Occupational Therapist (Intermittent)

Major duties include but are not limited to:

A. Clinical:

1. Seeks out interprets and incorporates current research and practice standards to inform evidence-based practice into care provided.
2. Demonstrates the ability to assess and develop occupational profiles for the OT treatment of patients across multiple ages diagnoses and environments.
3. Independently selects and administers standardized and non-standardized assessments including a wide range of psychosocial cognitive and physical assessments appropriate for patient population in order to administer a comprehensive evaluation.
4. Independently makes changes in treatment plans methods and modalities based on patient response to treatment communication with treatment team members feedback from family members and the patients goals.
5. Demonstrates comprehensive documentation skills including but not limited to patients physical occupational cognitive and psychosocial functional deficits to develop appropriate OT treatment plans and address the barriers to function safety and access.
6. Demonstrates strong communication skills in all interactions specifically with patients caregivers team members and other professionals.
7. The incumbent may be required to travel for clinical duties if providing cross-coverage to other OT areas.

B. Education:
1. Professional competency is maintained through documented continuing education and training activities. Local and national VA educational expectations including but not limited to the Annual Mandatory Reviews (AMRs) are completed in a timely manner. Valid State License to practice OT is maintained as a condition of employment. A minimum of 2 competencies is completed annually. Competencies are completed on all new equipment prior to using it with patients.
2. Stays current on professional trends; accomplished by participating in in-service training meetings attending lectures reading current literature attending professional meetings in community and within the VA system and individual continuing educational pursuits.
3. Occupational Therapy is advanced through participation in orientations lectures and in-service presentations for Medical Center employees volunteers visitors affiliated schools and community and supervision of OT students.

C. Administrative:
1. Actively participates in program development to improve efficiency and quality of care provided to patients.
2. Aware of and adheres to the facilitys rules policies and procedures the National Board for Certification in Occupational therapy and the American Occupational Therapy Association Standards of Practice and Standards of Ethics to ensure quality patient care.
3. Is aware of safety concerns regulations policies and procedures and employs appropriate safety practices.
4. Accurate and timely documentation that follows department and professional standards of patient services including evaluation progress discharge patient contacts and patient educations.
5. Timely and accurate selection and application of the correct reimbursement codes and workload entry as supported by documentation.
6. Participates in the performance appraisal process by establishing goals reviewing progress with supervisor and preparing self-review.

Work Schedule: Intermittent Intermittent employment is defined as non-fulltime employment in which employees serve under an appointment without a regularly scheduled tour of duty. A position with an intermittent work schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so that a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advance.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
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.
• Must possess a valid unrestricted State drivers license.
• Must pass pre-employment driving physical examination.
• 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.

• 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.

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/or Experience: The individual must meet at least one of the following requirements below(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED).
• Bachelors degree in occupational therapy and two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist.

• Bachelors degree in occupational therapy and two (2) full years of graduate education in a related field

• Masters Degree or higher in occupational therapy.

1. Knowledge of occupational therapy practice.
2. Ability to administer/interpret evaluation findings to develop and coordinate intervention plans including goals and methods of treatment.
3. Ability to implement intervention plans directly or in collaboration with others.
4. Skill in monitoring an individuals response to interventions and modify treatment plans and reevaluating as indicated.
5. Ability to communicate and or collaborate with patients family members caregivers interdisciplinary professionals and/or other individuals verbally and in writing.
6. Knowledge of health and safety regulations to minimize risk in the provision of patient care and the environment of care.
7. Knowledge of applicable regulations governing documentation reimbursement and workload entry in accordance with established professional practice.

1. Knowledge of occupational therapy principles and techniques consistent with current clinical standards based on OT theory and evidence based practice. Knowledge is inclusive of physical occupational cognitive and psychosocial functional deficits.
2. Ability to collaborate and communicate orally and in writing with all internal and external stakeholders.
3. Ability to use critical analysis clinical reasoning and creativity to independently solve complex problems related to adapting and modifying assessments treatment plans activities and procedures to meet the needs of patients.
4. Skill in procuring fabricating adjusting adapting and modifying orthoses splints and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment).
5. Ability to conduct OT related in-service and clinical training.