Physical Therapy Assistant

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Landstuhl; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA in Landstuhl, Germany, seeks a Physical Therapy Assistant to perform advanced, evidence-based therapeutic duties, including data collection and selected components of patient evaluations and interventions.

The role supports patient care at LRMC in Landstuhl and is part of a Direct Hire Solicitation. PCS costs are authorized for successful candidates, with eligibility limited to US Citizens.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience implementing physical therapy treatment plans.
• Instructing on physical therapy programs and providing status reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced, evidence-based therapeutic duties including data collection.
• Conduct selected components of patient evaluations and interventions.

Education

Graduate education in PT/OT/Kinesiology

Job description

About the Position: Located at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Landstuhl, Germany, this role serves as a Physical Therapy Assistant, performing advanced, evidence-based therapeutic duties, including data collection and selected components of patient evaluations and interventions.

• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized.
• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Who May Apply

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes implementing physical therapy treatment plans; instructing on physical therapy programs; and/or providing status reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Education

One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Kinesiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Exercise Science.

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.