Physical Therapist GS-0633-12
Overview:
This position is Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY.
West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Located on the Hudson River in New York, West Point was identified by General George Washington as the most important strategic position in America during the American Revolution.Until January 1778, West Point was not occupied by the military. On January 27, 1778, Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his brigade crossed the ice on the Hudson River and climbed to the plain on West Point and from that day to the present, West Point has been occupied by the United States Army.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Responsibilities:
As a Physical Therapist you will:
- Provide a wide variety of physical therapy services for patients having a wide range of complex pathologies.
- Consults with patients and health professionals to understand nature of problems, assesses physical capabilities, limitations, and motivates participation in therapeutic activities.
- Adapts or modifies techniques and approaches in providing treatment for patients.
- Maintain current documentation of patient evaluation and progress notes on assigned patients.
- Participates with health care team in providing consultation services on patient management, discharge planning, special equipment and training as appropriate.
Qualifications:
US citizenship required
Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physical Therapist from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and must have passed the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).
A graduate (or higher level) degree that included a physical therapy curriculum approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a professional accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained, and completion of the clinical requirements prescribed by the school.