Physical Therapist (Chronic Pain Clinical Specialist)

Summary

The primary function of this position is direct patient care in conjunction with the Pain Service Program at the American Lake Division, with 25% or greater time specifically dedicated to the specialty area. This individual is responsible for completing complex evaluations, conducting specialized interventions and treatments, and interpreting specialized procedures, theories, and outcomes in the specialty area to a vast array of functional impairments.

Duties

• Duties include, but are not limited to: The Physical Therapist
• Chronic Pain Clinical Specialist who works at this level provides assessment and treatment intervention on an independent basis across the continuum of care.
• Responsible for serving as the subject matter expert for persistent/chronic pain physical therapy and provides consultation to ANE/Rehab staff, physical therapy peers and other medical center staff in evaluating and treating patients with pain conditions seen within the ANE Pain Service.
• Collaborates with the pain medicine team and guided by the Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP).
• Has requisite skills and training to provides clinical services within the ANE Pain Service to support FRP and AMP clinical programming.
• Provides direct patient clinical care in face-to-face and virtual formats, and in 1:1 and group settings.
• Expand development of telehealth services to better target and treat Veterans living remotely with improved access to Veterans and decrease treavel cost to VA.
• Incorporates whole health modalities for medically complex Veterans and other clinical programming into practice (ie Yoga, Tai Chi, Aquatics, Clinical Hypnosis).
• Services provided by this position may include providing professional clinical services, carrying out education and training activities, clinical consultation, supervision, and administration.
• Provides clinical training and supervision of students on clinical affiliations who have interest in chronic pain.
• Will serve as professional role model and develop individualized clinical training experiences.
• Serve as a consultant/mentor for departmental and facility level education and acts as point of contact to disseminate information from local, VISN and National Pain PT programs.
• Participates in Rehab and ANE quality improvement initiatives, attends and contributes to scheduled meetings, and inservices as appropriate.
• This position is managed under Rehab Care Services, but clinical duties primarily embedded within the ANE Pain Service.
• As such, this position may also support other Rehab clinical initiatives as necessary.
• Work Schedule: 7:30AM
• Friday Telework: Available (Ad-hoc only) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Required Documents

• The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript Special Note for
• Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
• Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former
• Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License
• Resume/CV with no page limit Professional Certification Resume
• SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript
• Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible
• Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor
• Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
• DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable,
• General, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible
• Veterans) must also submit an
• SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran
• Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on
• Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets
• Veterans' Preference. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.