Home Based Primary Care Assistant Program Director-Physical Therapist

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the management supervision and evaluation of care for patients enrolled in the HBPC programs that are organizationally aligned under HBPC.
• Leading visioning strategic planning staffing direction budgeting evaluation and tracking of HBPC programs while fostering strong relationships with VA and community-based partners.
• Responsible for developing organizing guiding controlling and evaluating program structures and outcomes; resolving complex personnel management challenges; participating in executive-level decision-making; and providing leadership in implementing standards for interdisciplinary practice.
• Ensure allocation of appropriate resources and prioritizing staff safety and well-being within the HBPC Program.
• Advance the development and effective functioning of interdisciplinary health care teams recognize and optimize the unique contributions of each team member.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: May be authorized on an ad-hoc basis
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 00000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• 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 identification 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).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• 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.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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.
• Education and experience. The individual must meet at least one of the requirements below:
  • Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
  • Masters degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
  • Doctorate degree in physical therapy.

NOTE: Individuals must be a graduate of a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited college or university. The CAPTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapy programs. Verification of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at .

• Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign physical therapy programs meet the requirements if they have a full unrestricted and current license to practice physical therapy in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. The Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) is a non- 4 profit organization created to assist the United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS) and U.S. state licensing authorities by evaluating the credentials of Foreign Educated Physical Therapists (FEPTs) who wish to immigrate and work in the U.S. Although the licensing of physical therapists in the U.S. is a right and responsibility of each jurisdiction foreign educated individuals must undergo an educational credentials assessment for substantial equivalency to the first professional degree in the US. The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) is committed to protect the public and to provide leadership within the field and practice of physical therapy. FSBPTs Foreign Educated Standards Committee has developed standards that represent best practices in evaluation services. The Credentials Evaluation Standards were developed with input from the physical therapy credentialing agencies that are licensed to use FSBPTs Coursework Tool.
• Licensure. Individuals hold a full current and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

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).

Grade Determinations: addition to meeting the basic requirements one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade addition the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs.

Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to apply advanced knowledge of contemporary physical therapy within specialty area to provide clinical guidance training or education for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to serve as a consultant within the assigned program area for intra-agency and interagency planning and to provide service coordination to optimize program continuity efficiency and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of and skill in management administration and/or education 11 methodologies. This includes the ability to monitor and track data utilize available resources effectively evaluate program quality and generate reports for local and/or VISN and/or VACO leadership.
• Ability to develop and coordinate treatment and/or educational programs within a concentrated field or specialty area such as but not limited to amputee spinal cord injury chronic pain student clinical education/residency programming polytrauma/traumatic brain injury.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships within department and with other departments or affiliated programs.
• Ability to guide the work of a multi-disciplinary team.

Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy GS-13.