Supervisory Audiologist
Duties include but not limited to:
Provides orientation/training of medical staff. Assists in orientation and training of new staff. Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals. Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks, and other literature and in-service programs. Provides patient and family education including informed consent. Develops, organizes, directs, manages, supervises, controls, and implements policies and procedures in focused clinical programs. Plans, assesses, and evaluates programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivery within the Health Care Center Audiology Service and the overall delivery of health care. Exercises supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work, assigning work to employees, accepting, amending or rejecting completed work, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met, appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings, assigning delineated clinical privileges, approving leave, and effecting disciplinary measures. Responsible for the supervision, administrative management and direction of the audiology service at the Health Care Center. Responsible for provision of the full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to patients of all ages and all communicative and cognitive levels. Works independently in exercising clinical judgment in dealing with complex clinical decisions and daily problems. Coordinates with other disciplines concerning total patient care using professional knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, principles, and methodology. Uses ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 8:
00 a.m. - 4:
30 p.m. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2019. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university is required. Accredited means a college or university accredited by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) and/or the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Effective January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science. For GS - 12 and above, incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Candidates selected for employment will be required to pass a physical examination. Proficient in spoken and written English as required by VA Policy. Preferred
Experience:
None GS 13 Grade Determinations:
Completion of 1 year of professional experience to the next lower grade level (GS-12) directly related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at this level. Assignments. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Generally, non-supervisory assignments at this grade level require the knowledge, skills, and competencies normally acquired through a doctoral training program. Audiologists at this grade may be appointed to one of the following assignments:
Supervisory Audiologist:
Supervisory audiologists exercise supervision, administrative management and direction of the audiology program in a unified audiology and speech language pathology service or equivalent service level department. They have responsibility for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists depending on grade level. Supervisory audiologists develop, organize, direct, manage, supervise, control, and implement policies and procedures in focused clinical programs. They plan, assess, and evaluate programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care. They make decisions that affect staff and other resources associated with the section and are made with wide latitude of control and independent judgment. They exercise supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work; assigning work to employees; accepting, amending or rejecting completed work; assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met; appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings; but exercise less authority than service chiefs. The following KSAs are required:
1. Ability to balance responsibilities and to work with great autonomy; 2. Ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions. 3. Ability to analyze and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section. 4. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. 5. Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in a professional area, and to guide the section staff in applying these tools; 6. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient section operation. 7. Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution. 8. Skill in the application and analysis of scientific and clinical literature in a professional area. References:
VA Handbook 5005, Qualification Standards:
Audiologist, Appendix G-29.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting and carrying (up to 15 lbs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking & standing (up to 3 hours); Near vision correctable at 13 to 15 to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted); Emotional & mental stability. Pre-screening physical will be required of selected candidate.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Provides orientation/training of medical staff. Assists in orientation and training of new staff. Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals. Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks, and other literature and in-service programs. Provides patient and family education including informed consent. Develops, organizes, directs, manages, supervises, controls, and implements policies and procedures in focused clinical programs. Plans, assesses, and evaluates programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivery within the Health Care Center Audiology Service and the overall delivery of health care. Exercises supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work, assigning work to employees, accepting, amending or rejecting completed work, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met, appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings, assigning delineated clinical privileges, approving leave, and effecting disciplinary measures. Responsible for the supervision, administrative management and direction of the audiology service at the Health Care Center. Responsible for provision of the full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to patients of all ages and all communicative and cognitive levels. Works independently in exercising clinical judgment in dealing with complex clinical decisions and daily problems. Coordinates with other disciplines concerning total patient care using professional knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, principles, and methodology. Uses ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 8:
00 a.m. - 4:
30 p.m. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2019. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university is required. Accredited means a college or university accredited by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) and/or the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Effective January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science. For GS - 12 and above, incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Candidates selected for employment will be required to pass a physical examination. Proficient in spoken and written English as required by VA Policy. Preferred
Experience:
None GS 13 Grade Determinations:
Completion of 1 year of professional experience to the next lower grade level (GS-12) directly related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at this level. Assignments. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Generally, non-supervisory assignments at this grade level require the knowledge, skills, and competencies normally acquired through a doctoral training program. Audiologists at this grade may be appointed to one of the following assignments:
Supervisory Audiologist:
Supervisory audiologists exercise supervision, administrative management and direction of the audiology program in a unified audiology and speech language pathology service or equivalent service level department. They have responsibility for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists depending on grade level. Supervisory audiologists develop, organize, direct, manage, supervise, control, and implement policies and procedures in focused clinical programs. They plan, assess, and evaluate programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care. They make decisions that affect staff and other resources associated with the section and are made with wide latitude of control and independent judgment. They exercise supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work; assigning work to employees; accepting, amending or rejecting completed work; assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met; appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings; but exercise less authority than service chiefs. The following KSAs are required:
1. Ability to balance responsibilities and to work with great autonomy; 2. Ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions. 3. Ability to analyze and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section. 4. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. 5. Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in a professional area, and to guide the section staff in applying these tools; 6. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient section operation. 7. Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution. 8. Skill in the application and analysis of scientific and clinical literature in a professional area. References:
VA Handbook 5005, Qualification Standards:
Audiologist, Appendix G-29.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting and carrying (up to 15 lbs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking & standing (up to 3 hours); Near vision correctable at 13 to 15 to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted); Emotional & mental stability. Pre-screening physical will be required of selected candidate.
- Department:
0665 Speech Pathology And Audiology - Salary Range:
$88,704 to $115,313 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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