Occupational Therapist Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Occupional Therapist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Garner VA Clinic Summary This person is assigned to the Occupional Therapy section of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service (PM&RS) and provides occupional therapy services within the Mental Health Service Line (MHSL). The Mental Health OT evalues, plans and directs the provision of OT services for Veterans enrolled within Mental Health BHIP teams the Durham VAHCS. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/23/2025 to 06/02/2025 Salary $63,815

• $120,311 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Garner, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12740311-25-RNL

Control number 837568800 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. The public The public Videos Duties Duties include but are not limited to: Screening /

Evaluion & Re-evaluion:

The Occupional Therapist is responsible for:

• Screening/triaging of OT consults as needed.
• Accepting and responding to OT consults in compliance with PM&RS and assigned program policies.
• Evaluing complex mental health pients to determine current level of functioning using advanced evaluion methodologies, standardized or specialized tests, interviews, observions, medical record review, and consultion with other professional staff.
• Involving the Veteran and their caregivers in the evaluion process using a pient-centered approach.
• Developing, implementing and communicing the occupional therapy intervention plan based on the evaluion, pient goals, current best evidence and clinical reasoning while considering the pient’s capacities, occupions and the environments in which these occupions occur.
• Following defined protocols when standardized assessments are used.
• Recommending/entering additional consultions (i.e., to Physical or Recreional Therapy or prosthetic services) when the needs of the Veteran can best be served by the expertise of other professionals or services.
• Evaluing medical needs for orthotic, prosthetic or other adaptive equipment in accordance with medical center policies and educing the pient & family about safe & correct use.
• Responding to inapproprie referrals in writing or verbally with written documention of such.
• Obtaining clarificion for incomplete or unclear orders from the referring provider.
• The OT may perform home or other off-site environmental assessments when appropriely justified and when training and competency in medical center policies governing home/off-site s has been completed.

Trement :

The OT is responsible for:

• Treing Veterans presenting with complex mental health problems by using comprehensive evidence-based knowledge and experience through individual or group settings.
• Functioning autonomously in carrying out pient educion, specialized trements, and applying occupional therapy procedures for which competency has been established and in accordance with:
• Standards, scope and ethics of the practice of occupional therapy as defined by the American Occupional Therapy Associion and North Carolina Board of Occupional Therapy.
• Polices and procedures within the VA system, DVAMC and MHSL, and
• Evidence-based best practices in mental and behavioral health recovery and rehabilition.
• Using considerable judgment when guidelines are not available to adapt procedures and techniques to accommode individual deficits, ranges of progress, and problems th may occur.
• Reviewing pertinent pient da using the medical record and, as needed, remote da (e.g. VistaWeb, JLV and VHIE).
• Developing, implementing and communicing the occupional therapy intervention plan based on the evaluion, pient goals, current best evidence and clinical reasoning.
• Identifying general contraindicions to trement.
• Scheduling and coordining trement with other VA services. Trement may take place within the home setting or Durham VA Medical Center and may be in-person or virtual, while maintaining privacy and confidentiality as approprie.
• Providing occupional therapy trement and caregiver training and educion within the approprie setting as indiced by the plan of care.
• Modifying the trement plan, therapeutic activities and interventions based on the changing needs, goals and performance of the pient
• Recommending, modifying and/or fabricing adaptive equipment, aids, or supplies as indiced.

Recognizing and reporting any needed equipment repairs or unsafe conditions.

Documention :

The OT is responsible for:

• Accurely documenting OT services in the medical record within the timeframes, forms and standards established by the PM&RS, the assigned home based program and the Durham VA Healthcare System.
• Entering consults within the PM&RS Service (i.

e., to Physical or Recreional Therapy) or to the Prosthetics service for rehabilition equipment in accordance with competencies, PM&RS and Durham VAHCS policies. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM

• 4:30

PM Telework :

Ad Hoc Virtual:

This is not a virtual position Position Title/Functional Stement # : 000000

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Fi nancial

Disclosure Report:

Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Educion [and/or Experience (a) Bachelor’s degree in occupional therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupional therapist;

NOTE:

The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision th the Accredition Council for Occupional Therapy Educion (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy OR (b) Bachelor’s degree in occupional therapy and two (2) full years of gradue educion in a reled field;

NOTE:

The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision th ACOTE would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy. OR (c) Master’s Degree or higher in occupional therapy.(2) Individuals must be a gradue of a degree program in occupional therapy approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizions. This is inclusive of an internship supervised fieldwork experience required by the educional institution. ACOTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the United Stes Department of Educion and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition. Foreign Gradues. Gradues] of foreign occupional therapy programs meet the requirements of subparagraph 3b(2) if they have a current, full, active and unrestricted license referred to in subparagraph 3e of this appendix. Certificion. Candides must possess a current NBCOT certificion as an OT. Ste Licensure . Candides must possess a full, current, and unrestricted ste license to practice occupional therapy in a ste, territory or Commonwealth of the United Stes (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

GS-09

Educion, Experience:

(a) Bachelor’s degree in occupional therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupional therapist;

NOTE:

The baccalauree degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision th the Accredition Council for Occupional Therapy Educion (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupional therapy. OR (b) Bachelor’s degree in occupional therapy and two (2) full years of gradue educion in a reled field; OR (c) Master’s Degree or higher in occupional therapy. GS-11

Educion, Experience:

(a) Completion of one year of experience equivalent to least the GS-9 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled; OR (b) Three years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to a degree in occupional therapy or a directly reled field; OR (c) Doctore in occupional therapy. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) . In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre all of the following

KSAs:

(a) Knowledge of occupional therapy practice. (b) Ability to administer/interpret evaluion findings to develop and coordine intervention plans, including goals and methods of trement. (c) Ability to implement intervention plans directly or in collaborion with others. (d) Skill in monitoring an individual’s response to interventions and modify trement plans and reevaluing as indiced. (e) Ability to communice and or collabore with pients, family members, caregivers, interdisciplinary professionals and/or other individuals verbally and in writing. (f) Knowledge of health and safety regulions to minimize risk in the provision of pient care and the environment of care. (g) Knowledge of applicable regulions governing documention, reimbursement and workload entry in accordance with established professional practice. GS-12

Educion, Experience:

Completion of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level and directly reled to the position being filled. Demonstred KSAs. In addition to the [experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following

KSAs:

(a) Knowledge of occupional therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice. Knowledge is inclusive of physical, occupional, cognitive, and psychosocial functional deficits. (b) Ability to collabore and communice orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders. (c) Ability to use critical analysis, clinical reasoning, and creivity to independently solve complex problems reled to adapting and modifying assessments, trement plans, activities and procedures to meet the needs of pients. (d) Skill in procuring, fabricing, adjusting, adapting, and modifying orthoses, splints, and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment.(e) Ability to conduct OT reled in-service and clinical training.

References:

VA Handbook 5005-Part II, Appendix G70.

Preferred Experience:

Masters Degree in OT with 2 years adult mental health experience, Doctore Degree in OT with one year experience in adult mental health is preferred. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12 . The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be against

COVID-19

subject to such accommodions as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locions. If selected, you required to be fully vaccined against COVID-19 and submit documention of proof of vaccinion before your start de. The agency will provide additional informion regarding wh informion or documention needed and how you can request a legally required accommodion from this requirement using the reasonable accommodion process. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Occupional Therapy Licensure NBCOT Misc. PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/02/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

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It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Ryan Leash Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Occupional Therapy Licensure NBCOT Misc. PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/02/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Ryan Leash Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/23/2025 to 06/02/2025 Salary $63,815

• $120,311 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Garner, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12740311-25-RNL

Control number 837568800 ., .