Occupational Therapist
- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Full Time
Occupional Therapist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The Staff Occupional Therapist serves as an independent clinical OT responsible for evaluion and trement of pients th have a wide variety of medical diagnoses and functional deficits seen in VASLCHCS
Summary
The Staff Occupional Therapist serves as an independent clinical OT responsible for evaluion and trement of pients th have a wide variety of medical diagnoses and functional deficits seen in VASLCHCS
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/07/2025 to 08/21/2025
Salary
$110,455 to - $143,598 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12778901-25-MV
Control number
842849400
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens
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Duties
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Occupional Therapist performs occupional therapy evaluion and trements with Veterans with ages ranging from adult to geriric, having a variety of disabilities.
Cases may be relively complex in nure with chronic and acute disease entities including but not limited to central nervous system disorders, joint diseases, mental health diagnoses/substance abuse disorders, circulory and pulmonary diseases, diabetes mellitus, altered thought processes, amputions, and multisystem disease combinions.
Performed in an outpient health care center, hand clinic, mobility clinic, Drivers Rehab, throughout the medical center, ER, interdisciplinary clinics, and in the community/homes/ECF serving a complex pient populion, acute and chronic.
Therapist's work including but not limited to pient's homes, throughout the medical center, outpient clinics, community, and teleworking when approprie, such as during a pandemic or other nural or manmade disaster or indiced by clinical/departmental needs.
The 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.
Therapist evalues following, but not limited to: areas of occupion, performance skills, performance pterns, context(s), activity demands, client factors, and age reled/military history.
Provide direct OT pient care and maximize safety and function in the home/community/ECF, outpient/hand clinic, and hospital setting through provision of a therapeutic program: evalue, prescribe, and train in the use of durable medical equipment (DME); recommend changes in the home environment th provide home access and safety; participion in leisure and recreional activity, whole health, train the family and veterans in use of DME, body mechanics and other stregies; and make recommendions for referrals to other services as indiced.
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 timeframe. The intervention is an accepted occupional therapy approach based on theory and evidence.
Employs effective motivional techniques to enlist pient and, if approprie, family participion and adapts equipment and procedures to carry out a wide variety of trement activities.
Evalues pient's condition upon approprie referral to occupional therapy to determine trement plan.
Refers the pients to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service physician, or other medical providers when determined to be necessary.
Performs and interprets results of tests and measurements for use in preparing for modificion and/or evaluion of pient trement, and adjusts the trement based on changes in pient's condition.
Evalues pient's needs with respect to prescribed braces, orthotics fabricion and durable medical equipment, in considerion of wh is medically approprie for activities of daily living and upper extremity support.
Selects approprie equipment and appliances, determines which suits the pient best, and recommends necessary modificions to provide for proper fit and/or function.
Perform thorough home safety evaluion and subsequent follow up s as indiced by need and established in individual POC.
Knowledge of the regulions governing home/community-based care including but not limited to: Department of Veterans Affairs, CMS, and Joint Commission, and the ability to apply them to the programs and populions being served.
Maximizes pient outcomes by the following: reassessing veterans' response to trement regular interval, modifying trement plan and goals, recommending approprie discharge from OT based on response to trement, making recommendions to the multidisciplinary team for transition to lesser level of care, and making referrals as approprie.
Records pient care activities in evaluion, reassessment, daily and discharge notes following all VA, rehabilition specific, and OT regulion policy.
Communices pient stus to team members via secure and accepted practice.
Supervises occupional therapy students or assistants as assigned.
Work Schedule : M-F 7:30am-4pm
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 57778-O
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.
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.
English Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
Educion and/or Experience : The individual 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. Individuals must be a gradue of a degree program in occupional therapy approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizions. This is inclusive of an internship (supervised fieldwork experience required by the educional institution). ACOTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the United Stes Department of Educion and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition. Degree programs may be verified by contacting the American. Occupional Therapy Associion _website or their office address: American Occupional Therapy Associion, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220.
Foreign Gradues: Gradues of foreign occupional therapy programs meet the requirements of subparagraph 3b(2) if they have a current, full, active and unrestricted license referred to in subparagraph 3e of this appendix.
Certificion . Candides must possess a current NBCOT certificion as an OT.
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 (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia.
