This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Salem VA Medical Center (VAMC), Extended Care Service Line, Salem, VA. As a regular recurring duty, the Physiologist, organizationally known as the Exercise Physiologist, independently carries out highly specialized and diversified restorative physical fitness therapeutic care programs for a diverse Veteran population with a multitude of diagnoses in a variety of clinical areas at the Salem VAMC.

Duties

DUTIES: Knowledge of selection, administration, and interpretation of physical performance tests in order to assess physical function. Knowledge of basic life support to assess and adequately initiate basic life support as needed during day to day program activities. Professional knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices in the scientific area to support the program's clinical activities, particularly in the area of aging-related clinical or epidemiologic changes. Knowledge in Exercise Physiology in order to develop, design, and conduct an exercise program. Knowledge of pathophysiology of various cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic diseases and knowledge of basic physiological effects of specific drugs in order to take these factors into consideration in the design of the exercise program. Knowledge and skill in the use of statistical and database software, e.g., SAS, ACCESS, to set up databases and perform complex data analyses; and ability to perform complex analytical studies and interpretation of results to coordinate the evaluation of medical/scientific programs and policies and to recommend improvements. Knowledge and skill in data management operations, computer software, and use of programs, such as WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, Power Point, Outlook and specialized databases to extract and organize data, produce letters, memorandums, and to prepare a variety of specific working documents and forms such as spreadsheet, database, word processing, desktop publishing, graphics, and other similar products. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, to make presentations, explain recommendations, represent the Medical Center and assigned program areas, provide guidance, advise program administrators, and respond to inquiries. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:45am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Physiologist/PD02020A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized THIS IS A 2 YEAR TEMPORARY POSITION

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/16/2024. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have . OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ReasoningEnterprise ArchitectureFlexibilityHuman Capital ManagementProblem Solving Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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: 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.

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 Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, VA 24153 US
• Name: Kera Madden
• Phone: 540-982-2463 X2770
• Email: [email protected]