Supervisory Occupational Therapist

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Occupational Therapist for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&RS) for the VA Maryland Health Care System. The Supervisory Occupational Therapist serves as a therapy supervisor, independently providing technical and administrative supervision for the Occupational Therapy program and staff in several programs including acute rehabilitation, sub-acute rehabilitation, long term care, hospice/palliative care in both inpatient and outpatient services.

Duties

ADMINISTRATIVE: Responsible for the planning, direction, organizing, coordination, implementation, controlling and evaluation of the clinical and administrative operations of Occupational Therapy. Responsible for the day-to-day activity in all identified treatment areas and will reassign workload as needed to meet the daily workload demands. Oversee the daily scheduling of patients as well as the coordination of scheduling with other therapies and departments within the facility. Responsible for ensuring that all OSHA standards as well as facility safety guidelines and infection control policies are being met in the treatment areas. Responsible for assuring confidentiality compliance as defined in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. Represent VA/OT to the external stakeholders through lectures, education and training. Assures that ongoing treatment in provided in all clinical areas, which may be required by performing duties of subordinates. Provides orientation and training of new staff members. Contributes to the development and monitoring of the PM&RS quality assurance program to monitor quality of care and effectiveness of treatment. Contributes to the development and completion of performance evaluations for the OT staff. CLINICAL: Reassessment/re-evaluation will determine need for continuation, discontinuation or referral Develop and coordinate educational materials for the person served and the caregiver. Monitor currently used assessment/treatment methods and revises said documents as necessary to reflect current methodology. Provide consultation to other health care practitioners and outside groups about occupational therapy score of practice and areas of expertise. Processing of durable medical needs through Prosthetics. Development of protocols and procedures for intervention programs based on current occupational therapy theory, recent research, and practice. Has direct patient care and is involved with the planning and treatment programs for veterans with complex impairments (acute, sub-acute, chronic long term care, surgical, medical, orthopedic, neurological impairments, dementia, post acute, hospice/palliative care. Serves as role model for students and OT staff. Shows clinical knowledge of advanced specialized evaluation, interventions, and services to independently develop treatment strategies for specialty populations. Evaluation to include client history, role and occupational profile, motivation, occupational performance skills, patterns and factors, functional abilities, mobility, process skills and communication/interaction skills. Performance skills and client factors will be identified and treatment priorities and targeted outcomes identified. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am- 4 pm Eastern Standard Time Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:512-260481-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

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. English Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education [and/or Experience.] [(1) The individual must meet at least one of the following requirements below: (a) Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist; NOTE: The baccalaureate degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision that the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupational therapy. OR (b) Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy and two (2) full years of graduate education in a related field; NOTE: The baccalaureate degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision that ACOTE would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupational therapy. OR (c) Master's Degree or higher in occupational therapy. (2) Individuals must be a graduate of] a degree program in occupational therapy approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizations. This is inclusive of an internship (supervised fieldwork experience required by the educational institution). ACOTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Degree programs may be verified by contacting the American Occupational Therapy Association website or at their office address: American Occupational Therapy Association, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. Certification. Candidates must possess a current NBCOT certification as an OT.] State Licensure. Candidates must possess] a full, current, and unrestricted state license [ ], to practice occupational therapy in a state, territory or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia GRANDFATHERING PROVISION: 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). All [persons] employed in VHA [in this occupational series or in another occupational series that are also performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of this] qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the [ ] grade held including positive education and [ ] licensure/certification/registration [that are part of the basic requirements of this occupation]. [ ] Employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) They may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the full performance level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2) If an OT who was retained under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee will lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. (3) OTs initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard, must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. (4) OTs who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. GRADE DETERMINATIONS: Supervisory Occupational Therapist, GS-13 (1) Education, Experience, and Licensure. Completion of one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level and directly related to the position being filled (2) Demonstrated KSAs. In addit