Occupational Therapist

Occupional Therapist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Summary This position is loced Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in the the Rehabilition Medicine Service. This position is the full performance level for the Occupional Therapist (OT). The incumbent meets all regulory and stutory requirements including ste licensure following successful completion of an accredited college or university accredited by American Occupional Therapy Associion.. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/03/2025 to 07/14/2025 Salary $88,621 - $115,213 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tuscaloosa, AL 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-12755797-25-SL Control number 839937700 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties Duties: Evalues and trains pients on selfcare activities (e.g., dressing, eing, bhing, toileting, and personal hygiene) to maximize independence. Teaches the pient orthoses or adaptive equipment, which may be fabriced by the therapist when necessary. Develops or modifies the evaluion process to positively effect pient care. Develops approprie trement planes and pient goals. Performs simple and complex trement procedures, modifying the trement according to the pient's changing medical condition or because of a variety of sever physical disabilities. Measures, fits, and instruct pients for the use of complex adaptive and assistive devices. Aids in maintaining and improving joint range of motion, muscle strength, endurance, coordinion, and dexterity particularly in the upper extremities. Provides leadership and effectively coordines pient care issues with other health care providers. Participes in trement planning as a member of the trement team. Performs required documention th is complete and thorough within require timeframes. Provides training in home management skills, presenting simpler modified methods to minimize figue and conserve energy. Work Schedule : Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00 pm Telework : Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 00000 Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements 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: 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, 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, Master's Degree or higher in occupional therapy. 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). Grandfhering Provision: All persons employed in VHA in this occupional series or in another occupional series th are also performing the duties as described in the qualificion standard on the effective de of 12/13/2019 qualificion standard are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade held including positive educion and licensure/certificion/registrion [th are part of the basic requirements of this occupion]. Employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: They may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance level, or changed to lower grade within the occupion, but may not be promoted beyond the full performance level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. If an OT who was retained under this provision leaves the occupion, the employee will lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of reentry to the occupion. OTs initially grandfhered into this occupion, who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or licensure/certificion/registrion th meet all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard, must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion. OTs who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Grade Determinions 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 which includes but not limited to: 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 (ADL); and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), educion, work, play, leisure, and social participion. Occupional therapists require guidance with higher complexity conditions. OTs demonstre an 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. GS-12 Occupional Therapist Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following KSAs: 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. Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders. 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. Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment). Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training. Preferred Experience: Active License and Registrion in Occupional Therapy Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. 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, . Benefits 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 . 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 Will Be 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 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 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 . 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 As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License NBCOT 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. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License NBCOT Certificion PCS Orders 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 . 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 . 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 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 07/14/2025 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. **Applicion Package Notificion & Important Informion*** We apprecie your interest in available positions within the Carl Vison VA Medical Center . It is our goal to forward every eligible and qualified candide for considerion. Due to the nure of our systems, it is imperive th your applicion package be accure and complete. Therefore, prior to finalizing your applicion package and submitting for considerion: Ensure all documents are appropriely selected, are legible, and have uploaded successfully (we recommend viewing them a second time to ensure no errors have occurred in the process). Missing documents may cause your applicion package to be ineligible for considerion. Ensure th all responses to the assessment questions are accure and correctly reflect your current situion. Question responses are used in determining if you meet specific eligibility and qualificion requirements. Job title Please Note: Until the closing de of the announcement, you can upde or edit your package. However, once your applicion package is submitted and the announcement period closes, we are unable to add documention or alter your responses. By submitting your package for considerion, you are testing th your applicion package is complete and accure. Some helpful tips: * Resume - Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Grade Level (for federal positions) Duties (be as detailed as possible and ensure they demonstre how you meet the specialized experience and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position) Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2019 to April 2020) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) * Educion - If you are basing your qualificions on educion (or a combinion of educion and experience) or if the position requires a college educion to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your applicion. * Current or former VA or Federal Employees - You must submit a copy of a current and/or highest grade held SF-50 - Notificion of Personnel Action ( not an award SF50 ) * Proof of current certificion, licensure, or registrion Agency contact informion Shaundrel Land Phone Address Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Road East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 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 . 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. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License NBCOT 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. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License NBCOT Certificion PCS Orders 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 . 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 . 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 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 07/14/2025 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. **Applicion Package Notificion & Important Informion*** We apprecie your interest in available positions within the Carl Vison VA Medical Center . It is our goal to forward every eligible and qualified candide for considerion. Due to the nure of our systems, it is imperive th your applicion package be accure and complete. Therefore, prior to finalizing your applicion package and submitting for considerion: Ensure all documents are appropriely selected, are legible, and have uploaded successfully (we recommend viewing them a second time to ensure no errors have occurred in the process). Missing documents may cause your applicion package to be ineligible for considerion. Ensure th all responses to the assessment questions are accure and correctly reflect your current situion. Question responses are used in determining if you meet specific eligibility and qualificion requirements. Job title Please Note: Until the closing de of the announcement, you can upde or edit your package. However, once your applicion package is submitted and the announcement period closes, we are unable to add documention or alter your responses. By submitting your package for considerion, you are testing th your applicion package is complete and accure. Some helpful tips: * Resume - Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Grade Level (for federal positions) Duties (be as detailed as possible and ensure they demonstre how you meet the specialized experience and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position) Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2019 to April 2020) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) * Educion - If you are basing your qualificions on educion (or a combinion of educion and experience) or if the position requires a college educion to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your applicion. * Current or former VA or Federal Employees - You must submit a copy of a current and/or highest grade held SF-50 - Notificion of Personnel Action ( not an award SF50 ) * Proof of current certificion, licensure, or registrion Agency contact informion Shaundrel Land Phone Address Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Road East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 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 . 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 & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/03/2025 to 07/14/2025 Salary $88,621 - $115,213 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tuscaloosa, AL 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-12755797-25-SL Control number 839937700 .,

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