Chiropractor

This announcement is set to close once 30 applications have been received or on November 16th, 2026 whichever comes first. Every patient has a story. Every treatment can make a difference. Join VA as a Chiropractor and help Veterans move better, feel better, and live better through evidence-based care. Discover a career where clinical excellence, collaboration, and purpose come together to create lasting impact. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Join a team dedicated to restoring function, improving quality of life, and helping Veterans live healthier, more active lives. As a VA Chiropractor, you will assess and manage complex musculoskeletal conditions through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and hands-on treatment. You'll provide chiropractic manipulative therapy and other evidence-based interventions, order diagnostic imaging studies, collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, and guide patients in achieving lasting results through movement, exercise, ergonomic modifications, and lifestyle-focused care. This role offers the opportunity to practice at the top of your profession while delivering exceptional care to our nation's Veterans. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: NOT AVAILABLE Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. Education: Degree of Doctor of Chiropractic, or its equivalent, resulting from a course of education in chiropractic. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools or colleges approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: (1) United States schools or colleges of chiropractic listed as accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, at http://www.cce-usa.org/, or equivalent agency, in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed. (2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure. License or Registration: Doctor of Chiropractic (Except Residents): Current, full and unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. The facility Director may waive this requirement if the doctor of chiropractic is to serve in a country other than the United States and the doctor of chiropractic has licensure in that country. Residents. Licensure in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia before completion of the first year of a VA residency. Unlicensed residents must meet any registration or other equivalent requirements established for chiropractic residents of non-VA facilities or chiropractic clinics with which the VA facility is affiliated for training purposes during the first year of VA residency. Physical Standards: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Occupational Health. English Language Proficiency: Doctors of chiropractic appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d). Preferred Experience: Previous experience treating patients in an outpatient clinical setting is preferred, particularly within an interdisciplinary medical team. Work with Veterans: Experience providing care to Veterans or in a VA/DoD, public, or community health system setting is highly valued. Manual/Manipulative Therapy: Demonstrated expertise in spinal and extremity manipulative therapy, and evidence-based chiropractic techniques. Chronic Pain Management: Experience managing complex musculoskeletal pain, including the use of non-pharmacologic pain management methods. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Experience collaborating with primary care, physical therapy, pain management, and behavioral health professionals. Electronic Health Records (EHR): Experience with computerized documentation and electronic health records. Grade Determinations: Full Grade. A doctor of chiropractic at the Full grade meets the requirements for Associate grade and the following: (1) Two years of full-time chiropractic practice or its equivalent. One year of fulltime post-graduate residency specialty training from a chiropractic school or college by the Council on Chiropractic Education, or equivalent agency approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is acceptable in lieu of the 2 years of practice (2) demonstrated the professional competence and performance necessary to provide independently the full range of clinical diagnosis and chiropractic treatment for the most prevalent neuro-musculoskeletal conditions including subluxation complex. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work consists of light carrying, under 15 pounds, walking 6 hours, standing 7 hours, using fingers and both hands, working closely with others All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. 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. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. 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). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. (Please do not submit a copy of your license within your application package.) Education: Degree of doctor of chiropractic, or its equivalent, resulting from a course of education in chiropractic. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools or colleges approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: (1) United States schools or colleges of chiropractic listed as accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, at http://www.cce-usa.org/, or equivalent agency, in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed. (2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or in the District of Columbia as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure.