Physical Therapist

Physical therapists in the 0633 series at the Department of Veterans Affairs evaluate and treat veterans across inpatient, outpatient, home-based and rehabilitation settings, and clinical specialists, program directors and service chiefs lead those programs within a medical center’s physical medicine and rehabilitation service.

Recent listings have included physical therapy clinical specialists, a physical therapist, a home based primary care assistant program director who is a physical therapist and a physical therapist serving as service chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation, all in the Veterans Health Administration.

Applying tip: VA physical therapists are hired under hybrid Title 38 authority, which means qualifications are set by VA’s own standard rather than OPM’s: a degree from an accredited physical therapy program, a full, current and unrestricted license in any state and English proficiency, with grade determined by a professional standards board rather than by the usual GS crediting. Our federal benefits guide helps compare the VA package with private practice.