Audiologist

Audiologist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/07/2025 to 07/17/2025 Salary $127,693 - $166,008 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You expected to travel for this position to CBOCs Fairfield (Travis AFB) and Yountville (Ste Veteran's Home). Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None 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 CBSW-12750221-25-AM Control number 840197000 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All US Citizens Videos Duties Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: In addition to clinical duties of a staff audiologist the full practice level, incumbent provides pient care within the VANCHCS Tele Audiology program with responsibilities including: Demonstre advanced knowledge of contemporary audiology practices; Perform under the general direction of the Tele Audiology Section chief with in-depth understanding of telehealth principles, practices and applicion of telehealth to audiology practices; Works toward accomplishing tele Audiology program goals. Provide input for annual competency assessments for the Tele Audiology technicians for which the clinician works with regularly; Communices regularly and effectively with Tele Audiology team; Updes and advised tele Audiology Section Chief and administrive staff of Tele Audiology clinic appointment access issues , such as clinic delays, cancellions, and reschedules; Provides out pient appointments consistent with scheduling directives and documention requirements; Maintains professional relionships with distant pient site primary care and specialty clinics to facilite smooth transition for Veterans when additional medical evaluion or trement is recommended; Responsible for set-up and maintenance of Tele audiology equipment, hearing aid programming software, and other reled items all telehealth locions for which clinicians work with regularly. Work Schedule : 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework : Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 03580F Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Susan Bringel ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. 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. 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 hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements : United Stes Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Dental assistants must be proficient in spoken and written English. Educion and/or Experience : Educion: (1) Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program recognized by the Accredition Commission for Audiology Educion (ACAE) or Council on Academic Accredition (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associion (ASHA). OR (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech Language Phology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology. Foreign Educion. To be creditable, educion completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a prive organizion specializing in the interpretion of foreign educional credentials. Such educion must have been deemed least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. programs. 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. All audiologists who perform compension and pension examinions perform direct pient care duties and must possess a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology and must meet the experience requirements under Section 2. D. See 38 C.F.R. 4.85.May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). Grandfhering Provision. All individuals employed in VHA in this occupional series or in another occupional series performing the duties described in the qualificion standard on the effective de of the qualificion standard are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade held, including positive educion and licensure. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements of this standard but previously met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) Audiologists may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level or changed to a lower grade within the occupion, but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2) Audiologists who are converted to title 38 hybrid stus under this provision and subsequently leave the occupion lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of re-entry to the occupion. (3) Audiologists who are appointed temporarily prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they meet the basic requirements of the standard. (4) Audiologists initially grandfhered into this occupion, who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or licensure/certificion/registrion th meet all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard, must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion. Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for appointments grade levels specified. Audiologist, GS-12. (1) Experience. In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level. (2) 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. Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service Educion IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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: Resume REQUIRED - Resume Must include the following informion for each job listed: 1. Job title 2. Duties (be as detailed as possible) 3. Month & Year start/end des (e.g. June 2017 to April 2019) 4. Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week) 5. Your resume must also demonstre th you meet the KSAs listed for the occupion and grade which you qualify. Professional Certificion: Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Transcript - Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program or Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please . 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 07/17/2025 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 Alina Martinez Phone Address VA Northern California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way Mher, CA 95655 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: Resume REQUIRED - Resume Must include the following informion for each job listed: 1. Job title 2. Duties (be as detailed as possible) 3. Month & Year start/end des (e.g. June 2017 to April 2019) 4. Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week) 5. Your resume must also demonstre th you meet the KSAs listed for the occupion and grade which you qualify. Professional Certificion: Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Transcript - Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program or Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please . 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 07/17/2025 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 Alina Martinez Phone Address VA Northern California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way Mher, CA 95655 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 07/07/2025 to 07/17/2025 Salary $127,693 - $166,008 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You expected to travel for this position to CBOCs Fairfield (Travis AFB) and Yountville (Ste Veteran's Home). Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None 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 CBSW-12750221-25-AM Control number 840197000 .,

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