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Physical Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
Physical Therapist provide services to the veteran population enrolled at the Kansas City Veterans Medical Center assigned to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Providing professional clinical services, carrying out education and training activities, clinical consultation, supervision and administration. VHA PTs demonstrate professional knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of theories, principles, and methodologies of the practice of physical therapy.
What You'll Do
- →Functions as an independent care provider within the health care team with the ability to make autonomous clinical decisions.
- →Expected to interpret finding from examination and evaluation, select appropriate test and measures, and integrates findings into the physical therapy plan of care.
- →Applies thorough evaluation principles to tease out difficult clinical symptoms to establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy and identify the appropriate rehabilitation intervention, including referral to another provider for further consultation as clinically indicated.
- →Determines physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences to set clinically appropriate treatment goals, optimize outcomes and maximize functional independence.
- →Exhibits flexibility in problem solving as required by the findings on evaluation.
- →Establishes meaningful therapeutic goals and independently designs a treatment plan to meet the goals established in the most efficient manner.
- →Adapts and modifies treatment programs, as indicated by patient's response to treatment, on an on-going basis to better meet short-term and long-term goals.
- →Completes appropriately timed re-evaluation for the patients and modifies the goals based on the information gained by re-evaluation.
- →Documents initial findings, treatment goals, equipment recommendations, follow-up progress and discharge summary in patient's medical records.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 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.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1191de1a-6178-441d-9fd2-e52f2694b444
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