Physical Therapist - Home Based Primary Care
Incumbent will serve as a staff physical therapist with evaluation and treatment responsibilities in outpatient, inpatient and acute rehabilitation despite primary focus in home setting; 1. Communicates effectively within a multidisciplinary service to provide quality care with compassion and a commitment to excellence. 2. Carries primary responsibility for providing in home physical therapy assessments, and the planning and administration and management of rehabilitation in the home for patients of the CTVHCS and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) HBPC. 3. The physical therapist provides in home services to patients with a wide variety of multiple, complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities. The population served is composed of veterans enrolled in the CTVHCS from all age groups who received their primary care at either the medical center or one of the affiliated CBOCs or by a HBPC physician. Flexibility with a diverse population of veterans is essential. 4. Decisions are made in the community without onsite supervision of another health care professional. 5. The incumbent demonstrates a high ability and skill in professional autonomy as well as recognizes the team cohesiveness necessary to meet the needs of a population with chronic longitudinal and often debilitating health care needs. It is necessary that the incumbent have a working knowledge of the applications of Occupational Therapy, and recreational Therapy to ensure appropriate rehabilitative assessments, treatment and management whether directly or by referral to the appropriate rehabilitative discipline is completed. Provider will have knowledge and skill to work with patients with chronic mental health or medical disease processes that impact their quality of life. Work Schedule:
8:
00am - 4:
30pm, Monday - Friday including weekends as needed, including call. Functional Statement:
000000/Physical Therapist This is a Bargaining Unit Position. Preferred
Experience:
5 years experience in Physical Therapy To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/11/2019. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education:
The individual must meet at least one of the requirements below:
(1) Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy & five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (2) Master's degree in Physical Therapy & two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (3) Doctorate degree in physical therapy. NOTE:
Individuals must be a graduate of a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited college or university. The CAPTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) & the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapy programs. Verification of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at www.apta.org. Licensure. Individuals hold a full, current, & unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Physical Requirements. Pre-placement & periodic physical examinations are required for hybrid occupations to ensure workers are placed in positions where they can perform the essential functions of their job considering their physical, mental & emotional capacities, without endangering their health or the health of their co-workers. See VA Directive & Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency. Individuals appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA must be proficient in written & spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part. Grade Determinations:
GS-12 Physical Therapist (Full Performance Level) (a) Education, Experience & Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, hold a valid unrestricted state license & demonstrate all the KSAs below:
(b) Demonstrated Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
1. Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions in a Direct Access environment. This includes ability to independently evaluate & treat patients who seek physical therapy services. 2. Skill in performing examinations & evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, & participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique psychosocial & environmental factors. 3. Ability to interpret findings from examination & evaluation, select appropriate test & measures, & integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations. 4. Ability to establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy & identify the appropriate rehabilitation intervention, including referral to another provider for further consultation as clinically indicated. 5. Ability to determine physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals, optimize outcomes & maximize functional independence. 6. Ability to independently provide clinical oversight of Physical Therapy Assistants as well as students on clinical affiliations who are in Doctoral PT Programs or PTA Programs. Assignment. At the full performance level, PTs are responsible for independently providing assessment & treatment interventions to inpatients & outpatients received through healthcare provider referrals & patient self-referrals. Guided by differential and movement diagnoses, PTs perform examinations & evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors. PTs interpret findings from examination, diagnostic studies/medical tests and, during evaluation, select appropriate clinical tests and measures, and then integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations. PTs establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy and identify the appropriate intervention to treat and/or refer to another provider for further consultation when needed. They determine physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences for meaningful level of function in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals and optimize outcomes. Physical therapists select appropriate equipment needed to substitute for loss of function or to substitute for limited function of individuals they treat. Staff PTs at this level practice autonomously, making recommendations and referrals to other medical specialties/services as clinically indicated during ongoing assessment of patients under their care. The staff PT may also develop and provide individualized clinical training experiences for physical therapy students in facilities with established clinical experience rotations. PTs at this level may be given general assignments in any/all areas where physical therapy services are deemed necessary, and/or may serve as the sole PT at a less complex facility. Individuals may perform ancillary assignments as deemed appropriate given the needs of a facility on an occasional basis, where the amount of work is not substantial (less than 25% of the duty time). References:
