Occupional Therapist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Atlanta VA Health Care System/ Physical Medicine and Rehab
Summary
GS-12 License Occupional Therapist will function as a Therapist in the area of outpient or acute care. This employee will work under direct supervision of the Chief of Occupional Therapy/ Inpient Section Chief of OT. Indirect supervision of the department Clinical Specialist as assigned.
Summary
GS-12 License Occupional Therapist will function as a Therapist in the area of outpient or acute care. This employee will work under direct supervision of the Chief of Occupional Therapy/ Inpient Section Chief of OT. Indirect supervision of the department Clinical Specialist as assigned.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025
This job will close when we have received 30 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$93,716 to - $121,837 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Atlanta, GA
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
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
Yes
Announcement number
CBTB-12779147-25-JMM
Control number
843075600
This job is open to
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FUNCTIONS:
Clinical Responsibilities
o Must be able to evalue the pient according to the diagnosis and determine the current level of functioning.
o Must be able to develop trement plans for individual pients assisting with restorion of independent living through improved function.
o Develops and plans functional measurable outcome base goals for individuals with objectives such as improving cognition, neuromuscular re-educion or facilition, perceptual retraining, adaptive equipment needs independence in activities of Daily Living Skills and provide pient/family educion. Able to carry out all approprie trement plans for pients.
o Re-evalues continually and modifies trement as necessary. Discuss pient's functional stus with physicians and other members of the team on a regular basis.
o Evalue home situion for those pients capable of returning to an independent home environment and assist with discharge preparion as approprie within your discipline.
o Able to document clearly perform independent initial evaluions, progress report as outline in the policy manual. Define goals and intervention techniques clearly defined.
o Employee provides in-services educion to physicians, nurses, and other health care professional regarding the trement and care of the pient referred for Occupional Therapy interventions.
o Implements Occupional Therapy's concepts, provides judgments and skills in the evaluion of a pient and formion of a comprehensive trement plan.
o Employee collabores on a regular basis with trement team members through staffing and individual conferences to provide factual da for use in evaluions and interpretions of diagnosis, expected prognosis and functional stus.
o Employees assist with collection of QA/PI da and establishing performance improvements indicors.
o Periodically re-evalues and documents the changes in client's performance and component skills including formulion and implemention of program changes th are consistent with changes in functional stus.
o Assesses and monitors trement programming with regards to the needs of the pient populion, independently solves complex problems reled to Occupional Therapy in the trement of pient referred.
o Develops and implements new trement programs, techniques and/or modifies present programs to increase the functional level of clients.
o Employee is responsible for the indirect supervision of all students, level I, Il, Fieldwork I & Il's, work-study students and volunteers.
o Employee completes daily documention and encounter forms on all pients referred to Occupional Therapy
o Employee is responsible for maintaining a safe therapeutic work environment.
Administrive Responsibilities
o Responsible for maintaining clinical inventory, prepares approprie document for request for equipment and supplies.
o Employee will monitor and design measures for Quality Control/Total Quality Management in the areas of trement services, therapist skills and documention.
o Employee responsible for the supervision of all volunteer and Work-studies assigned to the OT Clinic when requested.
o Indoctrines and orients new staff members as deemed necessary and suitable to establish and support cohesive work relionship.
o Employee will perform other administrive duties as deleged by the Chief of Occupional Therapy section, with the primary reference of carrying out the policies and procedures of this VAMC and the Occupional Therapy section.
Work Schedule : Tuesday - Surday; 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework : Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 59558F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : 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.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Basic Requirements :
Citizenship . Be a citizen of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7407(a)).
Educion.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
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.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Must pass a background check.
Grade Requirements:
GS-12 Occupional Therapist
Experience/Educion and Licensure. Completion of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the [experience above, the candide] must demonstre all of the following KSAs:
1. Knowledge of occupional therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice.
2. Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders.
3. 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.
4. Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment).
5. Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training.
Assignments. OTs this level practice independently and are responsible for comprehensive assessment of functional and occupional roles using standardized and non-standardized evaluion tools. OTs select and provide direct occupional therapy interventions and procedures with varying degrees of complexity to enhance safety, wellness, and performance in ADL, instrumental IADL, educion, work, play, leisure, and social participion. OTs demonstre a full professional understanding of the theories of trement in occupional therapy and their proper applicion through the use of activity analysis, behavioral intervention, frame of references, and therapeutic procedures. They are assigned to all program areas within VHA and provide professional, independent occupional therapy services. OTs this level may be given assignments in any area where advanced specialized knowledge is not required on a recurring basis due to the pient populion served and complexity of the facility and/or trement area. Individuals may perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial (less than 25% of the duty time).
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12.
Educion
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
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Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
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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
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Transcript
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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Additional Documention
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
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
Jenna McCarthy
...
Address
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decur, GA 30033
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
Professional Certificion
Resume
Transcript
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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Additional Documention
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
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
Jenna McCarthy
...
