This position is located in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS), Physical Therapy Section within Fayetteville NC VA Healthcare System. The Advanced Practice Physical Therapy Assistant ("APPTA') is responsible for the assessment, treatment, and coordination of care and services provided by PM&RS in the orthopedics and safe patient handling. The incumbent is expected to carry out general duty assignments.

Duties

Major Duties:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement,04/22/2024. 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: U.S. Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in spoken and written English EDUCATION: Individuals must meet at least one of the requirements below: Associate degree from an accredited community college, junior college, college or university in a physical therapy assistant education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education OR Graduate of foreign physical therapy assistant degree programs that meet the educational requirement and have successfully passed the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) for PTAs. OR Graduate of military physical therapy assistant programs that meet the educational requirement and have successfully passed the NPTE for PTAs. Licensure. Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a PTA in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: GS-9 GRADE REQUIREMENTS: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate one of the following: A minimum of 2000 hours of clinical practice directly in the specialty area, and completion of 60 contact hours of selected continuing education coursework. This time must be within the past five years. OR Advanced Practice Proficiency (APP) in the specialty area recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). OR An additional academic degree related to the health care mission. GS-9 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The candidate must demonstrate the following technical KSAs: a. Ability to mentor other staff in advanced clinical guidelines and best practices. b. Ability to serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for healthcare providers in specialty practice areas regarding physical therapy care. c. Ability to present advanced knowledge in the therapeutic interventions and clinical practice guidelines with the healthcare team. d. Ability to interpret and apply clinical practice guidelines. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty) and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. PTAs at this level apply advanced practice skills to treat complex patients. PTAs possess an advanced level of clinical competence and serve as a SME in specialty practice areas. They serve as a subject matter expert in a rehabilitation program such as, but not limited to, geriatrics, amputee, brain injury, cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurological, safe patient handing, or any other functional debilitative conditions. They possess advanced practice skills and experience with a wide range of patient complexity. They apply advanced methodologies to a vast array of functional impairments and patients. They independently recommend and apply evidence-based treatment approaches within the plan of care. References: VA Handbook 5005/139, Part II, Appendix G23 Physical Therapy Assistant Qualification Standard, GS-0636. Physical Requirements: The employee works and functions in the medical center in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment.

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 Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US
• Name: Faith Joiner
• Phone: (682) 406-4010
• Email: [email protected]