The position serves as Lead Physical Therapist within the Rehabilitation Department at Chinle Service Unit in Chinle, AZ. The incumbent leads five or more GS-12 Physical Therapists and two therapy assistants, supporting staff competency and effective delivery of services. Ensures staff maintain required professional competencies and independently manages, plans, and organizes patient care and operations.
A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
Patient Evaluation and Assessment: Performs comprehensive physical therapy evaluations for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal, neurological, pain, functional, and related conditions using clinical assessments, standardized measures, medical histories, and patient interviews.
Treatment Planning and Intervention: Develops and implements individualized treatment plans using therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, modalities, adaptive equipment, orthotics, reconditioning, injury prevention, and other appropriate rehabilitation techniques.
Patient Education and Clinical Documentation: Educates patients and families regarding conditions, functional limitations, activity modification, ergonomics, and rehabilitation goals; maintains required treatment documentation in the electronic health record.
Team Leadership and Program Coordination: Leads physical therapy staff by distributing and balancing workload, communicating priorities, monitoring progress, coaching team members, coordinating training, resolving routine issues, and reporting accomplishments and concerns to the supervisor.
Clinical Program and Quality Improvement: Serves as a physical therapy subject matter expert, contributes to protocols and standard operating procedures, supports evidence-based practice, coordinates student/intern education, and participates in continuous quality improvement and practice standardization.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Consultation: Collaborates with healthcare teams on patient care, discharge planning, rehabilitation, equipment, and community reintegration; provides education and consultation to staff and other stakeholders and serves as a physical therapy point of contact in the Supervisory Physical Therapist's absence.
This position has an education requirement. If you are substituting education for experience; You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.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/.
IHS Selectees that will work in an IHS health care facility may be subject to Employee Health Policies related to Measles and Rubella and seasonal influenza immunization. Vaccine exemption request may be available according to the National and/or Service Unit guidance. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave
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Berlincia.Benally@ihs.gov · 505-786-6464
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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