Audiologist Jobs in Mississippi

Job Title: Staff Audiologist Job in JACKSON, MS Company: Federal Government Jobs Location: Jackson, MS Description: Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully) Department:Department Of Veterans AffairsAgency:Department of Veterans AffairsJob Announcement Number:09-309Job Title:Staff AudiologistSalary Range:67,613.00 - 87,893.00 USD /yearSeries & Grade:GS-0665-12/12Open Period:Monday, December 14, 2009 to Tuesday, December 14, 2010Position Information:Full-Time  Permanent Duty Locations:1 vacancy - Jackson, MS Who May Be Considered:Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities. Job Summary:The primary assignments for this position will initially be to provide audiology coverage for the Compensation and Pension Unit; as well as, the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic. Major Duties: The primary assignments for this position will initially be to provide audiology coverage for the Compensation and Pension Unit; as well as, the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic. The audiologist at this level conducts, plans, and coordinates all clinical and administrative aspects of a full range of services associated with contemporary audiology practice.  Clinical duties and responsibilities include direct patient care involving a full range of audiology and balance evaluation and treatment services, including the selection and fitting of hearing aids and other amplification systems and devices, aural (auditory) rehabilitation, and counseling of hearing-impaired veterans and their family.  The incumbent identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language and other acoustic signals to a full range of patient complexity.  The incumbent is responsible for planning, delivering, and monitoring the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of patient-centered treatment and rehabilitative services for patients with significant physical and psychological complicating conditions; including, but not limited to, the selection and fitting of all types of hearing aids; programming of digital hearing aids; issuance of hearing protection devices for prevention of acoustic trauma for those individuals working in a noisy environment; selection and fitting of assistive devices and assistive listening devices such as personal and FM amplifiers, telephone amplifiers, radio or TV magnetic induction devices for special communication problems; and inspection, modification, and repair of amplification devices and ear molds.  Incumbent plans, conducts and coordinates auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus, and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients; designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning; and designs, monitors, and conducts a comprehensive hearing conservation  program for employees at risk for noise exposure.  The incumbent will be responsible for supervising, evaluating, mentoring and perception student trainees in audiology and maintained a liaison with affiliated colleges and universities.  Incumbent will complete all documentation in accordance with facility policy.Qualifications: SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:  Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower graded level.  Specialized experience is experience in the rating factors that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled.  Experience will be evaluated based on the rating factors below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS:  For AUDIOLOGIST positions, master's degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of audiology with approved clinical practice.  Applicants who meet the basic requirements fully qualify for GS-11 levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualify experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. a.       CITIZENSHIP:  Citizen of the United States (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part). b.      EDUCATION:  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 accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). c.       LICENSURE:  For those grades that require licensure (GS-12 and above), within 2 years of initial appointment under this standard the incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.  A staff audiologist who fails to obtain licensure within 2 years of initial appointment under this standard will be terminated. NOTE:  Beginning on January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language pathology of ASHA will accredit only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science.   NOTE:  The audiologist must maintain full, current, and unrestricted licensure/registration. (1)   Non-licensed audiologists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate audiologist under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 (a)(1)(D).  Failure to obtain licensure during appointment as a graduate audiologist is justification for termination of the temporary appointment.  Individuals appointed as graduate audiologists may not be promoted to the GS-12 level without being fully licensed.  This may result in termination of employment. (2)   LOSS OF CREDENTIAL:  An employee in this occupation who fails to obtain licensure/certificate/registration within the required time frame, or who fails to maintain the required licensure/certification/registration must be removed from the occupation, which may also result in termination of employment. EDUCATION NOTE:  Education must be from an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualification (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).  Therefore, applicants must report only atendence and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting insitutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.  All education claimed will be verified accordingly by the appointing agency.You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.You must have a certification, licensure, or registration credentials in Licensure for this position. In some cases, these may be substituted for experience and education.How You Will Be Evaluated: You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledges, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined below. When describing your knowledges, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc. 1.      Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and treatment of auditory and balance disorders. 2.      Ability to conduct assessments and provide treatment interventions independently. 3.      Ability to perform functions associated with contemporary audiology scope of practice. 4.      Advanced skill t