such as: ADL, IADL, educion, work, leisure, and social interaction.
c. Prescription and training in use of durable medical equipment (DME).
d. Prescription of fitting and training in use of seing systems and manual and electric
wheelchairs.
e. Collaboring with and teaching pients' caregivers in safe use of DME and handling of pients, optimizing veteran independence and veteran and caregiver safety.
f. Screen for splinting needs and apply simple stic splints as needed and referral to other resources when needed.
3. Maximizion of Outcomes: The therapist maximizes pient outcomes by:
a. Reassessing veterans' response to trement regular intervals.
b. Modifying the trement plan and goals.
c. Recommending approprie discharge from OT based on response to trement, collaborion with others and the veteran's ongoing needs.
d. Making referrals to other services as approprie.
e. As approprie, making recommendions to the multidisciplinary team for
discharge from CLC or transition to a lesser or higher level of care.
f. Improving the OT CLC clinical programs through contributions to program development, and ongoing program evaluion and refinements.
4. Optimizion of Health and Safety: The therapist applies all health and safety procedures during pient care activities
a. Follows all VA, CLC, and Rehabilition infection control policies.
b. Monitors veterans' vital stistics in response to therapeutic activities and identifies
when there is an urgent or emergent medical condition. Is aware of veterans' Do Not Resuscite (DNR) stus. Has CPR certificion, applies CPR and contacts emergency responders when approprie.
c. Uses all clinical equipment and supplies in the prescribed and safe manner.
d. Is properly trained and credentialed for any modalities applied to pient (ie: ultrasound, functional electrical stimulion).
e. Is aware of and applies basic wound management and wound healing principles, such as positioning the pient to protect areas vulnerable to skin breakdown.
f. Applies proper body mechanics.
g. Identifies and follows proper procedures in the case of fire, disaster, or other emergencies VA sites and in the community.
5. Management of Clinical Informion
a. Records pient care activities in evaluion, reassessment, daily and discharge notes following all VA, CLC, Rehabilition, and OT regulions.
b. Communices pient stus to team members via secure and accepted practices.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule : M-F 8:00am-4:30pm or as determined by supervisor.
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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.
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 trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
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: The following are the basic requirements and qualificions for appointment as an Occupional Therapist.
United Stes Citizenship - Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct pient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
Educion and Experience Requirement - You must meet least one of the following requirements below:
A. Bachelor's degree in occupional therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupional therapist. Note: The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005, decision th the Accredition Council for Occupional Therapy Educion (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy.--OR--
B. Bachelor's degree in occupional therapy and two (2) full years of gradue educion in a reled field. Note: The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005, decision th ACOTE would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy.--OR-C. Master's degree or higher in occupional therapy. The program must be approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizions.
Certificion : Candides must possess a current NBCOT certificion as an occupional therapist.
Ste Licensure : Candides must possess a full, current, and unrestricted ste license, to practice occupional therapy in a ste, territory or commonwealth of the United Stes, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia
In addition to the basic requirements as sted above, the following criteria must be met to qualify for the Occupional Therapist - Clinical Specialist position the GS-13 grade level.
GS-13 Grade Level - Educion, Experience, Licensure:
Completion of one (1) year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled and one of the following:
A. A minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice directly in the advanced practice area. This time must be within the past five years.
B. Certificion in an area recognized by the AOTA.
C. Completion of a fellowship/residency or advanced degree program in the advanced practice area.
D. An additional advanced degree in a reled field.
In addition to the experience requirement, candides must demonstre all of the following KSAs.
Knowledge of contemporary occupional therapy across multiple areas of practice.
Ability to provide clinical guidance in the advanced practice area to other OT practitioners.
Knowledge of advanced specialized evaluions, interventions and services to independently develop trement stregies for area of specializion.
Skill in developing protocols and procedures for intervention programs based on current occupional therapy theory, recent research, and practice.
Ability to provide consultion to other health care practitioners and outside groups about occupional therapy scope of practice for area of specializion.
Ability to implement, revise/upde evidence based occupional therapy services and programming in area of specializion.
