Rehabilitation Technician- RecruitmentRelocation Incentive Authorized

Duties are but not limited to:

- Utilizes rehabilitation strategies and supports the Veteran through their personal growth.
- Clarifies alternatives for positive independence in the rehabilitation process of the Veteran.
- Follows policy and procedures guidelines; assuming temporary control of situations; securing the Veteran and their environment.
- Exercises initiative to resolve problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with instructions policy training.
- Secures Veteran confidence and cooperation during appointments/interactions by active listening and answering relevant questions.
- Responds to various emergencies in first responder role: fire; weather; external threat; medical; disruption staff and/or Veteran.
- Provides education sessions in an insightful and cooperative manner consistent with clinical treatment directives.
- Interacts with interdisciplinary treatment teams on treatment plan development implementation and progress review.
- Provides accurate and pertinent information during interdisciplinary treatment team planning meetings.
- Exercises sound judgment to help identify Veteran treatment goals.
- Directs and supports the Veteran in an effort to achieve treatment goals.
- Accompanies Veterans to assigned programs/classes as needed.
- Performs continuous safety/security/cleanliness rounding of Veteran living and community areas of Domiciliary to ensure safe environment for Veteran care.
- Documents all relevant Veteran communications/actions via CPRS/5506 with regard to progress toward treatment goals and well-being observations.
- Performs intake/admissions/orientation functions for newly arrived Veterans to the Domiciliary.
- Supports medical personnel through specimen collections breathalyzer and securing of unattended medication.

Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts 24/7 coverage (Tour to be determined upon selection to fit the needs of the service)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Rehabilitation Technician- Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized/PD00748A and PD00748A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Must possess a valid State Drivers license.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/20/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirement:

Experience that involved the observation of and assistance in the application of techniques relating to behavior capacities traits interests and activities of either humans or under laboratory conditions animals. Experience may have been gained in connection with a program of research or direct services in psychology that gave a practical understanding of some of the principles methods and techniques of psychology needed to assist professional psychologists.

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Exercises initiative to resolve problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with instructions policy training. Provides education sessions in an insightful and cooperative manner consistent with clinical treatment directives. Interacts with interdisciplinary treatment teams on treatment plan development implementation and progress review. Responds to various emergencies in first responder role: fire; weather; external threat; medical; disruption staff and/or patient. Performing continuous safety/security/cleanliness rounding of patient living and community areas to ensure safe environment for patient care.

• Technical Competence
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Forward Thinking