Responsible to provide presentations, in-service and consultation to medical center department/services, such as: podiatry, vascular, orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Preservation, Amputation, Care and Treatment (PACT), etc. Maintains lab certification standards for ABC, BOC, JC, and CARF. Assures NCOPE (National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic and orthotic Education) standards are followed when necessary. Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for qualified applicant

Duties

In addition to functions typical of the GS-11 grade level, the assignment involves responsibility for assuring the accreditation of the laboratory, regulation compliance and a variety of administrative duties such as developing a budget; managing inventory and resources; overseeing contract employees; planning the orthotics and prosthetic and orthotics clinical schedule; conducting site surveys of commercial vendors; , responsible to review contract vendor quotes for correct pricing and coding, devising short and long range goals in accordance with local, VISN and VHA Central Office direction; and conducting quality assurance activities; etc. Responsible to review patient care, work and documentation of non-certified/non-registered staff within this series. Function: 1. Follows established regulations and procedures to insure patient privacy. 2. Independently performs patient's clinical assessments such as gait, range of motion, lifestyle, etc. for patients with multiple morbidities. 3. Involved in the development of prescription criteria for prosthetic and orthotic devices. 4. Communicates with certified prosthetist orthotist to review incumbent's clinical patient assessments and care plan. 5. Fits, fabricates, adjusts, and repairs custom prostheses and orthoses through various methods and materials and measures and fits patients with state of the art and emerging prosthetic and orthotic technologies. 6. Measures, casts and scans patient to develop positive molds for custom work. 7. Can prepare negative cast for scanning for the use of digitizer, CAD-CAM software and carver, pouring of plaster/alginate and shipping. 8. Prepares the positive mold and performs scans, tracing, and impressions of body segments for lamination and/or metal, thermoplastics, thermosetting acrylic or epoxy resins, carbon, fiberglass and nylon. 9. Performs biomechanical/bench alignment, formation of metal components and bench fabrication for prostheses and orthoses. 10. Is responsible for following all manufacture's specifications related to patient safety, lab safety and component safety. 11. Evaluates the final product as to the specifications, trim lines, contours, quality, pleasing cosmetic aesthetics and safety of the item. 12. Carries out responsibilities of submitting, packing and shipping necessary items as related to work. 13. Performs appropriate documentation of workload, procedure coding, progress notes in electronic medical record, appointments and encounters. 14. Maintains current knowledge of new products, procedures, materials and techniques as related to their scope of practice. 15. Attends professional seminars and manufacturers' training seminars as related to their scope of practice. 16. Completes mandatory training per hospital requirements. 17. Acts in the capacity of educator as it relates to the field of prosthetics and orthotics, documentation, and workload capture. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m. Relocation/Retention Incentive: Approved for qualified candidate. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 92001-A 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. 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. b. Education(1) A bachelor's degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on Accreditation ofAllied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program.OR,(2) A bachelor's degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program.c. Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign degree programs must have proof of a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (or foreign equivalent, as verified through an independent credential evaluation company), with a specialization in orthotics and prosthetics.d. Board Certification. Candidates must be board certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC) as anorthotist, prosthetist, or orthotist/prosthetist. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Certification as a technician,pedorthist, assistant or fitter does not meet this requirement.e. Loss of Credential. An employee in this occupation who fails to maintain the requiredcertification must be removed from the occupation which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation for which he/she qualifies if a placement opportunity exists.f. Grandfathering Provision. Orthotists, prosthetists, or orthotist/prosthetists employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply:(1) Orthotists, prosthetists, or orthotist/prosthetists that do not meet the basic requirements for education and certification may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance(journey) level, or demoted within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. 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: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Completion of one (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as an orthotist/prosthetist functioning as a full member of the clinical team which includes significant involvement in treatment plan development for the most complex types of conditions. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSA and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*):1. Knowledge of regulatory requirements established by the ABC, BOC, the National Committee for Orthotic/Prosthetic Education (NCOPE), the International Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists(IAOP), the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), etc.*2. Knowledge of administrative functions including budget development and management, inventory management, space and workload planning, as well as knowledge of the National Prosthetic Patient Database (NPPD), knowledge of the Prosthetic National Software (PNS) package, Decision Support System (DSS), and knowledge of accreditation requirements for orthotic and prosthetic laboratories and certification requirements for individuals. 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). References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G32 The full performance level of this vacancy is . The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12. Physical Requirements: To be able to perform the duties of a Supervisory Orthotist Prosthetist.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: Mary Ann Kalis Jordan
• Phone: (313) 917-7841
• Email: [email protected]