VA Handbook 5005/99, Part II, Appendix G12 Qualifications Dated February 7, 2018. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
The position requires intermittent walking and standing for up to 50% of the tour, and independently driving to HBPC patient homes for nutrition visits. Valid Driver's license is required. Carrying normal amounts of written/reference materials is routinely done. Use of computer keyboard and mouse to access patient data and record patient encounters is a frequent part of the work and happens intermittently during the day.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
8:
00am - 4:
30pm, Monday - Friday including weekends as needed, including call. Functional Statement:
000000/Physical Therapist This is a Bargaining Unit Position. Preferred
Experience:
5 years experience in Physical Therapy To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/11/2019. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education:
The individual must meet at least one of the requirements below:
(1) Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy & five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (2) Master's degree in Physical Therapy & two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (3) Doctorate degree in physical therapy. NOTE:
Individuals must be a graduate of a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited college or university. The CAPTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) & the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapy programs. Verification of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at www.apta.org. Licensure. Individuals hold a full, current, & unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Physical Requirements. Pre-placement & periodic physical examinations are required for hybrid occupations to ensure workers are placed in positions where they can perform the essential functions of their job considering their physical, mental & emotional capacities, without endangering their health or the health of their co-workers. See VA Directive & Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency. Individuals appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA must be proficient in written & spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part. Grade Determinations:
GS-12 Physical Therapist (Full Performance Level) (a) Education, Experience & Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, hold a valid unrestricted state license & demonstrate all the KSAs below:
(b) Demonstrated Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
1. Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions in a Direct Access environment. This includes ability to independently evaluate & treat patients who seek physical therapy services. 2. Skill in performing examinations & evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, & participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique psychosocial & environmental factors. 3. Ability to interpret findings from examination & evaluation, select appropriate test & measures, & integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations. 4. Ability to establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy & identify the appropriate rehabilitation intervention, including referral to another provider for further consultation as clinically indicated. 5. Ability to determine physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals, optimize outcomes & maximize functional independence. 6. Ability to independently provide clinical oversight of Physical Therapy Assistants as well as students on clinical affiliations who are in Doctoral PT Programs or PTA Programs. Assignment. At the full performance level, PTs are responsible for independently providing assessment & treatment interventions to inpatients & outpatients received through healthcare provider referrals & patient self-referrals. Guided by differential and movement diagnoses, PTs perform examinations & evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors. PTs interpret findings from examination, diagnostic studies/medical tests and, during evaluation, select appropriate clinical tests and measures, and then integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations. PTs establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy and identify the appropriate intervention to treat and/or refer to another provider for further consultation when needed. They determine physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences for meaningful level of function in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals and optimize outcomes. Physical therapists select appropriate equipment needed to substitute for loss of function or to substitute for limited function of individuals they treat. Staff PTs at this level practice autonomously, making recommendations and referrals to other medical specialties/services as clinically indicated during ongoing assessment of patients under their care. The staff PT may also develop and provide individualized clinical training experiences for physical therapy students in facilities with established clinical experience rotations. PTs at this level may be given general assignments in any/all areas where physical therapy services are deemed necessary, and/or may serve as the sole PT at a less complex facility. Individuals may perform ancillary assignments as deemed appropriate given the needs of a facility on an occasional basis, where the amount of work is not substantial (less than 25% of the duty time). References:
VA Handbook 5005/99, Part II, Appendix G12 Qualifications Dated February 7, 2018. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
The position requires intermittent walking and standing for up to 50% of the tour, and independently driving to HBPC patient homes for nutrition visits. Valid Driver's license is required. Carrying normal amounts of written/reference materials is routinely done. Use of computer keyboard and mouse to access patient data and record patient encounters is a frequent part of the work and happens intermittently during the day.
- Department:
0633 Physical Therapist - Salary Range:
$81,690 to $101,040 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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