This position falls under the Prosthetics Service Line, located at our Jamaica Plain, MA Campus. All Applicants must provide a copy of their most recent SF50, Transcripts, Resume and copy of required certification. The general responsibility of the Non-Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist is to provide the most complex clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients. Included in this series is such work as: - Treatment of all amputation levels including upper limb, hip disarticulation levels. - 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. - Giving technical and administrative advice and assistance on prosthetic problems to other facilities. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Functional Statement/FS#: Orthotist Prosthetist/ 523-F02746 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized - This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. - This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. - Selectee may be required to work at any Boston Healthcare System campus, as needed. - Candidates who meet the qualification requirements within 15 work days following the closing date of the announcement will be considered. - Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. - Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. - Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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