Grade Determinions :
Occupional Therapist, GS-12
Educion, Experience, and Licensure . Completion of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled.
Assignment. OTs this grade level GS-11 practice independently and are responsible for the assessment of functional and occupional roles using standardized tools. The OT modifies standardized and non-standardized evaluion tools. OTs select and provide direct occupional therapy interventions and procedures with routine complexity to enhance safety, wellness, performance in activities of daily living (AOL); and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), educion, work, play, leisure, and social participion.
Demonstred KSAs. In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of occupional therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice. Knowledge is inclusive of physical, occupional, cognitive, and psychosocial functional deficits.
(b) Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders.
(c) Ability to use critical analysis, clinical reasoning, and creivity to independently solve complex problems reled to adapting and modifying assessments, trement plans, activities and procedures to meet the needs of pients.
(d) Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment).
(e) Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training.
Preferred Experience: A minimum of two years clinical experience working with the adult to geriric populion, minimum of one year clinical experience in a position reled to home care assessment and trement
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.
Physical Requirements: Occupional Therapy is considered a vocion th requires "medium" strength according and as defined by the Department of Labor. Medium Work entails: exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greer than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Standing, walking, squting, bending, and sitting, and changing from one position to the other frequently throughout the day. Walking in urban, suburban, and rural environments from the vehicle to pients' home when indiced. Sitting a desk and using upper extremities to reach, grasp, and place papers, charts, and binders. Opering all aspects of DME, home access devices and manual and power mobility devices for the purpose of evaluing for and training pients and caregivers in their proper use. Maintain good manual dexterity to manipule tools and equipment as follows: computer, laptop, cell phone, adaptive equipment, splint fabricion, and equipment assembly.
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, : .
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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How you evalued
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 .
Review our benefits
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.
Required documents
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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 (VA)
License
Other (1)
Other (2)
Other (3)
Performance Appraisal
Resume
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 .
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 08/21/2025 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
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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:
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 (VA)
License
Other (1)
Other (2)
Other (3)
Performance Appraisal
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 08/21/2025 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
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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 08/07/2025 to 08/21/2025 Salary $110,455 to - $143,598 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory...
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
The Staff Occupional Therapist serves as an independent clinical OT responsible for evaluion and trement of pients th have a wide variety of medical diagnoses and functional deficits seen in VASLCHCS
Summary
The Staff Occupional Therapist serves as an independent clinical OT responsible for evaluion and trement of pients th have a wide variety of medical diagnoses and functional deficits seen in VASLCHCS
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/07/2025 to 08/21/2025
Salary
$110,455 to - $143,598 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12778901-25-MV
Control number
842849400
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens
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Duties
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Occupional Therapist performs occupional therapy evaluion and trements with Veterans with ages ranging from adult to geriric, having a variety of disabilities.
Cases may be relively complex in nure with chronic and acute disease entities including but not limited to central nervous system disorders, joint diseases, mental health diagnoses/substance abuse disorders, circulory and pulmonary diseases, diabetes mellitus, altered thought processes, amputions, and multisystem disease combinions.
Performed in an outpient health care center, hand clinic, mobility clinic, Drivers Rehab, throughout the medical center, ER, interdisciplinary clinics, and in the community/homes/ECF serving a complex pient populion, acute and chronic.
Therapist's work including but not limited to pient's homes, throughout the medical center, outpient clinics, community, and teleworking when approprie, such as during a pandemic or other nural or manmade disaster or indiced by clinical/departmental needs.
The 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.
Therapist evalues following, but not limited to: areas of occupion, performance skills, performance pterns, context(s), activity demands, client factors, and age reled/military history.
Provide direct OT pient care and maximize safety and function in the home/community/ECF, outpient/hand clinic, and hospital setting through provision of a therapeutic program: evalue, prescribe, and train in the use of durable medical equipment (DME); recommend changes in the home environment th provide home access and safety; participion in leisure and recreional activity, whole health, train the family and veterans in use of DME, body mechanics and other stregies; and make recommendions for referrals to other services as indiced.
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 timeframe. The intervention is an accepted occupional therapy approach based on theory and evidence.
Employs effective motivional techniques to enlist pient and, if approprie, family participion and adapts equipment and procedures to carry out a wide variety of trement activities.
Evalues pient's condition upon approprie referral to occupional therapy to determine trement plan.
