Blind Rehabilitation Specialist

The Blind Rehabilitation Specialist provides individualized rehabilitation services to Veterans with visual impairments, supporting their independence, safety, and quality of life. The incumbent conducts assessments, designs training plans, delivers instruction, and collaborates closely with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.

Responsibilities: The major duties of this position include, but are not limited to: - Conduct assessments of veterans' backgrounds, interests, goals, motivation, and training needs to support individualized rehabilitation planning. - Evaluate veterans' safety practices and confidence in performing daily living activities and identify areas requiring instruction, modified techniques, or adaptive equipment. - Assess functional abilities and progress in finger dexterity, tactile perception, hand-eye and bi-manual coordination, hand-foot coordination, memory for task sequencing, and development of constructive imagination. - Utilize, maintain, and troubleshoot assistive technologies including electronic travel aids, computer-assisted devices, speech output/input systems, and Braille technologies to enhance independence. - Identify visual and non-visual barriers contributing to activity limitations, participation restrictions, psychological distress, and loss of vocational or avocational opportunities; recommend appropriate interventions. - Participate in cross-training across additional blind rehabilitation disciplines to support program workload needs and align with veterans' individualized rehabilitation goals. - Serve as team coordinator for assigned veterans, developing, implementing, and monitoring individualized interdisciplinary rehabilitation care plans in collaboration with the veteran and the full rehabilitation team. - Document assessments, training progress, interventions, and care plan updates in accordance with VA policy and regulatory requirements. - Provide education, training, and support to veterans and caregivers related to adaptive skills, assistive technology, and rehabilitation strategies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Functional Statement #: 62055F/62056F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorize

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).