Audiologist-Audiology and Speech Pathology Service

Audiologist-Audiology and Speech Phology Service Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA Boston Healthcare System Summary This Audiologist position is loced within Audiology and Speech Phology Service Services the Jamaica Plains, MA campus. This position is full-time 40 hours per week. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 07/02/2025 Salary $83,742 - $130,488 per year Salary Range is GS 11 Step 01 to GS 12 Step 10 Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jamaica Plain, MA Remote job No Telework eligible YesAd Hoc as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTD-12748734-25-DM Control number 838950900 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Current permanent employees of the Veterans Health Administrion including permanent Veterans Canteen Service employees, current permanent full-time Hybrid Title 38 and permanent full-time Title 38 employees Videos Duties This Audiologist position is in the Audiology and Speech Phology Service, the VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plains, MA campus. The duties and responsibilities are carried throughout the medical center including all clinical and other pient care areas involved with the service. The audiologist this level plans, conducts, and coordines all aspects of diagnostic evaluion and trement of hearing impairment and/or balance disorders. Major duties include, but are not limited to : Conducts, plans, and coordines all clinical and administrive aspects of a full range of services associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice; Direct pient care involving a full range of audiology evaluion and trement services, including the selection and fitting of hearing aids and other amplificion systems and devices, aural (auditory) rehabilition, tinnitus management, vestibular evaluion, Electrophysiology, Tele-audiology and counseling of hearing-impaired Veterans and their family; Identifies and evalues individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language and other acoustic signals to a full range of pient complexity; Responsible for conducting compension and pension (C&P) examinions and/or medical opinions (MO) upon request counsel Veterans and their families, and other persons responsible for his/her care, about the nure, degree, and effect of hearing impairment and trement options; Serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases and is a recognized subject mter expert; Responsible for supervising, evaluing, mentoring, and precepting student trainees in audiology and maintaining a liaison with affilied colleges and universities through the Audiology and Speech Phology Educion Coordinor; Responsible for the proper maintenance and daily calibrion of the specialized electro-acoustic instrumention; May perform ancillary assignments as directed, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of the work is not substantial less than 25% of their time. Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible :Maybe authorized manager's discretion Telework : Ad-hoc manager's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : PDF00231 and PDF00233 Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized Fi nancial Disclosure Report: Not required PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. The incumbent may be required to travel to other Boston VA campuses and CBOC's. Narrive responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hire until all requirements are met. BASIC REQUIREMENTS : Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United Stes (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7407(a). Educion. (1) Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from an audiology program recognized by the Council on Academic Accredition (CAA) of the American Speech Language-Hearing Associion (ASHA). The CAA is the only accredition agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition to accredit entry-level audiology programs. HR office staff and management officials may verify the program accredited from CAA www.caa.asha.org. OR , (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the USDE. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech Language Phology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology. Licensure. Individuals must hold a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. English Language Proficiency. Audiologist candides must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). GRADE DETERMINATIONS : Audiologist, GS-11. Educion. None beyond the basic requirements. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the basic requirements, the candide must demonstre all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and trement of auditory and balance disorders. (b) Ability to perform functions associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice as defined by the American Academy of Audiology or the ASHA. (c) Ability to interact with pients, families and other health care professionals. Audiologist, GS-12. Experience. In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level is required. Licensure. Must hold a full, current and unrestricted license to practice Audiology the Doctoral level. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the KSAs required the full performance level, the following KSAs are required: (a) Skill in determining nure, type and severity of hearing/communicion /vestibular disorders. (b) Skill in counseling pients and family members regarding management of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders. (c) Ability to provide professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals. (d) Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic trements to the full range of pient populions. References: . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : The work involves walking, standing, bending, stooping, carrying of light items, sitting, assisting pients in transferring from various devices (chair, wheelchair, etc.), and pushing pient in their manual wheelchair. Additionally, the incumbent is required to work various computer workstions to complete documention. The work is performed in an office/clinical setting th include audiometric testing booths, hearing aid fitting rooms, hearing aid modificion and repair lab, conference rooms and general office areas. Occasionally, travel may be required between the VA Boston HCS locions and CBOC clinics for meetings, trainings and clinical staffing coverage. Educion Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Resume Reminder: Your resume must include the following informion each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time (include hours worked per week) Please be aware th your answers well be verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Note: SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action. Current Federal employees, an SF-50 showing your grade & step must be submitted with your applicion merials. Award 50's do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying grade & step. Examples of approprie SF-50's include: Within grade increases the highest grade held Promotions with an effective de more than one year old SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/02/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Diane McClure Phone Address VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Resume Reminder: Your resume must include the following informion each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time (include hours worked per week) Please be aware th your answers well be verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Note: SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action. Current Federal employees, an SF-50 showing your grade & step must be submitted with your applicion merials. Award 50's do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying grade & step. Examples of approprie SF-50's include: Within grade increases the highest grade held Promotions with an effective de more than one year old SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/02/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Diane McClure Phone Address VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the . NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 07/02/2025 Salary $83,742 - $130,488 per year Salary Range is GS 11 Step 01 to GS 12 Step 10 Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jamaica Plain, MA Remote job No Telework eligible YesAd Hoc as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTD-12748734-25-DM Control number 838950900 .,

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