Supervisory Physical Therapist Position Available In Essex, New Jersey

Supervisory Physical Therapist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The incumbent works for the Physical Section of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service (PM&RS) of the VANJHCS designed as a High Complex Facility. The incumbent is responsible for the supervision, administrive management, and direction of four Physical Therapy clinics three locions in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitive Service. The Physical Therapy Departments consists of physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, rehabilition techs, students, and volunteers. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/23/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $146,754•$190,779 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: East Orange, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less•You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBDT-12748120-25-KA

Control number 839275300 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Current, permanent employees of the NJ VA Healthcare System.

Videos Duties Clinical:

Supervises and assigns work to PTs, KTs PT assistants, aides, trainees, and volunteers in the delivery and support of trement and educion of pients and families. Triages all consults to physical therapy for approprieness and completeness prior to scheduling. Coordines scheduling for all consults for new pients. Coordines with other sections and other services in the area of PT trement, trement scheduling, and delivery of care Serves as a subject mter expert to PT staff and other hospital personnel in evaluing and planning PT trement. Resolves conflicts th interfere with delivery of PT services. Performs all other duties/activities of a staff PT including evaluion and trement of pients.

Educion:

Identifies continuing educion needs based on performance of PT staff Assists with educion of student trainees from multiple schools. Develops and implements educional programs to include pient, family, and professional personnel. Educes other facility personnel in the scope of PT services and programs involving a variety of healthcare specialties.

Administrive:

Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes interviewing candides, recommending appointments, advancements, promotions, and performing alterne dispute resolution and ‘disciplinary action when indiced. Organizes and supervises the PT section three separe locions in New Jersey. Guides and manages clinics in respect to training, work assignments, performance, conduct, and pient welfare. Ensures consults are handled in the most expeditious manner based upon acuity of need and in line with central office mandes on consult management. Develops, plans, and implements and assists in the planning, development, and implemention of various trement programs for the PM&RS. Develops, plans, and implements monitors of quality of care (QM) with respect to PT services as part of the comprehensive health care services delivered to the pients within the medical center. Makes recommendions for equipment and budgetary needs based upon the needs of the PT section. Assures the cleanliness, maintenance, repairs, and successful operion of all PT equipment, trement areas, and operional supplies. Actively supports and promotes all programs of PM&RS. Develops and implements policies and procedures for Physical Therapy. Actively involved in preparion and accredition maintenance of the Physical Therapy department to outside agency requirements such as CARF and The Joint Commission. Performs other reled duties as assigned. VA Careers•

Physical Therapy :

Work Schedule :

Monday•Friday, 7:30 AM•4:00

PM Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement #12581-

F Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

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

Disclosure Report:

Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment

RESUME REQUIREMENTS

•Your resume MUST include the following informion: Job Title (for each position) Description of duties (be as detailed as possible) Month and year start/end des (e.g. June 2018 to April 2020) of employment Full-time or part-time stus (include average hours worked per week) 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. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualificions 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 experience . The individual must meet least one of the requirements below: (1) Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (2) Master’s degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist. (3) Doctore degree in physical therapy

NOTE:

Individuals must be a gradue of a Commission on Accredition in Physical Therapy Educion (CAPTE) accredited college or university. The CAPTE is the only accredition agency recognized by the United Stes Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapy programs. Verificion of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Associion (APTA) www.apta.org. Licensure. Individuals hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth of the United Stes, or in the District of Columbia. Non-licensed PTs, who otherwise meet the basic requirements in this standard, may be given a temporary appointment as a gradue PT the GS-11 grade level under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 (a)(1)(D) for a period not-to-exceed two years from the de of employment on the condition th such PT provide care only under the supervision of a PT who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during th period is justificion for terminion of the temporary appointment. NOTE. Individuals who have or have had multiple licenses and had any such license revoked for professional misconduct, professional incompetency or substandard care, or who surrendered such license after receiving written notice of potential terminion of such license by the ste for professional misconduct, professional incompetence, or substandard care, are not eligible for appointment to the position unless such revoked or surrendered license is fully restored (38 U.S.C 7402(f)). Effective November 30, 1999, this is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to licensed physical therapists on VA rolls as of November 30, 1999, provided the individual maintains a continuous appointment and is not disqualified for employment by any subsequent revocions or voluntary surrenders of Ste license, registrion or certificion. Loss of Credential. A PT who fails to maintain the required license must be removed from the occupion, which may result in terminion of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupion, if qualified, and if a placement opportunity exists.

Grade Determinions :

GS-14 Physical Therapist (Supervisor, Service Care Line Manager or Service Chief) (a) Experience. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. (b) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Candides must demonstre all of the KSAs below: 1. Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in multiple professional areas. 2. Skill in managing interpersonal relionships and conflict resolution in dealing with a diverse range of employees, discipline lead(s), and administrors. 3. Ability to transle extensive rehabilition knowledge into local policy development. 4. Ability to effectively supervise staff by providing clinical and administrive oversight. This includes ability to manage resources, evalue employees and assign work. 5. Ability to collabore with stregic planning committees local, VISN or nional levels for new ventures addressing pient care delivery systems, facilities management, system reorganizions, etc. (c) Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety, and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time. Supervisory PTs this level are responsible for the professional and administrive management of an assigned area in a large physical therapy service or a rehabilition service with multiple therapy reled disciplines, including but not limited to the Physical Therapy (PT), Occupional Therapy, Kinesiotherapy, Speech & Language Phology, Recreion Therapy, and Blind Rehabilition. Supervisors manage staff, maintain effective interdepartmental relions, and coopere with other services to accomplish the medical facility’s mission and goals. He/she develops performance standards, assures the program area is compliant with all regulory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements oriention and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. He/she develops local policies and procedures relive to their assigned area. He/she is responsible for determining resource needs, allocing resources, ensuring proper utilizion in productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of the operion. He/she formules objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long term interest of the service or facility, capitalizing on opportunities and managing risks. Individuals this level would generally be found a highly complex facility.

References:

VA Handbook 5005/99 Part II Appendix G12. Physical Therapist Qualificion Standard, please .

Physical Requirements:

Pre-placement and periodic physical examinions are required for hybrid occupions to ensure workers are placed in positions where they can perform the essential functions of their job considering their physical, mental and emotional capacities, without endangering their health or the health of their co-workers. . 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 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. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . 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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Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. 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. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have•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: Physical Therapy Licensure 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 Physical Therapy Licensure Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 06/30/2025 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 Krystal Artis Phone Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 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 .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full•and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. 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: Physical Therapy Licensure 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 Physical Therapy Licensure Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 06/30/2025 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 Krystal Artis Phone Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 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 .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full•and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. 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 06/23/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $146,754•$190,779 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: East Orange, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less•You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBDT-12748120-25-KA

Control number 839275300 ., .