OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH (OSH) COMPLIANCE OFFICER II (I)
State of Hawaii
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Posted: February 6, 2026 (4 days ago)
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Salary
$47,406 - $61,628
per year
Type
Closes
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GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as an occupational therapy assistant at a military health clinic in Hawaii, where you'll help patients recover by carrying out treatment plans, using therapy tools, and guiding them through rehabilitation exercises.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in therapy support who enjoys motivating people and working in a structured medical environment.
The role supports active-duty military personnel and their families, offering a chance to contribute to national defense health services.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience implementing occupational therapy treatment plans and reporting on patients, or equivalent graduate education (9 semester hours) in occupational therapy
- Ability to develop and administer treatment programs using modalities like ultrasound, phonophoresis, electric stimulation, and splinting
- Skills in providing patient instruction, education, motivation, and supervision during therapy and rehabilitation
- Experience making recommendations for additional services and maintaining safe, orderly treatment areas
- U.S. citizenship required for this direct hire position at GS-5 level
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work, that demonstrates therapy assistance capabilities
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at the Desmond T Doss Health Clinic Occupational Therapy Service Department on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and or Experience:requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing occupational therapy treatment plans and reporting on occupational therapy patients.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Occupational Therapy OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9.
Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
- Develop a treatment program according to the established goals in the treatment plan.
- Administer full range of occupational therapy modalities such as ultrasound, phonophoresis, electric stimulation and splinting.
- Provide instruction, education and motivation to patients.
- Make recommendations regarding additional services.
- Provide guidance and supervision to patients during clinic treatment and rehabilitation process.
- Maintain treatment areas, administrative areas and personal spaces in a safe and orderly manner.
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