The incumbent is a supervisor of Blind Rehabilitation Services at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Supervisory responsibility will include Blind Rehabilitation Services staff, as well as additional therapy staff as determined by program and department needs. Programs assigned to the incumbent may change as the needs of the department and programs grow. This is a full time position which includes up to 25% direct clinical care.

Duties

The incumbent offers clinical support, advocates for program positions and roles, and provides guidance for the BRS and therapy staff located within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) service and Rehabilitation and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community (REC ICC). The incumbent also is available for inquiries from stakeholders regarding BRS and therapy services within the hospital and MVAHCS. The incumbent will demonstrate advanced and contemporary knowledge across multiple areas of practice and demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to provide clinical guidance. The incumbent will hold staff accountable to performance standards while anticipating needs for future therapy developments. The incumbent will work collaboratively with discipline supervisors and Chiefs in managing assignments, monitoring clinical duties/volume, managing program outcomes, and providing clinical support for both inpatient and outpatient services. The incumbent is responsible for strategic planning and initiatives within PM&R/REC ICC and concurrent with discipline Chiefs. The incumbent will perform assignments including supervision, disciplinary action, management of staff leave, key clinical training, technical oversight, mentorship of staff, development of clinical programming, and implementation of policies/procedures. The incumbent follows established protocols, ethical standards, and guidelines for all staff. The incumbent will demonstrate discretion, flexibility, initiative, excellent problem-solving skills, conflict resolution, effective interpersonal skills and sound professional judgement to ensure timely and effective BRS and other therapy services. The incumbent works autonomously to manage administrative responsibilities and meet multiple deadlines. In addition, the incumbent will exhibit knowledge of human resources administration, complete performance appraisals, maintain effective labor management relations within the scope of responsibility for full performance staff members. The incumbent is responsible for other duties as assigned including but not limited to management of the equipment inventory list (EIL) within the department, facilitating work groups, serving on committees, work groups and other efforts to meet departmental/facility mission, and standards of care as identified by CARF and/or, Joint Commission or other accrediting bodies. Additional duties and responsibilities are consistent with usual clinic operations and medical center expectations such as providing coverage across disciplines for supervision and administration. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; days Telework: Ad hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS a. Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a). b. Education and Experience. (1) A master's degree, or its equivalent, in speech-language pathology, communication disorders or a directly related field from an accredited college or university and one year of creditable experience (see paragraph 2.g.). or (2) A doctoral degree in speech-language pathology, communication disorders and sciences or a related field, from an accredited college or university. c. Licensure. Individuals must hold a full, current and unrestricted license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. GRADE REQUIREMENTS. Supervisory Speech-Language Pathologist, GS-13 (1) Experience. In addition to the basic requirements at the GS-12 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower level. (2) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience requirements, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in applying effective management practices to direct the work of organizational units within a service. (b) Skill in communicating established performance benchmarks to a service or equivalent organizational department. (c) Skill in implementing continual performance improvement activities to meet performance benchmarks. (d) Skill in conflict resolution in dealing with a diverse range of employees. (e) Ability to analyze data to manage workload, quality, performance and productivity within the service.

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 Minneapolis VA Medical Center One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417 US
• Name: Timothy Michael
• Phone: 612-467-5503
• Email: [email protected]