Supervisory Recreation Therapist serves as the Chief, Recreation Therapy- Adaptive Sports. The position assumes the supervisory and administrative responsibility for the management of the Recreation and Creative Arts Therapy (RCAT) and Adaptive Sports staff who function across the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS); Murfreesboro/Nashville and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's).

Duties

Supervisory Recreation Therapist Service Chief serves as the subject matter expert in Adaptive Sports. They function as a consultant to the departments, service lines, and other clinical staff in evaluating, treating, and researching specialty areas that may significantly have an impact on VHA. Serves as the subject matter expert in Adaptive Sports. Clinical expertise includes focused areas for a specific patient population with varying degrees of highly complex biopsychosocial treatment needs, such as the medical, rehabilitative, psychosocial, comorbid conditions related to TBI, SCI, amputation, blind and low vision, PTSD, military sexual trauma, etc. They are responsible for funded research projects that make discipline-specific clinical contributions to research, add merit to the field, as well as possess the potential for significant impact on the practice of recreation and/or creative arts therapy. The clinical research specialist provides professional, clinical oversight and consultation for staff therapists, as well as monitors and evaluates clinically appropriate treatment programs with broad latitude of variation. They may be involved in peer review activities for VHA and non-VHA research, such as grant review for VHA, National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposals, or local research service committees, which include, but are not limited to Research and Development (R&D), Internal Review Board (IRB), Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC), or serving as consulting editors for peer-reviewed journals. Duties include but are not limited to: Assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age specific needs and to provide care needed as described in the services' policies and procedures. Provides the customers with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Plans and completes duties based on established protocols/accepted recreation and creative arts therapy practices. Travel to all TVHS sites of care is required in order to maintain cohesiveness of programmatic needs. collaborates with strategic planning committees at local, VISN, or national levels for new research ventures addressing patient care delivery systems, facilities management, system redesign, system reorganization, etc. Establish research priorities, develop and coordinate projects, obtain funding to include the submission of grant proposals, and ensure the overall coordination of research efforts, as well as oversee work of others involved in a research project. All other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday :7:30-4:00pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 70324-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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: Recreation Therapist: (a) A bachelor's degree or higher, from an accredited college or university, with a major in therapeutic recreation or recreation/leisure, with an option and/or emphasis in therapeutic recreation. The degree must be approved by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC); OR, (b) A bachelor's degree or higher in any field from an accredited college or university and must be a certified therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS). The degree must be approved by the NCTRC. If hired under this education, the certification cannot be waived. Required Certification: Recreation Therapist. Applicants must be certified in recreation therapy as a CTRS by the NCTRC. If hired under paragraph 3b(1)(b), certification cannot be waived. Grade Determinations: Supervisory Recreation Therapist (Service Chief), GS-14 Experience. At least one year of creditable experience equivalent at the next lower grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: i. Skill in supervising, motivating, and managing a diverse clinical staff applicable to a service level department in a large, complex, or multi-division facility, including inherent strategic planning and fiscal management. ii. Skill in providing authoritative advice and coordination of recreation therapy and/or creative arts therapy services across the continuum of care that may encompass multiple medical centers, including consolidated facilities or departments. iii. Skill in collaborating with strategic planning committees at local, VISN, or national levels for new ventures addressing patient care delivery systems, facilities management, system reorganization, etc. iv. Ability to translate extensive recreation/creative art therapy, rehabilitation, mental health, long term-care, and other specialty care knowledge areas into cogent and useful policy in complex facilities. v. Knowledge in reconciling contradictory requirements based upon regulations and standards of various regulatory and medical or other professional credentialing groups, such as The Joint Commission. vi. Knowledge of pertinent analytical and evaluative methods sufficient to analyze complex issues to provide workable solutions and alternative solutions to executive leadership that support timely and sound decision making. Preferred knowledge, skill, and abilities i. Skill in applying techniques for specific, highly complex patient populations that often involve, but are not limited to: multiple physical, mental, developmental, behavioral, sensory, motor, and cognitive conditions or diagnoses, and other comorbid concerns that may compromise biopsychosocial functioning. ii. Skill in applying and interpreting specialized assessments, other evaluative procedures and subject specific tests, as well as qualitative and quantitative research protocols to conduct research that meets the standards of validity, reliability, and statistical significance. iii. Skill in research administration that would include, but is not limited to grant writing, budgeting, data collection and analysis, organizing findings, and disseminating results. iv. Skill in communicating scientific concepts and methodological principles to individuals with diverse levels of technical expertise and understanding. v. Skill in using evidence-based practices, clinical practice guidelines, and resources to develop appropriate research protocols and methodologies. vi. Ability to guide an interdisciplinary team through properly conducting a research protocol that minimizes extraneous variables that could jeopardize the validity of the research. vii. Ability to collaborate with strategic planning committees at local, VISN, or national levels for new research ventures addressing patient care delivery systems, facilities management, system redesign, system reorganization, etc. viii. Knowledge of national and local research policies, procedures, and practices. References: VA Handbook 5005/111 PART II APPENDIX G60 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Keyona Browning
• Phone: 615-225- 6489
• Email: [email protected]