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Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Remains alert to any environmental safety hazards, such as malfunctioning equipment, wheelchairs, gurneys, etc. and reports deficiencies noted to clinic staff and/or supervisory personnel.
• Monitors inventories, orders, and stocks linens. Manages expendable supply inventories for the various therapy clinics.
• Performs other clinical duties related to the therapy sections as directed by the Therapy Supervisors, Rehabilitation Therapist, or designee.
• Prepares evaluation and treatment handouts, and patient/family education materials as directed by clinical staff. Works closely with patients scheduled for difficult and complex rehabilitation therapy procedures.
• Utilizes tools to assemble or assist with the assembly, storage and management of specialty, custom, or stock wheelchairs and powered mobility in the wheelchair clinic.
• Obtains equipment and supplies from Prosthetics and delivers said equipment/supplies to ordering therapists or patients as directed. Adjusts equipment/supplies as directed by supervising therapist or therapy assistant.
• Provides assistance to therapy clinical staff as directed through the performance of non-skilled procedures such as assisting with transfers and ambulation, instruction and monitoring patients while they complete routine exercise programs.
• Assists with maintaining assigned therapy, clinical, storage, and common areas in a clean and orderly appearance.
• Utilizes appropriate infection control procedures and guidelines, cleans mat surface, and other therapy reusable supplies and equipment items. Performs cleaning and routine safety inspection of equipment.
• Completes annual review training and all other required training in a timely manner.
• Assists with orienting volunteers, students, and other new staff to the therapy clinical areas and general functions and procedures of the area.
• Receives patients, families, visitors, and other staff to the assigned therapy areas. Appropriately answers questions and directs inquiries to appropriate persons.
• Appropriately answers telephone calls. Queries callers to obtain pertinent information necessary to take messages and properly relay information to all therapists and other staff.
• People skills for relating closely with patients, families, visitors, rehabilitation therapists and physicians, the primary care teams and other professional and non-professional personnel in the facility.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

  Documents Accepted:
  

  • Cover Letter
  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Disability Letter (Schedule A)
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • Other (1)
  • Resume
  • Separation Notice (RIF)
  • SF-15
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
  • Transcript

  
  Documents Required:
  

  • Resume

  
  Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
  
  Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
  
  Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
  
  To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/27/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11997400.
  
  1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
  
  2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
  
  NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  
  To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

  Agency contact information

  Mark Johnson

  Phone

  318-272-2896

  Email

  mark.johnsonf155d@va.gov

  Address

  Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
  2002 Holcombe Boulevard
  Houston, TX 77030
  US

  Next steps

  After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.