Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

This Physical Therapist position is in the Sensory and Physical Rehabilitation Service at the VA Bedford Healthcare System, located at the Bedford, Massachusetts location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week. The incumbent demonstrates the ability to make autonomous clinical decisions in a Direct Care Access environment for outpatient and inpatient services, including the ability to independently evaluate and treat patients who seek physical therapy services.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides service to outpatient care for patients with physical and/or functional disabilities limiting independent mobility.
• Collaborates plans, develops and implements professional physical therapy practices including patient care, staff development and student clinical education experiences while recognizing cultural diversity.
• Evaluates and treats patients appropriate to diagnosis and age.
• Uses effective clinical judgment and evidence-based practice characteristics to identify.
• Monitors and enhances clinical reasoning to minimize errors and enhance patient outcomes.
• Applies highly specialized physical therapy skills, concepts, and rehabilitative techniques to meet complex treatment objectives for patients.
• Screens patients for physical therapy services for appropriateness, patient goals and rehabilitation potential.
• Measures, fits and instructs patients for the use of complex adaptive equipment, assistive devices, functional mobility aids, and splints/braces.
• Assists multidisciplinary medical team in coordination of patient's treatment and discharge planning.
• Communicates with patients, families, treatment team members, and other personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• This position will primarily be in the CBOCs. Bedford is the primary base of service.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: F6799 & F1789

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Notifications:

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.