This Recreation Therapist position is in Sensory and Physical Rehabilitation Services (SPRS) at the VA Maine Healthcare Systems, located at the Augusta, ME location.
The Recreation Therapist (RT) provides evaluation and treatment that promotes the prevention, remediation, and rehabilitation of acute and chronic physical and psychosocial dysfunction. The RT administers and monitors therapeutic interventions based on goals developed in the evaluation of the patient. The duties and responsibilities of this position are carried out within the medical center and the community including various clinical, administrative, and patient care areas associated with SPRS. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Administers, scores, or interprets a variety of creative and motor skills tests. Evaluates the assigned veteran's mental, emotional, social, and physical capabilities to determine their needs in recreation therapy. Administers mental and physical tests for those with severe or multiple diagnoses. Maintains professional competencies in testing procedures and practices and introduces new methods as appropriate. Guides recreation therapy assistants in observational skills as they informally assess and reassess Veteran's in their care. Uses effective interviewing techniques to obtain objective and information pertaining to the Veteran's individual interests and aptitudes. Observes the Veteran during trial assignments to confirm initial assessment. Coordinates the overall treatment plan with the treatment team and Veteran's family/caregiver to provide a program that focuses on treatment goals. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team recommending treatment objectives. Plans various activities directed towards achieving such therapeutic objectives. Provides the equipment, materials, instruction, encouragement, or counseling necessary to promote a positive and therapeutic activity. Coordinates a wide range of activities with other services in the development of appropriate treatment programs. Documents the treatment rendered and the Veteran's progress and response to treatment in the medical record. Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm with occasional weekend/holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PDF03110, PDF04466, and PDF04465 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Notifications: This position is in the excepted service. This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must 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. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) will be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA Maine campuses and CBOC's. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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/. Failure to Obtain Registration/Certification: In all cases, recreation and creative arts therapists must actively pursue meeting registration and/or certification requirements, starting from the date of appointment. At the time of appointment, the supervisor will provide the unregistered and/or uncertified recreation or creative arts therapist with the written requirement to obtain registration/certification, the date by which the registration and/or certification must be acquired, and the consequences for not becoming registered and/or certified by the deadline. Failure to become registered and/or certified within two years from the date of appointment will result in removal from the GS-0638 recreation and creative arts therapist occupation, and may result in termination of employment. Loss of Credential: A recreation or creative arts therapist who fails to maintain the required registration and/or certification must be removed from the occupation, which may also result in termination of employment.
MELISSA.KUMAR@VA.GOV 802-295-9363 X6509
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