The Occupational Therapist Program Coordinator will be aligned with the Home-Based Primary Care Program which is a Special Population Patient Aligned Care Team and an integral component of the Rehabilitation and Extended Care Services provided by the Eastern Colorado Health Care System. The HBPC program targets Veterans with complex chronic diseases and provides cost effective, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary primary care services in the home.

Duties

The HBPC Program Manager Occupational Therapist OT is an Occupational Therapist accountable for the management, supervision, and evaluation of care for patients enrolled in the HBPC and other VA staffed in-home programs that are organizationally aligned under HBPC. They execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management and coordination of complex client service provision. Leadership is characterized as substantial and continuous responsibility for population groups or integrated programs that cross service lines and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care. He/she is responsible for the management and oversight of the HBPC program and other VA staffed in-home programs, contributing to Medical Center policy development, planning, decision making, resource management and evaluation that affect the delivery of health care services to patients. The HBPC Program Manager OT supervises assigned administrative and professional clinical staff within the HBPC program and other VA staffed in-home programs and provides mentorship throughout the Rehab and Extended Care GEC service. Office space is in the Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center (RMRMC) and the Pueblo and Colorado Springs Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). Veterans are seen in their homes within the HBPC Southern and Northern Program boundaries. Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to: Facilitates an atmosphere of interactive management and development of collegial relationships among interdisciplinary team members, serving as a link between Rehab and Extended Care Service and all healthcare disciplines included on the HBPC teams. Responsible for directing the clinical and administrative services offered by the program to ensure that the program is in compliance with local and VHA standards and policies as well as accreditation standards for home care organizations. Recognizes and utilizes the skills, knowledge, and contributions of each team member. Collaborates with the HBPC Medical Director for daily program management and collaborates with other HBPC program managers, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) leadership, and VA Central Office staff on a regular and ongoing basis. Responsible for the interpretation and communication of VA policies to the HBPC team and the VHA facility; communicating and interpreting non-VA national, state, and local home care policies and facilitates coordination and communication with non-VA care providers when necessary. Responsible for the HBPC team development and implementation of local HBPC policies and procedures. Collaborates with the HBPC Medical Director to manage human resources for the HBPC Program including selecting qualified staff, orients and mentors the staff, promotes staff development and professional growth, and assures a process for ongoing staff clinical competency; assesses the continuing education needs of program staff and assures appropriate resources to meet those needs; coordinates student education programs in HBPC. Responsible for managing and tracking program resources to include but not limited to equipment inventory, GSA, and VA owned Vehicles; processes, assigns and tracks referrals for HBPC and ensures timely access to HBPC. Responsible for managing the Electronic Waiting List (EWL) for HBPC referrals; Collaborates with the business office and fiscal service to ensure accurate reporting of HBPC clinical, administrative and workload data. The HBPC Program Manager OT is responsible to provide assistance, collaboration and subject matter expertise for a complex group of services HBPC often works with, such as Home Oxygen Programs, Home Medical Equipment and contracting services to comply with regulatory standards. Responsible for evaluating program activities and providing follow up actions required by internal and external review organizations and or accrediting bodies. As a leadership member of the Rehab and Extended Care Service, participates in the formulation of overall service/program policies and procedures. The incumbent is regarded as the authority for home care program activities and within the incumbent's own initiative, provides definite interpretation of regulations, standards or codes pertaining to the program. The incumbent informs management of potentially controversial issues or problems with widespread impact but resolves conflicts as they arise both regarding administrative and clinical. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm (8 hour shifts) Compressed/Flexible: May be Authorized Telework: Authorized - Ad hoc as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 584990-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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. Applicants must be proficient in spoken & written English Education and Experience. Applicants must meet at least one of the requirements below: Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy AND two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist; NOTE: The baccalaureate degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision that the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupational therapy. OR Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy and two (2) full years of graduate education in a related field; NOTE: The baccalaureate degree must be from an approved program prior to the AOTA January 1, 2005 decision that ACOTE would only accredit master or doctoral degree programs in occupational therapy. OR Master's Degree or higher in occupational therapy. Individuals must be a graduate of a degree program in occupational therapy approved by the ACOTE or predecessor organizations. This is inclusive of an internship-supervised fieldwork experience required by the educational institution. ACOTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Degree programs may be verified by contacting the American Occupational Therapy Association website or at their office address: American Occupational Therapy Association, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign occupational therapy programs must meet option 2 above under the Basic Requirements, Education/Experience if they have a current, full, active AND an unrestricted license as defined in the State Licensing statement below. Certification. Candidates must possess a current NBCOT certification as an OT. State Licensure. Candidates must possess a full, current, and unrestricted state license, to practice occupational therapy in a state, territory or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia. Loss of Credential. An employee in this occupation who fails to maintain the required state or territorial licensure and the NBCOT certification, both current and in good standing, must be removed from the occupation, which may result in termination of employment. Grade Determination: GS-13 GS-13 Occupational Therapist - Program Coordinator Education, Experience, and Licensure. Completion of one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level and directly related to the position being filled. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities, KSAs. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of contemporary occupational therapy within specialty area to provide clinical guidance, training, or education for internal and external stakeholders. (b) Ability to set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, and balance responsibilities. (c) Ability to articulate and communicate the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, and objectives; as well as provide direction on work methods, practices and procedures in administration and/or education methodologies. (d) Ability to monitor and report on the status and progress of work, evaluate the program to ensure that methods, deadlines and quality have been met, and ensure adjustments to the work process are in accordance with priorities. (e) Ability to develop and coordinate treatment and/or educational programs within a concentrated field or specialty area, such as amputee, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, student clinical education/residency programming, polytrauma/traumatic or brain injury. (f) Ability to effectively motivate and manage a diverse clinical staff with widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view. Assignment: Occupational therapy program coordinators in this assignment evaluate, plan and direct a program to ensure proper coordination of care within the local facility inclusive of regional/national stakeholders such as The Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Universities, AOTA, and the VHA, Office of Academic Affiliation as appropriate. The OT program coordinator has full responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of the program. They may be responsible for the coordination of assignments for multiple professionals comprising of an interdisciplinary team. Preferred Skills - 2 years current management or leadership experience; 1 year Home Care or equivalent; Experience with interdisciplinary team(s). References: VA Handbook 5005/127 PART II APPENDIX G14 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-013 Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Mechanical inpatient lifts are provided. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations, operative/invasive procedures, or home settings. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements as a condition of employment. The incumbent who provides care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive and/or ride in GSA-vehicles.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Transcripts can be unofficial transcripts; but must include your name, the school's entire name, must have the name of the course, date course taken, grade received for the course, amount of credits earned for the course, date degree conferred, (if applicable), (name of degree received, (if applicable).

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 Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Barbara Ruicker
• Phone: 918-616-1494
• Email: [email protected]