Address
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decur, GA 30033
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 08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025 This job will close when we have received 30 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $93,716 to - $121,837 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Atlanta, GA 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 No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTB-12779147-25-JMM Control number 843075600
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Atlanta VA Health Care System/ Physical Medicine and Rehab
Summary
GS-12 License Occupional Therapist will function as a Therapist in the area of outpient or acute care. This employee will work under direct supervision of the Chief of Occupional Therapy/ Inpient Section Chief of OT. Indirect supervision of the department Clinical Specialist as assigned.
Summary
GS-12 License Occupional Therapist will function as a Therapist in the area of outpient or acute care. This employee will work under direct supervision of the Chief of Occupional Therapy/ Inpient Section Chief of OT. Indirect supervision of the department Clinical Specialist as assigned.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025
This job will close when we have received 30 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Salary
$93,716 to - $121,837 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Atlanta, GA
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
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
Yes
Announcement number
CBTB-12779147-25-JMM
Control number
843075600
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
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Duties
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FUNCTIONS:
Clinical Responsibilities
o Must be able to evalue the pient according to the diagnosis and determine the current level of functioning.
o Must be able to develop trement plans for individual pients assisting with restorion of independent living through improved function.
o Develops and plans functional measurable outcome base goals for individuals with objectives such as improving cognition, neuromuscular re-educion or facilition, perceptual retraining, adaptive equipment needs independence in activities of Daily Living Skills and provide pient/family educion. Able to carry out all approprie trement plans for pients.
o Re-evalues continually and modifies trement as necessary. Discuss pient's functional stus with physicians and other members of the team on a regular basis.
o Evalue home situion for those pients capable of returning to an independent home environment and assist with discharge preparion as approprie within your discipline.
o Able to document clearly perform independent initial evaluions, progress report as outline in the policy manual. Define goals and intervention techniques clearly defined.
o Employee provides in-services educion to physicians, nurses, and other health care professional regarding the trement and care of the pient referred for Occupional Therapy interventions.
o Implements Occupional Therapy's concepts, provides judgments and skills in the evaluion of a pient and formion of a comprehensive trement plan.
o Employee collabores on a regular basis with trement team members through staffing and individual conferences to provide factual da for use in evaluions and interpretions of diagnosis, expected prognosis and functional stus.
o Employees assist with collection of QA/PI da and establishing performance improvements indicors.
o Periodically re-evalues and documents the changes in client's performance and component skills including formulion and implemention of program changes th are consistent with changes in functional stus.
o Assesses and monitors trement programming with regards to the needs of the pient populion, independently solves complex problems reled to Occupional Therapy in the trement of pient referred.
o Develops and implements new trement programs, techniques and/or modifies present programs to increase the functional level of clients.
o Employee is responsible for the indirect supervision of all students, level I, Il, Fieldwork I & Il's, work-study students and volunteers.
o Employee completes daily documention and encounter forms on all pients referred to Occupional Therapy
o Employee is responsible for maintaining a safe therapeutic work environment.
Administrive Responsibilities
o Responsible for maintaining clinical inventory, prepares approprie document for request for equipment and supplies.
o Employee will monitor and design measures for Quality Control/Total Quality Management in the areas of trement services, therapist skills and documention.
o Employee responsible for the supervision of all volunteer and Work-studies assigned to the OT Clinic when requested.
o Indoctrines and orients new staff members as deemed necessary and suitable to establish and support cohesive work relionship.
o Employee will perform other administrive duties as deleged by the Chief of Occupional Therapy section, with the primary reference of carrying out the policies and procedures of this VAMC and the Occupional Therapy section.
Work Schedule : Tuesday - Surday; 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework : Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 59558F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : 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.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Basic Requirements :
Citizenship . Be a citizen of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7407(a)).
Educion.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
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.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Must pass a background check.
Grade Requirements:
GS-12 Occupional Therapist
Experience/Educion and Licensure. Completion of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the [experience above, the candide] must demonstre all of the following KSAs:
1. Knowledge of occupional therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice.
2. Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders.
3. 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.
4. Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment).
5. Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training.
Assignments. OTs this level practice independently and are responsible for comprehensive assessment of functional and occupional roles using standardized and non-standardized evaluion tools. OTs select and provide direct occupional therapy interventions and procedures with varying degrees of complexity to enhance safety, wellness, and performance in ADL, instrumental IADL, educion, work, play, leisure, and social participion. OTs demonstre a full professional understanding of the theories of trement in occupional therapy and their proper applicion through the use of activity analysis, behavioral intervention, frame of references, and therapeutic procedures. They are assigned to all program areas within VHA and provide professional, independent occupional therapy services. OTs this level may be given assignments in any area where advanced specialized knowledge is not required on a recurring basis due to the pient populion served and complexity of the facility and/or trement area. Individuals may perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial (less than 25% of the duty time).
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12.
Educion
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
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Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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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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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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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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Additional Documention
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
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
Jenna McCarthy
...
Address
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decur, GA 30033
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
Transcript
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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Additional Documention
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
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
Jenna McCarthy
...
Address
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decur, GA 30033
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 08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025 This job will close when we have received 30 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $93,716 to - $121,837 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Atlanta, GA 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 No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTB-12779147-25-JMM Control number 843075600
Job ID: 489253076
Originally Posted on: 8/13/2025
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