Refers the pients to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service physician, or other medical providers when determined to be necessary.
Performs and interprets results of tests and measurements for use in preparing for modificion and/or evaluion of pient trement, and adjusts the trement based on changes in pient's condition.
Evalues pient's needs with respect to prescribed braces, orthotics fabricion and durable medical equipment, in considerion of wh is medically approprie for activities of daily living and upper extremity support.
Selects approprie equipment and appliances, determines which suits the pient best, and recommends necessary modificions to provide for proper fit and/or function.
Perform thorough home safety evaluion and subsequent follow up s as indiced by need and established in individual POC.
Knowledge of the regulions governing home/community-based care including but not limited to: Department of Veterans Affairs, CMS, and Joint Commission, and the ability to apply them to the programs and populions being served.
Maximizes pient outcomes by the following: reassessing veterans' response to trement regular interval, modifying trement plan and goals, recommending approprie discharge from OT based on response to trement, making recommendions to the multidisciplinary team for transition to lesser level of care, and making referrals as approprie.
Records pient care activities in evaluion, reassessment, daily and discharge notes following all VA, rehabilition specific, and OT regulion policy.
Communices pient stus to team members via secure and accepted practice.
Supervises occupional therapy students or assistants as assigned.
Work Schedule : M-F 7:30am-4pm
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 57778-O
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.
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.
English Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
Educion and/or Experience : The individual 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.
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(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.
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(c) Master's Degree or higher in occupional therapy. Individuals must be a gradue of a degree program in occupional therapy approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizions. This is inclusive of an internship (supervised fieldwork experience required by the educional institution). ACOTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the United Stes Department of Educion and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition. Degree programs may be verified by contacting the American. Occupional Therapy Associion _website or their office address: American Occupional Therapy Associion, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220.
Foreign Gradues: Gradues of foreign occupional therapy programs meet the requirements of subparagraph 3b(2) if they have a current, full, active and unrestricted license referred to in subparagraph 3e of this appendix.
Certificion . Candides must possess a current NBCOT certificion as an OT.
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 (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia.
Grade Determinions :
Occupional Therapist, GS-12
Educion, Experience, and Licensure . Completion of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled.
Assignment. OTs this grade level GS-11 practice independently and are responsible for the assessment of functional and occupional roles using standardized tools. The OT modifies standardized and non-standardized evaluion tools. OTs select and provide direct occupional therapy interventions and procedures with routine complexity to enhance safety, wellness, performance in activities of daily living (AOL); and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), educion, work, play, leisure, and social participion.
Demonstred KSAs. In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of occupional therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice. Knowledge is inclusive of physical, occupional, cognitive, and psychosocial functional deficits.
(b) Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders.
(c) Ability to use critical analysis, clinical reasoning, and creivity to independently solve complex problems reled to adapting and modifying assessments, trement plans, activities and procedures to meet the needs of pients.
(d) Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment).
(e) Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training.
Preferred Experience: A minimum of two years clinical experience working with the adult to geriric populion, minimum of one year clinical experience in a position reled to home care assessment and trement
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.
Physical Requirements: Occupional Therapy is considered a vocion th requires "medium" strength according and as defined by the Department of Labor. Medium Work entails: exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greer than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Standing, walking, squting, bending, and sitting, and changing from one position to the other frequently throughout the day. Walking in urban, suburban, and rural environments from the vehicle to pients' home when indiced. Sitting a desk and using upper extremities to reach, grasp, and place papers, charts, and binders. Opering all aspects of DME, home access devices and manual and power mobility devices for the purpose of evaluing for and training pients and caregivers in their proper use. Maintain good manual dexterity to manipule tools and equipment as follows: computer, laptop, cell phone, adaptive equipment, splint fabricion, and equipment assembly.
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, : .
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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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.
How you evalued
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 .
Review our benefits
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.
Required documents
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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 (VA)
License
Other (1)
Other (2)
Other (3)
Performance Appraisal
Resume
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 .
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 08/21/2025 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
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
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...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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:
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 (VA)
License
Other (1)
Other (2)
Other (3)
Performance Appraisal
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 08/21/2025 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
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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 08/07/2025 to 08/21/2025 Salary $110,455 to - $143,598 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory...
Job ID: 488831378
Originally Posted on: 8/9/2025
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