PHYSICAL THERAPIST
- Job ID
- 2025-8909
- # Positions
- 1
- Salary Range
- Competitive
- Recruitment Bonus
- Negotiable
- Relocation Assistance
- Negotiable
- Student Loan Repayment
- Negotiable
Overview
| PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
Fairchild AFB, WA
About the Position: This position is located at the 92nd Medical Group in Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
Student Loan repayment may be authorized.
Fairchild AFB is located in beautiful Spokane, Washington. Spokane is a beautiful four-season destination where there's always something to do whether you hope to stay in or adventure outdoors. If you're relocating with family, we've got you covered with fun things to do in Spokane to keep the kiddos busy and parents equally entertained. If you consider yourself an outdoor enthusiast, check out our numerous outdoor recreation options in our local and state parks. If you're a night owl, there's an abundance of Spokane nightlife to keep you entertained. If you're ready to dive into our arts and culture scene, we'll show you performances, history, and art museums to admire. Discover upcoming Spokane attractions and events with the latest Spokane event calendar and more! Visit https://www.visitspokane.com/
Fairchild Air Force Base is home to a wide variety of units and missions, the most prominent is the air refueling mission. Fairchild has two wings, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, and the 141st ARW. Other units include the Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school, medical detachments, a weapons squadron and the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency.
This is a full-time position that affords job security, a competitive salary, 10 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, 401K,and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.
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
Duties
- Provide direct access (i.e., no referral needed) evaluation for acute musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions in an outpatient setting.
- Perform advanced differential diagnosis to recognize early, potentially serious physical and/or physiological problems.
- Provide guidance and training to physical therapy students, physical therapist assistants, physical medicine technicians, as well as Primary Care Managers, specialty providers, flight medicine, and other medical staff.
- Manage priorities and deadlines to ensure temporal, quantity, and quality demands of workload are met.
- Develop performance plans and provide rating input on physical therapist assistants and physical medicine technicians.
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Physical Therapist:
Degree: 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.
Licensure: Applicants 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).
Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0633 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting physical therapy patient evaluations, developing physical therapy treatment plans, and providing education to patients or staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone, no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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