Home based primary care assistant program director-physical therapist

Summary

The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Assistant Program Director is accountable to the HBPC Program Director, the incumbent leads the Quality, Safety, Value (QSV) responsibilities of the HBPC program, ensuring clinical practices and administrative functions are in keeping with The Joint Commission standards and VHA Directives, and assumes accountability for the operations of HBPC.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee the management, supervision and evaluation of care for patients enrolled in the HBPC programs that are organizationally aligned under HBPC.
• Leading visioning, strategic planning, staffing, direction, budgeting, evaluation, and tracking of HBPC programs, while fostering strong relationships with VA and community-based partners.
• Responsible for developing, organizing, guiding, controlling, and evaluating program structures and outcomes; resolving complex personnel management challenges; participating in executive-level decision-making; and providing leadership in implementing standards for interdisciplinary practice.
• Ensure allocation of appropriate resources and prioritizing staff safety and well-being within the HBPC Program.
• Advance the development and effective functioning of interdisciplinary health care teams, recognize and optimize the unique contributions of each team member.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework

May be authorized on an ad-hoc basis

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

00000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.
• Education and experience. The individual must meet at least one of the requirements below:
• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy AND five (5) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
• Master's degree in Physical Therapy AND two (2) years of progressively independent experience as a physical therapist.
• Doctorate degree in physical therapy.
• NOTE: Individuals must be a graduate of a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited college or university.
• The CAPTE is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapy programs.
• Verification of accredited programs may be obtained from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at www.apta.org.
• Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign physical therapy programs meet the requirements if they have a full unrestricted and current license to practice physical therapy in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.