Physical Therapist - Home Based Primary Care

About the role

Location: CODY - WY - Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). Provides in-home rehabilitation therapy assessments, home assessments, treatment planning, and management of rehabilitation in the home for patients in the HBPC Program. Serves veterans with multiple complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities to improve or maintain functional levels and encourage independence in the home.

Responsibilities

Develops and carries out the Physical Therapy Treatment Plan to meet individual rehabilitation objectives through interventions such as therapeutic exercise, muscle testing and muscle re-education, ROM, cognitive therapy, neuromuscular facilitation, perceptual-motor integration, fabrication and application of devices for daily living, teaching adaptive or compensatory techniques for accomplishing tasks, providing patient/family education regarding disability. Responsible for independently providing assessment and treatment interventions to inpatients and outpatients received through healthcare provider referrals and patient self-referrals. Interpret findings from examination, diagnostic studies/medical tests and during evaluation, select appropriate clinical tests and measures, and integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations. Establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy and identify the appropriate intervention to treat and/or refer to another provider for further consultation when needed. Reevaluates performance with appropriate modifications to treatment as indicated. Presents patient to physician with information regarding outcomes of treatment and status and expectations. Communicates effectively both orally and in writing, adapts assessment tools and treatment to the complexity of the diagnosis or disabilities, and demonstrates the clinical reasoning necessary to identify the need for non-standard assessment methods and techniques.

Requirements

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until September 30 - 2026 or until the position is filled. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be August 6 - 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• United States Citizenship (non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy)
• English Language Proficiency (proficiency in written and spoken English required for direct patient-care under 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74)
• Education and experience: must meet at least one of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist
  • Master's degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist
  • Doctorate degree in physical therapy
• Foreign graduates: must have a full unrestricted and current license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or District of Columbia, and be a graduate of a CAPTE-accredited college or university.
• Licensure: hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or District of Columbia.
• Exception: Non-licensed PTs who otherwise meet basic requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate PT at GS-11 under 38 U.S.C. 7405(a)(1)(D) for up to two years, providing care only under supervision of a licensed PT.
• Grandfathering provision details (as described).
• Grade determinations: GS-11 (entry) requires none beyond basic requirements; GS-12 (full performance) requires one year of experience equivalent to GS-11, valid unrestricted state license, and demonstration of all KSAs.

Skills

Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions in a Direct Access environment, including independent evaluation and treatment of patients seeking physical therapy services.
• Skill in performing examinations and evaluations of individuals with or developing impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to musculoskeletal, neurom