Physical Therapist (Program Coordinator)

Description:

The Spinal Cord Injury Clinic at the Long Beach VA Hospital is seeking a Physical Therapist (Program Coordinator). The primary functions of this position include direct patient care and clinical education coordination of the APTA Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program. Please Note: This vacancy is open to current employees of the Long Beach VA Medical Center only.

Requirements:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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 : Graduate of a degree program in Physical Therapy from a college or university accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) with a
  • Baccalaureate degree or higher in Physical Therapy
  • Certificate in Physical Therapy with a Baccalaureate degree or higher in a related field
• Licensure: C urrent, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice Physical Therapy in a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• English Language Proficiency: S poken and written English language proficiency in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations :

• GS-13 Physical Therapist (Program Coordinator)

1. Experience. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs.
2. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to apply advanced knowledge of contemporary physical therapy within specialty area to provide clinical guidance, training or education for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to serve as a consultant within the assigned program area for intra-agency and interagency planning and to provide service coordination to optimize program continuity, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of and skill in management, administration and/or education 11 methodologies. This includes the ability to monitor and track data, utilize available resources effectively, evaluate program quality, and generate reports for local, and/or VISN and/or VACO leadership.
• Ability to develop and coordinate treatment and/or educational programs within a concentrated field or specialty area, such as, but not limited to, amputee, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, student clinical education/residency programming, polytrauma/traumatic brain injury.
• . Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships within department and with other departments or affiliated programs.
• Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

The full performance level of this vacancy is 13.

Physical Requirements: The United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook relates that the physical therapy occupation can be physically demanding because therapists may have to stoop, kneel, crouch, lift, and stand for long periods. In addition, physical therapists move equipment and lift patients or help them turn, stand, or walk with appropriate assistive devices. This is representative of the work environment at the VA Long Beach and of the Physical Therapist Amputee/Spine Program Coordinator.