Occupational Therapist (Holistic Health and Fitness)

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command • Fort Sill, OK

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation for an Occupational Therapist (Holistic Health and Fitness) with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fires Center of Excellence, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The position provides comprehensive occupational therapy services to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness. The therapist develops programs to optimize performance behaviors or mitigate injury risk; evaluates physical, psychological, cognitive, daily living, functional, adaptive, work, and occupational-role performance; and plans and delivers goal-oriented group or behavioral-focused individual treatment. The role also uses therapeutic modalities and integrative techniques and technologies, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team on rehabilitation and wellness activities, and educates Soldiers on injury and disease effects, joint protection, energy conservation, ergonomics, work simplification, and cognitive compensatory techniques.

The position requires a graduate degree in occupational therapy from an appropriately accredited program, completion of the required clinical training, and NBCOT certification, subject to a stated exception for certain current federal employees. Applicants must also have at least one year of qualifying professional occupational therapy experience equivalent to GS-11, including adult evaluations, performance-optimization modalities, and interdisciplinary coordination; education cannot substitute for this experience. Employment is subject to security, suitability, medical, immunization, credentialing, and BLS requirements. The role may involve overtime, after-hours on-call duty, travel, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• Graduate or higher-level degree that includes an occupational therapy curriculum approved by ACOTE or a recognized professional accrediting organization, and completion of the school's clinical requirements. Transcripts must be provided.
• Passed the national examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT); certification must be provided.
• At least one full year of professional occupational therapy experience equivalent to GS-11, including adult-population evaluations, therapeutic modalities aimed at performance optimization, and interdisciplinary-team coordination. Education cannot substitute for this experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Secret security clearance required; appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination and background investigation, including childcare background checks.
• Must obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support training and certification sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association.
• Must meet credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
• Pre-placement medical examination and immunization screening required; hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact, and other immunizations may be required depending on the position.
• Must consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption.
• May be required to complete a one-year trial or probationary period.
• Must complete Selective Service registration certification if a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.
• Foreign education used to meet requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to an accredited U.S. education program or receive full credit at a U.S.-accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness.
• Develop programs to optimize performance behaviors or mitigate injury risk.
• Perform formal and informal evaluations of physical, psychological, cognitive, activities of daily living, functional and adaptive skills, and work and occupational-role performance.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement goal-oriented group and behavioral-focused individual treatment programs.
• Apply therapeutic modalities and new integrative techniques and technologies.
• Participate on an interdisciplinary team to coordinate rehabilitation or wellness activities for individual Soldiers or groups of Soldiers within the brigade.
• Educate on injury and disease processes and their effects on function, joint protection, energy conservation, ergonomic needs, work simplification, and cognitive compensatory techniques.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station costs may be authorized if a move is determined not to be in the Government's interest.
• Advance leave accrual may be authorized for someone new to federal service.
• Relocation and recruitment incentives may be authorized if deemed in the Government's best interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior