Supervisory Physical Therapist

Veterans Health Administration•Dayton, OH

14d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Rehabilitation and Extended Care (REC) service at the Dayton VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. The Supervisory Physical Therapist provides rehabilitative services to people with mobility impairments related to orthopedic, neuromuscular, medical-surgical, and other diagnoses, with the goal of improving quality of life through better functional mobility. The role combines complex physical therapy evaluation and treatment with clinical guidance, staff supervision, and administrative management of the physical therapy section. The supervisor oversees clinical and training programs, supports coordination and delivery of care, and helps ensure the section has appropriate staffing, equipment, space, and procedures. The position also contributes to quality monitoring, documentation, education, and continued improvement of rehabilitation services. The full performance level is GS-13; the stated selection grade is GS-13 to GS-13. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is onsite at the Dayton VA Medical Center; telework is not available, and it is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station authorization are not available.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
Full, current, unrestricted license to practice physical therapy in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated provisions for temporary graduate-PT appointments and grandfathering.
Meet at least one education and experience pathway: a bachelor's degree in physical therapy and five years of progressively independent physical therapist experience; a master's degree in physical therapy and two years of progressively independent experience; a doctorate in physical therapy; or the stated foreign-graduate pathway with qualifying licensure and credential assessment.
For GS-13, one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to GS-12, in addition to the basic requirements.
Knowledge of contemporary physical therapy across multiple practice areas and ability to apply it to provide clinical guidance to staff physical therapists.
Knowledge of human-resources administration, including interviewing and selecting applicants, monitoring and evaluating performance, and maintaining effective labor-management relations within the scope of responsibility.
Ability to supervise, direct, and manage physical therapy staff effectively.
Skill in building positive interpersonal relationships and resolving conflict.
Ability to analyze clinically appropriate data to improve quality, performance, and productivity.
Ability to set priorities, delegate tasks, solve problems, meet multiple deadlines, and identify and address organizational problems.
Ability to manage advocacy roles and planning activities within VA and the broader rehabilitation community.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Maintain state licensure and complete required VA training and administrative reporting.
Meet pre-employment conditions, including background/security investigation, pre-employment physical examination, applicable drug testing, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification; applicable male applicants must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
Serve a one- or two-year trial period, subject to the conditions described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Inpatient physical therapy experience.
Acute-care physical therapy experience.
Skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Complete complex physical therapy evaluations and treatments, applying advanced evaluation methods and treatment theories to patients with a wide range of functional impairments.
Provide clinical practice guidance to staff physical therapists and mentor staff.
Serve as a liaison between staff and supervisors; participate in interviewing and selecting physical therapy candidates and assist with onboarding new staff.
Assist with planning and developing treatment programs to meet patient needs, as requested by the Chief of Rehabilitation.
Assist with planning and allocating staff, equipment, and space to support Rehabilitation Service objectives.
Triage inpatient physical therapy consults according to acuity, assign consults as appropriate, and help ensure timely handling.
Maintain regular communication with other health care providers involved in patient care, and resolve problems that interfere with physical therapy service delivery.
Provide input on leave and schedules based on patient care needs.
Assist in developing, planning, and implementing quality-of-care and functional-outcome monitors for rehabilitation services.
Maintain patient-care records and collect quality-improvement data as specified by the Rehabilitation Supervisor.
Help ensure physical therapists maintain competencies and review and recommend supplies and equipment acquisitions.
Examine and treat patients referred for physical therapy, adjusting treatment plans, therapeutic activities, and interventions as patient needs, goals, and performance change.
Educate patients, families, caregivers, employees, students, and coworkers; educate facility personnel about rehabilitation services and programs involving multiple health care specialties.
Document initial examinations, progress notes, and discharge summaries; enter rehabilitation or prosthetics consults in accordance with applicable policies.
Use electronic documentation and computer systems, including CPRS, for storing and retrieving records, email, printing, leave requests, and related work.
Review and co-sign notes written by physical therapist assistants for delegated care or patients.
Identify staff continuing-education needs and pursue professional learning through current literature, in-service training, and continuing-education programs.
Maintain state licensure and complete mandatory VA training, Event Capture, and Encounter information in accordance with Dayton VA guidelines.
Cover administrative service responsibilities when assigned.
Perform supervisory duties such as assigning work, monitoring workload and clinical volume, reviewing employee work, ensuring adequate clinical staffing, administering disciplinary measures, and monitoring clinical privileges.