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Hours Full-time
Location Tucson, AZ
Tucson, Arizona

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The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) is offering an exceptional opportunity for Full-Time Supervisory Orthotist/Prosthetist to join our winning team.      This position is located at the main campus of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and is aligned under the Prosthetic and Sensory Aid Service.  The general responsibilities of the Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist are to administer, supervise, or perform work concerned with providing clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients. Included in this series is such work as: Planning, developing, and directing an Orthotic-Prosthetic Laboratory and related Clinical Activities at the national, VISN or local level;Serving as an advisor to physicians, therapists and other medical professionals with regard to indications and contraindications of prosthetic and orthotic componentry, prescription criteriaAuthorizing 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. Work Schedule: Monday Thru Friday 8:00 am  to 4:30 pm RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicant. Basic Requirements:   U.S. citizenship:  Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.Education: A bachelor's degree or higher in orthotics and prosthetics from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program.ORA bachelor's degree or higher in any major along with a post-graduate orthotics or prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP accredited program.Board Certification: Candidates 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. English Language Proficiency: Orthotists, prosthetists, or orthotist/prosthetists must be proficient in spoken and written as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402 (d)   Offering competitive salary and benefits, including… * 10 Holidays * Many Health Plan options * Vision and Dental plans      * Federal Retirement                                             Salary: $72,544 to $94,310 per year The Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Arizona Daily Star. Keywords: Orthotist and Prosthetist, Location: Tucson, AZ - 85726