The Long Beach VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for one (1) Therapy Assistant to Spinal Cord Injury/ Disorders Healthcare Group Service Long Beach, CA. The incumbent is responsible for leading and facilitating recreation therapy services specified in the patient/resident plan of care or for identified patient/resident groups under the guidance and direction of recreation therapists. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History

Duties

Major Duties and not limited to: Manage position responsibilities with little supervision as well as set priorities and deadlines adjusting the flow and sequencing of the work to meet team and patient needs. Assist the Recreation Therapist(s) in carrying out a full range of treatment modalities. The work requires the ability to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures. Must be able to work with the constantly changing patient therapeutic needs and be able to alter aspects of the therapeutic program being administered to meet the needs of the patients served. Duties include interventions to eligible Veterans who have significant barriers to leisure functioning which affect health conditions. Assist in the overall cleanliness and safety of recreation therapy storage rooms and clinics, assists in ordering, stocking, and maintaining supplies. Completes daily encounter notes indicating patient participation and response to treatment. Provides phone coverage and ensure telephone calls, office visitors, and patients are screened and referred to appropriate individuals. Incumbent must possess a government purchase card (not to exceed the single purchase limit of $3,000) and complete the required annual purchase card training. Coordinates Environment of Care rounds and follows up on all work orders related to the SCI Therapy Group work areas. Work Schedule: Mondays to Fridays; 8:00am to 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Recreation Therapy Assistant/PD14113A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/14/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: GS-6: In addition to meeting time in gradeyou must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Work as an assistant to one of the specialized therapies such as occupational, physical, manual arts, corrective, or educational therapy; or Experience gained as an assistant or aid in patient care, social work, or psychology where the duties involved actual participation in physical medicine and activities of a hospital or clinic. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Biomedical Equipment TechnologyClericalPatient CareVeteran and Customer Focus Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Physical Demand requirements for Moderate Work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Long Beach VA Medical Center 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 US
• Name: Jeffry Rogers
• Email: [email protected]