Job Listing
Recreation Therapist - EDRP - RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →This vacancy will remain open until filled.
- →The first cut-off date is Friday, May 29, 2026.
- →Additional applications will be referred as needed.
- →(NOTE: Applications expire after 90 days.
- →Please update application thru USAJobs if you wish to be reconsidered.) The incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all clinical and administrative aspects of the activities associated with the Recreation Therapy program within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS)/Audiology Department of the West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS).
- →The incumbent will practice Recreation Therapy primarily in the Community Living Center (CLC) and Veteran Healing Center (VHC) at the George H.
- →O'Brien Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas.
- →The incumbent may participate in temporary assignments throughout WTVAHCS as directed by the Recreation Therapy Supervisor, Chief, PM&RS/Audiology, or designee.
- →The incumbent serves as the subject matter expert for Recreation Therapy programming for the CLC and VHC, in addition, evaluates patients, plans, establishes, and provides a full range of comprehensive treatment procedures designed to improve biopsychosocial well-being.
- →The incumbent provides clinical supervision and guidance to the recreation assistants and recreation therapy assistants as necessary.
- →Please note, the incumbent will be required to provide Recreation Therapy coverage as needed at all sites of care for the WTVAHCS.
- →The incumbent will work one weekend a month, and Holidays as needed.
- →Major duties at the full performance level include: Function with independent judgment to administer and interpret recreation therapy assessments and utilize clinical competencies to develop unconventional assessments and interview approaches to effectively elicit information.
- →Conduct, analyze, interpret, and report assessment data based upon functional domains (cognitive, sensory, social, effective, physical, and leisure).
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 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).
- ✓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.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 5a51eca8-dea3-4143-8bad-3472cd5e5696
Posted via USAJobs