The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) Guardian Resilience Team (GRT) at Kirtland Air Force Base is searching for a Physical Therapist (NH-0633-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:
The incumbent will serve as a Physical Therapist on one of the Space Force's embedded health and human performance teams, the Guardian Resilience Team (GRT). The incumbent is also the unit's musculoskeletal subject-matter expert, providing a range of services related to musculoskeletal health, injury-risk mitigation, and comprehensive human performance to Space Force operational personnel. These services include but are not limited to limited-scope care in the operational area(s); injury-risk reduction screening and education; human performance education and training; promoting regular physical activity; sound nutritional advice; ergonomic assessments; treatment plans and referrals; and return-to-duty bridge programs.

The incumbent assists in program management and contributes to and assists in leading Holistic Health Assessment (HHA) action plans across the area of responsibility. The incumbent collaborates with the GRT Strength and Conditioning Specialist to form the GRT Sports Medicine Team. Together, they provide subject matter expertise on all topics covering optimal human performance and injury risk mitigation and provide education and training to unit physical training leaders, unit leadership, and other relevant human performance stakeholders. The incumbent will assist across programs in implementing prevention events and training/education and leveraging approaches that increase efficiencies and buy-in with Service members and civilians. The incumbent will actively collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify collective goals, intended outcomes, needs analyses, and optimal methods to optimize and maintain Guardian performance, readiness, and resilience within the concepts and tenets of the HHA.

The ideal candidate will possess, at a minimum, a master's degree in physical therapy, with a Doctorate preferred, and at least three years of experience. This candidate must also have experience directly supervising or mentoring individuals.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Professional knowledge of operational concepts and missions sufficient to understand, plan, deliver and evaluate/analyze physical requirements and how rehabilitative and injury-risk reduction strategies can affect mission readiness and capabilities.
2. Knowledge of planning, implementation, and assessment techniques and principles as they apply to physical therapy/human performance programming and education, sufficient to serve as training resource advisor/consultant.
3. Knowledge and experience in the specialty of Lifestyle Medicine, its foundations, and application as primary modality to prevent, treat and often reverse chronic disease.
4. Knowledge and skill in using state-of-the-art computer-based software and other instructional/evaluative material, wearable technology, current and highly specialized human performance/rehabilitative equipment, facility recommendations and practices, training aids and devices applicable to program objectives, training effectiveness, and efficiency.
5. Knowledge of medical conditions and terminology as well as of human behavior change theories, motivational strategies, and counseling techniques to resolve the most difficult problems associated with uncooperative or unmotivated Guardians necessary for rehabilitation.
6. Skill in data analysis, fact finding, problem analysis, problem resolutions, and development of concrete action plans to solve problems.
7. Skill in written and oral communication to advise, counsel, influence and make recommendations to management officials concerning medical, health, and administrative aspects of the Human Performance and Holistic Health Assessment.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Incentive is authorized.
• PCS is authorized and paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• This position must have a working knowledge of government policy and regulations associated with safeguarding PII and HIPAA information.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY).
• This position is onsite and not eligible for remote work.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Qualifications

The 0633 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. In addition to the above requirements, you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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