Supervisory Occupational Therapist

Oversees outpatient occupational therapyand physical therapy care and transition services for patients receiving services at specialty treatment facilities.

Facilitates effectiveand efficient working relations among OTS/PTS staff members and maintains a professional working environment within the organization.

Develops briefings, reference sheets, and information papers to communicate OTS/PTS rehabilitation services to military and civilian staff, interventional staff, and hospital professional staff.

Provides assessment and clinical intervention for a limited clinical caseload at the OTS; provides evaluation to determine patients’ current levels of function/dysfunction using all levels of Occupational Therapy measurement and evaluation tools.

Conducts on going assessments using standardized therapy assessment tools, as required; conducts clinical case in-service training with clinical staff to promote technical proficiency and quality patient care.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Occupational Therapist: Degree: A graduate (or higher level) degree that included an occupational therapy curriculum approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or a professional accrediting organization recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained, and completion of the clinical requirements prescribed by the school. Certification: Applicants must have passed the national examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0631 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Evaluating occupational therapy patients; Implementing occupational therapy treatment plans; AND Providing patient and/or staff education on occupational therapy techniques.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).