Physical Therapist Home Based Primary Care

VA Careers - Physical Therapy: Physical Therapist duties include but are not limited to:

• At the full performance level Physical Therapists will function with limited supervision
• Utilizes current evidence based physical therapy practice to guide care.
• Modifies the treatment plan therapeutic activities and interventions based on the changing needs goals and performance of the patient.
• Modifies the treatment plan when either the established goals or timeframes for achievement of those goals has been attained.
• Provides clinical supervision to Physical Therapy Assistants (PTAs) and students as assigned.
• Consistently communicates and treats all internal and external customers (patients family members visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous tactful and respectful manner.
• Consults with patients and their families to educate them on their condition instructs them in home exercise programs and in the use of home medical equipment.
• Promotes effective and respectful communication with supervision and other disciplines.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• 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 pass pre-employment 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.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education: 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.
• 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.

• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills
• Ability to work on an interdisciplinary setting.
• Ability to work independently and to make competent clinical decisions using critical thinking skills.
• Sound documentation patient assessment skills and interdisciplinary care planning
• Ability to be independent in the community.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities.