Occupational Therapist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; California (MO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation incentive

Salary negotiation for federal hires

Direct Hire Solicitation

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks an Occupational Therapist for assignment at David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, California. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation with potential relocation incentives and salary negotiation for federal applicants.

Applicants must have ACOTE-accredited OT education and NBCOT certification. Relevant experience includes developing and delivering treatment plans to restore independence and function.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience evaluating physical performance to guide treatment planning.
• Ability to implement individual or group therapy for patients with functional limits.
• Additional graduate training to assure clinical competence in the specialty.

Skills

Assess physical performance

Develop treatment plans

Group therapy delivery

Education

ACOTE-accredited OT degree

NBCOT certification

Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent)

Job description

About the Position

This position is located within David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, California.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

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.

Basic Requirement for Occupational Therapist

• Degree: A graduate (or higher level) degree that included an occupational therapy curriculum approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or a professional accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained, and completion of the clinical requirements prescribed by the school.
• Certification: Applicants must have passed the national examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
• Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0631 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Qualification Requirements

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) assessing physical performance in order to develop appropriate treatment plans; 2) applying methods designed to facilitate, restore, and/or maintain optimum independence with patients who have impaired capacity for performing age appropriate functional activities, and 3) providing treatment individually or in patient groups. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
• Additional Graduate Training: Additional graduate training in a specialized field of clinical practice designed to assure professional competence to practice in the specialty.
• Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Occupational Therapy.
• 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) - ..