Supervisory Audiologist

This position is in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service affiliated with the Hampton VA Healthcare System. The clinical duties and responsibilities and administrative duties are carried out across various facilities including the Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) main campus and Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) locations.

Duties Include, but are not limited: Conducts a full range of audiological evaluations to determine the type and degree of hearing loss Determines patients' need for amplification, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplification, and determines need for and type of rehabilitation and counseling of veterans with hearing loss and their families. Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures to address focused clinical needs and the overall services delivered and provided and complete documentation in accordance with the Joint Commission and service policies. Ability to use professional knowledge effectively and must possess initiative, tact, resourcefulness, and good judgement in exercising authority. Provides for the essential functions such as ensuring timely and appropriate consult management, supervise treatments, provides oversight of key clinical and training programs, including technical oversight of the Audiologists. CLINICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for identifying and evaluating individuals with auditory disorders that impact the reception and perception of speech and other acoustic signals. Administers the full range of behavioral and physiological tests such as those that assess auditory brainstem function, otoacoustic emissions, acoustic immittance, and all other testing to assist with the evaluation of the type and degree of hearing loss for adult patients of all ages. ADMINISTRATIVE Responsible for ensuring that work assignments of all members of the clinical team are carried out by performing a range of duties. These duties encompass 20% of the incumbent's time and are as follows: Manage assigned personnel ceiling, distributing personnel resources to achieve efficient and effective delivery of Audiology services across all sites of care; Initiates and monitors corrective action plans when efficiency and or effective delivery of care is reduced or when access is outside of policy. Plans are submitted to supervisor for approval and to keep higher level management apprised of needed adjustments and progress Work Schedule: Full Time; 8:00a-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc only Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. 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 dentification 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). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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