Overview
About the Position: This position is located at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Director of Surgery Physical Medicine and Rehab in Landstuhl, Germany.
The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), also known as Landstuhl Hospital, is a. Army post in Landstuhl, Germany, near Ramstein Air Base. It is an amalgamation of Marceau Kaserne (German: Infanterie-Kaserne) and Wilson Barracks (Kirchberg-Kaserne), which were merged on October 15, 1951. LRMC, is the only forward-stationed medical center for. & Coalition forces, Department of State personnel, and repatriated. citizens. LRMC is the largest. hospital outside the United States where it serves as the sole military medical center for more than 205,000 beneficiaries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. LRMC is a jointly staffed Army commanded 100-bed Medical Center that is strategically located near Ramstein Air Base, providing 52 medical specialties and over 46,000 outpatient visits per month. LRMC is the only American College of Surgeons verified Level III Trauma Center outside the United States. Construction is ongoing for a new hospital facility (the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement) that will replace the existing hospital. Construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2027.
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1. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
2. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances is authorized.
3. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
4. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
Responsibilities
Duties
5. Provide inpatient rehabilitation care to ICU patients, elderly individuals, and postoperative patients.
6. Provide interpretation of PT’s findings to initiate care, considering patients’ neurological, surgical, sensory, respiratory, cardiac status, gait ability, posture, age, and general health, under supervision of the PT.
7. Document information related to all patient’s care in accordance with relevant guidelines.
8. Provide instruction to patients, family members and/or other health workers to perform selected treatment procedures and functional training activities.
9. Track impact of procedure's effects on patients, long-and short-term effects of different types of therapy, and appropriateness of a specific therapy.
10. Develop and implement personalized recovery plans.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
US Citizenship required
In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (., 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 .
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing physical therapy treatment plans, instructing on physical therapy programs, or providing status reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
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Education: A half year (., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Kinesiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Exercise Science.
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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, active, valid and unrestricted license as a Physical Therapy Assistant in a state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States.
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. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a. accredited college or university.