Summary

This position is in the Occupational Therapy (Floater) Section of PM&RS within the VA New Jersey Health Care System. The incumbent provides coverage at multiple campuses - including East Orange and Lyons. The Occupational Therapist delivers rehabilitative services to address physical and psychosocial dysfunction - promotes wellness - and requires 25% travel.

Duties

• The Occupational Therapist (Floater) provides coverage across multiple campuses - including East Orange and Lyons
• With preferred experience and coverage in acute inpatient - outpatient with upper extremity orthopedic and neurological experience - and subacute rehab - as well as telehealth
• The Occupational Therapist provides rehabilitative services to people with physical impairments and psychosocial challenges that improves and/or prevents the loss of acute and chronic physical and psychosocial dysfunction and promotes wellness
• The Occupational Therapist is responsible for performing occupational therapy assessments and treatment interventions - demonstrates a full professional understanding of the theories of treatment in occupational therapy and their proper application using activity analysis - behavioral interventions - frames of reference - and therapeutic procedures
• Incumbent is responsible for administering and delivering professional and independent occupational therapy services in the assigned area as prescribed or requested by the physician or other approved referring clinician
• At this grade - the incumbent performs at the full performance level
• The duties and responsibilities of this position may be carried out in all program areas throughout the VA New Jersey Health Care System including various clinical - administrative - and patient care areas associated with PM&RS at all campuses - as assigned by the Supervisory Occupational Therapist or their designees and dictated by workload requirements - and in the community as indicated
• Some duties include - but are not limited to: Clinical Provides comprehensive assessment of functional and occupational roles - including underlying physical deficits and psychosocial challenges - using standardized and non-standardized evaluation tools across a broad range of diagnoses
• Selects and provides direct occupational therapy interventions and procedures with varying degrees of complexity - and a wide scope of diagnoses - to enhance safety - wellness - and performance in ADL - instrumental IADL - education - work - play - leisure - and social participation
• Using standardized and non-­standardized evaluation tools - provides comprehensive assessment of occupational roles - environmental - functional - and safety needs in the home environment to ensure accessibility into - out of - and within the home setting through virtual modalities and home visits - as appropriate - and orders necessary and appropriate durable medical equipment - stair glides - chair lifts - ramps - HISA grants - etc
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill to measure - prescribe - and educate Veterans on the use of wheelchairs - scooters - HISA grants - ramps - hospital beds - lifts - durable medical equipment (DME) - assistive devices (AD) - etc
• Educates and trains Veterans and caregivers in fall prevention - home programs - transfer techniques - safe use of DME/AD - and in efficient care for the patient in language that is clear and understandable to those involved
• Procures - fabricates - adjusts - adapts - and modifies orthoses - splints - and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living (inclusive of durable medical equipment)
• Uses physical agent modalities for which competency has been established by the Supervisory Occupational Therapist and/or certification has been obtained per the State of New Jersey Occupational Therapy Advisory Council Statutes
• Performs other related duties as assigned including - but not limited to - Maintaining a safe work environment to include non-technical maintenance of equipment - safety checks - cleaning - stocking - etc
• Developing safe work habits to prevent injury to patients - co-workers - and self
• Monitoring physical agent modality temperatures
• Administration Adheres to established standards - policies - and procedures set forth by the Section - Service - Facility - VISN and VHA
• Participates in quality assurance review including chart reviews - peer reviews - patient care monitoring - and patient satisfaction surveys as directed by the Supervisory Occupational Therapist
• Maintains personal productivity and assists the section in maintaining/increasing effectiveness and efficiency in meeting its objectives
• Attends departmental meetings - multidisciplinary staff meetings - other meetings effecting patient care - and committee meetings as assigned
• Conducts OT related in-service and clinical training
• Individuals may perform ancillary assignments - including program management duties on an occasional basis - where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial (less than 25% of the duty time)
• Performs other functions as required and/or assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00AM-4:30PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 49439-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized