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OrthotistProsthetist Advanced Practitioner
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Health Administration
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Summary --------------------------------
The general responsibility of the Non-Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist with the Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System NWIHCS Orthotics Prosthetics Pedorthics Clinical Service OPPCS is to provide the most complex clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients.
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Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 03032026 to 06012026 Salary Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locations Grand Island NE 1 vacancy Omaha NE 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50 or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family Series 0667 Orthotist And Prosthetist Supervisory status No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive NS Low Risk Trust determination process Credentialing Suitability Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No Announcement number CBSY-12900892-26-JE Control number 859677800
Duties --------------------------------
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care you will operate in a model with three core elements seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veterans community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration VHA Mission Statement to Honor Americas Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Major duties include but are not limited to:
Requirements --------------------------------
Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12311959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to backgroundsecurity investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable forms of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements httpswww.uscis.govi-9-centralform-i-9-acceptable-documents. Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel HCP.
Qualifications --------------------------------
Help Basic Requirements United States Citizenship Citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 section A paragraph 3g this part. Education 1 A bachelors degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CAAHEP accredited program. OR 2 A bachelors degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program. Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign degree programs must have proof of a minimum of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university or foreign equivalent as verified through an independent credential evaluation company with a specialization in orthotics and prosthetics. Board Certification. Candidates must be board certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics ABC or the Board for OrthotistProsthetist Certification BOC as an orthotist prosthetist or orthotistprosthetist. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying bodys requirements for continuing education. English Language Proficiency. Orthotists prosthetists or orthotistprosthetists must be proficient in spoken and written as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402d. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria. Grade Determinations GS-12 Experience. Completion of 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as an orthotistprosthetist functioning as a full member of the clinical team which includes significant involvement in treatment plan development for the most complex types of conditions. Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSA and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment- specific KSAs designated by an asterisk 1. Knowledge of regulatory requirements established by the ABC BOC the National Committee for OrthoticProsthetic Education NCOPE the International Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists IAOP the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists AAOP Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO etc. Knowledge of administrative functions including budget development and management inventory management space and workload planning as well as knowledge of the National Prosthetic Patient Database NPPD knowledge of the Prosthetic National Software PNS package Decision Support System DSS and knowledge of accreditation requirements for orthotic and prosthetic laboratories and certification requirements for individuals. Ability to analyze data and provide reports using CPRS Vista DSS HCPCS codes and other patient database information. Ability to provide training to orthotistsprosthetists in new technologies and innovations in devices. Advanced Practitioner The orthotistprosthetist assignment at this level is intended for smaller independent laboratories. In addition to functions typical of the GS-11 grade level the assignment involves responsibility for assuring the accreditation of the laboratory regulation compliance and a variety of administrative duties such as developing a budget managing inventory and resources overseeing contract employees planning the orthotics and prosthetics clinical schedule conducting site surveys of commercial vendors devising short and long range goals in accordance with local VISN and VHA Central Office direction and conducting quality assurance activities etc. The orthotistprosthetist communicates and interacts with physicians allied health professionals patients and caregivers in various interdisciplinary clinical settings rehabilitation medicine orthopedics neurosurgery vascular care podiatry oncology etc. as a subject matter expert to develop the OP treatment plan. The work includes complex patient analyses in accordance with established procedures for patients with unusual conditions multiple complex conditions interrelated conditions etc. assessment of the patient for indicationscontra-indications and discussion of the assessment with the physicianrequesting provider for the purpose of developing the overall treatment plan with considerable influence in the development of that plan consideration of new and emerging technologies in designing unique or innovative devices to accommodate or treat a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications. The orthotistprosthetist at this level is expected to recognize physical abnormalities deviations and complicating conditions with potentially life threatening implications.
Preferred Experience -------------------
Certified Prosthetist Orthotist. Ability to evaluate and treat patients requiring complex orthotic or prosthetic devices.
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For more information on this qualification standard please visit httpswww.va.govohrmQualificationStandards.
Physical Requirements -------------------
You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part