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Occupational Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
Hybrid Battle Creek, MI $62K – $116K Apply by Aug 13, 2026 Occupational Therapist ENFJESFJINFPISFP Healthcare
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The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Occupational Therapist within Home Base Primary Care (HBPC), in Extended Care Service.
What You'll Do
- →Summary of Duties: Functions as a Staff OT within the HBPC section, applying evidence-based OT practices including activity analysis, therapeutic procedures, frames of reference, and behavioral interventions.
- →Plans, administers, and manages in-home rehabilitation services for Veterans enrolled in the Battle Creek VAMC and associated CBOCs under the Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program.
- →Provides comprehensive in-home occupational therapy evaluation and treatment for Veterans with multiple, complex chronic illnesses and disabilities across all age groups.
- →Independently conducts patient assessments, develops treatment plans, and delivers interventions utilizing occupational, physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and behavioral therapy principles.
- →Exercises high professional autonomy and clinical judgment while working in community settings without on-site supervision.
- →Coordinates with interdisciplinary HBPC team members to ensure cohesive, longitudinal care for Veterans with chronic and often debilitating health conditions.
- →Ensures appropriate rehabilitative referrals by applying working knowledge of occupational therapy, physical therapy, kinesiotherapy, and recreational therapy.
- →Travels independently to Veteran homes within service area.
- →Maintains required credentials, including unrestricted state licensure and current NBCOT certification as an Occupational Therapist.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Authorized, Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 93585-A, 935856-A, 93577-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Must have a valid driver license.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 76317dc8-011f-43f1-988d-bad2a998bf08
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