References: VA Handbook 5005/127, Part II, Appendix G14, ded December 13,2019.
Physical Requirements: May require medium strength according to the Department of Labor. Medium work entails: exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greer than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Examples of the medium strength required are as follows: Standing, walking, squting, bending, and sitting; sitting a desk and using upper extremities to reach, grasp and place papers, charts and binders; reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling: 1-10 pounds constantly, 1-25 pounds frequently, and 20-50 pounds occasionally.
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, : .
Additional informion
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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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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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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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
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 .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
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 08/12/2025 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
Amanda Bodkin
Phone
...
...
Address
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
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
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
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 .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
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 08/12/2025 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
Amanda Bodkin
Phone
...
...
Address
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
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 07/23/2025 to 08/12/2025 Salary $136,383 to - $177,892 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Francisco, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No 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 CBSW-12769188-25-ACB Control number 841390300
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The nure of the work of this position is to provide direct pient care by evaluing, planning, implementing, and revising evidence-based occupional therapy services and programming for pients with neurocognitive and medical co-morbidities. This position supports the goals of the Community Living Center (CLC) and provides clinical, administrive, logistical and regulory expertise to the OT Section Chief and other OTs who perform and OT services in the CLC.
Summary
The nure of the work of this position is to provide direct pient care by evaluing, planning, implementing, and revising evidence-based occupional therapy services and programming for pients with neurocognitive and medical co-morbidities. This position supports the goals of the Community Living Center (CLC) and provides clinical, administrive, logistical and regulory expertise to the OT Section Chief and other OTs who perform and OT services in the CLC.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/23/2025 to 08/12/2025
Salary
$136,383 to - $177,892 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
San Francisco, CA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0631 Occupional Therapist
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSW-12769188-25-ACB
Control number
841390300
This job is open to
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
This vacancy is open to current, permanent employees of the San Francisco VA only. This includes the San Francisco VA Community Based Outpient Clinics.
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Duties
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A. Clinical
1. Evaluions: Informion is ghered from the medical record, interview of the veteran and other approprie people such as family and caregiver or other providers, observion, and standardized and non-standardized testing. The therapist evalues:
a. Areas of occupion: activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), educion, work, play, leisure and social participion.
b. Performance pterns: habits, routines, roles.
d. Context(s): Cultural, physical environment, social, personal, spiritual, temporal.
e. Activity demands: the kind of tools, space, social, timing, body functions and body structures th are required by the activity.
f. Client factors: body functions and structures. These include mental, sensory, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, speech and skin functions, and the body structures th support those functions.
g. Imbedded in "a" - "f" are age reled, gender identity reled factors and the veteran's military history.
2. Intervention: The therapist develops an intervention plan in collaborion with the veteran and family, caregiver and social support, and other team members. The plan considers the veteran's context and activity demands. The intervention plan includes objective and measurable goals with timeframes. The intervention is an accepted occupional therapy approach based on theory and evidence. The therapist carries out the plan which may include, but not be limited to:
a. Activities th may optimize performance skills and client factors such as: strengthening, range of motion, fine motor tasks, and memory and tention exercises.
b. Activities to optimize ability to perform areas of occupion, such as: ADL, IADL, educion, work, leisure, and social interaction.
c. Prescription and training in use of durable medical equipment (DME).
d. Prescription of fitting and training in use of seing systems and manual and electric
wheelchairs.
e. Collaboring with and teaching pients' caregivers in safe use of DME and handling of pients, optimizing veteran independence and veteran and caregiver safety.
f. Screen for splinting needs and apply simple stic splints as needed and referral to other resources when needed.
3. Maximizion of Outcomes: The therapist maximizes pient outcomes by:
a. Reassessing veterans' response to trement regular intervals.
b. Modifying the trement plan and goals.
c. Recommending approprie discharge from OT based on response to trement, collaborion with others and the veteran's ongoing needs.
d. Making referrals to other services as approprie.
e. As approprie, making recommendions to the multidisciplinary team for
discharge from CLC or transition to a lesser or higher level of care.
f. Improving the OT CLC clinical programs through contributions to program development, and ongoing program evaluion and refinements.
