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Blind Rehab Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
About the Role
The primary purpose of this position is to provide blind and vision rehabilitation services for visually impaired Veterans. Blind Rehabilitation includes the disciplines of low vision therapy, orientation and mobility, vision rehabilitation therapy, manual skills instruction and computer access instruction. The Blind Rehabilitation Specialist possesses knowledge of, and skill in applying principles, and practices of blind and vision rehabilitation to include assessment, treatment and follow-up.
What You'll Do
- →Provides direct patient care and support services to an adult population of patients which is characterized by a very significant number of older male patients.
- →Evaluating and assessing needs, capabilities and limitations, goal setting and prescribing a treatment plan for individuals experiencing blindness/visual impairment caused by injury or disease.
- →Conduct independent evaluation, treatment, and management of a blind and vision rehabilitation program of instruction that teaches veterans with visual impairments to utilize adaptive skills and techniques necessary to cope with the demands of everyday life.
- →Work Schedule: Full time-Monday - Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm.
Requirements
- ✓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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 51e5ca91-70d0-4570-a0f6-423e9dc03b96
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