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Orthotist-Prosthetist - Supervisory

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$109K/yr - $141K/yr

1+ years exp

The VA Southern Nevada Health Care System is seeking a Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist to administer, supervise, or perform work related to providing clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients. The role involves planning and directing laboratory activities, advising medical professionals, and overseeing the purchase and repair of prosthetic devices.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Planning, developing, and directing an Orthotic-Prosthetic Laboratory and related Clinical Activities at the national, VISN or local level; with an emphasis as a consultant for clinical prosthetics and orthotics at the VISN level

Serving as an advisor to physicians, therapists and other medical professionals with regard to indications and contraindications of prosthetic and orthotic componentry, prescription criteria

Authorizing the purchase, fabrication or repair of prosthetic devices

Maintaining continuous liaison with manufacturers and dealers of prosthetic supplies, inspecting their facilities and services and participating in the award of prosthetic appliance contracts

Participating in investigative/research project studies by selecting patients as pilot wearers of newly developed prosthetic items, evaluating the usefulness of such items and compiling of data; and

Giving technical and administrative advice and assistance on prosthetic problems to other facilities

Qualification

OrthoticsProstheticsBoard CertificationRegulatory KnowledgeData AnalysisAdministrative FunctionsSupervisionEnglish Proficiency

Required

U.S. Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f)

EDUCATION: (1) A bachelor's degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program. (copy of transcript is needed) OR, (2) A bachelor's degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program. (copy of transcript is needed)

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Must be board certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC) as an orthotist, prosthetist, or orthotist/prosthetist. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Certification as a technician, pedorthist, assistant or fitter does not meet this requirement

Experience: Completion of 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower level (GS 12). GS 12 equivalent experience includes but not limited to the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA): Knowledge of regulatory requirements established by the ABC, BOC, the National Committee for Orthotic/Prosthetic 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 orthotists/prosthetists in new technologies and innovations in devices

Ability to manage and supervise employees

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 (*): Knowledge of regulatory requirements established by ABC, BOC, NCOPE, IAOP, AAOP, JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), etc., in order to provide advice to VISN management of the implementation of those requirements

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, a knowledge of the Prosthetic National Software package, CPRS, DSS and knowledge of accreditation requirements for orthotic and prosthetic laboratories and knowledge of certification requirements for clinical staff in order to develop VISN guidelines and policies, allocate resources within the VISN, and project future workload for the VISN

Ability to analyze data and provide reports using HCPC codes and other patient database information from VISN orthotic and prosthetic laboratories and to provide such reports to VISN management

Ability to serve as a consultant to orthotists/prosthetists within the VISN on emerging technologies, the most difficult and complex cases, changes in policy, etc

Ability to supervise

Candidate must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed at least 25% of the time. A Supervisory Orthotist/Prosthetist serves as the supervisor and laboratory manager for large laboratories or multiple satellite laboratories. In addition to the responsibilities described at the GS-12 level, this assignment includes serving as a VISN resource/consultant for orthotics and prosthetics; performing or overseeing testing and evaluation of design concepts; overseeing and evaluating contract orthotics and prosthetics vendors