4. Optimizion of Health and Safety: The therapist applies all health and safety procedures during pient care activities
a. Follows all VA, CLC, and Rehabilition infection control policies.
b. Monitors veterans' vital stistics in response to therapeutic activities and identifies
when there is an urgent or emergent medical condition. Is aware of veterans' Do Not Resuscite (DNR) stus. Has CPR certificion, applies CPR and contacts emergency responders when approprie.
c. Uses all clinical equipment and supplies in the prescribed and safe manner.
d. Is properly trained and credentialed for any modalities applied to pient (ie: ultrasound, functional electrical stimulion).
e. Is aware of and applies basic wound management and wound healing principles, such as positioning the pient to protect areas vulnerable to skin breakdown.
f. Applies proper body mechanics.
g. Identifies and follows proper procedures in the case of fire, disaster, or other emergencies VA sites and in the community.
5. Management of Clinical Informion
a. Records pient care activities in evaluion, reassessment, daily and discharge notes following all VA, CLC, Rehabilition, and OT regulions.
b. Communices pient stus to team members via secure and accepted practices.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule : M-F 8:00am-4:30pm or as determined by supervisor.
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
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 trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
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: The following are the basic requirements and qualificions for appointment as an Occupional Therapist.
United Stes Citizenship - Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct pient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
Educion and Experience Requirement - You must meet least one of the following requirements below:
A. Bachelor's degree in occupional therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupional therapist. Note: The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005, decision th the Accredition Council for Occupional Therapy Educion (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy.--OR--
B. Bachelor's degree in occupional therapy and two (2) full years of gradue educion in a reled field. Note: The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005, decision th ACOTE would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy.--OR-C. Master's degree or higher in occupional therapy. The program must be approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizions.
Certificion : Candides must possess a current NBCOT certificion as an occupional therapist.
Ste Licensure : Candides must possess a full, current, and unrestricted ste license, to practice occupional therapy in a ste, territory or commonwealth of the United Stes, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia
In addition to the basic requirements as sted above, the following criteria must be met to qualify for the Occupional Therapist - Clinical Specialist position the GS-13 grade level.
GS-13 Grade Level - Educion, Experience, Licensure:
Completion of one (1) year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled and one of the following:
A. A minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice directly in the advanced practice area. This time must be within the past five years.
B. Certificion in an area recognized by the AOTA.
C. Completion of a fellowship/residency or advanced degree program in the advanced practice area.
D. An additional advanced degree in a reled field.
In addition to the experience requirement, candides must demonstre all of the following KSAs.
Knowledge of contemporary occupional therapy across multiple areas of practice.
Ability to provide clinical guidance in the advanced practice area to other OT practitioners.
Knowledge of advanced specialized evaluions, interventions and services to independently develop trement stregies for area of specializion.
Skill in developing protocols and procedures for intervention programs based on current occupional therapy theory, recent research, and practice.
Ability to provide consultion to other health care practitioners and outside groups about occupional therapy scope of practice for area of specializion.
Ability to implement, revise/upde evidence based occupional therapy services and programming in area of specializion.
References: VA Handbook 5005/127, Part II, Appendix G14, ded December 13,2019.
Physical Requirements: May require medium strength according to the Department of Labor. Medium work entails: exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greer than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Examples of the medium strength required are as follows: Standing, walking, squting, bending, and sitting; sitting a desk and using upper extremities to reach, grasp and place papers, charts and binders; reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling: 1-10 pounds constantly, 1-25 pounds frequently, and 20-50 pounds occasionally.
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, : .
Additional informion
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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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
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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.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Required documents
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
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 .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
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 08/12/2025 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
Amanda Bodkin
Phone
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...
Address
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
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
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
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 .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
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 08/12/2025 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
Amanda Bodkin
Phone
...
...
Address
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
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 07/23/2025 to 08/12/2025 Salary $136,383 to - $177,892 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Francisco, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No 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 CBSW-12769188-25-ACB Control number 841390300
Job ID: 486985077
Originally Posted on: 7/26/2025
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