The Finger Lakes VA Health Care System is recruiting for an Integrated Recreational Therapist Supervisor for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department. The supervisor is responsible for the professional and administrative management of the department. This includes determining and allocating recreational therapy resources, ensuring proper utilization in productivity efficiency and cost effectiveness and developing integrated local recreational therapy policies and procedures.

Duties

Major Duties: Administrative: Responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of program services across multiple campuses. Develops and initiate new treatment programs based upon current research findings. Evaluates programs to ensure proper coordination with the overall delivery of health care. May be delegated full administrative and clinical responsibility for planning and directing staff assignments in a variety of clinical settings. Responsible for general or technical supervision of key clinical and training programs, assigning work, monitoring clinical performances of staff, resolving staff conflicts which may interfere with the delivery of services. Interviews candidates for positions, recommend appointments, advancements, or when appropriate, disciplinary actions. Makes decisions that affect staff and other resources with wide latitude of control and independent judgment. Responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area, to include budget execution, and time and attendance management. Conducts department meetings at regular intervals to convey information to staff. Maintains interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals and may provide clinical treatment in complex cases. Fosters and maintains community contacts that augment and enhance service goals. Teaching: Identifies continuing education and training needs, and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center is satisfied. Encourages professional development and creates an environment of learning, serving as a mentor to staff. Quality Assurance: Ensures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, establishes and monitors the quality of the pre-analytical processes as part of the overall service's quality management program and assures corrective action is initiated, as needed. Accepts, amends, or rejects completed work and ensures that performance requirements are met. Develops policies and procedures, manage document control, develop and rate performance standards, position descriptions and functional statements. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: TBD Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 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: (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. Certification: (a) 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. 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: GS-12 Experience: At least one year of creditable experience 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. Ability to provide treatment in complex cases and work with great independence. ii. Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions. iii. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service. iv. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. v. Ability to use evidence-based practices, clinical practice guidelines in a professional area, and to guide the staff in applying these tools. vi. Knowledge of organizational theories and strategies to positively impact the overall goals and objectives within the service. vii. Knowledge related to administrative functions such as fiscal, material supply, equipment management, and clinical and program management. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G60 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in spoken and written English, as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).

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 Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave Canandaigua, NY 14424 US
• Name: Rebekka Fandrey
• Phone: 0000000000
• Email: [email protected]