The Occupational Therapist promotes outpatient Veterans' maximum level of independence and safety in the performance of everyday activities at home and in the community to support their transition from homeless to housed. The incumbent works in collaboration with members of the Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include but are not limited to: Provide expert, evidence-based occupational therapy (OT) services to Veterans who are imminently housed or housed through HUD-VASH/HCHV, adapting interventions to complex medical, social, mental health, substance-use, and functional needs in home and community settings.
Independently evaluate Veterans' occupational performance, primarily in the home and community and occasionally in VA clinics, using medical records, interviews, caregiver/team input, observation, and standardized or nonstandardized assessments.
Assess the full range of occupational performance, including ADLs and IADLs; education, employment, leisure, play, and social participation; motor, process, and communication skills; habits, routines, and roles; client factors; activity demands; and cultural, environmental, social, personal, spiritual, temporal, and military contexts.
Develop collaborative, measurable, and time-limited intervention plans with Veterans, families, caregivers, and the HUD-VASH multidisciplinary team, incorporating Veteran goals, environmental factors, activity demands, evidence-based practice, and appropriate OT theories and methodologies.
Deliver and oversee individualized or group interventions to improve ADLs, IADLs, medication and appointment management, meal preparation, budgeting, time management, emotional regulation, communication, social participation, community integration, employment or volunteer activities, parenting, leisure, and stress-management skills.
Evaluate, prescribe, fit, and train Veterans in durable medical equipment (DME), seating, wheeled mobility, and basic adaptive equipment, including caregiver education in safe handling, body mechanics, equipment use, and strategies that maximize independence and reduce injury risk.
Identify and address home and community safety needs by recommending home modifications, improving access and living-space organization, identifying architectural barriers, addressing environmental risks, and coordinating equipment, vendors, non-VA agencies, and other services as permitted by program regulations.
Provide specialized therapeutic and preventive services, including strengthening, range-of-motion and fine-motor activities, cognitive exercises, splinting screens and simple static splints, skin-protection strategies, positioning, wound-risk identification, and appropriate use of therapeutic modalities within professional training and credentialing.
Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to highly qualified candidates. Pay: 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) Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
30 Day Hiring Model The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a streamlined 30-Day Hiring Model designed to accelerate hiring while maintaining the highest standards of merit-based selection. This improved process reduces traditional hiring timelines by integrating early coordination, faster assessments, and efficient pre-employment actions. Applicants can expect a more transparent, predictable, and efficient hiring journey from announcement to entry on duty.
What Applicants Can Expect Expedited Candidate Review Once the announcement closes, Human Resources will quickly review applications, issue certificates of eligible candidates the day after the announcement closes and refer applicants for hiring manager consideration. Quick Interviews & References
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.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/.
Michael.Kelly2@va.gov · 612-385-2504
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $108386 – $140905/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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