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Physical Therapy Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Chesapeake County, VA $56K – $86K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This position is aligned under the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) which provides complex medical, rehabilitative and psychosocial rehabilitation to outpatients, inpatients, Domiciliary patients, SCI patients and ECRC (long term / short stay) patients on the Community Living Center (CLC). PM&RS has a fully integrated affiliation with the Eastern Virginia Medical School with an active residency program.
What You'll Do
- →Duties Include, but are not limited to: A.
- →Receives / Interprets Therapy Instructions: Receives instructions for procedures to be administered via chart review of the consult note or initial evaluation note in CPRS.
- →May receive and carry out additional instructions from Physical Therapist (PT) via addendums to therapy notes, electronic orders and chart review in CPRS.
- →All documentation of the incumbent is co-signed by a licensed physical therapist.
- →This clinical position includes a level of physicality normally associated with direct patient care such as long periods of standing, walking, moderate lifting, bending, etc.
- →Part of this position will involve sedentary work involving computers and communications.
- →Incumbent understands and carries out the requests made by the therapists or seeks assistance from the Supervisor when an uncommon, unique or new procedure is required.
- →Assists with or Renders Treatment Based on Patient's Needs: Assists with or renders a course of treatment based on the plan of care set by the Physical Therapist and the assessed needs of the patient, implementing progressive types of physical therapy treatment programs.
- →Assists with or performs standard physical therapy procedures outlined in the plan of care within a broad spectrum of neurological and musculoskeletal problems.
- →Many of the treatments are standardized due to mental and physical conditions of the Veteran.
- →Incumbent recognizes abnormalities, and brings them to the attention of the Physical Therapist.
- →Schedules procedures, coordinating appointments with other services.
- →Suggests different procedures if accomplishing same procedure are unlikely to produce adequate results.
- →Monitors Veterans condition and records response to treatment, ensuring that this is made part of the permanent medical record.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a trial period.
- ✓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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 59b4cbfb-47b4-4e15-b54e-a8a23ae90d39
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