Supervisory Audiologist

The position is in the Audiology section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PMRS) at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, complexity level 1A facility. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical, administrative, & patient care areas involved PMRS staff in the following locations: West 10th St, Wakeman Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Terre Haute CBOC, Brownsburg CBOC, Lafayette CBOC & other CBOC locations.

Basic Requirements :

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education Requirement: You must meet at least one of the requirements below:
• (1) Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) or Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). HR office staff and management officials may verify a program's accreditation from ACAE at acaeaccred.org and CAA at caa.asha.org.
  OR
  (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly related field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
  NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology.
• Licensure: Individuals must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology at the doctoral level in a United States state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.

Supervisory Audiologist, GS-13.

(1)Experience: At least two years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level.(2)Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs identified below:

(a) Skill in conflict resolution to facilitate positive working relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
(b) Skill in applying evidence-based practices in a professional area.
(c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational challenges to develop and implement solutions.
(d) Ability to develop the abilities and strengths of current employees.
(e) Ability to balance responsibilities, set priorities, and delegate tasks to meet multiple deadlines.
(f) Ability to analyze data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section.

Grade Determinations : GS-13

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The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is the GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The work requires a combination of sitting, walking, and bending over, consistent with patient care. There will be some carrying of light to moderate items. The need to push wheelchairs and transfer patients is not frequent but will be required. Administrative times may have long times that are primarily sedentary. Incumbent must be able to drive independently to the CBOCs under their purview, including sitting in a vehicle for long travel times. Important: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: . If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: .