Occupational Therapy Assistant - GS-0636-07

About the role

This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas. BAMC is the United States Army's premier medical institution, a 425-bed academic medical center on Fort Sam Houston, the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 trauma center. It also hosts the Center for the Intrepid, an outpatient rehabilitation facility, and comprises ten separate organizations including community medical clinics around the Army's largest in‑patient hospital. BAMC is staffed by more than 8,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors, civilians, and contractors, providing care to wounded service members and the San Antonio community. The center’s history dates back to 1879 when the first Post Hospital opened as a small medical dispensary in a single‑story wooden building; a permanent hospital was built in 1886, and an 84‑bed Station Hospital was constructed in 1908.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of an Occupational Therapist, plan, coordinate, and administer diverse occupational therapy programs for wounded, ill, and injured service members, as well as other beneficiaries.
• Actively participate in the preparation of progressive treatment plans, utilizing the full range of occupational therapy modalities and applying extensive judgment, observation, and treatment skills.
• Complete required data collection for workload management, analysis, and research studies as directed.
• Use problem‑solving skills to make recommendations for the use of various occupational therapy modalities as prescribed.
• Ensure the designated treatment plan maximizes results in promoting healing and pain relief while improving the patient’s functional independence.
• Instruct and review all home program precautions and contraindications with patients and family members regarding physical modalities and/or adaptive equipment needs for the home environment.
• Provide instruction to patients in a variety of exercise programs, functional activities, and activities of daily living to optimize independent living skills.
• Share technical expertise with other therapy assistants, occupational therapy students, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Eligibility: U.S. Citizens only. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation; a recruitment & relocation incentive may be authorized; salary negotiation may be available for candidates new to Federal service.

To qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience includes paid and unpaid work, including volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). All qualifying experience, including volunteer experience, will be credited. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, transcripts will be required as part of your application.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing occupational therapy treatment plans; and providing progress reports on occupational therapy patients.
• OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Occupational Therapy.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination may be used if the computed percentage of requirements is at least 100% (divide total months of experience by 12, add to graduate semester hours divided by 18).
• Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized organization or deemed equivalent to U.S. accredited education.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Paid time off
• Medical benefits
• Student loan repayments
• Retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan, including matching employer contributions

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Pay

Salary: Up to $66,563 per year.