Recreation Therapist (Program Coordinator)

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a summary describing role, responsibilities, qualifications, duties, work schedule. We need headings:

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: summary paragraph describing position, reporting line, purpose. That's substantive. - Responsibilities: duties list (major duties). Could be under Responsibilities. - Requirements: qualifications (basic requirements, education, certification, etc). Could be under Requirements or Qualifications. We need to decide which headings to use. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose appropriate ones. We have qualifications details (education, certification, etc). Could put under Qualifications. Also we have grade determinations etc. Could be under Requirements? Might combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Probably best: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications (education, certification, experience, KSAs, grade). Also maybe Schedule (work schedule). Benefits? Not mentioned. Pay? Not mentioned. Skills? Could be part of qualifications but we could include Skills heading if we have specific skills listed (like communication, supervisory, etc). The posting includes many KSAs that are skills. Could create Skills section. But we need to avoid filler. We have substantive KSAs list. So we could have Skills section. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive information. Must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting: summary paragraph, reporting line, purpose, duties list (major duties), qualifications (basic requirements: US citizenship, education options for recreation therapist etc, certification requirements, exception, physical requirements, English language proficiency, grade determinations, experience, KSAs). Also work schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, telework not available, virtual not available. We need to format as HTML with

headings,

• for lists,

  for prose. We need to ensure we don't include sections with placeholder text. All sections we create must have content. Let's outline:

  About the role

  This position serves as the Employee Whole Health Coordinator at Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (NWIHCS) and reports to the Whole Health Clinical Director under the Associate Director for Patient Care Services. The Employee Whole Health Coordinator is responsible for developing, managing, maintaining, planning, and administering health and well-being opportunities for Medical Center/Health Care System and CBOC employees.

  Responsibilities

  • Oversees the daily operation of the program
  • Develops policies and procedures for program operation
  • Prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national
  • Responsible for the program's budget
  • Develops and monitors staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice and service delivery
  • Provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service
  • May be responsible for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal management — monitoring control points, developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds
  • Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff
  • Oversees program operations and evaluations — identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement, and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts
  • Has overall responsibility for planning, assessing, and evaluating programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivered by the program and overall delivery of healthcare within the facility
  • Requires administrative direction and decision‑making skills, interagency coordination of care, program evaluation and analysis, budgetary controls, and planning
  • Assists with special administrative projects which include — but are not limited to: strategic planning, performance improvement plans, and coordination and training of interdisciplinary team members

  Qualifications

  We need to include basic requirements, education, certification, exception, physical requirements, English language proficiency, grade determinations, experience, KSAs. We could break into sub-sections? But only allowed headings from list; we could keep everything under Qualifications heading and use paragraphs and lists. We must preserve all details. Let's craft a paragraph for basic requirements: US citizenship, non-citizens only if cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA policy. Education: list options for recreation therapist etc. Since the position is Employee Whole Health Coordinator but qualifications refer to recreation therapist - creative arts therapist etc. We'll preserve exactly as given. We need to include the two education paths: (a) bachelor's degree or higher with major in therapeutic recreation or recreation/leisure with option/emphasis in therapeutic recreation, degree approved by NCTRC; OR (b) bachelor's degree or higher in any field and must be a certified therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS), degree approved by NCTRC; certification cannot be waived if hired under 4b. Required Certification: Must be certified in recreation therapy as a CTRS by NCTRC; if hired under paragraph 4b(1)(b) certification cannot be waived. Exception: Non-registered/non-certified applicants who otherwise meet eligibility may be given temporary appointment as graduate recreation or creative arts therapist under 38 U.S.C.7405(c)(2)(B) for up to two years; if fail to obtain registration/certification may be terminated; exception only applies to GS-7 and GS-9; for grade levels at or above full performance level candidate must be registered/certified. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C.7403(f); may qualify based on Grandfathering Provision as described in VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet criteria). Grade Determinations: Recreation Therapist (Program Coordinator) - GS-12 Experience: At least one year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level. Then list the GS-11 i-vi items (the i through vi). Then Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: i through vii. We need to preserve the exact wording? We should not invent or summarize away detail. We can copy the text as is, but we need to format as HTML. Use

  for prose,

  • for lists. We need to be careful with special characters like hyphens, etc. Let's extract the GS-11 i-vi items: iAbility to adapt assessment tools and treatment interventions to address the complexity of the diagnosis or disabilities and demonstrate the clinical reasoning necessary to identify the need for further in-depth specific assessment of function and utilization of unconventional methods and techniques iiKnowledge to independently interpret provider referrals and consults and apply all health and safety regulations to minimize and mitigate risks in the provision of patient care and the environment of care iiiSkill in effectively communicating and educating - in a clear and concise manner - with patients - families - caregivers - and other health care professionals to facilitate the interdisciplinary treatment process ivSkill in independently utilizing appropriate screening and evaluation techniques required to appropriately provide direct patient care in areas such as - but not limited to recommendations for recreation therapy assistive devices - including fit and function vSkill in independently applying evidence-based and best practice therapeutic techniques and interventions viKnowledge of the principles and techniques in recreation therapy assessment and the treatment of recreation - leisure - and biopsychosocial functional deficits Now Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities i-vii: iKnowledge of management/administration principles - procedures - and practice - which includes supervision - consultation - negotiation - mediation - and monitoring ii.Ability to analyze clinically appropriate data and make recommendations to optimize quality - efficiency - performance - and productivity within services iiiAbility to perform the full range of supervisory duties when authorized - which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed competency assessments performance evaluations selection of staff recommendation of awards - advancements - and disciplinary actions when appropriate ivAbility to monitor and report on the status and progress of work - evaluate program quality to ensure that methods - deadlines - and standards have been met - and prioritize the workload v.Ability to effectively communicate goals - objectives - and focused initiatives to an interdisciplinary team - specialized clinical program - or subsection - as well as guide the team members on work methods - practices - standards - and procedures viKnowledge of regulatory requirements - interdisciplinary structure - and organizational structure to serve as a liaison between specialty care and other programs that would affect coordination of care - healthcare access - program evaluation - assessment - and planning future needs viiSkill in employing recognized leadership and managerial methods and strategies - including interpersonal relations and conflict resolution in the management of employees - team leaders - and managers Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12 The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12 Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. We need to include that as part of Qualifications maybe. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position We need a Schedule section. Now, we must not include Benefits, Pay unless present. Not present. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat. Now produce HTML. We'll have:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

    ...

    Qualifications

    Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

    Then education: maybe a

    with the two options. We need to preserve the bullet-like structure? The original uses numbering and parentheses. We can keep as prose. Better to use

    for each distinct block. Let's craft:

    Education: The following education requirements apply to the recreation therapist - creative arts therapist (art) - creative arts therapist (dance/movement) - creative arts therapist (drama) - and creative arts therapist (music): (1) Recreation Therapist(a) A bachelor's degree or higher - from an accredited college or university - with a major in therapeutic recreation or recreation/leisure - with an option and/or emphasis in therapeutic recreationThe degree must be approved by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC)OR - (b) A bachelor's degree or higher in any field from an accredited college or university and must be a certified therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS)The degree must be approved by the NCTRCIf hired under this education - the certification cannot be waived

    But we need to keep spacing? It's okay. Then Required Certification:

    Required Certification: Recreation TherapistApplicants must be certified in recreation therapy as a CTRS by the NCTRCIf hired under paragraph 4b(1)(b) - certification cannot be waived

    Exception:

    ExceptionNon-registered and/or non-certified applicants - who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for registration and/or certification - may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate recreation or creative arts therapist - under the authority of 38 U.S.C.7405(c)(2)(B) - for a