Physical Therapist (Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab)

This Physical Therapist position is in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the VA Boston Healthcare Systems, located at the Jamaica Plain location. Incumbent provides direct patient care in the Outpatient Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs. This position is a full-time position at 40 hours per week.Incumbent serves as a Physical Therapist assigned to the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) of the VA Boston Healthcare System (VA BHS). The position requires a licensed physical therapist (PT), with at least 1 year of relevant clinical experience, who works independently with general guidance from the Physical Therapy Supervisor and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medical Director and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Medical Director. The position will have an assigned duty station at the Jamaica Plain Campus but will be required to travel to West Roxbury and Brockton Campuses.The primary responsibility of this position is to develop and provide services for the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, in addition to general PT Services for PM&RS. The function of this position is to develop and participate in the implementation of life-long wellness, exercise and conditioning programs that will promote, restore, and preserve optimal physical functioning, health, well-being and quality of life of Veterans within the VA BHS. This position will function as conduit between PMR Service to Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs. Duties may include, but are not limited to:Working with complex patients with chronic medical diseases and multiple comorbidities.Responsible for developing and administering Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs to adult and geriatric patients.Incumbent coordinates, develops, and oversees PT Program which will include, but not limited to, areas such as consult/referral management, clinical evaluation, introduction to exercise/fitness; patient education groups; patient educational series including podcasts and telehealth; gym/equipment programs; individual and group exercise programming.Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekend/Holiday rotation at West Roxbury.Compressed/Flexible:Not AuthorizedTelework: Not AvailableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Functional Statement #: FS -F03273Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedEDRP: Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not AuthorizedPCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not AuthorizedFinancial Disclosure: Not requiredPay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Preferred Experience:1 year of experience working with elderly patients with multiple, complex medical problems.High level of autonomy combined with ability to work collaboratively on a team of interdisciplinary professionals.Knowledge and understanding of the highly specialized evaluation and diagnostic tests and procedures required in pulmonary rehabilitation.Established skills in developing and coordinating exercise treatment plans with other professionals.Capacity to assess a wide variety of patients who have diverse and multiple disabilities.Notifications:This position is not part of a Bargaining Unit.This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.Current and former Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.Selectee may be required to work at any VA Boston Healthcare System campus or CBOC, as needed.This position is in the Excepted Service.Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.