Audiologist

Audiologist

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administrion

Southeast VA Health Care Clinic

Summary

The Phoenix VA HCS is seeking a dynamic Audiologist to join our Audiology and Speech Phology team in Gilbert, AZ! The Audiologist conducts and coordines all aspects of diagnostic evaluion and trement of hearing impairment and/or tinnitus.. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the Community Based Outpient Clinic including all clinical and pient care areas involved with the service.

Summary

The Phoenix VA HCS is seeking a dynamic Audiologist to join our Audiology and Speech Phology team in Gilbert, AZ! The Audiologist conducts and coordines all aspects of diagnostic evaluion and trement of hearing impairment and/or tinnitus.. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the Community Based Outpient Clinic including all clinical and pient care areas involved with the service.

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

08/07/2025 to 08/18/2025

Salary

$77,343 to - $120,518 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 11 - 12

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Gilbert, AZ

1 vacancy

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yesas determined by the agency policy (Ad-Hoc).

Travel Required

Not required

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Promotion potential

12

Job family (Series)

0665 Speech Phology And Audiology

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Other

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determinion process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

Yes

Announcement number

CBSX-12776920-25-TM

Control number

842454600

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.

Clarificion from the agency

This job is open to current permanent VA employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies and all US Citizens.

Area of Considerion: Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order:

1. Current permanent VA employees

2. Current Permanent Federal employees of other agencies.

3. All other applicants.

Note: Veterans' Preference is not applicable to VA employees or other Federal agencies but applied to all other applicants.

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The Audiologist conducts, plans, and coordines all clinical, and administrive aspects of a full range of services associed with contemporary Audiology practices. The Audiologist the full performance level (GS-12) conducts a full range of audiological evaluions to determine the type and degree of hearing loss, determines pients' need for amplificion, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplificion, and determines need for and type of rehabilition and counseling of veterans with hearing loss and their families.

The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Identifies and evalues individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals.

Administers the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, tinnitus; evalues the type and degree of hearing loss.

Responsible for direct hearing health services of a remedial and preventive nure.

Counsels pients and family members regarding management of hearing communicion, and vestibular disorders.

Planning, delivering, and monitoring the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of pient-centered trement and rehabilitive services for pients with significant physical and psychological complicing conditions occasionally impacting consistent and reliable reaction to diagnostics.

Designs pient-centered trement plans to assist pient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greest extent possible physical and social functioning.

Proper maintenance and calibrion of the specialized electroacoustic instrumention.

Responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment, resolving most of the conflicts th arise, coordining the work with others as necessary and interpreting policy on own initiive in terms of established objectives.

Provides professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals.

Responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment, resolving most of the conflicts th arise, coordining the work with others as necessary and interpreting policy on own initiive in terms of established objectives.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. work schedule, but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.

Compressed/Flexible :May be available for highly qualified candide service discretion.

Telework : Available (Ad-Hoc).

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized.

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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 trial 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. Audiologist candides must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).

Educion. 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, Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the USDE. (A copy of transcripts with conferred of degree de must be submitted with applicion package.)

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. Non-licensed audiologists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure may be given a temporary appointment as a gradue audiologist the GS-11 grade under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2) for a period not to exceed two years from the de of employment on the condition th these audiologists provide care only under the supervision of fully licensed audiologists. Individuals appointed as gradue audiologists may not be promoted to the GS-12 level without being fully licensed. (A copy of valid current license is required if applying for position GS-12 level.)

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).

Grade Determinions :

GS-11 Audiologist Qualificions: The basic requirements, and in addition the candide must demonstre all of the following KSAs:

Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and trement of auditory and balance disorders.

Ability to perform functions associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice as defined by the American Academy of Audiology or the ASHA.

Ability to interact with pients, families and other health care professionals.

Assignment. Employees this grade level serve in audiologist entry-level developmental positions. Audiologists perform audiology assessment and trement intervention, exercise clinical judgment, adapt clinical procedures and techniques and document in the medical record approprie informion reled to pient care.

GS-12 Audiologist Experience: In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level ( GS-11 ). In addition to the KSAs required the full performance level, the following KSAs are required:

Skill in determining nure, type and severity of hearing/communicion /vestibular disorders.

Skill in counseling pients and family members regarding management of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders.

Ability to provide professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals.

Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic trements to the full range of pient populions.

Assignment. This is the full performance level for staff audiologists. At this level, audiologists are licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as approprie. Audiologists serve as consultants to other health care professionals and are recognized subject mter experts (SME) on mters reled to hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting, such as inpient or outpient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilition medicine, gerirics, compension and pension. Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, tre auditory disorders through a various modalities and provide adjunctive interventions for the trement of medical disorders. Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various pient care issues. Staff audiologists may be involved in program evaluion, teaching, training and research activities. Among the modalities provided are individual, family and group audiologic rehabilition.

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 in the range of GS-11 to GS-12.

Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking; standing; near vision correctable 13" to 16"; hearing(aid permitted).

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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

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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 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 VA for Vets 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.

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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 Learn more about federal benefits .

Review our benefits

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.

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Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

Cover Letter

Resume

Transcript

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 (VA)

License

Other (1)

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 Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .

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

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

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

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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 08/18/2025 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

Timeeka Mayfield

...

Address

Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administrion Medical Center

650 East Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ 85012

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 USAJobs Help Center .

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.

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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

Cover Letter

Resume

Transcript

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 (VA)

License

Other (1)

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 Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .

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

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

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

Help

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 08/18/2025 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.

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Agency contact informion

Timeeka Mayfield

...

Address

Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administrion Medical Center

650 East Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ 85012

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 USAJobs Help Center .

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.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/07/2025 to 08/18/2025 Salary $77,343 to - $120,518 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gilbert, AZ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy (Ad-Hoc). 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 CBSX-12776920-25-TM Control number 842454600